TOWNS OF COUVIN AND CHIMAY, BELGIUM ; TOWN OF BEAUMONT, BELGIUM ; PRISONERS, POMMERSUL, BELGIUM ; BELGIAN GOVERNMENT, LONDON ENGLAND Part 3

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Signal Corps ADC 2276 111 SOURCE: AFCF (M-591) Card 1 of 2 ADC FILM: ARCH & APC MP, 790' ea Silent 2276-1 INV 1690 TOWNS OF COUVIN AND CHIMAY Belgium 3 September 1944 Seq: Belgian civilians gather in streets of Couvin and greet US troops as they arrive. CUs, burning papers of Nazi Naval Hq. VS, Nazi collaborators (women) are marched thru streets. MS, sign over town square "Honor to Our Liberators. " HS, town square of Chimay as civilians greet US troops. Seq: Tanks of US 746th Bn, 60th Regt, 9th Inf Div fire from roadside at Phillipsville. VS, 81mm mortar crew of B Co, 2nd Bn, 60th Regt, 9th Inf Div fires several rounds. CUs, observers use walkie-talkie, field phone to direct fire. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERB/lzw Record Group 111 Accession Number III NAV - 21 Signal Corps ADC 2276 111 SOURCE: AFCF (M-591) Card 2 of 2 ADC FILM: ARCH & APC MP, 790' ea Silent 2276-2 INV 1690, TOWN OF BEAUMONT Belgium C 4 Sept 1944 VS, liberated town as townspeople greet US soldiers. Two girls wear skirts made of Belgian and US flags. LS, typical Belgian street with flags flying in front of houses. INV 1693, PRISONERS POMMERSUL, BELGIUM I 3 Sept 1944 German prisoners are marched thru small town, along highway under guard of US soldiers. Prisoners are marched past US tank column. INV 1694, BELGIAN GOVERNMENT Londong England - 7 Sept 1944 Seq: LSs, embassy as crowds wait to see members of Belgian government. CUs, Belgian politicians leave embassy. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERB/lzw Record Group 111 Accession Number III NAV - 2]

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities