Second Battle of the Somme in World War 1.German prisoners of war assembled in fenced areas of a field. British Mark V tank in background. Allied troops move a small artillery piece down from peak of a hill. American soldiers carrying towels as they enter a building to bathe, in a rear area camp.Some of them are seen inspecting their clothing for pests before putting it back on. Others are rewrapping their leggings and putting on boots.Troops marching up a hill. Others coming through a gate engraved with name: "Ecole de Preservation." They march over a bridge from the gate. A young soldier being interviewed.He wears a ribbon on his uniform for a decoration he may have just received. He salutes an officer who stops to talk and shake hands with him.
U.S. soldiers in a WW I trench lined with wood latticing. They load, fire, and clear the tube of a 6 inch mortar, several times. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Krupp 77 mm Field Gun with split trailing carriage. Austro-Hungarian gunners stake the split parts of carriage to ground. They maneuver the barrel through range of azimuth and elevation.They then insert shells and demonstrate rapid fire capability of the gun (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
demonstration of German Krupp 77 mm field gun being fired at maximum elevation by remote lanyard. Same weapon propped up to increase elevation above normal maximum and fired by remote lanyard. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) receiving cargo by French railroad destined for Air Services Producion center, number 2, at Romorantin, France. United States soldiers stand and talk to each other as French railroad flat cars carrying large crates move in the background. French shipping tag shows carton destined for "Armee Americaine" (American Army). It shows location, destination and number on the address slip. American soldiers push crates from flat cars onto trucks. Railroad crane lifts crate from a stack, moves along railroad and places the crate in a dolly. Soldiers pull the dolly carrying crates. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Testing and demonstration of Renault FT tanks at Locomobile Automobile plant in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Three Renault tanks are tested (two without turrets). They maneuver about in a field and through mud and obstacles. Two enter a body of water. One, with a turret, manages to negotiate the water and climb out. The other, lacking a turret, must be pulled out with a tow line. One tank climbs a ramp to the top of a flat bed truck, which them pulls away. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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