[Screen actress Marlene Dietrich leaves a hall in Arry, France, holding the cake with which she was presented by members of an Infantry unit. Miss Dietrich is touring the combat zones, entertaining the men on the fighting front. 11th Infantry Regt., 5th Inf Div.]
Photograph
[Screen actress Marlene Dietrich leaves a hall in Arry, France, holding the cake with which she was presented by members of an Infantry unit. Miss Dietrich is touring the combat zones, entertaining the men on the fighting front. 11th Infantry Regt., 5th Inf Div.]
November 6, 1944
Gelatin silver print
4 × 5 in. (10.1 × 12.8 cm)
Gift of Peter, Nancy, and Stephen Freeman in memory of their father, Mark A. Freeman
Inscriptions Inscribed in black ink on verso TRC: 243
Printed in purple ink on verso TR: ETO HQ 44 25274 FREEMAN 6 6 NOV \ CREDIT...US ARMY SIGNAL CORPS \ PHOTOG-2ND LT MA FREEMAN 166 \ SCREEN ACTRESS MARLENE DIETRICH \ LEAVES A HALL IN ARRY FRANCE, [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ HOLDING THE CAKE WITH WHICH SHE WAS \ PRESENTED BY MEMBERS OF AN INFANTRY \ UNIT. MISS DEITRICH IS TOURING THE \ COMBAT ZONES, ENTERTAINING THE MEN \ ON THE FIGHTING FRONT. \ 11TH INFANTRY REGT., 5TH INF DIV.
Stamped in purple ink on verso BC: [all within oval frame] PASSED FOR PUBLICATION AS CENSORED \ 106 \ Date 12 NOV 1944 \ Name.............No.......... \ SHAEF \ FIELD PRESS CENSOR
Inscribed in blue grease pencil on verso BC: [illegible initials] 198
Stamped in red ink on verso BLC: CONFIDENTIAL
Printed in purple ink on verso TR: ETO HQ 44 25274 FREEMAN 6 6 NOV \ CREDIT...US ARMY SIGNAL CORPS \ PHOTOG-2ND LT MA FREEMAN 166 \ SCREEN ACTRESS MARLENE DIETRICH \ LEAVES A HALL IN ARRY FRANCE, [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ HOLDING THE CAKE WITH WHICH SHE WAS \ PRESENTED BY MEMBERS OF AN INFANTRY \ UNIT. MISS DEITRICH IS TOURING THE \ COMBAT ZONES, ENTERTAINING THE MEN \ ON THE FIGHTING FRONT. \ 11TH INFANTRY REGT., 5TH INF DIV.
Stamped in purple ink on verso BC: [all within oval frame] PASSED FOR PUBLICATION AS CENSORED \ 106 \ Date 12 NOV 1944 \ Name.............No.......... \ SHAEF \ FIELD PRESS CENSOR
Inscribed in blue grease pencil on verso BC: [illegible initials] 198
Stamped in red ink on verso BLC: CONFIDENTIAL
