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DEMOLISHED TOWN, RANES, FRANCE ; TOWN OF BEAUVAIN, FRANCE Part 3

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 2122 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (M-513) Card 1 of 2 2122-1 FILM: Arch & APC, 934' ea Silent INV 1260, DEMOLISHED TOWN, Ranes, France; 16 Aug 1944 MSs, CUs, wrecked and burning bldgs destroyed by the Germans in their retreat. MS, French civilians salvage belongings from wrecked bldgs. MS, US vehicles, 3rd Armored Div pass thru town. LS, road leading to town; vehicles pass road sign "Ranes." Lone cat prowls thru ruins of bldg. Priest and young boy leave remnants of town behind as they walk down road. Seq: Frenchmen carry body of civilian taken from wrecked home, place it on cart and cover it with blanket. Ints, wrecked and ruined church. Elderly villager stands in church pew. RecordGroup 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek Signal Corps ADC 2122 111 SOURCE: AFCF (M-513) Card 2 of 2 ADC FILM: Arch & APC 934' ea Silent 2122-2 INV 1261, TOWN OF BEAUVAIN, FRANCE, 16 Aug 44 First US troops of the 9th Div enter town and are greeted by civilians in town square. Maj Gen Manton S Eddy, CG 9th Div and other US officers look at map. MS, French civilians and American soldiers consult map. MSs, CUs, captured German prisoner. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek

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Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities

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1944-08-16
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