THE ROAD TO TUNIS: Anglo-US landings in North Africa

Record ID: 454825

  • Title: THE ROAD TO TUNIS: Anglo-US landings in North Africa
  • Date: 23rd November 1942
  • Summary: Troopship into picture with troops aboard. NIGHT Four ships in convoy one signalling in background. DAY American soldier looks thru telescope. General view of two troopships approaching. Six ships in convoy PAN. Plane flying over four ships of convoy PAN. General view of troopship and destroyer moving alongside. Troopship and four destroyers in foreground. DUSK Six ships sailing along in convoy. DAY Four ships sailing along in convoy. SIDE VIEW two soldiers looking thru opening on ship and merchant ship in background. INT British Naval and Military officers with American officers in Operations Room prior to landings. Two American Military officers and Naval officer looking at map on wall. EXT General view of empty invasion barges drawn up on beach, U.S. soldier on guard and two French children in foreground. General view of three ship at sea and two American soldiers walking along beach. Damaged enemy ship at side of dock and two more behind. Soldiers marching towards. Shell and fire damaged building. Invasion barge at beach and British troops disembarking, various shipping at sea in background. British soldier towards past. Soldiers away along road towards army jeep. Troopship PAN three merchant ships at anchor. Invasion barge of nearing shore, people on beach and buildings in background. Invasion barge nearing shore. Two American soldiers along with group of rounded-up prisoners. Side view American soldier boiling water in tin can over small fire in road.British troops disembarking from invasion barge. Soldiers walking up beach. Two merchant ships at anchor in sunlit sea PAN. Four packed invasion barges nearing beach. Iinvasion barge with troops leaving troopship.
  • 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: LVADYR61UTADRUAA6CSYCAOJFI4H
  • Story Text: Newsreel pictures of allied troops Anglo-US landings in North Africa.
  • Copyright Holder: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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