German crowd assembles in Lustgarten during World War 1 period. Scene shifts to Deutsches Stadion or "German Stadium" (Deutsches Stadion, Olympischer Platz 3, 14053 Berlin) in Berlin, where marchers in traditional uniforms, carry flags of various German constituent territories, around the perimeter of the field. They pause to lower the flags in salute. Next, Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, Chief of the German General Staff, and his deputy, General Erich Ludendorff, lead a procession of German officers and officials, from near the main building in the stands. One of their group carries a sign reading: "1.G.I.D."
Edward, Prince of Wales, King George V and Queen Mary, are seated in the stands at a baseball game in England during World War 1. The young Prince of Wales displays enthusiasm for the game. The King smokes a cigarette using a long cigarette holder. (WWI; WW1)
American cavalry and horse-drawn wagons carrying artillery shells. French troops crossing a partially destroyed bridge. French cavalry and infantry moving through a war-torn village. Australian troops digging trenches and field "dug-outs." (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
American soldiers watch as an Australian instructor demonstrates how the Lewis machine gun is light enough to be held and fired by one person. A soldier on the ground firing the gun in prone position. Two Australian soldiers climb a platform erected above a trench, where a Lewis gun is set up on a tripod. They fire the gun. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
German high explosive shells burst on advancing American soldiers. Explosions raise smoke. American soldiers advance on a field in Langueval, France. .
French 320mm Railway Gun on the Western Front. Soldiers move shells forward to load the gun. Gun is fired and recoils along the track. French troops move out of trenches. Blasts raise clouds of smoke on battlefield. A wounded man carried out of trench. French firing 155mm howitzer. Wounded soldier helped by other soldiers while bombardment continues. Troops moving out of trenches. Destruction in the area shows rubble. A battlefield cemetery. A wounded American soldier loaded in truck. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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