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British Field Marshal Douglas Haig reviews Royal Navy guard of honour upon arrival in Dover, late at end of World War I
British Expeditionary Force commander and Field Marshal, Sir Douglas Haig, debarks from a smaller ship onto a dock in Dover in December 1918, soon after the signing of the armistice ending World War 1. White cliffs of Dover seen briefly in background behind a large ship. Victorious Marshal Haig is met by Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes. A man with a royal mace stands behind the officers. British Royal Navy Guard of Honor band in white helmets plays as Commander Haig and Commander Keyes pass by the assembled forces. Civilians are lined up behind the military forces to welcome home Field Marshal Haig.
British soldier reads war news from newspaper to assembled group of civilians in Europe during World War 1
Civilian people assembled to hear the war news from a British soldier (British "Tommy") during World War I. The soldier reading newspaper aloud to group of men, women, and children. A group of civilians pose beneath a German propaganda trademark sign, 'Gott Strafe England' (God punish England).
Extract from film "The Somme" depicts German troops in trench warfare against South African Brigade in Battle of the Somme, World War I.
Scenes from British feature film "The Somme" made in 1927, about the Battle of the Somme in World War 1. Part of it depicts events involving the South African Brigade in the battle. The extract opens with shells bursting all along No Man's Land among fragments of trees. Explosions and smoke everywhere. On July 18, 1916, Nine German Battalions deploy to drive the South African Brigade from the Delville Wood. Several soldiers of the Brigade seen entrenched in a sand-bagged position as a German shell explodes only yards from them. German soldiers advance through the broken trees and brush, while under fire by British gunners using Vickers machine guns. Some German soldiers falling and others seeking cover in abandoned trench. A line of South African troops firing their rifles from a trench, as several German soldiers reach them and are shot dead just feet away. A British soldier is shot while climbing out of a trench containing several fallen comrades. Other British (or South African) troops scrambling to find a safer place. One crawling across the ground. A British gunner firing a Lewis gun. German troops starting to go over-the-top, from their trench. British soldiers advancing. German gunner firing Maxim gun from fortified position, as shells burst in the distant background. A horizontal line of British troops advancing toward the German position. Some are cut down by the machine gun fire. German gunner firing a captured British Vickers machine gun. British soldiers hunkered down in a deep shell hole behind a ridge. They use their trenching tools to dig in deeper. Several German shells burst in the air. Two British soldiers watch as a tank approaches through the smoke. Large numbers of British troops attack downhill through smoke and haze. German soldiers preparing to defend an occupied structure, as more British troops charge forward. Post-battle view of the area, with fallen soldiers marked by rifles stuck in the ground with helmets on them. (Note: The tanks shown in this film are models Mark V which did not enter service until 1918.)
Extract from 1927 British feature film "The Somme," portraying events during the Battle of the Somme, in World War I
Scene from 1927 feature film about World War 1. British tank crosses a battlefield under fire. It is a Mk V tank with dummy guns fitted to simulate a fighting tank. British troops sheltering in a shell-hole recognize it as friendly and follow it towards enemy lines, where it rides over the parapet of a German trench and crushes a machine-gun position. (The tank is an anachronism; the Mark V did not enter service until 1918.)
Fourth Liberty Loan Parade, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. American celebration and parade in London, England
Several separate scenes from World War I. Brief glimpse of 4th Liberty Loan parade in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during the First World War. The Liberty Loan Committee with group of persons standing in front of their stand. Employees of Heyl & Patterson Inc. carry a banner announcing 100% subscription in the 4th Liberty Loan drive. Sign on street pole tells directions to the American Locomotive Pittsburgh works. Scene changes to London,England, where British Army drummers stand and play in front of a YMCA building. People in crowd behind them wave American flags. Americans, including YMCA workers, soldiers, sailors, nurses, and English friends celebrate in a parade,accompanied by a British Army band and escorted by London Bobbies (policemen). Revelers ride in cars bedecked with American flags. Many ride on Army trucks. U.S. officers ride in staff cars. Another change of scene shows a U.S. Navy cinematographer hand cranking his motion picture camera, while standing in an open car. The car has a sign on its side reading: "Photographic Division, U.S. Navy." Another sailor sits in driver's seat while a third keeps pedestrians clear from the camera line of sight.
British pacifists gathering in London, England, during World War I
Group of well-dressed pacifists gather in London, England, during World War 1. Sign on building in background reads: "Tea & Coffee." The crowd, including men, women and children, mills about as several British Bobbies (policemen) nudge them along. The crowd ends up near some buildings and shops, including "L Lyons & Co Ltd."
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