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.
King Albert I of Belgium and his wife, Elisabeth of Bavaria (the Queen of Belgium), make a triumphant return to Brussels after the end of World War 1. Belgian infantry marches through streets with crowds watching in Brussels. Along a street near the Royal Palace (likely Rue Royale), a military parade takes place. King Albert I rides on horseback, with Elisabeth of Bavaria (the Queen of Belgium) following behind. Belgians give a "Hero's welcome" to the Belgian Royal Family in Brussels.
A pilot in a French Army Nieuport 17 airplane before take-off. Rear view of the pilot in cockpit of WWI biplane. A map is attached in cockpit. Aircraft propeller starts. Aircraft takes-off from airfield. Aircraft flying. View through propeller at pilot and observer scouting for enemy positions.
Map showing French territories around the world. Map of “Indo-Chine” (Indochina) showing Tonkin, Laos, Cambodia. A French colonial soldier from Indochina stands beside a statue. Indochinese soldiers and volunteers wearing conical Nón lá hats on board a ship arriving at a French port during World War I. Indochinese troops disembark at a French port. The colonial troops leave the port carrying their supplies and rifles.
An Indochinese gate outside a munitions plant in France during World War I. French troops from Indochina enter through the gate. French officers stand by the gate to watch the soldiers. French Indochinese troops form a crowded line in munitions plant. French Indochinese and African troops in line passing shells to each other and transport them into a train. Troops from various French colonies load boxes into a truck while a French officer watch over them.
French Indochinese and French African troops digging and tilling soil for railroad construction in France during World War I. Horses are seen pulling wagons in the background. French officers watch over the colonial troops working. One of the French officers is seen holding a rod or cane. An Indochinese soldier carrying buckets with a carrying pole gives water to another soldier. Soldier from Indochina drinks water before resuming work.