ARRIVAL OF FRENCH GEN. LECLERC AND 501ST FRENCH ARMORED DIVISION, NORMANDY, FRANCE Part 2

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 2085 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (M-469) 2085 FILM: ARCH & APC MP, 1005' ea PART COMP (Push-Pull) ARRIVAL OF FRENCH GEN LECLERC AND 501st FRENCH ARMORED DIVISION Normandy, France - 1 Aug 1944 MSs, CUs, Gen Jacques LeClerc speaks to US officers thru interpreter. MSs, French soldiers remove waterproofing from M-4 tanks, gather around officer and converse in French. Pan, French soldiers in formation in front of line of half-tracks. MS, French officer inspects troops in formation. CU, French soldier of 501st Armd Div gets haircut. MSs, CUs, French soldiers stand near M-4 tanks in bivouac area and are questioned by US non-com about their home towns. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERB/lzw

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities