"29TH INF DIV ENTERS ST LO, FRANCE" ; THE 459 ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY, ST LO, FRANCE ; ST LO, NORMANDY, FRANCE Part 1

Description

Signal Corps ADC 1901 111 SOURCE: AFCF (M-386) Card 1 of 3 ADC FILM: Arch & APC MP, 669' ea Silent 1901-1 INV 545 "29TH INF DIV ENTERS ST LO, FRANCE," 18 July 1944 (No captions) NOTE: Scenes of soldiers walking thru the streets are underexposed. An L-4 plane taxis off. US officers confer at maps with camouflage nets on sides of map board set up outdoors. CU, fingers pointing to map and overlay of aerial photograph. MS, four officers at the map; they finish their talk, exit. American soldiers walk thru bomb-wrecked streets of St Lo. MS, a soldier with his rifle ready walks twd building. Officer places flag of the 29th on building. American soldiers walk along damaged street past stalled tank and a few vehicles. A tankdozer moves twd camera twd and to L of camera. An M-4 with Scorpion attachment as it drives twd and to L of camera. American soldiers search German prisoners in the street. CU, a very young German with his hands up; he is out of breath. Record Group 111 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35THAVE, LIC 1, NY NF / ek Accession Number III-NAV-210 Signal Corps ADC 1901 111 SOURCE: AFCF (M-386) Card 2 of 3 ADC FILM: Arch & APC MP, 669' ea Silent 1901-2 INV 545 "29TH INF DIV ENTERS ST LO, FRANCE," - Cont'd 18 July 1944 (No captions) - Cont'd NOTE: Scenes of soldiers walking thru the streets are underexposed. Shots of bomb-wrecked streets; American soldiers walk through. CU, engineer lights fuse on demolition charge which is buried in the rubble. INV 546 THE 459 ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY, St Lo, France; 18 July 1944 LS, from the ground of some planes in flight. NG. A few American M-4 tanks move twd and to R of camera. Two American soldiers against embankment as they observe enemy territory. CU, Cpl on phone; he hands it to a Lt who speaks into it. Lt turns and shouts to someone off-screen. Record Group 111 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY NF / ek Accession Number III-NAV-210 Signal Corps ADC 1901 111 SOURCE: AFCF (M-386) Card 3 of 3 ADC FILM: Arch & APC MP, 669 ea Silent 1901-3 INV 547 St Lo, Normandy; 19 July 1944 A few soldiers run twd vehicle (underexposed). Two men near giant hedge; one man is putting blouse on. Men with medic helmets stand near vehicle. A group of medics sits on the ground in the rain. MS, medic smoking. (The last story is underexposed.) ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY NF / ek 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