36TH DIVISION LIBERATES LYONS, FRANCE Part 2

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Signal Corps ADC 2281 111 SOURCE: AFCF (0-968) ADC FILM: Arch & APC MP, 883' ea Silent 2281 36TH DIV LIBERATES LYONS, FRANCE, 3 Sept 44 Seq: woman collaborator with shaven head is surrounded by French civilians and marched through the streets. VS, French crowds cheer and welcome US soldiers. VS, demolished bridges across Rhone River. CU, French girl kisses US medics. LSs, MSs, CUs, crowd runs twd camera. MS, Sig C photographer taking still pictures of jubilant crowd. CU, civilians take pictures with candid cameras. VS, French firemen clear streets of barbed wire. LSs, MCUs, French civilians raise British and American flags on public bldgs. MCU, civilians on balconies, cheer liberators. CUs, French civilians hold pictures of Gen Charles de Gaulle. MS, US tanks pass thru streets, surrounded by civilians. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek Record Group 111 Accession Number III - NAV -210

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities