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15 Divisions of German troops (266 thousand) surrender to the Allies, ending the Tunisia campaign during World War II

At beginning, the film shows German soldiers surrendering in World War 2. First they surrender in small groups and then in increasingly larger numbers. Eventually whole divisions are seen surrendering, some even marching behind their Division brass band. They are being interned in outdoor areas under guard. A U.S. Military policemen monitors some and collects identifications papers from them as they enter a barbed wire enclosure. Numerous views of the German soldiers, some arriving in full open railroad cars. German commander of the Army Group Africa, Generaloberst (Colonel-General) Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, followed by British officers, steps from a U.S. C-47 transport airplane and salutes. (He was captured by the British Indian Army’s 4th Infantry Division). Aerial view of the wheat field where the German prisoners were interned for processing. Views of numerous destroyed German aircraft, artillery, fuel trucks, tanks, and other war materiel. A pile of German steel helmets. Closeups of German prisoners in the outdoor compound. An unidentified German General stepping from the cab of a truck, to join the other prisoners. German Colonel-General von Arnim leaving a building and standing as if waiting for a car. Series of closeup views showing soldiers from the various countries comprising the Allied forces. Allied soldiers wading through deep waters; and elsewhere in amphibious assaults, as World War 2 continues. Cheering crowds in Tunis welcoming French, Free French, and British forces occupying the city. General Eisenhower standing before Allied flags, with British Field Marshal Harold Alexander, and French General Henri Honoré Giraud, as Allied warplanes fly in formation overhead. Film ends with "V" for Victory.

Date: 1943
Duration: 5 min 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033514
German antiaircraft and a fighter plane defend material stockpiled in North Africa.

A map shows French Tunisia in North Africa. A ship at a Tunisian port. German and Italian soldiers transfer boxes from the ships to waiting trucks. Soldiers roll and align barrels. German soldiers load and fire an antiaircraft gun. A German fighter plane defends material stockpiled in North Africa. Smoke due to bombardment by the aircraft. A truck on the road. An enemy plane is downed and its pilot captured. The wounded pilot near the wrecked aircraft. (World War II period).

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Portuguese
Clip: 65675020598
British 8th Army and American forces enter Tripoli in Libya during World War II.

Allied armies advance in Tunisia during World War II. American and British outposts in Tunisia. Nazi and Allied aircraft engaged in a dog fight while in flight. A German aircraft is shot down and it falls. A German aircraft burns on a field. American soldiers fire along the Atlas Mountains. British and American tank destroyers in action as explosions occur. German prisoners march. British 8th Army enters Tripoli in Libya. General Bernard Montgomery of England talks to an Italian Governor and officers about the Axis surrender. British flags hoisted in the city. Montgomery rides past a cheering crowd in a car. Tanks roll on streets.

Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066017
Allied Forces in Battle of Casablanca and North Africa in World War II

Allied invasion convoy off Casablanca, Morocco, in World War 2. American troops on ship's deck, cleaning and checking their rifles. Closeup of a wire from the Invasion Task Force Commanders, listing signals that will tell of the French forces' decisions. Closeup of U.S. troops boarding Higgins Boat from a transport ship. Rear Admiral H. Kent Hewitt on the USS Augusta (CA-31). U.S. President Roosevelt, Free French Commander, Charles de Gaulle, and French General Giraud, all issue calls for French forces not to resist Allied invasion. View of triple turret 8-inch guns on the USS Augusta. Sailors in their bunks. Suddenly guns from the shore begin firing on the invasion convoy. Shells explode in water near convoy ships, as sailors man battle stations and begin returning fire on Casablanca. French defenders signaled friendly attitude by directing searchlights vertically. British spitfire aircraft launch toward Algiers, from Gibralter. British troops in an amphibious landing at Algiers on November 8, 1942. View of French Admiral Jean Darlan. Allied troops enter Algiers. American airborne troops parachute from C-47 transport aircraft over Oran, Algeria. Allied warships fire at Casablanca and more troops head to shore in landing craft. Sailors firing anti-aircraft guns from landing craft, at enemy aircraft overhead. A U.S. carrier-based Douglas Dauntless aircraft, trails smoke as it descends toward the ocean. French sailors load 380mm guns on battleship Jean Bart and fire her guns. Glimpse of French Shore defense guns firing with shells exploding in waters offshore. Gunners aboard U.S. warship loading a heavy gun. Angered over British attack on the French Fleet in 1940, Admiral Daran refused to negotiate with the British. Inserted footage of French battleship Dunkerque exploding during British attack on French fleet at Mers-el-Kébir, July3, 1940. A tank driving ashore from a landing craft. Closeup of a French soldier (from the rear) firing his rifle at invading Allied troops. Allied medical corpsmen on the sandy shore, running with a litter. A jeep pulling a towed artillery field piece ashore from the surf. Medical corpsmen carrying a wounded on a stretcher. Allied troops fighting defenders in Casablanca. Animated map shows German invasion of Vichy France. View of Philippe Pétain, Head of Vichy France. View of Admiral Darlan saying goodbye to U.S. Lieutenant General Mark Clark after secret meeting of the two. Officers of German Armistice committees departing a North African city. Cheering crowds are happy to see them depart in a truck. French crowds cheering American troops. British Lieutenant-General Kenneth Anderson arriving at Algiers. French General Henri Giraud salutes. General Dwight D. Eisenhower salutes. Parading color guard with flags of France, Britain, and the U.S. Animated map shows German forces pouring into Tunisia. View of German troops on deck of a ship and at ship's anti-aircraft positions. General Eisenhower conferring with British and French allies. Camels used on rough terrain. American writes "Tunis Toonerville." in chalk. Allied troops sitting on floor of freight rail car with door open as old steam engine moves the train. Animated map shows German and Allied supply lines. A U.S. Douglas A-20 Havoc bomber landing on an airstrip. Numerous German warplanes parked in Tunisia. U.S. M2 tanks and other military vehicles moving along narrow mountainous roads. Locomotive transporting mules in stock cars. C-47 transport airplanes drop British and American airborne troops. Commandos disembark from ships at Bone, Algeria. Allied aircraft parked on a captured enemy airfield, under attack by German Dornier Do 17 and Heinkel He 111 bombers. A Parked American B-25. Allied soldiers firing small arms and anti-aircraft guns at German planes.

Date: 1942, November
Duration: 10 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033507
King George VI of England visits Allied officers in Algiers, North Africa, on June 12, 1943, during World War II.

Opening scene shows Brigadier General Terence John Tully, U.S. Signal Officer, escorting King George VI of England as they leave a building, during the King's visit to Allied officers in Algiers, North Africa, during World War 2. Next, King George VI is seen in a garden, conversing with an American officer while a British officer stands a rigid attention nearby. He is then seen with General Tully in the midst of a group of British officers. Closeup of the King. Allied officers stand in a line as the King greets them individually. Closeup views of of the King, from behind the line of officers and then from behind the King, as the photographer circles the gathering. Closeup of King George VI and General Tully as they return to the building, first seen in the film. Camera focuses on King George VI as he says farewell to his hosts. He salutes and enters the building.

Date: 1943, June 12
Duration: 1 min 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675030841
Allied camp in North Africa during the North African campaign.

Allied camp in Tunisia during the North African campaign. Soldiers move about the compound full of camouflage tents. Soldiers stand beside military trucks. A soldier smokes a cigarette as he stands with another soldier. A group of soldiers in the background. (World War II period).

Date: 1942, November 8
Duration: 1 min 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675020448