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American troops reviewed by General Douglas MacArthur and General John J. Pershing in France
Newsreel from 1942 shows 1918 World War I footage of a review of troops in France by Chief of Staff (and subsequently Brigadier General) Douglas MacArthur along with General John J. Pershing, head of the United States' National Army. Some French officers are also visible in the gathering. The military officers watch as U.S. Army troops, presumably of MacArthur's 42nd "Rainbow" Division march. Pershing and MacArthur review the troops along with other senior military officers. Pershing and MacArthur shake hands. Military automobiles on a dirt road near the men.
Christy Mathewson, Captain, U.S. Army Chemical Service, during World War I
Christopher "Christy" Mathewson, famous baseball pitcher for New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, who later managed the Cincinnati Reds. He voluntarily enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1918, as a Captain in the U.S. Army Chemical Service, during World War 1. This brief scene shows Matthewson in uniform, as a Captain in the U.S. Army.
World War 1 naval warfare including submarines, Italian torpedo boats, and sinking of SMS Szent Istvan
Submarine periscope in water. View of a submarine under water. Italian naval torpedo boat crew seen readying for battle and firing guns and torpedoes at target ship. View again of a submarine under water. Scene from June 10, 1918, of Austro-Hungarian Battleship SMS Szent Istvan (Saint Stephen), rolling over after being hit by an Italian torpedo off the Dalmation Coast in the Adriatic Sea. Survivors of the Szent Istvan being rescued in small boats. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Lenin in discussion with Russian revolution leader Mikhail Kalinin at Kremlin.
Russian leader Lenin in discussion with another leader Mikhail Kalinin in the courtyard of Kremlin. Backside shows a huge cannon and cannon balls visible in the background. Lenin addressing a big crowd in Moscow and Leningrad. 1918. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Human Liberty Bell; WWI leaders British General Haig, French General Petain, Italian General Diaz and King Albert of Belgium
Map showing Germany and nearby regions after conclusion of World War I. Writing indicates areas on map including Battle Line at End of Hostilities, Line to Which Germans Must Retreat, and Neutral Zone (between the two areas). Slate indicates that German Kaiser Wilhelm II had just abdicated (28 November, 1918) and shows footage of Kaiser Wilhelm II on horseback at a formal event. Next scene shows a massive human formation of soldiers in the shape of the Liberty Bell known as "The Human Liberty Bell", formed by 25,000 officers and men at Camp Dix, New Jersey to celebrate the armistice in World War 1 and the abdication of German Kaiser Wilhelm II. Camera pans upward to show the human bell from base to top. Next scenes show key Allied military leaders in World War I: British General Haig reviewing troops; France General Philippe Petain emerging from a building; Group of French soldiers marching; Italian General Diaz together with French officers reviewing troops; and King Albert of Belgium exiting a building outside Paris during World War 1 and entering a waiting horse-drawn carriage. View of United States President Woodrow Wilson reading newspaper and seated in a chair. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Scenes of American forces in France at conclusion of World War I, Christmas gifts, and immediate postwar period
Several u.S. Army soldiers of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) stand near three French children, outside a church building in France, during World War 1. A large relief of Christ on crucifix is displayed on the wall behind them. One soldier kneels down next to the children and gives them some chocolates. He talks with them. Closeup of the children eating their candy. A boy wipes his hands on his sweater. The children make circles on their tummies, indicating that the food tasted good. New sequence shows American Army of occupation troops celebrating Christmas, 1918, at Montabaur, Germany. They are assembled at a hillside, around a platform holding a monument and statue. A large decorated Christmas tree is set up on one side of the monument, and an Army brass band stands on the other side. Captain William A. Turner, of the Salvation Army, dressed as Santa Claus, hands out gifts to some of the soldiers, assembled in the foreground. There also appear to be some local German people gathered to the far right, of the brass band. Next, "Santa Claus" is seen throwing gifts out to the gathered soldiers. Scene shifts, again, this time to several U.S. Navy dreadnought battleships that might be returning troops from Europe back to the United States. The first seen is a two-stacker, Florida-class; the second is the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) and the third is the two-stacker USS New York (BB-34). Final sequence shows U.S. Secretary of the Navy, Josephus Daniels, and Secretary of War, Newton D. Baker, in top hats, stand on deck of a ship with with its Captain (a U.S. Navy Commander) to review U.S. Battleships returning from service with the British fleet in World War 1. The dim image of a battleship is seen in the background. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)