GEN. PATTON ADDRESS OFFICERS OF 5TH DIVISION, VILLERS (?), FRANCE ; CHRISTMAS TRAIN, EPINAL, FRANCE ; 200,000TH PRISONER-OF-WAR TAKEN BY FIRST ARMY, NEAR HERBESTHAL, BELGIUM Part 1

Description

Signal Corps 11 ADC 2640 DC SOURCE: AFCF (M-852-854) 640 FILM: ARCH MP & APC MP, 880' ea Silent GEN PATTON ADDRESSES OFFICERS OF 5TH DIVISION Villers (?) France a 4 Nov 1944 (LIB 427) Seq: Lt Gen George S Patton on platform speaking to officers in the rain. The General awards Silver Stars to two officers. CHRISTMAS TRAIN Epinal, France - 1 Nov 1944 (LIB 426) VSs, freight train pulling into yards. Train is marked "Santa Claus Express" and has poster of Santa Claus on car. MSs, Lt Gen Alexander M Patch watching the unloading of mail bags:from train. VS, soldiers unloading mail bags. 200, 000 TH PRISONER- - OF WAR TAKEN BY FIRST ARMY Near Herbesthal, Belgium - 5 Nov 1944 (LIB 425) MSs, CUs, German prisoner wearing tag: "200, 000th Prisoner-of-Wa. - MSs, CUs, reporters interviewing prisoner. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY MS/1zw

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities