Camera pans over countless canvas-covered French army trucks in a large depot at an area well behind the front lines, untouched by combat,during World War 1. Several large buildings are seen in the background. A long line of empty army trucks with canvas covers, drives along a road, out of the depot. Buildings and trees line the background. Scene shifts to interior of depot containing stacked drums of lubricating oil. Workers inside move materials on hand carts. Scene changes again, to outdoor storage yard for gasoline. It is in containers within wooden crates, that are stacked up high in the yard. Workers use large hand trucks to move materials. (WWI. WW1)
View from upper tier in French war materiel plant used solely for manufacturing gun barrels and artillery in World War 1. Machining room of ordnance factory is seen with many metalworking machines driven by long belts. Gun barrels in various stages of completion are stacked on the floor. Workers moving about and tending machinery. A machine shop in the factory where workers turn weapons barrels on belt-driven lathes. Gun barrels on stands on factory floor. Camera pans across factory scene. (WWI. WW1)
A World War 1 French soldier and his dog, seeking cover from enemy fire, run across a street in a French town. The soldier steps on a board leaning against a tall brick wall, throws his rifle over the wall and then jumps over it, himself. His dog tries to follow him, is unsuccessful on the first attempt, but succeeds on the second try in leaping to the top of the wall, and then over.
British artillery pulled by horses. British gunners fire a 9.2 inch howitzer. British infantrymen smile and eat while settled deep in a trench. Four German prisoners of war carry a wounded comrade on a litter, on their shoulders. Large group of German prisoners of war. Some German prisoners stand near some smiling British infantrymen.
Covered troop transport trucks in a convoy line drive through a French village, bringing soldier reinforcements to the front in World War I. Houses and shops along the street. Civilians and French soldiers on the street watch the troop trucks pass by.
Battery of British Army motor machine guns drives into a battle location, parks, and commences firing during World War I. The vehicles feature motorcyles with armored sidecars and machine gun mountings. The soldiers show how some of the machine guns can be removed and setup on the ground, and then replaced on the motorbikes, before driving away.
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