The American Expeditionary Forces ( AEF ) in France during World War I. Troops of the 35th Infantry Division, the 2nd and the 148th Field Artillery Regiments and the 56th Engineers in a forest. Three soldiers sitting on the ground. Two of them load ammunition belts. Explosions in the background. The third soldier mans a mounted gun. A soldier standing nearby looks skywards through binoculars. He helps the soldier manning the gun. The gun is fired. Soldiers near downed German aircraft.
Russian soldiers in the European Theater during World War I. The soldiers carrying rifles march forward. A boy who is their mascot marches with them. More soldiers follow behind men on horseback.
Aircraft in the European Theater during World War I. Aerial views as seen from a French aircraft in flight over German trenches. The aircraft in flight above the clouds at a height of 10,000 feet above the ground. A German aircraft in flight. The French aircraft attacks the German aircraft and signals for aid. An anti aircraft gun is fired. The German aircraft is downed. Wreckage of the German aircraft.
The first safety parachute is tested in France during World War I. People hold strings of an observation balloon. The balloon is raised. A man is helped into a parachute and safety gear. He climbs into the gondola of the balloon. People near the gondola. The balloon ascends. The man jumps from a height of 9,000 feet. His parachute opens and he descends towards the ground. He lands safely. People gather near him. The man poses. Men fold the parachute.
Aircraft in France during World War I. People near French aircraft parked on a field. Hangars in the background. People milling about on the field. Two men stand under the wings of an aircraft. An officer in conversation with some men. An aircraft taxis and takes off. Houses and trees in the background.
Construction of aircraft, during World War I, at the German factory, Albatros Werke GmbH, located on Johannisthal airfield near Berlin. Wood is unloaded for use. Machinery for a woodworking room. Stacks of wooden planks. Men work on the machinery. Ribs are cut for wings. Men operate machinery. They cut the ribs and stringers. Men work on wooden structures. Women at work on parts of aircraft. Wing assemblies are wired and covered. Assembling of the complete cell. Fuselage sections are assembled and sanded in the assembly department. Tail and wing sections are attached to the fuselage. A large number of aircraft in process in the plant. Finished aircraft seen in a shed include an Albatros C.1 reconnaissance airplane and several early models of Albatros C.III, with small vertical stabilizers. The C.III tail was made larger in the version later produced at Ostdeutsche Albatros Werke, in Schneidemühl, Pommern,Prussia (Present day Poland).
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