The Saint Mihiel Drive, France, in First World War. U.S. infantry troops make their way across recently captured trenches. Several bodies of fallen soldiers are covered and lying near trenches. U.S. soldiers carry and assist their wounded. German prisoners carry their wounded in a blanket and on a stretcher as they are escorted under armed guard to the rear. American and German soldiers are all smiling.( No doubt glad the immediate battle has ended.) Medics attend wounded. A U.S. soldier on stretcher smokes a cigarette and imagines being tended by a pretty nurse at the base camp.(Cartoon illustrates his thoughts.) ( World War 1. WWI. WW1)
The Saint Mihiel Drive, France. U.S. artillery pulled by horses being rushed to the front. Artillerymen dig earth to emplace their French 75s. A soldier sits on pile of spent shells generated by the high rate of fire during the barrage. U.S. artillerymen load and fire their field pieces. ( World War 1. WWI. WW1)
Saint-Mihiel, France. U.S. Army troops escort 16,000 captured German prisoners along a road in France. French children play along the line of march. (World War I. World War 1. WWI. WW1)
Saint-Mihiel, France. Exchange of battlefield humor. Mock street sign posted by German soldiers reads 'Hindenburg Str'. It has been crossed out and flanked by signs reading: 'Washington Street' and an arrow pointing to 'Subway' made by American troops. Heavily fortified German bunker constructed on hill side. United States soldiers with a German messenger dog. Soldier shows how message is carried in capsule on dog's collar. Soldiers stand nearby. Soldier shakes hand with French boy out side a home, children stand at stairs of home. Local French people are treated to a meal at U.S. Army field mess. (World War I. World War 1. WWI. WW1)
U.S. soldiers during the Battle of Saint-Mihiel grand offensive on the Western Front during World War I. A large hay stack in a field. A soldier sitting on the stack. Smoke from firing and bombardment in the foreground. Soldiers load and fire artillery. Some of the soldiers seated in the field.
Scene of infantry men from U.S. Army 42nd Division during World War 1 in St. Mihiel in France. Horse drawn wagons and vehicles pass. Troops advancing across open terrain. A tank is visible in several scenes.
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