Brief views of a World War 1 munitions factory in Europe. View from above of factory buildings, piles of ammunition and a railroad spur. Men working outside the factory. Carts for hauling the ordnance. Note: only about the first 7 seconds of this clip is useable. The remainder is destroyed. (WWI; WW1)
British troops in Europe during World War I. Soldiers march across a field. They carry rifles. An aircraft parked at an airfield. A pilot seated in the cockpit of an aircraft. Soldiers standing near a wrecked aircraft.
Dignitaries in Europe during World War I. Soldiers gather on a field. Several soldiers holding rifles seated on horses moving across a field. Officials and dignitaries meet and discuss.
Wartime activities of German soldiers in Europe during World War I. Horse carts, and a building seen in the background. A convoy of horse carts pass on a road. Several German soldiers ride the carts and several soldiers walk alongside the convoy of horse carts.
Wartime activities of German soldiers in Europe during World War I. German soldiers prepare for life in the trenches: The soldiers shovel mud and make trenches. The soldiers work on plumbing. The troops make candles to light the trenches. Candles lying in boxes.
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.