The Capture of Tunis and Bizerte and the Collapse of Axis Forces
About This Footage
Reel 8 of Tunisian Victory (1944) chronicles the final Allied push that ended Axis resistance in North Africa. The Northwest African Coastal Air Force launched devastating raids with bombers, P-40 Tomahawks, and P-38 Lightnings striking German positions while gunners fought off Luftwaffe attacks. On the ground, tanks and artillery supported advancing infantry as American troops stormed into Bizerte, British forces captured Tunis, and British armor advanced toward Hammamet. Encircled and isolated, German and Italian forces surrendered in massive numbers. The reel shows wrecked German aircraft, destroyed tanks, abandoned equipment, and endless columns of POWs marching into captivity. Jubilant crowds welcomed Allied troops, celebrating the liberation of Tunisia and the decisive end of the North African campaign—paving the way for the Allied invasion of Italy.
Part of this Complete Film
Tunisian Victory (1944): Allied Triumph in the North Africa Campaign