The French line ship, SS Lorraine, in camouflage paint, seen backing into port at Bordeaux, France, on June 24, 1918. Belgian troops of the ACM Corps (Autos-Canons-Mitrailleuses, Belgian armored unit) disembark. They are seen as they walk down a gangway from the ship, in combat uniforms and steel helmets, and carrying their weapons and personal gear. (Note: Soldiers of this armored unit from Belgium fought alongside the Imperial Russian army against German and Austrian troops in 1915 in Russia, during World War 1, before the 1917 Bolshevik revolution, after which they were stranded in hostile territory. They left Vladivostok for the United States on the SS Sheridan, and docked at San Francisco on May 12, 1918. They were warmly greeted as they proceeded across the U.S. to New York city, where they participated in the Memorial Day Parade. After leaving New York City, aboard the SS La Lorraine, they reached Bordeaux on June 24 1918.)
Numerous pieces of Allied heavy artillery lined up in the ordnance yard at Bordeaux, France, in World War 1. A Holts tractor towing a field piece and caisson across the yard, through mud. Another tractor towing a field piece and limber across the yard.
Allied military trucks unloaded at a port in Bordeaux, France during World War I. Cranes used to unload trucks and other military equipment at the port. A tank pulls a truck with a railroad car in the background. Tanks pull trucks at the port. A truck unloaded by a crane as soldiers look on. Soldiers move about on the port one of them rides a bicycle.
Allied military equipment like powder in wooden boxes unloaded from a freighter Arakan at a port in Bordeaux, France during World War I. Cranes used to unload military equipment at the port. Soldiers supervise the unloading process. Military trucks lined up with wooden boxes loaded onto it. Two Allied officers talk as unloading continues. Supply boxes piled up as soldiers unload them.
Allied military equipment like powder in wooden boxes unloaded from a freighter Arakan at a port in Bordeaux, France during World War I. Cranes lifts wooden frame boxes from the freighter as men look on. Boxes hoisted in a sling. Crane places the boxes on the ground.
Allied soldiers assemble a truck at a camp in Bordeaux, France during World War I. They turn it and put wheels. Water carts lined up at the camp.
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