French President Georges Clemenceau inspects a devastated town after its liberation from Imperial German forces (WW1). Sign says "Mines... Danger de... Defense d'Entr...". President Georges Clemenceau carefully walks through rubble and debris with other French officials. Georges Clemenceau points to a ruined Hôtel de Ville (City Hall). A man, standing on portable stairs, attempts to place the French flag on the façade of the Hôtel de Ville (City Hall). President Georges Clemenceau and French officials walk away. French soldiers walking on a devastated street filled with smoke.
Allied forces attack the Hindenburg Line (also known as the "Siegfriedstellung", or "Siegfried Position") on the Western Front in World War 1. Men firing artillery. A tank reverses. British soldiers, holding bayonets, carefully move through barbed wire, following a tank (named "Mary"). Tank crosses a small wooden bridge, with British infantry following. British soldiers slide into a trench. German soldiers, taken as prisoners, are being led away by Allied troops.
A pilot in a French Army Nieuport 17 airplane before take-off. Rear view of the pilot in cockpit of WWI biplane. A map is attached in cockpit. Aircraft propeller starts. Aircraft takes-off from airfield. Aircraft flying. View through propeller at pilot and observer scouting for enemy positions.
French colonial Senegalese troops resting and eating their meals while sitting on the ground. A young French African soldier blows a bugle to signal mealtime. Senegalese troops running. African cooks in mobile military kitchen distribute food to soldiers. Senegalese soldiers resting and washing dishes after a meal.
French colonial troops staking out wire entanglements in battlefield area during World War I. The soldiers crawl while setting up the barbed wire fence. One of the soldiers sets up a stake. Soldiers crawling under a barbed wire fence. French colonial troops wearing gas masks moving and leaving the trenches.
U.S. and French troops in Paris during World War I. A military ceremony. A large crowd of civilians on either side of the path. They watch the parade. U.S. and French troops march and approach the venue. The military band parades. The mounted police keeps vigil. Civilians wave and cheer.