RAISING OF US FLAG ON V-E DAY, CHEB, CZECHOSLOVAKIA ; PRESENTATION OF FLAGS, SUSICE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA ; BATTLEFIELD COMMISSION, HARDENGEEN (?), GERMANY Part 2

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Signal Corps ADC 4438 111 SOURCE: AFCF (M-1747-1748) Card 1 of 2 ADC FILM: ARCH & APC MP 897' ea Silent 4438-1 B-1175 RAISING OF US FLAG ON V-E DAY Cheb, Czechoslovakia 8 May 45 MSs, troops of the US 1st Inf Div march into formation in front of CP bldg. MSs, soldier in window of bldg anchors US flag to post and unfurls it. MCU, Maj Gen Clif Andrus, CG, 1st Inf Div and Brig Gen George A Taylor, Asst Div Commander at ceremony. MSs, civilians line the streets and peer from windows of houses to watch proceedings. B-1179 PRESENTATION OF FLAGS Record Group 111 Accession III-NAV-210 Susice, Czechoslovakia 10 May 45 MSs, delegation of Czech civilians presenting flags to Brig Gen Holt (?), 4th Armored Div officer. LSs, crowd of civilians and US soldiers around flagpole in town square. (Scratched) MSs, Gen Holt and Czech civilian exchange flags. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERBS/es Signal Corps ADC 4438 111 SOURCE: AFCF (M-1747-1748) Card 2 of 2 ADC FILM: ARCH & APC MP 897' ea Silent 4438-2 B-1182 BATTLEFIELD COMMISSION Hardengeen, (?) Germany 9 May 45 Ext LSs, presentation ceremony. MCUs, Staff Sgt Nevin Bloss, Jr, of Statedale, Penn, recieves battlefield commission. Record Group 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERBS/es

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities