Five French Renault FT Light Tanks move along a dirt road, passing U.S. troops and supplies moving about in the same area,during World War 1. A U.S. convoy of U.S. Army FWD trucks stops to allow the French tanks to cross and move ahead of them. One French tank tows a sled filled with supplies, on which two French soldiers ride. The U.S. troops watch as the French tanks move away. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Allied tanks in Franceduring World War I. Allied tank moves by smoke bomb in a field during maneuvers. A puff of white smoke rises, tank moves across the field and crosses a road. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
American soldiers gather around a French Renault FT tank as young men and women working with the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) throw gifts to them, from atop the tank. (The YMCA employed thousands of women, along with men, to set up canteens, etc. for the troops during World War I.) Several women from the group have some fun being taken for rides in the tank. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
A U.S. soldier brings news of the armistice to troops sitting at their camp. The troops celebrate. They jump and hug each other. They raise hands and applaud. The troops gather and celebrate the news of the armistice by greeting each other and shaking hands. The soldiers discuss the armistice news and walk away. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Views of trenches during World War I. A soldier writes on a pad as he speaks to another soldier at entrance to a dugout in a trench. A French soldier leads several U.S. troops along the trench. Several soldiers peer over the top of the trench toward German lines. Soldiers hide themselves in trenches. A U.S. soldier mans a machine gun nest.
An intelligence patrol of the American Expeditionary Forces (A.E.F.) 3rd Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment (42nd Infantry Division) reconnoiters during World War 1.They are completely covered in camouflage clothing, as they crawl amongst trenches and earthworks of the battleground to observe conditions in "no man's land."