U.S. Army 128th Infantry, 32nd Division troops, with several French soldiers, at Austerlitz woods in Alsace Germany on June 5th,1918. An American rifleman looks for German soldiers, through binoculars. He fires one shot from his rifle. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
American gunners of the 7th Field Artllery fire mustard gas shells from a French 75 field piece in a sandbagged revetment at Varmaise in Oise, France, on July 5, 1918. As they rapid fire, traces of mustard gas emerge from their gun, so they all don their personal gas masks, and continue firing the gas shells. Change of scene shows American troops at a trench in a field, donning gas masks when warned of a German gas attack. With gas masks in place, they commence firing a trench mortar. A string of explosions is seen in the distance, presumably from a number of mortars firing. Scene shifts, again, to troops wearing gas masks, firing their Springfield rifles, from their trench. It appears that they are following a reported World War I practice of loading their magazines to capacity with a 5-round stripper clip, and then firing only single rounds, with the magazine cutoff in "off," to save the reserve for emergencies.
A stricken German observation aircraft is seen falling in a flat spin, as photographed from a trench at Cuperly,France on July 19th,1918. It is lost from sight below the crest of the trench. French and American troops gather around the downed plane, as French medical personnel treat the German pilot, who has survived the crash. They carry him away. Meanwhile many French and American military personnel examine the downed German biplane which is powered by an exposed 6 cylinder in line engine and has large ailerons on upper wings.It is equipped with a Parabellum MG 14 machine gun. French Aviator Raymond Vamier, who shot down the plane, poses near its wreckage.
American troops of the U.S. 5th ,21st, and 130th divisions First Army troops positioned at Gerardmer, Vosges Mountains in Alsace, Germany, fire artillery shells on the German Headquarters at Sultzeren on August 27th, 1918. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Shows U.S. 305th and 306th Infantry, 77th Division approaching Longueval (France) under heavy enemy artillery fire on their drive from Vesle to the Aisne on September 5th, 1918. U.S. medical corps give first aid to wounded troops under heavy enemy fire. General Pershing decorates U.S. 42nd Divison troops at Bagneux (France).
German prisoners of war (POWs) are led across a field at gun point in Saizerais, France on September 13, 1918 during World War I. The German POWs march forward in a group 5 lines deep, some huddled in blankets.
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