BUILD-UP FOR CAPTURE OF ST. MALO, FRANCE ; LEND-LEASE TO RUSSIA, IRAN Part 1

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 2079 ADC SOURCE: AFCF Card 1 of 2 2079-1 FILM: ARch & APC MP, 1083' ea Silent INV 1048 BUILD-UP FOR CAPTURE OF ST MALO, FRANCE; 6 Aug 44 (M-467) MSs, CUs, MPs and interpreter attempt to question captured Nazi soldier. Soldier appears to be about 17 years of age and refuses to answer any questions. One US soldier losing his temper raises his hand as if to strike him, grabs him by an ear. Record Group 111 CU, road sign: "Chateauneuf." Accession Number III-NAV-210 LS, US soldiers march along road passing road sign. MS, French refugees in carts and on foot pass wrecked buildings. VS, US vehicles including high-speed tractors towing artillery pass on road. twd St Malo. In fg road sign: "St Servan-12, St Malo-13." VS, US Army engineers drill holes in concrete tank barrier with pneumatic drills. CU, TNT and detonators are placed into holes. Cut-to demolished wall. MLS, bulldozer clears wreckage. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek Signal Corps 111 ADC 2079 ADC SOURCE: AFCF Card 2 of 2 2079-2FILM: Arch & APC MP, 1083¹ ea Silent LEND LEASE TO RUSSIA, Iran; Jan 44 (P-8-F R1 14) AVs, shaky, harbor of Khorramshahr. Ships at dock await unloading. CU, sign: "BEWARE OF PIMPS. 11 Below this another sign "OUT OF BOUNDS TO ALL AMERICANS." Pan from US MP guard to sign on wall "OUT OF BOUNDS" VS, Basrah area of Iran, merchants' wares on display. Vendors and merchants mill about. 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