WWII - 1944, Holland: 7th Armored Div, St. Geertruid; Eigelshoven Chow Line; Eisenhower. 08-09Nov44
LIB 499 09Nov44 St. Geertruid, Holland. Man out of foxhole in orchard exercising to keep warm; men gather around small fire near tank & warm hands, stamp feet in mud. CUs.
10:11:33 Man digging mud & water out of deep foxhole, MS & CUs. GOOD.
10:11:47 LIB 500 08Nov44 Eigelshoven, Holland High angle, men of I Company, 3rd Bn, 115th Regt, 29th Div. eating at chow line alongside roadway, LS, MCUs. Dutch boys watch. CUs eating & drinking. GOOD.
10:13:02 LIB 501 08-09Nov44 MCU Eisenhower talking to two officers on village road at front & Command Posts of 8th Div, 2nd Div, 9th Div, 28th Div & 46th Inf Bn, 5th Armored Div. Leaving stone building w/ other officers. Walking past, into building, out.
10:13:48 Shaking hands w/ two-star officer ??; others join. Into & out of building, smiling MP saluting Gen. Bradley.
10:14:13 Ike & ?? leaving building w/ Bradley & other VIP officers. MCU Ike talking w/ ?? two-star. Various arrivals & leavings.
10:15:22 Ike out of staff car into mud, past Bradley & to officers standing in woods, shake hands, talk & laugh, return to staff car.
10:16:17 Ike talking to two two-star generals w/ stone house behind.
10:16:27 Ike at Dragon’s teeth w/ Bradley & others. Visiting soldiers; walking thru deep mud ruts. Talking w/ Generals; Bradley talking to others. Views of Ike walking, talking to soldiers assembled in field beside woods.
10:17:41 Brussels, Belgium Ike & others leaving building w/ 381 address number (Foreign Office?) w/ other Allied officers. British officer saluting, down steps w/ man in top hat, Prince Charles of Flanders . Shaking hands w/ various government VIP civilians including Prime Minister of Belgium into Chamber of Deputies building.
10:18:29 Black slug.
10:18:37 Eisenhower leaving w/ others past French soldiers; striped flag flying from balcony.
10:18:55 Brussels, Belgium Tomb of Unknown Soldier. Line of Allied military officers w/ Eisenhower at attention, pose on steps; descend. Eisenhower lays large wreath at base of monument in front of building w/ bronze lions on bases flanking it. CU plaque: Ici Repose Un Soldat Inconnu Mort Pour La Patre.
10:19:37 View along avenue to domed ?? in distance
NOTE: Ike visis w/ Div Commanders: Maj Generals Walter Robertson, Louis A. Craig, Norman D Coat, & Lunsford E. Oliver.
NOTE: Very good quality & interesting footage.
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WWII - 1944, Holland: 7th Armored Div, St. Geertruid; Eigelshoven Chow Line; Eisenhower. 08-09Nov44 LIB 499 09Nov44 St. Geertruid, Holland. Man out of foxhole in orchard exercising to keep warm; men gather around small fire near tank & warm hands, stamp feet in mud. CUs. 10:11:33 Man digging mud & water out of deep foxhole, MS & CUs. GOOD. 10:11:47 LIB 500 08Nov44 Eigelshoven, Holland High angle, men of I Company, 3rd Bn, 115th Regt, 29th Div. eating at chow line alongside roadway, LS, MCUs. Dutch boys watch. CUs eating & drinking. GOOD. 10:13:02 LIB 501 08-09Nov44 MCU Eisenhower talking to two officers on village road at front & Command Posts of 8th Div, 2nd Div, 9th Div, 28th Div & 46th Inf Bn, 5th Armored Div. Leaving stone building w/ other officers. Walking past, into building, out. 10:13:48 Shaking hands w/ two-star officer ??; others join. Into & out of building, smiling MP saluting Gen. Bradley. 10:14:13 Ike & ?? leaving building w/ Bradley & other VIP officers. MCU Ike talking w/ ?? two-star. Various arrivals & leavings. 10:15:22 Ike out of staff car into mud, past Bradley & to officers standing in woods, shake hands, talk & laugh, return to staff car. 10:16:17 Ike talking to two two-star generals w/ stone house behind. 10:16:27 Ike at Dragon’s teeth w/ Bradley & others. Visiting soldiers; walking thru deep mud ruts. Talking w/ Generals; Bradley talking to others. Views of Ike walking, talking to soldiers assembled in field beside woods. 10:17:41 Brussels, Belgium Ike & others leaving building w/ 381 address number (Foreign Office?) w/ other Allied officers. British officer saluting, down steps w/ man in top hat, Prince Charles of Flanders . Shaking hands w/ various government VIP civilians including Prime Minister of Belgium into Chamber of Deputies building. 10:18:29 Black slug. 10:18:37 Eisenhower leaving w/ others past French soldiers; striped flag flying from balcony. 10:18:55 Brussels, Belgium Tomb of Unknown Soldier. Line of Allied military officers w/ Eisenhower at attention, pose on steps; descend. Eisenhower lays large wreath at base of monument in front of building w/ bronze lions on bases flanking it. CU plaque: Ici Repose Un Soldat Inconnu Mort Pour La Patre. 10:19:37 View along avenue to domed ?? in distance NOTE: Ike visis w/ Div Commanders: Maj Generals Walter Robertson, Louis A. Craig, Norman D Coat, & Lunsford E. Oliver. NOTE: Very good quality & interesting footage.