OCCUAPATION OF CHALONS, FRANCE Part 1

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Signal Corps ADC 2256 111 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (M-575) Card 1 of 2 2256-1 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 750' ea Silent INV 1607 OCCUPATION OF CHALONS France 28 Aug 44 VS, railroad cars of gasoline and oil left burning by retreating Germans. Short scene, town population welcomes US soldiers. CUs, civilians. MSs, French woman collaborator. LS, demolished Chalon bridge. In fg, French soldiers and civilians construct treadway for US vehicles. LS, US medics lead wounded US soldier twd camera. CU former prisoner, German medical outfit is questioned by US soldiers. MSs, burning German locomotives in town of Cooles, south of Chalon. MSs, collaborators are gathered in town square by FFI. MCU, female collaborator is given haircut. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERB/es Signal Corps 111 ADC ADC 2256 2256-2 SOURCE: AFCF (M575) Card 2 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 750' ea Silent INV 1607 OCCUPATION OF CHALONS (Cont'd) France 28 Aug 44 Short cuts, British, Canadian and US wounded who were prisoners of the Germans are given medical treatment by US medical officers. CUs, British and American Red Cross packages. LSs, destroyed bridge of Chalons. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 VS, French soldiers attempt restoration of bridge. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERB/es

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities