Remarkable, rare, on-scene views on the receiving end of a British and French Allied artillery barrage, shot by German photographer at the German frontlines, during the battle of the Somme, in World War 1. Allied artillery shells fired at German positions begin striking along the German lines and cause some German soldiers to abandon their trenches. Fairly close range view of shells striking in middle of the German trenches. As the barrage by British and French artillery increases in intensity, more German soldiers are seen running towards the rear to seek better protection and escape the bombardment. Two huge explosions cause more German soldiers to flee the area. (The Allied gunners are clearly zeroed in on the German positions.) The shelling continues with heavier guns causing even larger explosions. More German troops flee the area. Remote and close views of the relentless artillery barrage as it devastates the German lines. (WWI; WW1)
German artillerymen firing a 7.7 cm Feldkanone 16 (7.7 cm FK 16) field piece to cover advancing infantry during World War 1.
German troops in action along the Western Front in World War 1. Troops in trenches. German artillery firing from concealed position. Slate refers to Guns at Aisne, Nieuport, Perthes,and Soissons. German artillerymen pulling 77mm field guns with horses. German cavalry charging across a field. German troops guiding horses across a deep stream. Some of the troops are in bathing suits and others, in boats, guide the horses across. German cavalry riding past the camera in full battle gear. Artillerymen using horses to move a battery of 77mm field pieces. German troops playing cards during a lull in battle.They are interrupted by a call to action. Troops on horseback pulling supply wagons through a stream. Artillerymen firing a field piece. Trench filled with German soldiers firing rifles with bayonets afixed to them. A German Skoda siege mortar with shells.
French woman test pilot, Jacqueline Auriol, gets into the cockpit of a French Dassault Mystere IV N jet fighter. She dons helmet and straps herself in. Aircraft taxis and takes off from runway. Personnel in the control room speaks over radio. Technician looks through a scope designed to observe speed. Group of French observers watch the aircraft in flight. The aircraft lands, taxis and parks on the ramp. Woman pilot Jacqueline Auriol climbs down from the aircraft smiling, for she has just regained the woman's world aviation speed record.
French troops marching. Convoy of French Army vehicles. Formation of aircraft bombing ground targets. Explosions on ground. The Eiffel Tower.
General Jacques Philippe Leclerc of Free French Forces and French troops enter Paris during World War II. Tanks pass along a road in Rambouillet. General Jacques Philippe Leclerc of Free French Forces speaks to a crowd in the city. French civilians along a road. German prisoners are marched on a street.
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