CROSSING THE PO RIVER, ITALY Part 2

Description

Signal Corps ADC 4394 SOURCE: AFCF (0-1150) DC FILM: ARCH & APC MP 707' ea SILENT 394 CROSSING THE PO RIVER Italy 25 Apr 45 Seq: Construction of the first ponton bridge across the river. Engineers working on banks assemble sections of bridge, carry base plate for treadways to ponton floats, fasten treadway onto pontons. A bulldozer is used to clear approach area. Pontons are pulled thru the water. RVs, LSs, light tank and jeeps are loaded onto ferry and transported across river. HLS, completed steel treadway ponton bridge. (Note: All scenes are soft=focused. Kept for record.) Record Group 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE., LIC 1, NY EBS/dk

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities