German prisoners of war being rounded up by British Battle Police in no man's land during Battle of the Somme, in World War 1. Several of the German prisoners are wounded and need assistance from their comrades. German prisoners relaxing in a compound. They put on shoes and jackets as they prepare to be moved out of the compound.
Fallen German soldiers lying in no-man's land, following an episode in the Battle of the Somme, during World War 1. A dog, mascot of the Manchester Regiment, fallen alongside his master on the battlefield, both victims of a charge at "Dantzig Alley." Views of other dead soldiers, both British and German, in fields and trenches.
Second Battle of the Somme in World War 1.German prisoners of war assembled in fenced areas of a field. British Mark V tank in background. Allied troops move a small artillery piece down from peak of a hill. American soldiers carrying towels as they enter a building to bathe, in a rear area camp.Some of them are seen inspecting their clothing for pests before putting it back on. Others are rewrapping their leggings and putting on boots.Troops marching up a hill. Others coming through a gate engraved with name: "Ecole de Preservation." They march over a bridge from the gate. A young soldier being interviewed.He wears a ribbon on his uniform for a decoration he may have just received. He salutes an officer who stops to talk and shake hands with him.
Opening scene shows a French Salmson 2 aircraft with front wheels chocked in a concrete pit and its tail supported to maintain the aircraft level during test firing of its machine gun. Mechanics surround the plane. Its engine is running. A mechanic leans over the Vickers .303 caliber machine gun installed at the front cockpit. (It is synchronized so as to fire through the propeller while the engine is running, however it is not being fired at this time.) Scene shifts to closeup view from front cockpit of engine with cowling covers removed. Gun sight and a scope are seen. Camera pans down revealing top of the cockpit instrument panel where needle/ball, airspeed, clock, and some engine instruments are visible. Glimpse of a side-mounted Vickers machine gun firing on a French Breguet 14. Next, Lieutenant Eddie Rickenbacker (prior to October, 1918, when he was promoted to Captain) is seen in cockpit of his parked Nieuport 28 aircraft. He manipulates the two Vickers machine guns installed on his plane (but does not fire them). Scene shifts to the French Breguet 14, seen firing machine gun, earlier. It is being towed backwards, up and out of the testing pit. (Minor Note: Rickenbacker's 94th Aero Squadron had their Neuports replaced by Spads in July 1918, so the brief scene showing him was shot before then.
U.S. soldiers in a WW I trench lined with wood latticing. They load, fire, and clear the tube of a 6 inch mortar, several times. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Allied railroad guns of World War 1. Crews working on 520 mm railroad gun. Brief shot of a 305 mm railroad gun. Crew elevates barrel of 14-inch U.S. naval gun configured as a railroad gun for the AEF. This is at an industrial site and many spectators watch as the gun's movement is demonstrated. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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