US ARTILLERY BARRAGE, BRUYERS, FRANCE ; LT. GEN. JACOB L. DEVERS AND GEN. J. DE LATTRE DE TASSIGNY, BESANCON, FRANCE Part 1

Description

Signal Corps ADC 2571 DC 571 SOURCE: AFCF (M 800&801) FILM : Arch & APC MP 694 ea Silent LIB 200 US ARTILLER Y BARRAGE Bruyers, France 20 Oct 44 LS, German-held hill covered by smoke and white phosphorus shell bursts. (2" and 6" lenses) LIB 201 LT GEN JACOB L DEVERS AND GEN J DE LATTRE DE TASSIGNY BESANCON, FRANCE 16 Oct 1944 Seq: Lt Gen Devers, CG Sixth Army Gp and Gen Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, CG French First Army review troops. CU, Gen Devers shakes hand of enlisted man. MCU, Gen Devers receives flowers from little girls in native costume. MCUs, French troops and US MPs in formation with Color Guard in fg. CUs, French band plays. CUs, Gen Devers and Gen de Tassigny. Seq: Gen Devers reads citation and presents Legion of Merit to Gen de Tassigny. Cut-ins, French civilians. VS, Gens troop line of units militaryGroupilitary (French and American) pass in review. Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/amf

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities