Gernan prisoners of war sit in a large enclosed field in France. They talk amongst themselves. Some of them have been unwilling conscripts into German military service and display flags of their home country.( Flag has vertical bands and geographical outline topped with a crown.) Later scenes show French guards marching the prisoners along a road toward prisoner of war camps behind the combat lines.
A long line of British infantry make their way across a field in France, toward an empty network of trenches, during World War 1. They enter the trenches and a dugout therein. One British soldier peers over the top of the trench.
A group of British officers on an inspection tour is seen standing on a field in France, during World War 1. They include Field Marshal Sir John French the British commander-in-chief.They observe soldiers riding past on tractors, two of which are Titan models built by the US company International Harvester. The officers step back as the tractors pass through the mud. Next, they are seen loosely assembled near two staff cars. (A small dog walks about amongst them.) One senior officer walks to the second car and an aide helps him to don a coat. Field Marshal Sir John French then climbs aboard the lead car. Scene shifts showing British soldiers standing by as a Mark IV tank, with heavy mud on its tracks, passes them pulling a heavy towed howitzer field gun. The tank has writing on its front reading: "HMLS, Intimidator" (His Majesty's Land Ship, Intimidator) and it shows the number "154" on its side.
British soldiers moving supplies in horse-drawn wagons along a dirt road in France during World War 1. In distance, two horses and wagons are seen moving along an open field. A shell bursts near them. But they continue on their way.
Reinforcements in the form of French Chasseurs Alpins (French elite mountain infantry specializing in Alps mountain terrain) seen heading to the front during World War I. The Alpine Chasseurs march in formation along a street in France, holding rifles. Buildings in the background.
United States troops stand in formation at U.S. cemetery in France. Soldiers stand with guns raised. Bareheaded troops with bowed heads. Chaplain addresses the soldiers. Soldier plays piano in the ceremony. United States flag at half mast. Soldiers sing. Soldiers fire rifles in the air. They raise their guns. (World War II period).
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