Motor machine gun section receives final instructions and leaves for position during Battle of Arras in World War I. A gunned soldier sits along with a driver, on each motorbike. A howitzer continuously fires in the field.
Royal Sussex marches during Battle of Arras in World War I. Durhams and North Hants move. Few soldiers look back and smile while one takes off his hat and waves it. The cavalry waits at a place. Artillery loaded horse carts are also seen.
The Battle of Arras in Arras, France during World War I. Damaged buildings due to German attack. Ruins of the bombed buildings. Interiors of a bombed cathedral. Rubble in the cathedral.
Arras railway station in France, during World War One. Deserted platforms and building. Barbed-wire defenses set up by the Germans along rail lines coming into the Arras station. Three British soldiers relaxing by the railroad tracks. They smoke and talk amongst themselves.
U.S. President Thomas Woodrow Wilson signs the declaration of war during World War I. U.S. ships sink after torpedo attacks. United States troops aboard a troop carrier ship bound tor France. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Franklin D. Roosevelt. U.S. troops disembarking on docks in France. Navy ships being built in U.S. shipyard. Allied troops attack across no man's land. Allied rail gun firing. U.S.Soldiers fire howitzers. Smoke pours out of Allied biplane aircraft after being shot down. German troops fighting in trenches. A horse falls into a trench after being shot. Tanks in action. Tanks advance and fire. German machine gunners. German prisoners walk in a line. American troops in France celebrate the end of hostilities with the Armistice on the 11th hour of 11th day of 11th month, 1918. The American flag flies on a pole as a symbol of victory. Huge crowds of Americans celebrate in Manhattan, New York city, waving newspapers with headlines announcing German surrender. In 1919, President Wilson and General John (Black Jack) Pershing review victorious American troops marching in Chaumont, France (Pershing's headquarters). Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy with Secretary of the Navy, Daniels, in France. U.S. troops board transport ships to return home after war. Returning U.S. Armies hold a victory parade in Manhattan, New York City, where they parade through a temporary Victory Arch constructed expressly for the purpose in Madison Square. Hydrogen balloons decorate the Arch. New York City mounted police monitor the crowds.
British soldiers stand at railway station in Arras, France, as a steam locomotive railroad train passes, carrying troops and military supplies during World War 1. One soldier jumps off the train (which is moving very slowly). This is the first train to arrive here in two years. In town, the pipe and drum corps, of the British Gordon Highlanders Infantry Regiment, plays and marches to celebrate as other British troops watch.
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