TROOPS OF US 79TH DIVISION OCCUPY, LAVAL FRANCE ; ROCHAMBEAU NURSES, LESSAY, FRANCE ; SENEGALESE TROOPS, RENNES, FRANCE Part 2

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Signal Corps ADC 2084 111 SOURCE: AFCF (M-469 R1 2) Card 1 of 3 ADC 2084-1 FILM: Arch & APC MP, 1055' ea Silent INV 1047 TROOPS OF US 79TH DIV OCCUPY Laval, France; 8 Aug 44 Short scene, LS, town of Laval; smoke rises from wrecked bldgs. RV, troops of 313th Inf Regt aided by the 749th Tank Bn move along road passing "Laval" road sign and road marker. MSs, tankmen are given glasses of wine by French civilians. MSs, MLSs, CUs, three members of tank crew are fed chicken and wine by French civilians who gather around to greet occupying US forces. MS, soldiers behind low wall fire M-1 rifles across stream. MS, soldier picks up handie-talkie radio and speaks into it. (The town of Laval is cut in two by a river. The US forces occupy one side, the German forces hold out on the other side.) Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek Signal Corps 111 ADC 2084 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (M-469 R.1. 2 ) Card 2 of 3 2084-2FILM: Arch & APC MP, 1055' ea Silent INV 1047 TROOPS OF US 79TH DIV OCCUPY - Cont'd Laval, France; 8 Aug 1944 - Cont'd US MPs guard German prisoners marching on road twd camera, passing road sign. Troops and ambulances move into the city in opposite direction. Head-on, armored tanks and vehicles move into town. MS, French civilians tear down German posters on bldg. MLS, French civilians raise US, British and French flags on balcony of town hall. RecordGroup 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek Signal Corps 111 ADC 2084 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (M-469 R1 2) Card 3 of 3 2084-3FILM: Arch & APC MP, 1055' ea Silent INV 1064 ROCHAMBEAU NURSES; Lessay, France; 5 Aug 1944 MSs, CUs, several French nurses in field eat lunch; ambulances in bg. MS, French major (nurse) checks ambulances into bivouac area. INV 1053 SENEGALESE TROOPS Rennes, France; 9 Aug 1944 LSs, Pan, French Senegalese troops march on road into city (These troops were liberated from the Germans.) Record Group 111 LS, VIII Corps CP; officers in fg. CU sign "War Tent. 11 Accession Number III-NAV-2 MS, British naval officer and US officers study map in front of tent. CU, US officers at wall map in tent. 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