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.
The German Imperial family, Kaiser Wilhelm II takes a walk in the snow with female members of his family and a small dog. A large dog later joins them. Scenes of large building on country estate.
Crowd assembled in a German town. Returning German soldiers march through a town gate. Soldiers stand near an armored vehicle, possibly an early model Ehrhardt armoured car. German officer on horseback and soldiers in background. Brief segment of no image, then view of a civilian man and woman with child riding in a horse drawn wagon filled with their personal furniture belongings.
General John J. Pershing walks in front of a formation of American troops, followed by officers of his staff. Next,Pershing and his staff walk to several soldiers standing in a line. He decorates a field grade officer, and shakes hands and converses with him. He then decorates a Colonel, and another field grade officer. A French officer is then decorated. Finally, he decorates several enlisted soldiers. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
U.S. troops arriving back in America from Europe following World War 1. American soldiers crowd the railings of the R.M.S Mauretania, which is coated in camouflage paint. A number of tug boats assist the Mauretania in docking. Crowd of people and vehicles seen waiting at Pier 54 Cunard Line docks with "Cunard Line" sign seen. Horse-drawn carriage loaded with boxes. American soldiers ride on Army trucks leaving the Cunard Line docks. (World War One; WWI; WW1)
World War 1 scene of a French soldier at a concrete and brick protected location, fastens pouches of ammunition to the backs of two dogs. He then leads them, followed by another French soldier. French troops are next seen climbing into a fortified position on a steep hillside or mountain area, where they set up a Vickers machine gun. They examine its field of fire, in preparation for its use.
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