PARIS. [No.] 191, GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON, JR., BAD TOLZ, GERMANY ; LUMBER SALVAGE, CALCUTTA, INDIA Part 1

Description

Signal Corps ADC 5308 111 SOURCE: AFCF ADC FILM: ARCH & APC MP, 586 ea Silent 5308 PARIS 191 - GEN GEORGE S PATTON, JR Bad Tolz, Germany B 29 Aug 45 (ETO-1) Short scenes, Gen Patton inspects coaches of railroad train which were presented to him. The train formerly belonged to Herman Goering. LS, train pulls out of station. (Note: Interiors underexposed) LUMBER SALVAGE Calcutta, India - 4-17 Sept 45 (C-343) Seq: Huge stacks of crates marked "Dodge Truck" in the General Motors yard at Parharpur are uncrated by Indian workmen. A crane lifts empty crates and sets them upon a truck. The loaded trucks arrive at a salvage yard and laborers break- down each crate, removing salvable lumber and nails and sorting the planks. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERBS/lzw Record Group 111 Accession III-NAV-210

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities