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Smoke arises as soldiers fire artillery at a battlefield during the Battle of St. Mihiel
U.S. soldiers during the Battle of Saint-Mihiel grand offensive on the Western Front during World War I. A large hay stack in a field. A soldier sitting on the stack. Smoke from firing and bombardment in the foreground. Soldiers load and fire artillery. Some of the soldiers seated in the field.
German prisoners of war under the guard of American soldiers and officers at a stockade in France during World War 1
U.S. soldiers during the Grand Offensive on the Western Front during World War I. Prisoners of war, mostly German, in a stockade. Close-up views of German prisoners of war. Buildings in the background. Medics, soldiers and officers standing. Carts passing across a field in the background.
British soldiers attack the Hindenburg Line and capture German prisoners, WW1
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.
Montage of British artillery being employed in World War I.
British troops firing an 18 pounder field piece. A battery of 18 pounders lined up and firing near a tree line. Each gun rolls back from recoil after firing. British 18 pounder artillery firing from variety of places, including covered entrenched positions; open field positions; and camouflaged positions. A British 127mm (60 pounder) heavy field artillery piece being fired. British BL 6 inch 26cwt howitzers being fired. Field artillery firing in salvos from hidden positions. A field piece firing from a barn. A 9.2" BL Mk1 Siege Howitzer firing. A battery of 60pdr Mk1 Field Guns firing from behind a berm. British 18 pounders firing in a field. A 9.2" Railway Mounted Gun firing. A battery of British 8-inch howitzers firing. Troops digging trenches near bodies of fallen soldiers. Artillery troops moving field artillery by horses. A British siege mortar firing. Explosions in no-mans-land from artillery. Troops taking a meal break in a trench. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
A U.S. operated Renault FT tank runs down a road sign during World War I.
A Renault FT tank operated by Americans, runs down a street sign in Germany during World War I. Caption reads: "Tank No. 327, Co. C running down a German sign Kaiser Wilhelmstrasse". However, the number 8329 is displayed on the tank turret, along with a diamond insignia (signifying the Third Section of its Tank Battalion). The tank driver operates from an open position behind the turret and another American soldier rides on the rear of the tank. (Note: After the war, Americans referred to these tanks as FT-17s.)
Ruins of the Canal du Nord in France. French and British officials and Generals visit war torn sites
Opens with camera panning over debris filled Canal du Nord and then continuing along and up its concrete sides to the top. British troops walk along the high ground above the opposite side of the damaged canal. Next, Commander of British forces, Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, and French Premier, Georges Clemenceau, step from their respective automobiles, and walk together in a war torn area in France, during World War 1. Other officials and military officers join them. Closeup of British Field Marshal Sir Julian Byng, Commander of the Third Army, conversing with another General officer and then with a French priest Other officers stand behind him and a dog sits on the ground, nearby. Premier Clemenceau with a French General speaking to French women in a city. A civilian official (wearing a black mourning armband) joins them. Next, Haig and Clemenceau are seen walking together toward an honor guard of French soldiers, drawn up in formation along the roadside. The proceed to a contingent of British troops, including a military band, standing in formation. Haig and Clemenceau walk through the ranks inspecting the troops. They are next seen as Marshal Haig introduces British General Sir Herbert Plumer to Premier Clemenceau. French soldiers stand at attention in the background. Views of different officers and officials conversing, including Field Marshal Sir Julian Byng speaking with General Plumer. The statesmen and Generals then visit the damaged former German headquarters. Sign above the building reads:”Kommandantur.” The building is pockmarked by shell and bullet holes. Clemenceau leads the party exiting the building. Debris covers the front steps. Clemenceau and Haig return to the same car, saying farewell to others in the party. An officer places a carriage robe over the French Premier’s legs, and they drive away. Next scene is on the outskirts of Ypres, as the remains of a damaged hospital are demolished by British Forces after it was deemed dangerous and unusable due to German shelling.