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LIB 6025 101ST AIRBORNE DIV Merchingen , Germany21 Apr 1945 LS, 327th Rif Glider Regt troops in dukws cross GarMSs, convoy passes road sign: "Heidelberg"".Seq: Signal Corps troops string wire from jeep to poles in city of Hungheim. Soldier climbs telephone pole and attaches wire. Davidson bridge.
Signal Corps (Cont'd) Merchingen, Germany21 Apr 4.5 (Conttd) Signalman from inside house opens shutters of window and fastens wire toshutter bolt.Seq: Civilians move their belongings from house which is to be used as Exts, US flag is raised on staff from window of new HQ.MSs, soldiers place the following signs throughout area! "G-1",'G-4","Kangaroo CP", "Klaxon Mess Hall," etc.MSs, ox- drawn and horse-drawn wagons moving civilian supplies thru streets. MSs, two soldiers finding glass framed picture of Adolf Hitler destroy it by knocking out glass with pistol butts and tossing it on the ground. MLS, road sign: "Merchingen" to R side of screen.