- Title: THE ROAD TO TUNIS: Anglo-US landings in North Africa
- Date: 23rd November 1942
- Summary: GRAPHIC Map showing convoy route thru Straits of Gibraltar DAY Various of allied convoy thru Straits of Gibraltar. Submarine SUBMARINE with plane circling. General view of plane circling. General view of aircraft carrier and battleship. General view of destroyer in choppy sea. GRAPHIC Map showing route taken to first landing near Algiers. EXT / DAWN General views of ships and invasion barges and troopship. Barge packed with British troops (soldiers, "tommies", army) . Barrge moving away packed with troops. Convoy thru rough sea PAN. Troops in barge. General view of barges arriving at beach and men disembarking. Various of American troops (US soldiers) coming ashore from barges. U.S. troops on lorry out of barge and onto shore. Close up of US lorry showing U.S. star on bonnet. Generla view of US army jeep with U.S. troops out of barge onto shore pulling gun. General view of troopship. British soldiers climbing down rope net into rocking barge. Side view of British troops looking upwards. British soldier sliding down rope into barge. Barge moving away in rocky sea with troops. ALGIERS: Landing craft approaching beach with troops on board, U.S. activity on beach (allied troops). American soldiers along past pulling army equipment. U.S. troops pushing gun ashore with inscription "STIMS DEAD POISON".
- Embargoed: 8th December 1942 13:00
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- Location: MISCELLANEOUS SEAS, ATLANTIC GIBRALTAR MAISON BLANCHE AERODROME, N. AFRICA TUNIS, NORTH AFRICA ALGIERS, N. AFRICA N. AFRICA CASABLANCA, N. AFRICA
- Country: AT SEA
- Topics: War / Fighting
- Reuters ID: LVA2BUZSOTZ0JRSL00RODF7KDJ9X
- Story Text: Newsreel pictures of allied troops Anglo-US landings in North Africa.
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