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French officer inspecting machete of Senegalese trooper in North Africa.

French troops at attention in North Africa. French officer inspecting machete of Senegalese trooper. American forces camped outside bombed desert fort. Two American soldiers guarding fort. American flag atop desert fort. (World War II period).

Date: 1942
Duration: 44 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675034718
British 8th Army tanks advance and fire in North Africa.

British Honey tanks (American Stuart light tanks, initially provided under Lend Lease) in North Africa. Two single columns of British 8th Army tanks roll along desert roads in North Africa. Tanks fire at night and flashes occur. (World War II period).

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050512
A U.S. 1st Division soldier passes along a row of German mines exposed in the sandy terrain of Africa during World War II.

U.S. 1st Division soldiers in Africa during the North African Campaign of World War II. U.S. Army vehicles move along a road in the background. Explosions in the distant background. A row of German 'Schuch' or 'shoe mines' exposed in the desert. A U.S. 1st Division soldier passes along the mines.

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 37 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675060789
A U.S. Army jeep loaded with 1st Division soldiers passes on a village road in Africa during World War II.

U.S. 1st Division soldiers in Africa during the North African Campaign of World War II. Adobe-walled village in a desert. A U.S. Army jeep loaded with troops drives on the village road. Natives wrapped in sheets stand near the road. An oasis and mountains in the background. The natives mill around in the village.

Date: 1942
Duration: 2 min 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675060791
Italian Expeditionary Forces in action at Northern Africa Front raid over Malta.

Italian Expeditionary Forces at Northern Africa Front. Soldiers of Italian Expedition Force comes out of fox holes. They run out from dugouts. Machine gun emplacement at battle field. Soldiers fire guns. They look through binocular. Trucks and bikes in field. Soldiers run in trenches. Soldiers run in field with machine guns and fire in prone position. Airborne troops land on isolated emergency airfield built by Britishers on the desert. Paratroopers destroy gasoline and munition dumps in field. Soldiers stand with covered artillery. Troops get in aircraft with guns. Italian Expeditionary Forces in Malta: Air raid over Malta. Pilots get on planes. Plane taxis and takes off. Airplane in flight. Pilots in cockpit. Air plane in flight over sea. Aerial view of Malta Island. (World War II period).

Date: 1942, May 2
Duration: 5 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Italian
Clip: 65675026782
German Forces take food with Arab chiefs and bathe in Libya, North Africa during the World War II.

German Military in Libya, North Africa during World War II. German Pz.III tanks drive into the desert. German troops and Italian AB41 Armored vehicle convoy enters into a city. The locals salute the Germans. German armored cars seen. The Germans have food with the Arab chiefs. The German soldiers bathe at the oasis.

Date: 1942
Duration: 2 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675033492