INSPECTION TRIP OF WESTERN FRONT Part 1

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 3263 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (M=1253) 3263-1 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 700' ea Silent Card 1 of 2 LIB 2840 INSPECTION TRIP OF WESTERN FRONT 7 Feb 45 MCUs, Five-star Gen Dwight D Eisenhower, Lt Gen George S Patton, Jr, and Lt Gen Omar N Bradley in wrecked city of Bastogne, Belgium. MCUs, Gens Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley and Maj Gen Clarence R Huebner with Maj Gen Matthew B Ridgway in front of Hq. MCU, Gen Ridgway. vs, Gens push sedan out of muddy area. MS, Gen Bradley and Maj Gen Edwin P Parker, CG 78th Div. VS, Lt Gen William H Simpson, Gen Eisenhower come out of bldg followed by other officers including Maj Gen Alvin C Gillem, CG XIII Corps. MCUs, Gens Eisenhower, Simpson and Maj Gen J Lawton Collins come out of bldg. Short scene, Gen Eisenhower and Maj Gen Raymond S Mc Lain on street. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave, LIC 1, NY ERB/sj Record Group 111 Accession Number I II -NAV-210 Signal Corps 111 ADC 3263 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (M-1253) Card 2 of 2 3263-2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 700 ¥ ea Silent LIB 2840 INSPECTION TRIP OF WESTERN FRONT (cont'd) 7 Feb 45 (Cont'd) Gen Eisenhower comes out bldg followed by Gens Bradley, Simpson, Collins and Gillem. Seq: Gen Eisenhower stands on side of road as other officers push sedan free from muddy area, then enters sedan. Exiting from bldg are Gens Eisenhower, Bradley, Maj Gen John B Anderson, CG XVI Corps. Travel shot, sedan passes British MP on road. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/sj Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities