German prisoners of war during World War I in France. Prisoners of war march in large numbers on the battlefield. French soldiers march along with them. Some soldiers on horses, horse-carts, military vehicles and bicycles. Prisoners are marched to the stockade. Trees in the area. United States flag flutters on a flag pole.
Opening slate refers to King George V visiting the British "contemptible little army," at the front in France. This refers to German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm, who ostensibly issued an order in August 1914 referring to General French's "contemptible little army." (General French refers to Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, who commanded the British Expeditionary Force following the outbreak of World War 1.) The King with his Aide de Camp, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, and others, steps from an official car. One officer, in an overcoat, walks away, rapidly,heading towards a road where British troops are moving. He is standing there with two officers wearing white arm bands, as King George V and his party reach the spot.Cavalry horses are grazing in a field nearby. British Expeditionary Force (BEF) units are moving along the road. The King greets and shakes hands with an officer standing near the moving troops. The road is crowded with horse-drawn wagons moving war materiel. Infantry are seen in the far background. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
A German railway motor car in France. Buildings along a side of a railroad station. The motor car on a railway track. Soldiers move the motor car on the track.
U.S. troops off French coast on D-Day in World War II . A ship underway. A sailor reads a message. An insert of the message which gives details about the Invasion of France. Another sailor reads the message sitting on the ship deck.
Landing Crafts Infantry reach a beach in Normandy, France on D-Day in World War II . Slate indicates time is "H" hour plus 15. Landing Craft Infantry nearing the beach. The troops exit boat's ramp. Smoke in the background. The troops wade through surf to reach the shore. Bullets hitting the water around the men as they go ashore. They attend to the wounded on the deck.
Landing Crafts Infantry reach a beach in Normandy, France, during World War II D-Day operations at "H" hour + 60. The troops transfer the wounded from the Landing Craft Unit. Smoke rises from a burning Landing Craft tank and it sinks. Troops exit cargo hatch by cargo net.
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