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British and Belgian monarchs and French officers gather in France to meet with President Poincaré during World War I.

Monarchs of various European nations like England, Belgium and others meet in France during World War I. French Army officers wait at a harbor. Queen Mary with King George V arrive in France as Prince of Wales welcomes them as they tour the World War 1 front for the first time. At British Headquarters they are seen greeting and meeting with Prince Albert and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium. King George V decorates war heroes including many Belgian soldiers in a ceremony on a beach as the Belgian Royal family watches, including King Albert, Queen Elisabeth, Prince Leopold III, and Prince Charles (Count of Flanders). View of young Princess Marie José of Belgium roughly around age 12 with the other monarchs walking on a sandy beach after the ceremony. King George V and Sir Douglas Haig enter through a gate to meet with French President Poincaré, Chief General Joseph Joffre, and General Ferdinand Foch. The leaders are seen together on the terrace of General Haig's headquarters at Beauquesne.

Date: 1916, August 12
Duration: 1 min 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675056638
Canadian troops counter attack the Germans in Sanctuary Wood, Ypres, Belgium.

Canadian troops in Ypres, Belgium (West Flanders). An animated map shows Sanctuary Wood in Ypres, Belgium. War damaged buildings in the town. A man walks through debris. The troops walk over a small bridge. Field Marshal John French, 1st Earl of Ypres, poses for a photograph, along with Sir Julian Bing, commanding General of the Third Army, and other officers. An animated map shows the Canadians counter attacking the Germans in Sanctuary Wood in the June 1916 Battle of Mount Sorrel. Fallen trees. A cemetery with a cross in the bushes.

Date: 1916
Duration: 3 min 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044476
British troops pose under tarpaulin and enjoy snack provided by Belgian ladies in Flanders,Belgium, during World War I

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.

Date: 1915
Duration: 25 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044666
United States 45th Infantry division troops on foot pass through Wingene in Belgium (WW2)

United States 45th Infantry division soldiers on foot pass through the wrecked and burning town of Wingene, in West Flanders (Belgium) during World War II. Destroyed vehicles are seen on sidewalks. Bombed houses are still burning as soldiers pass through. Debris and various equipment lay scattered on the ground.

Date: 1945, January 7
Duration: 1 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080007
Houses burning and destroyed vehicles in Wingene, Belgium (WW2)

Houses burning after Wingene, Belgium is retaken by Allied forces during World War II. A house with its roof covered in flames. Soldiers driving on a Jeep pass by burning house. A United States helmet and helmet liner with shell hole. Wrecked and burning United States vehicles such as Jeeps, trucks in deserted streets. A doorway blocked by burning debris. Thick smoke covers the streets as houses burn. Remains of a bombed house with only its façade left. More burning homes in Wingene, on the Belgian province of West Flanders. Pillars of smoke rises in a battlefield outside Wingene.

Date: 1945, January 7
Duration: 1 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080008
Medics rescue a soldier from a tank, in ruined Wingene, Belgium (WW2)

Medics rescue a soldier from a tank in Wingene, Belgium during World War II. The injured soldier is placed on a stretcher. A burning house in Wingene, in the Belgian province of West Flanders. Flames erupt from windows of the house. Bodies of two dead United States soldiers lying on a snow-covered street.

Date: 1945, January 6
Duration: 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080009