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Men of 1st Parachute Brigade raise their berets in the air during General Eisenhower's visit.
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North Africa (Operation Torch)
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Two paratroopers use a PIAT.
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Private Cadden (second from left) is interrogated by three German soldiers who stand around him.
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1st Parachute Brigade disembark from a ship in Algiers in November 1942. They are carrying bags on their shoulders.
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A dusty road leads to Green Hill, attacked by 3rd Parachute Battalion in March 1943.
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Men from 1st Parachute Battalion emplane a Dakota aircraft for a drop at Souk-El-Arba.
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The barren Tamera Valley in 1943.
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Men from 1st Parachute Battalion disembark from a ship in Algiers, North Africa.
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A heavy smoke screen is created to protect Allied shipping in Algiers Harbour.
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Aerial photo of Bone airfield shows German DF230 gliders and and Italian bomber on the ground.
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Many Allied ships can be seen en route to Operation Torch.
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A wounded Lance Corporal Blaycock walks up some ship stairs. He is a survivor of the torpedoed SS Strathallan.
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Paratrooper throws a grenade while others take cover on the ground. July 1943.
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Members of Ist Airlanding Light Regiment RA with artillery.
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General Montgomery stands on a vehicle and talks to men of 4th Parachute Brigade.
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General Eisenhower talks to 1st Airborne Division.
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General Down OBE and two other officers on a Battlefield Tour in the Tamera Valley, 1943.
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1st Parachute Squadron RE road building in front of a bridge.
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Two men of 1st Parachute Squadron RE concreting a bridge, December 1942.
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General Eisenhower addresses 1st Parachute Brigade from a raised platform.
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Three men of 1st Parachute Squadron RE preparing a road with concrete.
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Major-General Hopkinson speaking to 21st Independent Parachute Company from a raised platform.
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1st Airborne Division training for the Operation Torch sea landings, 1943.
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Four men of 1st Parachute Squadron RE use shovels to repair a road.
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Seven men of 1st Airlanding Brigade relax in a simply furnished mess.
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Six men of 1st Airlanding Brigade sit round tables after a meal in their makeshift mess.
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Photo taken from jumping door of Douglas Dakota aircraft. A second plane can be seen through the open door.
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Sergeant Huntly using the mirror of a military vehicle to shave.
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German patrol cars burning on the Beja road.
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Men operating 3 inch mortars.
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General Eisenhower shakes the hand of Lieutenant Colonel Frost.
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Sergeant Tucker washes his boots in a water trough. Other soldiers and locals look on.
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General Eisenhower walks down a line of paratroopers to thank them for their part in Operation Torch.
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Men of 1st Parachute Squadron RE march under a bridge in the Beja area.
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Men from 1st Airlanding Light Regiment RA spread their ammunition on the ground and discuss the opening range.
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Paratrooper using a glass bottle to crush biscuits to make fishcakes. Others look on.
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