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Berlin & North Africa - North Africa

Reel Number: 220840-02

Color: Colour

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1940s

Country: Egypt,Morocco,North Africa

Location: Egypt,Morocco

TC Begins: 13:07:36

TC Ends: 13:17:28

Duration: 00:09:52

Berlin to North Africa - North Africa 13:07:38 Egypt - Sphynx and pyramids. Some shots incl. two American servicemen. 13:09:02 Tank battle in African desert with much dust and smoke - tanks moving forward and men on foot behind tanks firing. Men running amidst explosions 13;11:51 Camp amidst palm trees round water - oasis. 13:12:54 American flag on boat with traditional felucca sailing boat in background. 13:13:14 American? troops marching in desert (soft) - wearing desert helmets - past camera in silhouette - sedan automobile driving along with red flag w/ white or yellow star (Moroccan?). military band in silhouette past. 13:14:38 Rural Egyptian area - tiny bazaar street with desert mountain in bg - A few American servicemen and locals with donkeys. Fortress on hill in desert. Desert houses. 13:16:03 Stevens shakes hands with pilot of single-engined American fighter plane - he takes off. ends 13:17:28 Use of this footage requires a credit as follows: “Includes footage from the George Stevens Collection at the Library of Congress”

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