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INFANTRY ASSAULT BRIDGE FOR ROER RIVER, WEISWELLER, GERMANY ; MAJ. GEN. JAMES GAVIN INSPECTS BRIDGE, SCHMIDT, GERMANY Part 1
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Signal Corps 11 ADC 3453 DC SOURCE: AFCF (M-1284, 1285) 453 FILM: ARCH & APC MP, 1,000' ea, Silent INFANTRY ASSAULT BRIDGE FOR ROER RIVER Weisweller, Germany 16 Feb 1945 (LIB 3091, 3090) Seq: Men of the 237th Engr Bn, VII Corps, practice construction of an infantry assault bridge across river. MAJ GEN JAMES GAVIN INSPECTS BRIDGE Schmidt, Germany 16 Feb 1945 (LIB 3089) MS, Maj Gen James Gavin speaks to officer as he watches construction of bridge. Seq, Co A, 51st Engrs build Expedient Assault Boat Bridge across Kall River. MS, 1/4 ton truck crossing completed bridge. (This is a demonstration.) ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE., LIC 1, NY MS/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
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