Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Historical Films. 1914 - 1936. SCENES IN THE ZONE OF THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION [1918-1920]

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Historical Films. 1914 - 1936. SCENES IN THE ZONE OF THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION [1918-1920]

1936

Reel 1 shows panoramic views of Coblenz and of the Rhine River from the Ehrenbreitstein castle; the confluence of the Rhine and the Moselle; castles, homes, and bridges along the two rivers; Lorelei rock; and Navy Sec. Daniels and Gens. Dickman and Lejeune strolling in Mayence. Reel 2 shows castles and towers in Cologne; Russians leaving Cottbus prison; the Moselle flooded; Gens. Muir, Howze, Hersey, and Flagler in the Cochem castle; doughboys sharing food with German children; cabbage being harvested; and civilians pumping water with a treadmill.

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