Whaler "Herman" on a polar expedition in the Diomedes Islands, Alaska. A man tries to catch a seal in a snow covered area. A boat amidst snow. A man clears snow from the area.
German troops enter a Belgian port city on motorized vehicles and wagons during the First World War. German infantry march into a Belgian city behind a military marching band. German artillery pieces being moved into the city. Refugees flee from the city. People carrying their belongings as they move away in wagons and on foot.
During World War I, Belgian forces defend against German invaders at Liege, Antwerp, Mons, Malines, Meuse, and Marne. Artillery shells exploding on battlefield. Belgian soldiers fight against the Germans in an open field, devoid of trenches or fortifications in World War 1. Artillery fire being exchanged. View of a heavy mortar. Troops moving cautiously into an open area, with city in background. A cathedral is visible in the distant background. Heavy German artillery barrages create large craters. German troops run across a battlefield and take cover in a bomb crater. Exploding shells resulting in fire and smoke. The German soldiers crawl across a field, pushing soft filled sacks in front of them to absorb incoming fire.
German invading forces during early engagements in France and Flanders during World War I. German troops advancing through a culvert under a bridge. German troops move to positions in front of a building. German soldiers scurry to safety as a nearby shed collapses from artillery strike. German soldiers walk across a battlefield as fires burn in distant background. Austrian or Austro-Hungarian troops struggle to move a heavy artillery piece. German troops set up a battery of field artillery. Austrian super mortar and one of its shells. German field artillery firing. German Marine Corps Flanders (Marinenkorps Flandern) in defensive position and several of them help a wounded comrade. Troops emerge from trench and advance, attacking across a battle field in World War 1.
Belgian cavalry, including Chasseurs à Cheval, riding through streets of town in Flanders, Belgium, in First World War. The sidewalks are filled with spectators watching them.
British troops boarding train in United Kingdom, during World War I. Other soldiers walk along the platform of a railroad station, where a railroad train sits with its doors open. The doors identify the coaches as third class. Two officers converse. One smokes a cigar. A sign reads: "Cross The Line By The Bridge". Officers and soldiers board the railway train.