Children in 'National Costume' welcome French troops in Lorraine during World War I. A French military officer on horseback stands in front of the crowd. A large crowd gathered on a field. Another officer on horse salutes. Soldiers sit on horses behind him.
Views of destroyed buildings in World War 1. French troops march into town on a road surrounded by completely destroyed buildings. They tow a covered heavy long gun behind a truck. French Army trucks moving in a line across barren fields. Battery of fortified French artillery guns firing. French infantry going "over the top" leaving their trench on the attack. No Man's Land, with shells exploding. French troops running on the attack. A line of French soldiers moving along the ridge of a hill. French troops assaulting fortified German positions on higher ground, partly obscured by battle smoke. Smoke (possibly gas) drifting across no man's land. (WWI; WW1)
Underground life at Fort Vaux, after it was recaptured from the Germans, during World War I. The fort has obviously suffered varying degrees of damage in the course of battle. French soldiers inside the fort. Medics treat a wounded soldier. A soldier talks on radio. Another soldier sits nearby. The Germans continue attempts to recapture the fort themselves, and fire artillery shells that burst around the fort. Smoke arises due to firing.
Soldiers prepare for the battle in Verdun during World War I. They place an artillery in a hide out. Houses in the background. Armored train on the railway track. Soldiers march on a street. Damaged buildings and rubble along the sides of the street.
Scott soldiers prepare for the battle during the World War I. Scottish infantry passes through Mametz. Houses along the sides of street. Wreckage in the area. Soldiers walk in the ruined area. Trees in the background. Telephone wire is laid to establish communication. Soldiers stand in the rubble and fix the wire to a broken wall. Troops walk in an abandoned German trench.
Battle of the Somme, in World War 1.Two batteries of Royal field artillery moving to a position beyond Mametz, over battlefield where Gordons' and Devons' suffered losses during a charge on a ridge near Mametz. Horses pull numerous British artillery guns and limbers. The artillery assembling at the new location.