WWII - 1942, Color, North Africa: Landing; Military Hospital; Allied Officers Tomb Ceremony

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - 1942, Color, North Africa: Landing; Military Hospital; Allied Officers Tomb Ceremony Slate: 524 troops descend landing nets on transport ship into landing craft; from landing craft onto LST (?). 526: Freighter docked, pan dock w/ Arab workers, women; ships in background. Small boats underway. 07:06:29 US officer & soldiers outside ??. 07:06:34 530: slate - illegible. MS, Major General Terry de la Mesa Allen & Brig Gen Theodore Roosevelt, Jr enter Army hospital. (Int, NG - too dark). 07:06:51 MS Generals leave building. Dark interior shots. 07:07:34 535: slate - illegible. Low angle / LA American Generals beneath Red Cross & US flags; Generals & staff into hospital grounds. 07:08:20 Hospital entrance, sign: INFIRMERIE HOSPITAL, Red Cross flag above. Black. 07:09:00 536: American Generals on inspection of field hospital tents. MS patients served in field mess line. 07:10:26 537: VS, Generals tour buildings. 07:12:02 NG - out of focus 07:12:42 ELS, troops in formation march onto field carrying American flag. 07:13:22 LS Fort (?) buildings on hill top. Church or monument on hilltop. 07:14:44 High angle / HA navy ships in harbor, two-stack liner anchored offshore w/ coastal cliffs in background. High pan shot across landscape. MS from below of hilltop building / lookout w/ antenna. 07:16:09 Arab natives & European civilians on beach watching beached landing craft unloading motorcycles; ls w/ ships anchored offshore. 07:16:25 Natives observe half track driving off craft. 07:16:44 564 (?): Tilt up bomb damaged / wrecked buildings. Soldier beside destroyed planes at airport. 07:18:08 645 Allied Generals w/ large wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. CU statue / monument top. 07:18:42 MS Honor Guard. 07:19:33 647: LS monument (shakey). MS General Eisenhower talking to General Henri Giraud thru interpreter at ceremony. Generals Eisenhower, Giraud & Admiral Jean Louis Darlan observe ceremonies w/ other high ranking Allied Army & Naval officers. CUs Crowd watching & applauding Allied troops as they pass in review. 07:20:58 French soldier salutes Gen Giraud. He shakes hands w/ line of officers. Gen Lyman L Lemnitzer talking w/ US Naval officer & General C W Ryder, 34th Inf Division. 07:22:23 653: MS Admiral Darlan saluting at tomb of unknown soldier. He greets various Allied military dignitaries. 07:22:59 General Eisenhower greets military dignitaries. MS Eisenhower talks w/ Adm. Darlan. WW2; Mexican-Americans; Operation Torch; Allies; NOTE: Adm. Darlan was assassinated 24Dec42. NOTE: Any any part or entire sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk