A French railroad gun captured by the Germans during World War 1. German soldiers stand near a damaged French railway gun. "Against the Big Bertha" is written on the gun, in French. Two soldiers sit on the gun barrel. Other soldiers stand on the railway gun and pose for the movie camera. (This is a German film with English caption describing the gun as one of the heavy rail guns intended to silence our long range guns firing on Paris.)
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.
Royal Marine Artillerymen load and fire a 15-inch ("Grandmother") howitzer, during the Battle of the somme, in World War 1. Shells weighting 1400 pounds each are lined up. A Marine next to a shell on which is written 'to Willie with compliments. ' Shells lifted up with the help of a crane. British Marines adjust and fire the 15 inch Howitzer. Explosions occur across barbed wires. Howitzer fired and smoke rises.
From "The Battle of the Somme." A Battalion of British Lancashires return after a successful attack on Germans during Battle of the Somme in World War 1. Ambulatory wounded British and German (prisoners) walking back from the front, assisting one another. British troops escorting German prisoners of war. Two Germans carrying a wounded comrade on a stretcher. Lancashires posing with German prisoners. A long line of returning Lancashires interspersed with German prisoners of war. More German soldiers (prisoners) carrying wounded comrades on stretchers.
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