From Roosevelt and Churchill’s Plan to U-Boat Attacks at Sea
About This Footage
Reel 1 of Tunisian Victory (1944) introduces the Allied campaign in North Africa with the launch of Operation Torch, the first major American offensive of World War II. The reel features the departure of the largest U.S. military convoy ever assembled, sailing across the Atlantic to join a British fleet bound for Morocco and Algeria. It recalls the June 18, 1942 meeting between Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and their military chiefs, where the invasion strategy was finalized. Animated maps outline landing plans at Casablanca under General George Patton, Oran under General Lloyd Fredendall, and Algiers under General Charles Ryder. The film also highlights Allied war production, training exercises, and the massive logistical effort required to prepare the invasion. Tension rises as footage shows U.S. escort destroyers detecting and attacking Nazi U-boats with depth charges, explosions rocking the sea as the convoy presses toward its historic mission in North Africa.
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Tunisian Victory (1944): Allied Triumph in the North Africa Campaign