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SCENES OF FIFTH ARMY CP, VERONA, ITALY ; DECORATIONS BY. GEN. LUCIAN K. TRUSCOTT, VERONA, ITALY ; GERMAN SURRENDER, II CORPS AREA, ITALY ; MEETING OF THE FIFTH, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH ARMIES, NEAR ROVERETO, ITALY Part 1
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Signal Corps ADC 4163 SOURCE: AFCF (0-1160) Card 1 of 2 111 ADC FILM: ARCH & APC MP 954' ea Silent 4163-1 SCENES OF FIFTH ARMY CP Verona, Italy 4 May 45 CUs, MSs, German Col Gen Heinrich Von Vietinghoff boards an Army transport at airfield after stepping out of command car. Other German officers also board. DECORATIONS BY GEN LUCIAN K TRUSCOTT Verona, Italy 5 May 45 Seq: Lt Gen Truscott presents awards to British and US officers at Fifth Army CP. CUs, officers receiving awards: Lt Col Linscott A Hall, G-3 receiving Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medal; Lt Col Aubrey R Morley, Sig C awarded the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medal; Col Charles A Rich (Br) is awarded BSM; Maj Duncan M Annand (Br) is awarded BSM; Maj Robert S Bender, Finance Officer, US is awarded BSM; Lt Col Arthur S Dowson (Br), award unknown. Record Group 111 NOTE: (BSM: Bronze Star Medal.) Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERBS/es Signal Corps ADC 4163 111 SOURCE: AFCF (0-1160) Card 2 of 2 ADC FILM: ARCH & APC MP 954 ea Silent 4163-2 GERMAN SURRENDER, II CORPS AREA Italy 4 May 1945 Seq: German Gen Von Graffen of the 76th Panzer Corps arrives at the 85th Div CP and discusses surrender terms with Maj Gen John B Coulter and Brig Gen John M Willems. MSs, small group of German soldiers marches to surrender point. CUs, pile of smashed German rifles and other equipment on side of road. MEETING OF THE FIFTH, SEVENTH & EIGHTH ARMIES Near Rovereto, Italy 4 May 1945 MSs, CUs, US 10th MountainDiv soldiers standing with group of German soldiers. CUs, officers of the 10th Mountain Div talk with officers and members of the German Army. Record Group 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERBS/es
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