LIBERATIONOF GREECE, GREECE AND ITALY Part 1

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Signal Corps ADC 3420 111 SOURCE: AFCF (NR 311) CARD 1 of 2 ADC 3420-1FILM: ARCH DN & APC MP, 699' ea Silent LIBERATION OF GREECE Greece & Italy (No captions, WW II) NOTE: A bit grainy. Greek naval units parade thru street and place wreath on Tomb of Unknown Soldier. German troops assemble at ceremony as Germans carry a wreath twd Tomb. Trucks with German troops drive thru the streets, people watch. (According to the old LC card the Germans are leaving.) Two young boys swing the clappers on large bells. Greek civilians parade thru crowded streets celebrating the liberation of the city. Many Greek and British flags carried by the people. British troops arrive. A woman kisses a soldier, others personally greet some of the troops. LST at pier, Italy. Shots of some American soldiers boarding LST. American soldiers on deck of LST. Some of the sailors on the LST appear to be Greeks. Record Group 111 Americans debarking LST in Greece. Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY NF/es Signal Corps ADC 3420 11 DC SOURCE: AFCF (NR 311) CARD 2 of 2 420-FILM: ARCH DN & APC MP, 699' ea Silent LIBERATION OF GREECE (Cont'd) Greece & Italy (No captions, WW II) (Cont'd) A group of Greek sailors sightseeing in St Peter's Square in Rome. A Greek crew prepares plane for bombing raid. The men load ammo on plane, fuze aerial bombs. Twin-engine planes warming up on airstrip. A plane of the squadron takes off. LS, Greek plane squadron in flight. AV, looking down on one of the planes in flight. Shot thru bomb bay door as bombs are dropped. Two of the planes return from mission. Greek pilots, crew members on sightseeing tour of the Colosseum in Rome. NOTE: A bit grainy. Record Group 111 Accession Number I II - NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY NF/es

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities