BEACHHEAD ACTIVITIES, UTAH AND OMAHA BEACHES, NORMANDY, FRANCE ; STREET SCENES IN CAEN ; "BARTER", NEHON, FRANCE Part 3

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Signal Corps ADC 1666 111 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (M-427) Card I of 2 1666 FILM: Arch & APC MP 914 ea Silent INV 698 BEACHHEAD ACTIVITIES Utah and Omaha Beaches, Normandy, France 12 July 44 AVs, invasion coast, Utah and Omaha Beaches, ships and landing craft offshore. AVs, ships sunken off invasion beach forming breakwater. CU, sign on road "Mines Cleared to Hedges." MS, MP directs traffic in French village. INV 697 STREET SCENES IN CAEN France 12 Jul 44 Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 Pan and travel shot, bombed city of Caen. MCU, CUs, British troops preceded by bagpiper march along road. vs, civilians of village dig thru ruins. MS, French family with possessions in pushcart move thru streets. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERB/sj Signal Corps ADC 1666 111 SOURCE: AFCP (M-427) Card 2 of 2 ADC FILM: Arch & APC MP 914ª ea Silent 1066-2 INV 807 "BARTER" Nehon, France 27 Jul 44 MSs, CUs, French farmer with family in two-wheeled, horse-drawn cart delivers laundry to US Signal troops of the 166th Photo Co. MS, US soldier uses French language booklet to speak with farmer. CU, soldier gives cigarettes to farmer. CU, French phrase book. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERB/sj Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities