Guarded German prisoners of war at a prison camp taking food. Faces of prisoners. French soldier issuing books to prisoners. A prisoner reading book.
Brief scene from a prison camp in World War I, with German and Austro-Hungarian soldiers under guard by Scottish and other British troops. Scene changes to American and British soldiers examining a wrecked German biplane in a field. Many soldiers gather around the plane. A Scottish Highlander soldier wearing a kilt examines the cockpit. A British soldier cuts away the German cross symbol from the left wing of the airplane as British and United States soldiers watch.
American officers and soldiers at a U.S. Army encampment during World War I. Officers greet soldiers entering the camp. Donkeys tied up. American soldiers work in the background building what appears to be a barn for the animals. Brief scene at end of clip of a car arriving at destination on a city street with a small crowd of American soldiers and some curious children gathered to meet it.
Scene opens showing large ocean liner at a pier with some American soldiers on board at the end of World War 1. . A dozen people stand on the dock, some holding umbrellas. Scene shifts to soldiers crowded on the upper deck, outdoors. Next, boys are seen on a cobblestone wharf beside the ship looking expectantly up towards the soldiers who occasionally toss things down to them. Some of the boys tussle over over these items as they attempt to catch them as they fall. A black dog mingles with the boys. Suddenly, a contingent of American soldiers marches past on their way to board the ship. View from a high vantage point on the ship shows the top deck completely filled with soldiers crammed together, waving happily. A tug boat moves close to maneuver the ship from the dock. Camera captures soldiers gathered around as two of their group take turns tap dancing on the wooden deck, while those watching clap in time to the dancers and express their approval of their performances. Next, two women are seen standing on the balcony of a building. They wave white scarfs in farewell. The ship makes its way slowly away from the port.
Ruins and rubble in an unidentified European town near end of World War I. Industrial plants destroyed, only smoke stacks left standing. Civilian people dig among rubble in the bomb damaged ruins of the area. An injured woman with a bandage over her head and part of her face is seen pulling a chair from the rubble of a building. A man climbs up a ladder to access a partially destroyed house. The exterior brick wall is largely collapsed revealing one intact elevated floor inside. A young man with a bandaged head, and a young girl and two boys near some mattresses. One of the young boys also has a bandage on his head.
Einwohnerwehr or Freikorps (German Home Guard militia) marching and training, firing rifles, and climbing obstacles. Some militiamen wear white arm bands displaying Maltese Cross. Young officer salutes the marching guards as he stands next to a militiaman holding white flag with Maltese Cross on it. Next scene is on busy city streets, with German soldiers, returning home from World War 1, as they parade down a city street, accompanied by a military band and surrounded by civilians. Cavalry soldiers ride horses. They are surrounded by a marching crowd, so thick, it almost obscures them.
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