U.S. soldiers of 339th Infantry during the Allied North Russia Intervention (AKA the Polar Bear Expedition) at Archangel ( Arkhangelsk) Russia., in World War 1. U.S. soldiers and sailors ride on a streetcar, operating on a main street in the city of Archangel. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
U.S. Brigadier General Wilds P Richardson accompanies British Field Marshal William Edmund Ironside as he decorates soldiers of the American 339th Infantry Regiment in Archangel, Russia, during the Allied North Russia Intervention of World War 1. In change of scene, American infantrymen board a YMCA train where they receive small gifts. The soldiers must jump down from the train, when leaving. Logo of YMCA on side of train. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
British and Polish officers stand in the middle of a cobblestone street in Archangel (Arkhangelsk) Russia, with four Polish officers, during the Allied North Russia Intervention in World War 1. The Allied officers are preparing to decorate the four Polish officers. A young boy in military uniform, holding a rifle at order arms position, stands next to one of the medal recipients. A formation of Polish troops stands at attention, presenting arms, on the sidelines. The ranking British officer pins medals on the four Polish officers and shakes hands with the boy, who executes a rifle salute at order arms. After another British officer in a beret, makes a presentation, the camera records a Polish military band taking position and a parade of Polish troops commencing. Several small children run after the band. Spectators are grouped near the Allied officers, who salute from the sidewalk, as the parade passes. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Elements of the U.S. 339th Infantry Regiment are drawn up in formation atn Archangel, Russia, during the Allied North Russia Intervention in World War 1. Troops stand at attention. Body of water in the background. Brigadier General Wilds P Richardson decorates two of the infantrymen. Troops march away. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Views from a moving boat on the Northern Dvina river. Port facilities, cranes, some ships anchored and others underway in the harbor. City can be seen in the backdrop. [Note: Footage from the United States Army 85th Division, 339th Infantry, American Expeditionary Force North Russia, participating as part of the Triple Entente forces, in the so-called "Polar Bear Expedition." ] (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Allied Intervention in Siberia, Russia during Russian Civil War, and World War I. Italian troops drill in Krasnoyarsk. They wear coat and woolen hats as they jog. They practice various exercises. Buildings in the background.