French army soldiers standing and sitting in trenches along the front in World War 1. French soldiers in overcoats stand protected in the trench, with sand bags and other barricade material piled high above the trench edges. A soldier peeks at the battlefield carefully over the upper edge of a pile of sandbags. A French soldier smokes a cigarette.
Close up views of French Army artillery soldiers loading and firing a large French 270mm howitzer during World War I. The soldiers wearing French kepi hats work together to load, close, raise, and fire the 270 gun. View of the howitzer alone as it fires.
French Army reinforcement soldiers on military vehicles approaching the Verdun Front in France during World War 1. Other soldiers and men on the street of a French village watch as the line of vehicles, artillery, horses, supplies, and soldiers move through the town. Houses and shops along the sides of the street. Line of French military vehicles paused on a road.
World War 1: A rock quarry area in France where French soldiers have constructed a trench for battle directly in the stone quarry. The men stand in the trench in France, surrounded by stone. Part of the trench has a covered plank held firm by a roof of rocks. French soldiers look out from the trench.
French soldiers digging out a trench in France during World War 1. The soldiers use shovels and picks to move earth. A giant corrugated metal cylinder is laid in the trench for extra protection from bombing. French soldiers stand inside a corrugated iron tunnel cylinder in the trench, covered with earth. A French soldier crosses a wooden foot bridge connecting two areas of the trench network.
British Expeditionary Force commander and Field Marshal, Sir Douglas Haig, debarks from a smaller ship onto a dock in Dover in December 1918, soon after the signing of the armistice ending World War 1. White cliffs of Dover seen briefly in background behind a large ship. Victorious Marshal Haig is met by Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes. A man with a royal mace stands behind the officers. British Royal Navy Guard of Honor band in white helmets plays as Commander Haig and Commander Keyes pass by the assembled forces. Civilians are lined up behind the military forces to welcome home Field Marshal Haig.
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