GENERALS PATTON AND EDDY, BOLLENDORF, GERMANY Part 2

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Signal Corps ADC 3446 DC SOURCE: AFCF (M-1300) 446 FILM: ARCH & APC MP, 325' ea Silent GENERALS PATTON AND EDDY, BOLLENDORF, GERMANY (LIB 3160) 20 Feb 1945 Lt Gen George S Patton, Third Army CG, and Maj Gen Manton S Eddy, XII Corps CG, inspecting a bridge crossing the Sauer River which is named in honor of Patton. The bridge was built by the 1303d Engineers attached to the XII Corps. CU, Patton taking a picture with a miniature camera. Scenes of the two Generals on the inspection tour and crossing the bridge on foot followed by others. CU, sign: "General Patton Built Bridge by the Mighty Midgets, Co F, 1303d Engineers. 11 Additional scenes of the two Generals and party inspecting bridge and area. A sign at one side of the bridge: "You Are Entering The Bridge Through Courtesy of the 7th Div. 11 Patton looks at men who are working on the structure of the bridge, a Bailey type. RV of the two Generals as Eddy explains something to Patton. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY NF / Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities