Brief view of French 340 mm rail gun under camouflage netting during World War I. ( World War 1. WWI. WW1)
French mortars and howitzers in France. A 220 mm mortar. Soldiers stand near the mortar. The "270" mortar in the field. The "280"mortar in the field. Soldiers stand near the mortar. The 370 mm howitzer in the field. Soldiers on the howitzer. The 400 mm howitzer in the field. Soldiers on the howitzer and testing it. The 520 mm howitzer lifted with a crane onto a waiting railway car. (World War I. World War 1. WWI. WW1)
Men and women working in a munition factory in France. Men transporting artillery shells on the floor of the factory. Workers loading and moving shells from stacks with the aid of pulley lifting equipment. Hand carts are used to move projectiles. Data appears on the screen regarding the French artillery fired for every meter of enemy German trenches in the Main de Massiges area between the Champagne and Argonne fronts. A map showing the Main de Massiges area during the first World War.
Animated map showing French bombardment of the German trenches at Messiges during World War I. Next are shown actual scenes of the no man's land and trenches following the bombardment. Everything has been obliterated. (World War I. World War 1. WWI. WW1)
Slate describes more than 12 million French men and women working to produce arms and ammunition during World War 1. Huge crowd of factory workers seen walking during shift change. Many others are seen riding bicycles and running.
French technicians working on the fabric of a military dirigible. They are applying adhesive to cement overlapping seams of the fabric. View inside hangar where the dirigible is seen almost completely assembled. Workers employ bosun's chairs and rope rigging to position themselves around the airship. They are seen smoothing seams on the covering. (World War 1. WWI. WW1)
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