FRENCH ARMORED DIVISION, LA HAYE DE PUITS, FRANCE ; FREE FRENCH, ST. LO FRANCE ; FRENCH DIVISION PASSES THRU TOWN, LA HAYE DE PUITS, FRANCE Part 1

Description

Signal Corps 111 ADC 2071 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (M-475) Card 1 of 2 2071-1 FILM: Arch & APC MP, 703 ea Silent INV 1054 FRENCH ARMORED DIV, La Haye De Puits, France; 3 Aug 1944 MS, French civilians wave and cheer as French soldiers pass thru city in M-3 and M-4 tanks, 2 1/2 ton trucks, half-tracks and ambulances. INV 1058 FREE FRENCH St Lo, France; Record Group 111 1 Aug 1944 Accession Number III-NAV-216 - MS, group of German POWs inside barbed wire enclosure. MSs, CUs, French General Jacques Phillipe Leclerc and Maj Gen Walton H Walker (US) on dock are surrounded by soldiers and photographers. The two Gens enter jeep. CUs, French names on M-5 tanks: "Tuileries", "Luxembourg", etc. LS, crews of three M-5 tanks gather for conference. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek Signal Corps 111 ADC 2071 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (M-475) Card 2 of 2 2071-FILM: Arch & APC MP, 703 ea Silent INV 1059 FRENCH DIV PASSES THRU TOWN, La Haye de Puits, France; 3 Aug 1944 VS, French soldiers atop vehicles and in trucks pass civilians; wrecked church and bldgs in bg. Convoy passes camera R-L. Short scene, vehicles and tanks move ashore and along road past civilians. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities