Italian troops advance in Tyrol Sector of Alps mountain range on Italian Front during World War I. Italian troops move up in the Tyrol Sector. Boats in harbor area. Italian troops advance with pack mules along a hillside and across a stream. Troops and pack mules on a mountain road. Battle area shows smoke rising from shell explosions. Smoke rising from mountains.
Italian prisoners are marched in Tyrol Sector (Alps) of Austria during World War I. Italian prisoners in a field. Column of prisoners along field. Prisoners run forward as an explosion occurs in the background.
Italian prisoners are marched in Tyrol Sector (Alps) of Austria during World War I. Italian prisoners emerge from an Austrian dugout where they have just been questioned. Prisoners march along a field followed by Austrian soldiers. Column of prisoners march along dirt road.
Munitions manufacture in Germany. A 70 kg steel ingot is heated in furnace. Workers remove it and place it in a 500 ton press. It is then moved to a drawing press reduces its cross section, lengthens it and cuts it into segments. Workers move it to a reheating furnace where many cylindrical pieces are heated until red hot for forging. They are then moved to a drop forge that further shapes them. A woman war production worker wearing a dress is seen operating the controls of the drop forge heavy equipment in the arms factory.
Munitions manufacture in Germany. Women move newly manufactured heavy munitions casings to a table where they are measured. Worker uses drill press to machine hole for fuse in nose of casing. A woman mounts the casing in a lathe using a chain hoist. She turns (machines ) the outer casing. A small amount of smoke rises from the heat generated at the tool bit. Cutting fluid is poured on the tool bit and casing as it is turning in the lathe. A woman brushes particles from a batch of casings as they are being machined. Men and women perform quality control checks on finished casings. Army representatives perform military acceptance checks on finished casings, using gauges.
Munitions manufacture in Germany. Guide rings are formed and fastened into grooves around munitions casing. Casings are stood on their bases in molds. Molten metal is poured into the molds. Casings with molded metal on bases are removed and placed into lathe where guide rings are machined. Metal chips fly off the lathe during this process. The guide rings are further machined with rotary milling machine. A woman grinds casing surfaces in a machine. Casings are given water pressure checks. Water spouts from a defective casing. Munition casings are cleaned and packed.