Brief scene from a prison camp in World War I, with German and Austro-Hungarian soldiers under guard by Scottish and other British troops. Scene changes to American and British soldiers examining a wrecked German biplane in a field. Many soldiers gather around the plane. A Scottish Highlander soldier wearing a kilt examines the cockpit. A British soldier cuts away the German cross symbol from the left wing of the airplane as British and United States soldiers watch.
German troops march after Armistice of World War I. German troops surrender war material and get on to trucks. French troops search some of the Germans. French troops carry material out of the building. German troops march with their belongings.
American soldiers watch as an Australian instructor demonstrates how the Lewis machine gun is light enough to be held and fired by one person. A soldier on the ground firing the gun in prone position. Two Australian soldiers climb a platform erected above a trench, where a Lewis gun is set up on a tripod. They fire the gun. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Barbed wire and trenches in snow during World War I. American troops advance out of trenches under cover of smoke screen. U.S. Army troops fire large howitzer under camouflage cover. Incoming artillery fire strikes close with great explosion. Troops moving uphill, in the open in snow.
28th Escadrille fliers of French Air Service examine a Salmson 2 biplane during World War I. Clothes seen hanging on a wire in the background. The aircraft has a painted picture of a running elephant on it. Captain Paul Daum of the 28th Escadrille inspects the rear, twin, ring-mounted Lewis Guns, moves them around, and adjusts them. The fliers including Captain Paul Daum stand in front of the plane.
28th Escadrille fliers of French Air Service with a Salmson plane during World War I. Two French fliers climb into the Reconnaissance plane and take off. The plane seen in flight. Group of French 28th Escadrille and U.S. Army 79th Division Infantry (operating as observors) seen smiling and talking in front of a SPAD (Societe Provisoire des Aeroplanes Deperdussin and Bleriot) French airplane. American flag hung on the wing. They talk and share cigarettes. View of just the American group in front of the aircraft, posing for the camera.