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INFANTRY MOVES IN, HATIRVAL, SMALL VILLAGE NEAR ST. HUBERT, BELGIUM ; ENTERING BELGIUM, WILLERGIE, BELGIUM ; RECONNAISSANCE ON ALBERT CANAL, BELGIUM ; RECONNAISSANCE PATROL, BELGIUM Part 1

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Signal Corps ADC 2297 111 SOURCE: AFCF (M-619) Card 1 of 2 ADC FILM: Arch & APC MP, 742' ea Silent 2297-1 INV 1786, INFANTRY MOVES IN, Hatirval, small village near St Hubert, Belgium; 8 Sept 1944 LS, armored car of the 102nd Armored Recon Cav Gp attached to the 4th Inf Div, 8th Inf Regt fires into enemy position in distance. LS6 deployed infantrymen advance across open field (soft focus) RV, infantrymen pass thru barbed wire barricade and move across open field. INV 1787, ENTERING BELGIUM, Willergie, Belgium; 7 Sept 44 Troops and vehicles of the 12th Inf, 4th Div enter the town. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek Record Group 111 Accession Number III - NAV - 210 Signal Corps ADC 2297 111 SOURCE: AFCF (M-619) Card 2 of 2 ADC FILM: Arch & APC MP, 742 ea Silent 2297-2 INV 1788, RECONNAISSANCE ON ALBERT CANAL, Belgium; 9 Sept 1944 CU, oar of boat. CU, Belgian officer in boat. LSs, Pan, wrecked bridge across canal at Vine Devant Lepont. Short scene, US soldiers cross canal in assault boat, disembark and then cross field. Telephoto shot, far bank of Meuse River. Seq: Recon patrol including Belgian and US soldiers cross canal in assault boat. INV 1789, RECONNAISSANCE PATROL, Belgium; 10 Sept 1944 Telephoto shot, two German soldiers on opposite side of Albert Canal. MS, bridge destroyed by Germans which spanned canal. Additional telephoto shots, across canal. Several German soldiers are visible as they move about sector. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek Record Group 111 Accession Number III NAV - 2

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Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities

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1947–1964
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