Title:PN 1120 = GENERAL EISENHOWER TOURS FRENCH FORCES IN THE GERMAN RHINELAND [Allocated Title]
Film Number:NAT 1009
Other titles:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: General Eisenhower and his motorcade moves into Germany (Mainz Bridge); he greets General Guillaume, the Rhineland commissioner, and greets US and French officers at Pfaffendorf before inspecting men of the French 5th Infantry Regiment; also present is General Bouvard. Eisenhower then meets tank crews of the French 3rd Division. General Eisenhower, General Bouvard and General Guillaume visit French troops on exercise; forces involved include artillery, .50 machinegun crews, and Engineers of 1 Regiment de Genie's "École de Ponts" as they simulate an attack on a crossing over the Moselle river. Men cross the river in pontoon boats, search the beach with mine detectors and bayonets before building a pontoon bridge. (Shotcard also notes other units involved, including 7th Regiment, Algerian sharpshooters and 3rd Regiment Spahis.) General Eisenhower is also seen boarding his aircraft to leave the Rhineland after farewells from General Bouvard, General Guillaume and other officers.
Description:
Alternative Title:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:NAT 1009
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM NATO
Featured Period:
Production Date:1951-04
Production Country:
Production Details: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Production sponsor)
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (Production company)
