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Infantry Opens Christmas Mail, Bitche Area, France, 12/15/1944
About this film
Soldiers in wooded area open parcels, cut a fruitcake into slices with bayonet, and eat cake. Mail (parcels) is handed to soldiers who are "dug in." Lt enters building. Slate: "12/15/44 Inf. Co. C.P." Soldiers are gathered around dug-in position in woods and they read Christmas mail. Closeup of Christmas card. Slate "Dec 14 44" Scenes of soldier entering foxhole. End scene is soldier looking out window of fortification. (The Battle Of The Bulge began the next day, 16 December 1944.) National Archives Identifier: 15525 No National Archives description. Listed as "Infantry Company Command Post, Bitche Area, France, 12/15/1944" As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks.
Directors & creators
United States. Army
Subjects
WWII, Fruitcake, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army, World War II, Christmas, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France, Morale, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Alsace
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