4.2 MORTAR, BETTENDORF, LUXEMBOURG ; CAPTURE OF METZ, FRANCE ; INSIDE METZ, FRANCE Part 3

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 2717 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (M Codes) 2717 FILM: ARCH & APC MP, 852' ea Silent LIB 768 - 4.2 MORTAR Bettendorf, Luxembourg, 19 Nov 44 (M-915, 916) Mortar crew Co H, 92nd CUB, 9th US Army fires mortar. CUs, soldiers bring up ammunition and dig base plate of mortar into ground. MLS, troops of 3rd Bn, 115th Regt, 29th Div, 9th US Army cross field and move thru town. LS, dispersed formation of troops cross field, past burning haystack. MCUs, MLS, soldiers in trench as mortars land nearby. LIB 784 - CAPTURE OF METZ, FRANCE 18 Nov 44 - (M-903) LSs, P-47s dive bomb Metz. Explosions from bomb hits visible. MSs, US soldiers of the 10th Regt, 50th Inf Div pass thru streets, battering doors and searching houses. LIB 785 - INSIDE METZ, FRANCE 19 Nov 44 ca (M-903) LSs, bomb shells explode in Metz. MSs, group of prisoners under FFI guard. MSs, soldier with handie-talkie radio; MG position in bg. CU, soldier examines abandoned German gun. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERB/lzw 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