American President Woodrow Wilson heads for France to negotiate peace between Germany and Allies. U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain John W. Davis and his wife on a ship deck. John W. Davis looks through binoculars. Mrs. Gordon Auchincloss, Mrs. David H. Miller and Arthur Bullitt converse with each other standing on the deck. French Ambassador to the U.S. Jules Jusserand with his wife, G. F. Close and R. C. Sween, confidential secretaries to President Wilson aboard USS George Washington.
U.S. troops of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) wearing gas maskes as they occupy trenches on the Western Front, in France, during World War 1. One soldier using a large hand-held "Ayrton" fan to clear lingering gas from a trench. A shell bursting in air above a fort, as a French FT 17 tank moves across the area. American infantry in gas masks, firing rifles from a trench, as gas drifts over them. A camouflaged French rail gun firing from a railroad siding. Two other views of French rail guns firing. Smoke rising from a nearby shell burst. More views of AEF troops firing rifles from trenches during gas attack. Soldiers moving across no-man's land as shells burst. A mammoth explosion from a demolition charge or siege mortar shell. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Bugler sounds alarm announcing start of emergency drill for crew and American troops (passengers) aboard the SS Leviathan on the way to France, during world War 1. Crew members begin lowering life boats from davits at side of the Leviathan. Soldiers and sailors in life vests are seen proceeding to assigned emergency stations on Deck C, under supervision of ship's officers and crew. They assemble beside life boats as crew members man them and lower them part way in the exercise.
A U.S. Army Air Service De Havilland DH-4 airplane taxis away from a make-shift canvas structure, near a railroad train, in France, during World War 1. Aviators occupy both front and rear cockpits. The airplane displays a tricolor roundel on its fuselage. A machine gun is installed in front and bomb racks (empty) are installed under the lower wing. The airplane takes off from large grass field. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
During final phase of the first Battle of France, leading to occupation of Paris and France in World War 2, while the British Expeditionary Force was evacuating at Dunkirk, Adolf Hitler decides to visit troops at the front. He is seen riding in an open car with military staff, from German Army Group A's headquarters at Charleville, France. They drive through war-torn area of Ypres, Belgium. View of the Ypres Cloth Hall and Cathedral of St. Martin. Hitler and entourage walking through the damaged Menin Gate (Memorial of World War I). Closeup of Hitler conferring with General Walter von Reichenau, Commander of the German 6th Army. He reviews troops, waves to the gathered soldiers. Soldiers give a Nazi salute. Hitler eats with other officers and soldiers at a field kitchen. He stands and waves from the car while departing. Soldiers cheer and wave. Hitler visits a WWI German cemetery at Langemark. He is greeted by soldiers upon entry. Hitler offers Nazi salute. He pays his respects. Soldiers on guard along the cemetery border.
The Swiss flag hangs on the railing overlooking Geneva, Switzerland. Leaders of Germany, France and United States are seen. Former United States President Herbert Hoover and Prime Minister Albert Sarraut of France are each seen stepping from their respective cars. Military parades are conducted in various European countries including France and Germany. The French flag waves on top of a building. The French national anthem “La Marseillaise” is played by a band. French soldiers marching in a parade. German marching band plays music during a parade in Berlin, Germany. Building construction is seen taking place in Berlin. Street scenes in Berlin shows a train approaching Friedrichstrasse station, the Capitol am Zoo (Budapesterstrasse 42-46,. Berlin 10623) in Charlottenburg. A man closes the cabinet door of an Autoruf or taxi stand. German novelist Thomas Mann speaks to a woman. German artist Käthe Kollwitz speaking. German notables are seen, including the boxing champion, Max Schmeling. German film director at work. Views of the LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin airship.
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