Demonstration of various World War 1 camouflage techniques employed by American soldiers. Burlap shuts off the sight of a street from enemy's field glasses. U.S. Army soldiers walk under the burlap screens. A soldier screens headquarters from observation by enemy aviators. Troops march on road.
Demonstration of various camouflages used by soldiers during war. View of overhead camouflage in World War 1 trenches. An American soldier walks under the screen in a trench. Camouflaged road in the background. U.S. Army soldiers carry artillery in the camouflaged trench. American soldiers load shells in artillery and fire.
Manufacturing of gas masks in Europe during World War I. A large group of French women stitch rubberized fabric. A worker cuts the fabric after marking it. Rubber rimmed eyepieces are cemented in place. A worker attaches nose clamps, head straps, mouthpieces and breathing tubes to the face pieces of masks. French women workers give finishing to the gas masks. A U.S. soldier stands with the finished product.
Several British Mark IV heavy tanks head across a field toward the camera. As one draws near, a gas shell exploded in front of it, obscuring it from view. The gas persists for a time and the tank is seen emerging. Scene shifts to a Mark IV female tank ascending an earthen berm at the side of a road. It falls to the road and crosses it, as several French soldiers hunker down on the road in the left foreground. Next, a Mark IV Female tank approaches the camera in closeup, passing a smoke source on the ground. Finally, several British heavy tanks move across a field in the far distance. Remains of a wrecked French village in the foreground. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Two British Medium Mk A (Whippet) tanks advance. Ruins of a village in background.Camera pans to ruins. A French Renault FT tank emerges from ruins and moves towards and past the camera. (World War I. World War 1. WWI. WW1)
A United States Army training film about defense against chemical warfare during World War I. A division chemical officer explains the construction of gas-proof shelters. Unit gas officers and non commissioned officers report back to their organizations. Soldiers and animals become accustomed to perform their daily duties wearing gas masks. U.S. Army Troops march on a field with horses. Both the soldiers and the horses wear gas masks. The soldiers with horse-drawn artillery on the field.
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