1ST DIVISION ON OLD BATTLE GROUNDS, SOISSON, FRANCE ; US 2ND ARMORED DIVISION NEAR ROSNY, (?) FRANCE ; BRAINE, FRANCE ; TANKS IN BATTLE, MARLE, FRANCE Part 1

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 2267 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (M-573) Card 1 of 2 2267-1 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 897' ea SILENT INV 1633 IST DIV ON OLD BATTLE GROUNDS Soisson, France 29 Aug 44 Short scene, US soldier stands near World War I monument on cemetery site. VS, FFI men herd German prisoners thru city streets. MLS, Maj Gen Clarence R Huebner of the 1st Div stands near World War I monument depicting the furthest German advance in World War I. INV 1634 US 2ND ARMORED DIV NEAR Rosny, (?) France 30 Aug 44 Seq: Soldiers of the 2nd Armd shell German held territory. LS, so ldiers advance, in bg fires burn from direct hits on ammunition dump. Seq: Armored column including tanks, half-tracks, and tank destroyer crosses ponton bridge. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERB/es Signal Corps 111 ADC 2267 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (M-573) Card 2 of 2 2267-2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 897' ea Silent INV 1635 BRAINE, FRANCE 31 Aug 44 CU, railroad terminal sign: "Braine." MSs, CUs, train loaded with German military equipment, including tanks, and plane parts. The trains have been damaged by fire. Short scene, US soldier speaks with several FFI men alongside of tracks. INV 1632 TANKS IN BATTLE Marle, France 31 Aug 44 Seq: US dive bombers attack head of moving column of vehicles. (Column not visible.) LSs, MSs, tanks of 3rd Armd Div deploy across open field. Some tanks fire as they advance. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 Rear views, infantry teams follow advancing tanks. MCU, returning five-man tank crew. One is wounded as a result of enemy fire. LS, Sherman tank burns and ammunition explodes. MCU, infantrymen take cove in rengerow. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER. 35-11 35th Ave. LIC 1. NY ERB/es

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities