FOOD FOR PARIS, FRANCE ; LANEREAU RIVER BRIDGE, FRANCE Part 1

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Signal Corps ADC 2214 111 SOURCE:AFCF (M-548) 2214 FILM: Arch & APC MP, 651' ea Silent INV 1521-1523, (SPX-F), FOOD FOR PARIS, FRANCE, 27 Aug 44 NOTE: A food convoy of trucks, (British 8-ton lorries) traveled from Le Mans to Paris. The convoy was led by a French major and carried food from the municipal markets to Paris for public consumption. VS, truck convoy en route to Paris moves thru country roads and small towns. LS, convoy halted alongside country road. MCUs, convoy passes thru city streets and receives greetings of Parisians. INV 1524, LANDEREAU RIVER BRIDGE, France; 26 Aug 44 MSs, RVs, guns of the US 612th TD Bn, 2nd Div fire point blank at farm house near Guipavas. LSs, shells explode in distance. Record Group 111 AR.MY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek Accession Number III-NAV-210

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities