British soldiers, of the Norfolk Regiment pose alongside a Mark VII BL 6 inch field gun, on the Western Front in World War 1. The steam-powered tractor that pulled it is seen bogged down on a broken section of corduroy road. Another tractor is seen in the background. Scene shifts to Norfolks resting before heading to the front. Most of the the troops are sitting on the ground, with their arms stacked. Officers pose standing in the front. Next scene shows troops marching and teams of horses pulling wagons around a huge mine crater that has been fenced off in the wreckage of a destroyed town in France. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Soldiers of the 33rd Infantry Division, American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) arrive by a ferry boat, named Catshill, at port of embarkation, Hoboken, New Jersey in World War 1. They march from the ship in two lines, with full battle gear and shouldering their arms. View from the bridge of the ferry showing soldiers marching across the pier and into a large embarkation center building displaying a sign reading: "Pier No.3, U.S. Army Transport Service." Sailors hand out chits to the soldiers, as they enter the building. Red Cross women volunteers hand out donuts and fill soldiers' mess kit cups with coffee. Several soldiers are seen placing their chits into a container held by a sailor. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria arrives in a horse drawn carriage. Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany with entourage. The German Emperor reviews German troops on parade. A newspaper headline "Kaiser defies Czar. Hands off or War!'. Nicholas II of Russia walks down steps followed by his wife and two daughters. People stand on steps and salute. The Czar and family are seated in an open carriage. Russian Soldiers parade. Another headline, 'France enters War'. French Cavalry and troops parade in open fields. A newspaper headline 'England prepares for War, German armies sweep France'. British King George V , in military uniform, and Queen Mary, standing at a window. British troops march and a soldier drives a motorbike.
FrenchWorkers engaged in washing, cooking, feeding horses, and other activities behind the lines of artillery batteries in World War I. Horses are tied in a row. A soldier lays grass in front of the horses. A party of military officers arrives along with Marshal Philippe Petain. They gather around a table along with some soldiers. Marshall Petain takes a glass full of water or wine from a barrel and drinks it. He comes out of a building with another French military official. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Marshall Philippe Petain reviews the 410th Regiment of French Army, upon return to its base, for brief rest, during World War 1, in France. He ties a unit citation flag to a staff. He kisses a soldier. He talks to a lady standing besides him. The lady bows. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Several British submarines on the surface nest to a tender, near a steel railroad bridge in the United Kingdom, during World War 1.. On one submarine, smoke stacks are rotated down to nest inside the deck and their openings sealed with hatches.The boat then submerges.in the water. It later surfaces, raises its smoke stacks and proceeds on the surface with smoke billowing from its stacks. Officers assemble on deck in front of a smoke stack with 'K6' stenciled on it. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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