World War II Color Footage - At the Front in North Africa with the U.S. Army Part 1 (1943)

1943 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002Z7FPKG?ie=UTF8&tag=doc06-20&link... Watch the full film: http://thefilmarchived.blogspot.com/2010/10/at-front-in-north-africa-1943.html

In 1942--1943, Tunisia was the scene of the third major operations by the Allied Forces (the British Empire and the United States) against the Axis Powers (Italy and Germany) during World War II. The main body of the British army, advancing from their victory in the Battle of el-Alamein under the command of British Field Marshal Montgomery, pushed into Tunisia from the south. The US and other allies, following their invasions of Algeria and Morocco in Operation Torch, invaded from the west.

General Rommel, commander of the Axis forces in North Africa, had hoped to inflict a similar defeat on the allies in Tunisia as German forces did in the Battle of France in 1940. Before the battle for el-Alamein, the allied forces had been forced to retreat toward Egypt. As such, the battle for Tunisia was a major test for the allies. They figured out that in order to defeat Axis forces they would have to coordinate their actions and quickly recover from the inevitable setbacks the German-Italian forces would inflict.

On February 19, 1943, General Rommel launched an attack on the American forces in the Kasserine Pass region of Western Tunisia, hoping to inflict the kind of demoralizing and alliance-shattering defeat the Germans had dealt to Poland, Britain and France. The initial results were a disaster for the United States; the area around the Kasserine Pass is the site of many US war graves from that time.

However, the American forces were ultimately able to reverse their retreat. Having known a critical strategy in tank warfare, the Allies broke through the Mareth line on March 20, 1943. The allies subsequently linked up on April 8 and on May 2, 1943 the German-Italian Army in Tunisia surrendered. Thus, the United States, United Kingdom, Free French, and Polish (as well as other forces) were able to win a major battle as an allied army.

The battle, though overshadowed by Stalingrad, represented a major allied victory of World War II largely because it forged the Alliance which would one day liberate Western Europe.

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[Kingandboss1]

goood footage man

[dinosaurus1337]

This is almost seeing what a dinosaur looked like. It's awesome!

[ohanselo]

@carwik149 yeh german newsreels are very good.

[carwik149]

@BoricuaFlowHotBoyPR1 German footage is the way!

[TheDjDeter]

This footage deserves more. Very good job,man, very good.

[SSUstufRudel]

I believed the reason why the film was made with such cheesy music was to cheer up whoever was watching it due to the fact that war is a very gloomy thing. This was one of the few ways to ease the tension of the viewer.

[smackedabbaa]

@01Volume Sounds like AMAZING entertainment...

[ioiloco]

@01Volume heil hitler

[01Volume]

@ioiloco Yeah, no one really takes the time to thank Hitler for all the entertainment he provided us with.

[ioiloco]

FIRST TO COMMENT!!! LOL!

nice video, love wwII