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Decoration ceremony and parade for Polish officers in Archangel, Russia, during World War I.
British and Polish officers stand in the middle of a cobblestone street in Archangel (Arkhangelsk) Russia, with four Polish officers, during the Allied North Russia Intervention in World War 1. The Allied officers are preparing to decorate the four Polish officers. A young boy in military uniform, holding a rifle at order arms position, stands next to one of the medal recipients. A formation of Polish troops stands at attention, presenting arms, on the sidelines. The ranking British officer pins medals on the four Polish officers and shakes hands with the boy, who executes a rifle salute at order arms. After another British officer in a beret, makes a presentation, the camera records a Polish military band taking position and a parade of Polish troops commencing. Several small children run after the band. Spectators are grouped near the Allied officers, who salute from the sidewalk, as the parade passes. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Raising of Red Cross and American flags over a hospital in Archangel, Russia, during World War I
As a contingent of U. S. soldiers presents arms, American Red Cross Captain Wynn and U.S. Army Captain, Hall, raise a United States flag and a Red Cross flag over a hospital in Arkhangelsk (Archangel) Russia during the Allied North Russia Intervention of world War 1. Russian nuns (nurses) who staff the hospital, at Troitsky Avenue, near Olga barracks, take part in the ceremony. View of U.S. Army band marching down a street with their instruments as local children and villagers look on. (Note: This flag-raising constituted an act of defiance by U.S. Red Cross and Army medical personnel, since British medical authorities had opposed starting an American hospital in Archangel. It became the first Red Cross Hospital there, that was jointly staffed by Russian and American Red Cross nurses. Captain Wynn,with the American Red Cross, equipped the hospital, and American Army Captain Hall and Lieutenant Kiley administered it.) (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Russian villagers remove stumps from a recently logged area in Archangel Russia. during World War I
Russian women and a few men, work together to remove stumps from a field in Archangel (Arkhangelsk) Russia, where trees were recently harvested for lumber. They dig with picks and shovels and uproot a stump. Then a group of about 25 women works in unison to roll the huge stump away. An American soldier stands nearby as they work. [Footage from the United States Army 85th Division, 339th Infantry, American Expeditionary Force North Russia, participating as part of the Triple Entente forces, in the so-called "Polar Bear Expedition." Two thirds of the soldiers were from Michigan.] (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
U.S. 339th Infantry and 310th Engineers embark for U.S. in Archangel, Russia
U.S. 339th Infantry and 310th Engineers, of American North Russia Expeditionary Force, leave for U.S. from Archangel, ( Arkhangelsk) Russia. Troops embark on ship from dock. Women greet each other. Three women pose.
Brigadier General Wilds P Richardson and others attend a daytime social event in Archangel, Russia.
Brigadier General Wilds P Richardson at a daytime social event in Archangel (Arkhangelsk) Russia, as the Allied North Russia Intervention of World War 1, comes to an end (also during Russian Civil War timeframe). Bunting decorates stairway of an official building. American Army and a few Navy officers proceed down the stairs to a courtyard. U.S. Brigadier General Wilds P. Richardson, is seen walking and conversing with a lady. White Russian and Allied officers and local officials,some escorting ladies, are also seen.
Arctic convoy of British ships underway in the North Sea carrying weapons to Russia during World War 2.
A British ship convoy underway in the North Sea as part of the Arctic Convoys supplying ships, weapons, and materials to the Soviet Union at Arkhangelsk and Murmansk during World War II. A map showing the North Sea route. The British ships underway. The ships carry weapons and other equipment to Russia as an aid for the fight against Nazi Germany. A man aboard a ship watches the area through binoculars. Crew dressed for Freezing cold temperatures. Enemy aircraft in flight over the area. The German aircraft drop bombs on the convoy. Guns fired from the ships. Smoke rise from firing and bombardment in the area. Circa 1942.
