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onstrates 3E a modS how his ships are constructed in record-breaking time. In 10 minutes, using 81 scale
odL Srte "e pTtogether the 14-foot model of the freighter which his Richmond, Ca L, yard recently
sent dJSttJ way-Tr ?! day. and 15 hours. Kaiser constructed the model before maritime official, and
em uuwu , United Seamen's Service center in New York City.
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Tey points In the Mediterranean battleground, Britain's fortified eastern gateway, Gibraltar (A), and
the French colony of Tunisia (D), which separates Algeria, now in allied hand, and Libya, the axis i '
last battleground In northwest Africa, are shown above. Hitler has invaded Tunisia with planes and
troops to attempt to stem the east-west pincers attack, of the allies in a giant offensive aimed at
complete control of the whole of north Africa. Hitler has sent bis forces into' Unoccupied France (B) L
and also to Corsica (C), strategic French Island off too west coast of Italy. The. British Eighth army
is pressing onward from Egypt, driving the axis forces -of Marshal Erwin Rommel into Libya. The
Americans, supported by British air, sea and land forces, control most of French north Africa with
the exception of Tunisia, which now becomes a battleground. Tunis, pictured above, Is the capital of -
Tunisia. French colonial tanks are seen in the Tunis picture UN Photo. i , i -
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American troops stand among their duffle bags and supplies after
planting the Stars and Stripes on Algerian soil at Oran in North Africa.
This cablephoto obtained from a British newsreel, is one of the first
taken after U. S. troops had stolen a march on the Axis and invaded
strategie Algeria and French Morocco.
Praise the Lord and pass the cranberries, brother, that great day is coming 1 Soldiers at Camp Lee,
Virginia, are rounding up the gobblers for Thanksgiving and they're doing it with jeeps, as you can
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Belgian Congou en route to a dock where thev boarded hmt m. tri -o-. 44.ZT
- TiUe, French Equatorial Africa, capital cf the Fighting French in Africa. These troops landed tothe
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TJ. S. Army's three types of long-range, four-englned planes are shewn together In the air. Closest
to camera is one of the giant Flying Fortresses. Center is the C-54 combat transport, a troop carrier.
The third plane is a Liberator bomber.
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PisposiUon of the French fleet; beUeved to be still at the Toulon
naval base, holds the key to Allied conquest of North Africa- The
Allies have appealed to the French Navy to Join the Allied fleet.
The Axis is trying to add the French mem-o'-war to their side. Con
flicting reports as to the whereabouts of the main units of the fleet
are keeping the world guessing. French battleships are shown above.
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Here is a recent picture of U. S. Lieut. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower,
commander-in-chief of all Allied forces participating in the French
North African invasion. Eisenhower Is shown at American head
quarters In London, where he had been stationed prior to the Allied
African Invasion,
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; Director of the "Free Italy" move
ment which was organized in-New
York several months ago. Count ,
Carlo Sforza, exiled former Italian'
J foreign minister, now is one of
. the leading figures in a new move
- for the formation of a Free Ital
ian National Council, with politl
: calt and. military status, to co
operate with the United Nations
in removing Italy -from the Axis,
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f T2 rrict;dn hndjjg operations at their base at New River, N. C As the tank-carrying barge hits the
i Iziicm ci the beach, a liU tank splashes into the shallow water ready to support infantry forces
Mrs. William Cherry, Jr, and her '
little daughter, Paula, smile happily
in their home in Dallas, Tex. Mrs.
Cherry had just received word from
the Nary Department that her hus
band, pilot of the-" missing Ricken- f
backer plane, had been rescued front"
a 'raft somewhere f the Pacific.
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llayGen. George S. Patton, tank
expert, is commander of Ameri
can forces landing on the west
coast of Africa,
A small group of U. S. troops stationed in New Guinea struggle as they push a Jeep across a jur.le stream
In the background, some of their more fortunate buddies who are off duty splash about and cool elf. In com
pany with Australian soldiers, these men are part of the forces taking part In the battle to push the J;s
tack along the Buna trail.