View of a church damaged by bombing and shelling, in the town of Qued Zarga in Tunisia, North Africa. Bombed interiors of the church. A broken glass painting and a statue of Jesus Christ inside the church. (World War II period).
Prime Minister Pierre Mendes France in Tunisia. He visits with Habib Bourguiba.
U.S. Army soldiers march towards Allied positions in North Africa during World War II. Formation of U.S. bombers and fighters escort on way to bomb German positions. Soldiers move in the distant background. Desert terrain of El Guetter. A U.S. officer of 53rd Signal Battalion paints a sign which reads 'II Corps'. A military truck on a rugged path. Smoke rises in the distance. A sign reads 'Lord'. Jagged mountain slopes in the background. A soldier climbs atop a hill.
Re-enactment: Soldiers march towards Allied positions in North Africa during World War II. Allied soldier walks and reaches a crossroad. Two signboards near the road. One reads 'II Corp gone to Gabes' and the second reads 'The 1st Army welcomes the 8th Army'. The soldier thumbs a ride from a passing military jeep.
As film begins, a U.S. Navy officer and Army officer coordinate a list of soldiers to board a Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) in the port of Tunis, North Africa. Rubble of damaged and destroyed building is behind them. U.S. Army troops are next seen on the waterfront. They begin moving along the docks where LCIs are tied up. Other troops are assembled on the wharf waiting to enter the docks. Extended series of views showing closeups of soldier's combat boots stepping along the gangplank to an LCI. Next, is view from a dock as column of soldiers walk slowly past the camera toward their LSIs. Another view of troops and LSIs from further away. Broad view of the waterfront with docked LCIs and war ships in the distance. Closer view of docks, troops, and LCIs, and warships in the harbor.
Allied occupation forces after the fall of Tunis, Tunisia, in World War 2. View from shore of large Allied transport ships side by side at a beach. Views of beach front fortifications. A pair of coastal defense guns on a hill overlooking a beach. Several views of Allied Landing craft infantry, Large, LCI(L), in a harbor.
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