The Negro Unit / Along MRS (Railway) Lend-Lease Route to Russia Part 1

Description

Signal Corps 111 ADC 2368 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (P-7024-5, P-9G) 2368FILM: ARCH MP & APC MP, 1, 042' Silent THE NEGRO UNIT Italy - 1 Sep 1944 (P-7024-5, no captions) LS, two tanks with Negro troops atop moving thru street of town. Wrecked building in bg. MLSs, Negro soldiers in double file marching twd C along road past wrecked German motor carriage. MSs, communication team carrying small drums of cable going down embankment. MSs, CUs, white Capt checking map with group of Negro officers in field. MLS, Negro troops wading thru shallow stream. MS, troops scramble up bank of stream. ALONG MRS (RAILWAY) LEND-LEASE ROUTE TO RUSSIA Iran - August 1944 Seq: Terrain as seen from moving train: river beds, mountains, gorges and valley. MSs, soldier trainman picks up orders as train passes thru station. MS, three soldier trainmen entering 24 -hour mess hall at Doroud (?). Seq: Russian soldiers relaxing at Russian camp near Doroud (?). ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY Record GroupMS/izw Accession Number III-NAV-210

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities