2ND FRENCH ARMORED DIVISION, ENGLAND Part 3

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 1875 ADC 1875-1 SOURCE: AFCF (M-399) Card 1 of 3 FILM: Arch & APC, MP, 974' ea Silent (B-624) 2ND FRENCH ARMORED DIV, ENGLAND; 14 July 1944 Seq: four platoons of Moroccan Spahis of a mechanized cavalry unit form before the residence of Col Remy in Hornsea to celebrate Bastille Day with the raising of the French tricolor. CU, as the flag is raised. CU, Col Remy saluting. Spahis march, assemble at side of road, present arms. Seq: At the hq of the 2nd French Armored Div at Dalton-Holme, the residence of CG Jacques Philippe Leclerc, guard inspection is held. Gen Leclerc accompanied by his aide inspects the guard. Record ro up 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 Seq: armored column movements during a phase of a field problem near Sledmere, Yorkshire by the 1st Bn of the Regiment de Marche du Tchad. NOTE: Mediocre in quality but being kept because this is a record of the Free French in England. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY NF/ek Signal Corps 111 ADC ADC 1875 1875-2SOURCE: AFCF (M-399) Card 2 of 3 FILM: Arch & APC, MP, 974' ea Silent (B-624) 2ND FRENCH ARMORED DIV, ENGLAND; - Cont'd 14 July 1944 - Cont'd NOTE: Mediocre in quality but being kept because this is a record of the Free French. CU, an officer looking thru binocs. Half-tracks and M-8 howitzer motor carriages move by on the field in this problem. The name Lorraine on a vehicle. Men move a 57mm gun into place and get it ready for firing. The commander gets into jeep and the half-tracks and M-8s follow in a column. Record Group 111 vs of the motorized column on the move. Accession Number III-NAV-210 LAMS, the French tricolor with a small tricolor underneath bearing Cross of Lorraine. Seq: the French Armored Marine Regt (these men are not similar to our marines, but sailors who have become soldiers. ) The men prepare their vehicles for inspection. The men put a steel plate on an armored vehicle. Gen Leclerc and other officers including Col. Dics, inspect the Marine Regt. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY NF/ek Signal Corps 111 ADC 1875 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (M-399) Card 3 of 3 1875-3 FILM: Arch & APC, MP, 974 ea Silent (B-624) 2ND FRENCH AR MORED DIV, ENGLAND; MII Cont'd 14 July 1944 - Cont'd MS, Gen Leclerc standing with two officers. LS, French flag on pole. Addtl scenes, Gen Leclerc walking down the line of the honor guard in front of hq. He gets into car. The honor guard led by bugler marches off. NOTE: Mediocre in quality but being kept because this is a record of the Free French in England. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY NF/ek

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities