Tunisian Victory (ca. 1944) Here are some links to Tunisian Victory (ca. 1944) . Thought some of you would be interested. My dad was injured in Tunisia while serving with 56 Recce YouTube - (01) "Tunisian Victory" (ca. 1944) 1of 8 YouTube - (02) "Tunisian Victory" (ca. 1944) 2of 8 YouTube - (03) "Tunisian Victory" (ca. 1944) 3 of 8 YouTube - (04) "Tunisian Victory" (ca. 1944) 4 of 8 YouTube - (05) "Tunisian Victory" (ca. 1944) 5 of 8 YouTube - (06) "Tunisian Victory" (ca. 1944) 6 of 8 YouTube - (07) "Tunisian Victory" (ca. 1944) 7 of 8 YouTube - (08) "Tunisian Victory" (ca. 1944) 8 of 8 Cheers Paul
Great stuff. Reminiscent of 'The True Glory'. I just watched Marcus's German report on D-day too, and the allied Propaganda is so much more gentle by comparison. If you showed both to someone who knew absolutely nothing of the war and asked "who were the goodies?" it seems to me the answer would be obvious.
TUNISIAN VICTORY : an official record [Main Title] IWM CVN308 : Object description Film about the Allied campaign in Tunisia. Full description Strategic objectives - to strike at Rommel's rear, preventing him from taking Egypt and linking up in Iraq with German forces from the Caucasus for a combined offensive with the Japanese against India, thus "surrounding" Russia and China. The film contains a comparatively detailed account of events from the initial landings to the final German surrender. Allied strategy is described as analogous to an engine cylinder, with the 8th Army as the piston compressing the Germans into Northern Tunisia. Thematic elements correspond to those in AFRICA FREED (qv), although individual emphasis differs. The film gives much greater prominence to the American effort, to the detriment of the British - thus Alamein is mentioned only as one phase of a larger strategy, with the implication that American bombing of Italian supply bases was considered equally important. The soundtrack frequently refers to the "Allies", while American troops and equipment are shown on screen. The Germans are also allotted a more passive role - Rommel is less prominent and the "infamous" Kesselring and von Arnim are only briefly mentioned. There is, generally, a heavier emphasis on the righteousness of the Allied cause, and a rather more pronounced sentimentality. Narrated in part by British character actor, Bernard Miles. Object details - 1943 Category : British and American Service Film Units (Production company) Stewart, Hugh (Production individual) Capra, Frank (Production individual) Boulting, Roy Alfred Clarence (Production individual) Hodson, J L (Production individual) Huston, John (Production individual) Veiller, Anthony (Production individual) Alwyn, William (Production individual) Tiomkin, Dmitri (Production individual) Genn, Leo (Production cast) Veiller, Anthony (Production cast) Miles, Bernard (Production cast) Meredith, Burgess (Production cast)
Last Saturday we were inspected by Eisenhower in a tremendous Ceremonial Parade probably the most impressive of its kind that this war has ever seen. Newsreels will be seen in England soon; so watch out. Attached: a soldiers view of the parade Courtesy of the Mennell family collection
We saw the sites and found an excellent swimming pool and visited a few cinema’s (including “Desert Victory” in French) so our visit wasn’t wasted. But my enjoyment was certainly tempered by the presence of bugs in my palatial bed in the equally palatial hotel where we stayed. As you know predatory insects of any type make a beeline for me: and so it was that though I was sleeping not three feet from a fellow officer in another bed I was the one to receive the visitors while he, without even a mosquito net came away unbitten. Bill Beadle Tunisia 25th July 1943
