Officers and men of the Australian Flying Corps, who controlled the combat area, in France, where he died, give Ace German pilot, Baron von Richthofen a funeral with full military honors. Six Captains, of their Squadron number 3, serve as pallbearers, and others participate as honor guards. Pallbearers place the flower covered coffin of Richthofen (also known as The Red Baron) on a vehicle for transport to a cemetery at the village of Bertangles, near Amiens, France. There a Priest officiates as the coffin is lowered into the grave. ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) troops assemble in formation and ceremonially position themselves with heads bowed. They then raise their rifles and fire several volleys into the air, in salute to the fallen German aviator. (Reportedly, memorial wreaths were received, for the funeral, from other Allied Flying Squadrons, including one with the words, "To Our Gallant and Worthy Foe"). This was the first of several burials of von Richthofen's remains. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
His Majesty's proclamation read from the steps of the Royal Exchange in England. Men in wigs and women in hats stand on the steps. A large crowd gathers on the street. A man reads out the orders from the King of England for the people to eat less bread (conserving and rationing for the war effort during World War I). Vehicles pass on the street in the background.
Soldiers march on a recruitment parade in Dublin, Ireland. A team of horses pulls a caisson, followed by infantry with shouldered arms. Commercial buildings in the background. One displays sign for James H. Webb & Company. Band marches along with them (although not playing at this instant). Spectators line sidewalks. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Camera pans across a battlefield area of the Battle of the Somme in France, during World War I. A French soldier walking among the wreckage of the battlefield in Maurepas. Sparse defoliated trees across the landscape of ruin. Ruins of the Church at Frise, France, with heavily damaged walls and roof; the structure is barely still standing. Grave markers of soldiers buried where they fell. A grave marked with a French soldier's helmet atop the cross. Another grave of a World War 1 soldier.
United States troops land on Luzon from Lingayen Gulf, Philippines during World War II. Battleships at sea. A map shows the target area of the ships. Troops land on the surface. Happy Filipino guerrillas and civilians gather to greet them. Soldiers in Jeeps. Filipino men hold the United States flags in hand. Filipino guerrillas are given clothes and arms. A United States soldier helps a Filipino guerrilla put on a new shirt. Filipino guerrillas receive new weapons. United Sates soldiers ride a cart pulled by a carabao. Men and children march with flags. Houses along the sides of the street. Trees in the background. Infantry advances rapidly through town. People watch the soldiers. Soldiers in a field during the war. Smoke arises from bombardment in the mountains of Luzon. Ground soldiers and sky soldiers work together. Airplanes drop bombs on the field. Soldiers discuss a map. They discuss plans for the operation.
Australian prisoners of war rescued by crews of U.S. Navy submarines USS Sealion (SS-315) and USS Pampanito (SS-383) days after sinking of the Japanese prison ship Rakuyo Maru at sea in Philippines, during World War II. The rescued survivors rest on beds in the submarine. Crew members talk to them.
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