"SEE THE RUSSIANS BY COURTESY OF THE 102ND DIVISION", ELBE RIVER, GERMANY ; SURRENDER OF GERMANS, SCHWERIN, GERMANY Part 2

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Signal Corps 111 ADC ADC 4262 4262-1 SOURCE: AFCF (M-1719-1720) Card 1. of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 906' ea Silent LIB 6245 "SEE THE RUSSIANS BY COURTESY OF THE 102ND DIV" Elbe River, Germany 3 May 1945 MSs, Russian and American officers and men meeting on the river bank, talking and drinking together. Short scene, three Russians in prone position at edge of river bank hold MGs at the ready. One soldier fires his MG. Excellent scenes, US soldiers in ponton raft paddle across Elbe and meet the Russian troops. The Russians greet the US soldiers by kissing and embracing them. MSs, German soldiers using boats and rafts cross the river to the US side. MSs, German barge moving up Elbe River. (Shaky) Additional scenes, Russian soldiers standing on bank waving at camera. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERBS/es RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 Signal Corps ADC 4262 SOURCE: AFCF (M-1719-1720) Card 2 of 2 ADC FILM: ARCH & APC MP 906' ea Silent +262-2 LIB 6246 SURRENDER OF GERMANS Schwerin Scherin, (2) Germany 3 May 45 VS, German soldiers on foot, in trucks and horse drawn vehicles, pass thru town fleeing the Russians. MSs, US soldier directing traffic; he gives information to passing German troops. MSs, German civilians in various types of conveyances passing thru town. 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