Latest Films Of Allied Drive In North Africa

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Synopsis: The British 8th Army attacks along the Mareth Line in their relentless drive to throw the Nazis out of North Africa...(read more)

Date: 1943
Duration: 00:01:52
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: Tunisia, North Africa, Ben-Gardane, Kasserine Pass

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Latest Films Of Allied Drive In North Africa

Latest Films Of Allied Drive In North Africa

The Tunisian front a quagmire of mud. Here mobile guns and armored units of the British General Montgomery's 8th Army move over practically nonexistent roads in their relentless drive to throw the Nazis out of North Africa.

Ben-Gardane restored to the French is only a few miles from German positions. As these films are issued the British were attacking the entire Mareth Line. Nazis prisoners are rounded up. Fourteen hundred were taken in a single day.

Kasserine Pass in middle Tunisia scene of bitter fighting as the allies hammer Rommel on three fronts. General Henri Giraud and his staff visit French troops now fighting with their traditional allies.

The Commander and Chief, American General Dwight Eisenhower discussing plans for the final offensive. Always to be found where the fighting is heaviest General Eisenhower has won the admiration and respect of his officers and men. Here is a general trained to fight a mechanized war. Already the wily Rommel has felt the power of his arms.

01:00:55:15

British 8th Army tank passes building sign that reads Ben-Gardane.

01:01:00:08

British 8th Army tank and troops enter Ben-Gardane, Tunisia.

01:01:18:11

Nazi (German) prisoners of war (POWs) shown.

01:01:27:09

British Mk VII Churchill tank.

01:01:39:24

Image of French General Henri Giraud.

01:01:46:16

General Dwight Eisenhower discussing plans for the final offensive with Field Commanders.