People carry their baggage as they evacuate a city in Belgium. A destroyed building with rubble on the ground. Smoke rises from a building.
Kaiser Wilhelm II review troops in Belgium during World War I. The Kaiser, Prince Adalbert Von Preussen of Prussia, Admiral Ludwig Von Schroeder and German troops aboard a ship. Boats at the sea. A German sea plane lands. The sea plane is hoisted to the sea coast.
Kaiser Wilhelm II reviews naval infantry in Ostend, Belgium during World War I. The Kaiser, Prince Adalbert Von Preussen of Prussia, Admiral Ludwig Von Schroeder and other officers inspect the naval infantry. The infantrymen stand at attention and salute the Kaiser. Mountains in background.
British General Douglas Haig reviews troops in Britain during First World War; French General Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Petain comes out of a building and stands with his fellow officer, Italian General Armando Diaz review troops. Troops march with rifles. King Albert I of Belgium comes out of a building and sits on car. World War I troops march on road, snow covered hillside in the background. President Wilson sits and reads a Washington newspaper in Washington DC, United States.
Allied military and some civilians gather for a ceremony at the ruins of Saint Martin's Cathedral, in Ypres Belgium, destroyed by Germany in World War 1. Scots Guards in kilts are seen among the assembled military. A ladder is seen and something is being raised by a hoist in the background,as preliminary cleanup is being undertaken. Scene shifts to point of view footage from a moving rail car on the Suspension Railway (Schwebebahn) in Barmen-Elberfeld Germany. At first it travels above a street in the city. Then it is seen moving over the Wupper River, in the Elberfeld region, as another suspension rail train approaches from the opposite direction. It continues traveling along (above) the waterway. (Note: Barmen-Elberfeld was re-named Wuppertal in 1930. The Schwebebahn is still in operation today, and is the oldest operating transportation monorail in the world. It is now called the Wuppertal Suspension Railway. Its original full name is: "Electric Elevated Railway (Suspension Railway) Installation, Eugen Langen System" (Anlage einer elektrischen Hochbahn (Schwebebahn), System Eugen Langen)).
Kaiser Wilhelm II reviews troops in Zeebrugge, Belgium during World War I. German officers at a lake shore. A boat in the lake. Views of arriving boat of the Kaiser and officers. A flag of German Army on the boat. The Kaiser arrives in Zeebrugge.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Links ©2024 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2024 CriticalPast LLC.