Civilians in Flanders, Belgium,during World War I. They raise their hands and their caps.
British Army personnel in carefree pose under a tarpaulin. A soldier shouldering rifle walks past. British officers and men at a refreshment stand set up by Belgian ladies. They enjoy snacks and drinks. A baguette of bread and drinks on the table. One soldier pays for several items that he takes away. Behind them is a substantial stone building with doric columns.
Belgian peasants in town captured by Germans during World War 1, are forced to give up their cattle to German authorities.They are seen leading cattle in the town squar3, as German soldiers direct them. Change of scene to street vendors stalls set up in front of established shops. More cattle being led to German soldiers on the square. Local Belgians and a few Germans pose for the camera. Behind them is a heap of rubble neatly piled up near some houses. A horseman moves past a church severely damaged by German shelling. The camera moves to other buildings also damaged. View backwards from vehicle moving across a wide cobblestone pavement, beside a destroyed railroad station. A German soldier stands near a man and woman. Extremely small open rail rail cars are lined up near the pavement. Two children stand in front of a larger open rail car. We pass a German staff car, going in the opposite direction and several people in horse carts. Severe damage from shelling is seen in many places, with some buildings completely destroyed. Final scene shows point of view from camera mounted on moving cart, looking to the rear, as the cart moves down the street passing many destroyed buildings. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Cavalry of the British 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons Service Squadron, attached to the 36th (Ulster) Division on the Western Front in World War 1. Soldiers are seen assembling simple rafts with poles and canvas bag floats. Then members of the Squadron, with their horses, are seen lined up along a road overlooking a river. Cavalrymen proceed, four at time, to ride across the river with their personal gear, including saddles, as they are pulled across by those already on the other side.
French infantrymen rush to defend a Belgian town during World War I. French soldiers advance towards the front to defend the town against the German attack. Buildings along a side of a street. Soldiers fire rifles hiding behind barricades.
Street scenes in Antwerp Belgium at end of World War II show the façade of Antwerp Central Station (Antwerpen-Centraal, Koningin Astridplein 27, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium). The Boerentoren, or “Farmer’s Tower” (Boerentoren, Schoenmarkt 35 2000 Antwerp Belgium), in Antwerp city center. Trams on the street. Pedestrians pass by the Hôtel Métropole ( Leysstraat 27/29, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium). A streetlight in front of the Hôtel Métropole. The Het Steen (Steenplein 1, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium) medieval fortress of Antwerp. Belgian civilians visit a park. A horse-drawn cart and some automobiles move on the road in Antwerp city center. The two uneven gothic towers of the Cathedral of Our Lady (Groenplaats 21, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium) are seen in the background.