View of a pedestal-mounted French 155mm long gun, in a well-fortified position during World War 1. The emplacement is protected all around with rows of sand bags. It is deep enough that the gun is not visible until raised to fire (and then only the barrel is visible). The French Army artillery gun crew loads the gun and the soldiers fire two rounds. The area around the emplacement is a desolate no-man's land.
Austro-Hungarian troops march along a road during winter in World War 1. Snow covers the ground. Change of scene shows troops moving supplies (including a field kitchen) in horse-drawn wagons, along the crest of a hill. Next scene shows a mounted army bugler sounding a call in a snowy army camp field. Regimental lancers (Ulanen) ride into view leading a column of various kinds of troops. The lancers are seen galloping along a path, followed by troops and supplies in wagons pulled by teams of horses. A group of senior officers is gathered near one looking through tripod mounted periscopic binoculars. They see French columns on a hill held by German troops. Austro-Hungarian infantry move down a snowy hillside. In the distance, French troops are assembled and march in small unit formations across a flat snow-covered field to engage the German soldiers in trenches. The French infantry begin to run on their attack. Several are seen falling to German gunfire during the battle. Then they are seen retreating in formation. Fallen French soldiers lie in the snow. The French infantry reform and launch another attack, making a right flanking movement before moving forward, this time. In their final assault, they swarm uphill, leaving many dead and injured lying in the snow behind them. Later they are seen carrying the bodies of the fallen from the field. Austrian medics on skis come the the aid of a wounded comrade. They improvise a sled from skis and pull the wounded soldier on it.
French General Joseph Joffre visit the first line trenches during World War 1. General Joffre along with Field Marshal Herbert Kitchener (1st Earl Kitchener) and other officials visits the battlefield. They stand in a trench and watch through binoculars. They discuss a document. They walk in the trench. (WWI; WW1)
Machine guns in action on front line in Europe during World War 1. German machine gun teams fire Maxim belt-fed, water-cooled machine guns from entrenched positions. Then they scramble out of their trenches. Change of scene shows German machine gunners on a hillside close to a bridge. Their leader gives a signal and they pick up and advance to the bridge. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)