Views of the French Army's front line trenches on the Western Front during World War 1. They have tried to make them liveable in the face of wet winter weather. French soldiers stand upon shoulders carved into a very deep trench It has also been reinforced with vertical poles and lined with saplings and twigs. Other soldiers sit upon benches fashioned from trench sides, amidst various examples of improvements, such as dugouts, tables formed of stones, sandbagged upper barriers, partial roofing,and other similar features designed to make life more bearable. In another scene, French artillerymen use teams of horses to move caissons and field pieces through a muddy stream. An encampment and wagons are seen in the background.
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)
Women and children receive food aid from French military. Children and women wait in queues to receive provisions. World War 1 French officer throws coins to children who gather around him. Soldiers play with little boy, who wears fez hat and stands like a soldier at attention. Clip closes with unrelated footage of British soldiers climbing out of trenches and viewing battlefield after armistice.
A huge crowd gathers on the road in a heavy downpour to celebrate 'Armistice Day' in London. Queen Mary along with other members of the Royal Family appears on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. The crowd cheers. The Queen and King emerge from St. Paul’s Cathedral (St. Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom) following a Thanksgiving Service for the Armistice, and they enter and sit in a landau carriage. A Peace March starts off in London. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Various World War I planes (mostly German). Fokker D-7s and Fokker DR1. German seaplane. British tri-wing bomber with "RAEWAR Mark II" on its nose section. German Zeppelin Staaken R.VI bomber, with Fokker fighter plane parked under its wing. A German bi-wing bomber in flight.
A woman office clerk employed in a U.S. Victory Loan Drive during World War 1. She smiles and picks up a Victory loan bond and shows it. She thumbs through a large stack of bonds on her desk. More are on desk behind her. Another clerk works in back ground. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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