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General Guillemet reviews and awards Greek soldiers in Salonika, Greece during World War I.

General Guillemet in Salonika, Greece during World War I. The General seated on a horse reviews Greek troops. Soldiers march in formation on a field. They carry rifles. The General awards medals to the soldiers.

Date: 1916
Duration: 1 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675065552
British General George Milne, and General Sir Bryan Mahon watch a chariot race in Salonika, Greece.

Lieutenant General George Milne, Commander of British XVI Corps soldiers, and Sir Bryan Mahon, Commander of the 10th (Irish) Division, converse while attending a Military Gymkhana at Salonika during World War 1. They then watch a chariot race on the field. [Note: the introductory slate incorrectly identifies the Generals]

Date: 1916
Duration: 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028078
USIS programs include musical Porgy and Bess and orchestra, sprinter Jesse Owens, writer William Faulkner, and a trade show.

Faces of smiling audience watching performers bow at the conclusion of a performance of Porgy and Bess sponsored by the USIS. View of performance by the "Symphony of the Air, " formerly known as the NBC Toscanini Orchestra, in Tokyo. Author William Faulkner is seen visiting with an audience in Japan. Olympic athlete Jesse Owens shows his running block technique to a crowd gathered in Malaya. Jesse Owens signs autographs for a crowd gathered around him. A test preview of a USIS "People's Capitalism" exhibit is shown at Union Station in Washington, D.C. Two Asian women place a pot on a stove as part of the exhibit. A 1955 Ford Thunderbird convertible is displayed at an international trade fair in Salonika, Greece. A man demonstrates and electric razor at the Greek trade show sponsored by USIS. King Paul and Queen Frederika of Greece visit the U.S. trade fair and watch children play on a jungle gym, with toy tractors and with a toy teepee. A crowd gathered at the trade show stand in line to see themselves on a television monitor. View of crowd seen on television. A large spiral display sponsored by USIS demonstrates the "Open Skies Proposal" A model of a B-52 bomber is also at the display.

Date: 1956
Duration: 2 min 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024538
Serbian soldiers parade and review for Serbian Generals in Salonika during World War I

Serbian soldiers in Salonika Greece (now Thessalonika) during World War 1. A group of officers look at a document. Senior officers walk on the field and review Serbian Army forces (possibly Putnik among them?). Serbian solders march on the field. A soldier holds a flag in his hand. Officers salute the soldiers.

Date: 1917
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675027538
King of Romania Ferdinand I, King Alexander I of Greece and Herbert Hoover in Europe during World War I, also surrender of Jerusalem.

United States Food Administrator Herbert Hoover in Belgium. Herbert Hoover drinks tea and converses with officials. King of Romania Ferdinand I on a horseback reviews his last brigade. Queen Marie of Romania stands with her daughter, Princess Ileana, during a ceremony. King Alexander I of Greece reviews his army before he sends them to battle against Bulgaria. Prince Arthur, the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn and head of the British mission to Salonika is seen greeting King Alexander I. Greek Patriarch is also present. A ceremony of the surrender of Jerusalem to the British under General Allenby. Last scene is from a ceremony of recognition in which Chaim Weizmann presented a Jewish scroll to Allenby (Weizmann seen on Allenby's right before the dignitaries are seated).

Date: 1918
Duration: 1 min 13 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044455
German U-Boat sinks Greek ship "India" in 1917 during World War I. U-Boat crew captures and examines sea turtles, in 1915.

Opening scene shows a tramp steamer listing to starboard.during World War 1. She displays "India, Greece" in large letters on her side. Slate indicates that an explosives technician from a U-Boat had climbed aboard and set charges on the Greek Steamer, "India" as she is stopped in the Atlantic during World War 1. The India is carrying a cargo of coal from Cardiff Wales, to Oran. The ship is seen listing. Smoke still rises from her stack. Slate states that the cross on the hull of the sinking "India" is the Greek national emblem. The ship sinks lower and finally slides out of sight, with smoke rising above the water from her exploding boilers. (Note: This German U-boat is the SM U-35, which was operating in the western approaches to the Straits of Gibraltar after leaving the Mediterranean on 11-12 April. It carried a professional cinematographer on board. Two years earlier, on June 12, 1915 , the U-35 also sank the British ship, "Crown of India." ) The next sequence shows an image of the German Daily Express newspaper for Monday May 10, 1915. Dead! it reports in bold print: The world has a duty to conduct a Hunt for turtles. Scene shifts to deck of surfaced German U-boat, showing a dinghy arriving alongside, from which several giant sea turtles are unloaded. Crew members examine the turtles on the deck of the submarine. At least one appears to be dead. Next scene shows lookouts on conning tower of the U-Boat, as they see smoke on the horizon. (The Imperial German Naval war flag is displayed on the conning tower.) The Captain calls for full speed ahead on both engines, and the controls show that being selected. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Date: 1917, April 12
Duration: 3 min 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675042361