AMERICAN MILITARY GOVERNMENT, AACHEN, GERMANY Part 1

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 3449 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (M-829) Card 1 of 2 3449-1 FILM: Arch MP & APC MP, 775', Comp Push-pull AMERICAN MILITARY GOVERNMENT Aachen, Germany; 26 Oct 1944 (LIB 295, 296) Seq, int of an office. AMG officer Lt Col Carmichael, tells a German civilian that the American Government has been informed that the people of Brand are unable to buy food with their ration cards because of food parcels being passed thru the inhabitants of the refugee camp here. The Col goes on to say that the passing of food parcels to the camp inhabitants is forbidden and that if the practice is not stopped disciplinary action will be taken. The interpreter, a middle-aged German woman informs the German leader, or Mayor, of this. He answers that he has already told his people about it and that he is sure that everyone concerned will be satisfied with the results. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE. LIC 1, NY NF/sj Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 Signal Corps 111 ADC 3449 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (M-829) Card 2 of 2 3449-2 FILM: Arch MP & APC MP, 775', Comp Push-pull AMERICAN MILITARY GOVERNMENT (Cont'd) Aachen, Germany; 26 Oct 1944 (LIB 295, 296) (Cont'd) MS, two American officers, Maj Bradford and Lt Rohr, discuss feeding problems of refugees in this camp which is one mile south of Aachen. The Lt tells the Major that fresh food can be procured from the gardens which are in the immediate vicinity. Also discussed is the use COWS which can be butchered for meat and other means of meeting the food situation. The two officers remark about the Germans shelling the area when they know that their own people are in the camp. NOTE: Several takes on each of the staged sequences. Sound quality good. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE., LIC 1, NY NF/sj 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