French infantry soldiers in a trench firing rifles during the battle of Moulin Briete in Belgium during World War 1. The French soldiers emerge from the trenches and advance, running. View of British soldiers, prone on the ground, firing. A farm house in the field. French and British forces advance, sometimes running and sometimes dropping to the ground and crawling forward.
Trains with driver-less locomotives collide in Belgium during World War I. The trains burn. The collided trains in view. Men inspect the collided trains. The German troops build the railroad. Germany's Railroad Engineers Corps restore a bomb damaged tunnel.
Belgian soldiers at the river Yser in Belgium. Soldiers stand on a wooden platform over the river. Men on boats in river. Soldiers on gunboats move along the Yser river and the fire at barrages. Houses in the background. A gunboat moves under a tunnel. Trees along the sides of the river. A soldier talks on a radio. Other soldiers fire from the gunboat. Smoke arises due to the firing.
Mix of civilian and military men (one wearing a Belgian side cap with tassel) hold torpedo that is laying on pedestal. Men move torpedo. They unscrew its tail to open it and they place the tail on the ground. They unscrew a cover over the bomb inside. Men stand with torpedo and its tail.
German volunteer soldiers demonstrate rising man power in Europe during World War I. The German volunteers gather and practice in drills for marksmanship and shooting. The German volunteers carrying rifles, practice for firing. An officer reviews troops. The troops learn to march. The German military personnel herd cattle through the streets of a town, for use to feed soldiers. Sides of beef and large wheels of cheese are distributed to soldiers. The soldiers eat the beef. Some German soldiers in France or Belgium distribute food and drink to hungry children of the enemy who gather near them.
Street scenes in Antwerp Belgium at end of World War II show the façade of Antwerp Central Station (Antwerpen-Centraal, Koningin Astridplein 27, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium). The Boerentoren, or “Farmer’s Tower” (Boerentoren, Schoenmarkt 35 2000 Antwerp Belgium), in Antwerp city center. Trams on the street. Pedestrians pass by the Hôtel Métropole ( Leysstraat 27/29, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium). A streetlight in front of the Hôtel Métropole. The Het Steen (Steenplein 1, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium) medieval fortress of Antwerp. Belgian civilians visit a park. A horse-drawn cart and some automobiles move on the road in Antwerp city center. The two uneven gothic towers of the Cathedral of Our Lady (Groenplaats 21, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium) are seen in the background.