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RAILROAD RECONSTRUCTION WORK, FOUGERES, FRANCE ; 2ND ARMORED DIVISION TANKS, PARIS, FRANCE ; SHELLFIRE AND STREET FIGHTING, ELBOURF, FRANCE Part 3

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Signal Corps ADC 2209 111 SOURCE: AFCF (M-544) Card 1 of 2 ADC FILM: Arch & APC MP, 980' ea Silent 2209-1 INV 1454, RAILROAD RECONSTRUCTION WORK, Fougeres, France; 24 Aug 1944 MSs, CUs, Co D, 392nd Engr Regt (Negro engineers) replace derailed freight car on track. LSs, HS, US freight train passes thru yards. MS, US engineers, French civilians and POWs at work repair track. MS, wrecked station. INV 1455, 2nd ARMORED DIV TANKS, Paris, France MSs, CUs, cheering civilians greet 2nd Armored Div. MSs, CUs, M-4 French-manned tanks in streets fire at bldgs. MS, civilians carry litters with wounded to ambulances. Record Group 111 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek Accession Number III-NAV-210 Signal Corps ADC 2209 111 SOURCE: AFCF (M-544) Card 2 of 2 ADC FILM: Arch & APC MP, 980 ea Silent 2209-2 INV 1456, SHELLFIRE AND STREET FIGHTING, Elbouf, France; LS, shells burst on German tanks and positions in Elbouf. MS, mortar squad fires. MS, wounded French soldier is carried to cover and given first aid. MS, wounded man is placed in ambulance and taken away. 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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1944-08-24
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