125TH CAVALRY SQUADRON CONTACTS SOVIET FORCES, FROM ZERBST TO WITTENBERG, GERMANY Part 1

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Signal Corps ADC 4103 111 SOURCE: AFCF (M-1695) Card 1 of N ADC FILM: ARCH & APC MP 692' ea Silent 4103-1 LIB 6072 125TH CAV SQDN CONTACTS SOVIET FORCES From Zerbst to Wittenberg, Germany 30 April 1945 Short scene, few Russians and one US soldier passing in the street. LSs to MCUs, Russian soldiers and a Russian service-woman near house. A few Americans walking up and speak to the woman. MSs, CUs, officers and men of Russian and US forces fraternizing. (good) MSs, CU, Russian and US soldiers drink from bottle of liquor in town of Apollensdorf. MSs, Russian soldiers talking with tank crewmen and looking at US armored vehicle. MCU, US and Russian soldiers looking at each other's rifles and MGs. MCUs, captured German officers including one unidentified German general. MS, armored car with mounted MGs enter town followed by tanks of armored units. MSs, CU, soldier loads and fires signal flare from rifle. Record Group 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERBS/es Signal Corps ADC 4103 SOURCE: AFCF (M-1695) Card 2 of 2 111 ADC FILM: ARCH & APC MP 692' ea Silent 4103-2 LIB 6072 125TH CAV SQDN CONTACTS SOVIET FORCES (Cont'd) From Zerbst to Wittenberg, Germany 30 April 1945 (Cont'd) LS, flare in the sky. MSs, CU, soldier with white flag on armored vehicle. A loudspeaker is mounted on the vehicle. MSs, CUs, Col William S Biddle, CO, 113th Cav, meets officers and men of the USSR 1st Bn, 340th Regt, 121st Elite Div of Marshal Koniev's forces. (good) MSs, Russian soldiers pose for US photographers. CUs, Russian officer of Mongolian extraction. CU, John Groth, war artist, sketches picture of Russian soldier. Record Group 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERBS/es

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities