Invasion of North Africa during World War 2. Door of a large landing ship opens and settles to ground on shore of North Africa. U.S. infantry file out of the ship onto rocky shore and proceed to climb steep road upward towards high ground above. A landing ship tank (LST) opens its doors and U.S. Army vehicles drive out, including trucks, jeeps (one needing a push) and half tracks.
Wrecked and sunken ships and bodies of U.S. Army/Navy Scouts and Raiders who lost their lives during the Operation Torch invasion of North Africa, in World War 2. A wrecked supply ship aground in the surf. Bodies of two dead U.S. frogmen (Army/Navy Scouts and Raiders) in rubber suits with breathing apparatus. An inflated rubber raft nearby on the shore. Another red rubber boat further inland. Two destroyers sunk in shallow water.
Allied invasion of North Africa, during World War 2 (Operation Torch). A British officer looks through binoculars at sunset. Several Allied landing craft maneuvering in waters off the Moroccan coast. The Casablanca El Hank lighthouse in the background behind ships. A British Naval officer on deck. A destroyer escort moving through a convoy. A Moroccan flag flying from ship. Naval gunfire in darkness at night.
President Franklin D Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill seated on a lawn in Morocco. American General George Patton and Harry Hopkins stand on edge of American cemetery. President Roosevelt in jeep shakes hand with officers and chats with the group standing alongside jeep.
SS Baloeran moves towards Tangier harbor in Morocco. Houses beyond the harbor. A tug boat, manned by uniformed sailors, viewed from a ship. Passengers transferring from a smaller ship to the Holland American Liner SS Rotterdam. Views from the deck of the Rotterdam. Various French, German and Italian ships in the harbor. A ship underway in sea. Waves hitting shore. View of sea from a hill on the harbor. Aerial view of the harbor. A Moroccan man waving a cloth to signal to a light house on a hill top.
Ocean liner passengers being ferried to shore in rowboats to Tangier harbor in Morocco. A man selling Moroccan baskets and articles in a boat. The passengers pass by a destroyer and a gunboat, bearing "M1" on its hull, anchored in the harbor. As they enter the pier, they pass a light house on a rock in the water. A crowd of Moroccans is seen milling about in the port area. A German submarine enters the harbor with the number "25" on its hull. As it anchors, it is boarded by officials who converse with the crew on deck and examine papers. A ship billowing dense black smoke is seen in the harbor.
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