Initial German advances in World War 1. German troops entering Luxembourg and Belgium. They are seen crossing bridges (possibly at Remich and Wasserbillig). Local inhabitants stand and watch as horse-drawn German wagons of supplies pass along a road. They pass over a pontoon bridge. Troops and supplies passing over a suspension bridge and then over a pontoon bridge. One wagon carries pine trees with German flags atop them. German army trucks moving over a stone bridge with structures built across it. Imperial high command observing movements of German military forces. Crown Prince Wilhelm (William) of Prussia, appointed Commander of the German 5th Army, is seen in the uniform of a Leib Hussar, with toten kopf (death head) emblem on his fur busby. He converses with his father, Kaiser Wilhelm II. They are accompanied by high ranking German officers. German forces entering Brussels, Belgium.
On the Western Front flame projector is the latest instrument used by French troops in WWI. French troops demonstrate a flame projector, also called, flame thrower. Flames come out of the instrument.
Slate reads: "Coucy, France. The American Aero Corps, which has seen active service with the Allied Armies, is now ready to fly for Uncle Sam." Aircraft are seen on a grass flight line. Closeup of one airplane fuselage shows Indian Head dress Squadron Insignia of the French Army, Lafayette Escadrille, that continued to be displayed on aircraft of the American 103rd Aero Pursuit Squadron. French flier, Gervais Raoul Lufbery, sits on the ground leaning against the airplane. Another French flier sits nearby, accompanied by a German Shepherd dog. American flier,, William Thaw, stands against the propeller of the airplane. A group of American and French fliers display a large American flag, in recognition of the the 103rd Aero Pursuit Squadron commencing operations in France, as a U.S. entity.
Allied forces begin their Somme offensive in Dompierre. Allies moving guns and supplies forward in France for the Battle of the Somme, during World War 1. A French 305mm railway gun moving on a railroad, with French soldiers riding on it and several box cars of munitions behind it. German troops, devoid of weapons and battle gear, some with their hands up, scurrying through scarred landscape, as they surrender. Artillerymen lower an entrenched French 240mm artillery gun to near zero elevation and fire it. French artillerymen work on a rail-mounted 520mm howitzer.
German Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria walking with uniformed military staff officers behind them in World War 1.
French Marshal Ferdinand Foch talks to a officer at a French camp during World War 1. Women talk to French officers. Horses graze in background. Ferdinand Foch with French officer. French officer walks in background. French man stands in background. (WWI; WW1)
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