Tunisian Victory Reel-2

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keywords: wwii, north africa campaign, operation torch, operation gymnast, operation acrobat, allied invasion fleet, morse code, semaphore flags, casablanca, airborne troops

Synopsis: Codename Torch - Allied Invasion Of North Africa as the Allied invasion fleet make their way to North Africa and their assigned invasion landing points, the defending German forces go on high alert with the troops of the Vichy Government in doubt as to who they would side with; the initial landings by sea and airborne parachute forces begin their operations to secure selected airfields...(read more)

Date: 1942-1943
Duration: 00:10:27
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: North Africa

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Tunisian Victory Reel-2

Tunisian Victory Reel-2

Operation Torch, American and British invasion fleets underway for the American-British invasion of French North Africa in WWII. Activities of soldiers aboard troop transport ship. Shows soldier playing a piano surrounded by soldiers wearing life vests and combat helmets on troop transport. Communication signaling between ships in convoy, CU of sailor using signal lamp to send message in Morse code. Sailors using semaphore flag system to communicate between ships.

Series of animated maps illustrates and explains the objectives of "Operation Acrobat". The plan called for the American and British invasion fleets to divide into three invasion forces with each arriving at their assigned invasion points, Casablanca, Oran, and Algiers at the same time. These invasion forces would press eastward, occupy Tunisia, cut Rommel's supply lines across the Mediterranean, and then trap and crush Rommel's army between the Allied invasion forces and the British 8th Army coming from the east. Also part of the plan called Acrobat was the continued bombing of the Italian cities and ports that supplied Rommel's army.

As the invasion convoys moved through the Straits of Gibraltar the German high command in Berlin was alerted. Major-General Patton speaks to the soldiers under his command that would land on the Casablanca beachhead. The unknown was would the Vichy French oppose the Allied Forces? Shore batteries of the Vichy French opened fire on the Allied ships and the fight was on at Casablanca. The naval guns of the British fleet silenced the shore batteries of the Vichy French at Oran. Soon searchlights were pointed skyward indicating the surrender of the Vichy French forces. Shows landing of Allied troops at Algiers. Excellent Airborne jump scenes. Airborne Troops of the U.S. 2nd Battalion 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment jump from planes over Oran to capture the airfields at Tafraoui and La Senia. Shows scenes of a raging battle off the beach at Casablanca.