UNVEILING OF MONUMENT IN SCHWATZENBERG SQUARE TO HONOR RED ARMY SOLDIERS AND OFFICERS WHO FELL IN THE BATTLE OF VIENNA, VIENNA, AUSTRIA ; MEETING BETWEEN RUSSIAN AND AMERICAN GENERALS, VIENNA, AUSTRIA Part 1

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Signal Corps ADC 5136 111 SOURCE: AFCF (0-1206) Card 1 of 2 ADC FILM: ARCH & APC MP 812' ea Silent 5136-1 UNVEILING OF MONUMENT IN SCHWATZENBERG SQUARE TO HONOR RED ARMY SOLDIERS AND OFFICERS WHO FELL IN THE BATTLE OF VIENNA, Vienna, Austria 19 Aug 1945 ML Pan, British, French, American, and Russian officers standing at base of monument during review of troops. vs, Russian troops parading past monument. Russian soldiers rush out and place wreaths at base of monument. VS, French, British, and American troops parade. (US troops are 222nd Inf, 42 Div) MLS, British, French, and American soldiers lay wreaths at base of monument. vs, Austrian Communist civilians march by with clenched fists raised. MS, women parade past carrying Red flag. MS, three boys walk by; boy in center raises clenched fist. Record Group 111 MS, Russian Army band plays in square. Accession III-NAV-210 Cut-ins, Allied officers watching parade. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY FB/es Signal Corps ADC 5136 111 SOURCE: AFCF (0-1206) Card 2 of 2 ADC FILM: ARCH & APC MP 812' ea Silent 5136-2 UNVEILING OF MONUMENT IN SCHWATZENBERG SQUARE TO HONOR RED ARMY SOLDIERS AND OFFICERS WHO FELL IN THE BATTLE OF VIENNA (Cont'd) Vienna, Austria, 19 Aug 1945 (Cont'd) MS, Soviet cameraman photographs the parade. LS, monument with five Allied flags flying in foreground. CU, figure of Russian soldier atop monument. CU, posters with pictures of Stalin, Lenin, and Zhukov. MS, Russian soldiers look at Russian officer's grave near statue of Unknown Soldier. MEETING BETWEEN RUSSIAN AND AMERICAN GENERALS Vienna, Austria, 19 Aug 1945 vs, Brig Gen Charles Saltzman greets Russian Gen Alexis Zheltov on the bridge which marks the demarcation line between the American and Russian sectors near Enns. vs, Party inspects American Honor Guard. Record Group 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY FB/es

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities