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1942 THE ROAD TO TUNIS: Anglo-US landings in North Africa
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2:08Now PlayingDate: 23rd November 1942
Location: MISCELLANEOUS SEAS, ATLANTIC GIBRALTAR MAISON
BLANCHE AERODROME, N. AFRICA TUNIS, NORTH AFRICA ALGIERS, N. AFRICA N. AFRICA
CASABLANCA, N. AFRICA
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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".
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