Title:GENERAL GRUENTHER'S FIRST TOUR OF GERMANY AS SACEUR, 3-7 AUGUST 1953 - REEL 4 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:NAT 1379
Other titles:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) General Gruenther speaks with men of the US Army's 2nd Armoured Division ("Hell on Wheels"). Members of the division then give a demonstration of a tactical assault on an enemy position using tanks and infantry. General Gruenther watches from jeep-mounted observation platform with other officers: Colonel J W Inskeep, General William Hoge (Commander of 7th Army), Brigadier General H H Howye (Assistant Divisional Commander, 2nd Division), Colonel R G Lowe, General Charles Bolte (Commander of USAREUR) and Major General G W Read (Commander of 2nd Armoured Division). General Gruenther visits the 2nd Armoured Divisions "All Ranks" mess. General Gruenther at 12th US Air Force Base at Kondstuhl, Germany, accompanied by Brigadier General Daniel W Jenkins (Deputy Commander, 12 Air Force) and Colonel George Simili. General Gruenther talks to pilots (one who is identified as Torland) standing by their North American F-86E Sabre and F-84F Thunderstreak jets and inspects aircraft. An F-86E is shown fitted with external fuel drop on the outer pylon, and napalm bomb on the inner. The cockpit of FU-193 is also shown.
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Alternative Title:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
