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Allies prepare for final offensive in World War 1. Views of key commanders and leaders on all sides.

Generals of united Allies Armies prepare the final offensive against Kaiser Wilhelm II in Europe during World War 1. Marshal Ferdinand Foch, British Field Marshal Douglas Haig, French General Philippe Petain, United States Army General John Pershing and Italian Commander General Diaz gather in discussion. Closeup of Marshall Ferdinand Foch. Marshall Joseph Joffre talking to U.S. Army General Pershing. King Victor Emmanuel and General Diaz reviewing troops. Field Marshal Haig posing with a group of Generals. Marshal Ferdinand Foch and Marshal Philippe Pétain together. Georges Clemenceau greeting French officers. U.S. Secretary of War, Newton D. Baker, passes by a line of French soldiers and is seen using binoculars in the field. American General Bliss (Tasker Howard Bliss), U.S. representative on the Supreme War Council, speaking to a woman as other officers stand by. Closeup view of U.S. Army General Robert Bullard, Commander of the First American Army. General John Lejeune, Commander of U.S. Marines, speaking to a group. Kaiser Wilhelm II with his heir, Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, in front of a building as the Kaiser speaks to a German officer. German Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg with General Erich Ludendorff. German military band leads large column of German soldiers marching on a road. Long line of German soldiers walking up a turning road. British soldiers improving roads and transporting supplies. British soldiers and cavalry riding on horseback. Long line of British soldiers marching through trench and through a bombed out building. British soldiers marching on road. Allies, British and French forces on the move. U.S. General Pershing addressing a huge crowd of soldiers in an open field area. Lines of American soldiers marching. Colonel Teddy Roosevelt watches as U.S. Army soldiers advance. Italian Army soldiers marching and ascending a hill. Huge artillery piece being towed on a road.

Date: 1918
Duration: 3 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044457
First phase of munitions manufacture in a German factory during World War I

Munitions manufacture in Germany. A 70 kg steel ingot is heated in furnace. Workers remove it and place it in a 500 ton press. It is then moved to a drawing press reduces its cross section, lengthens it and cuts it into segments. Workers move it to a reheating furnace where many cylindrical pieces are heated until red hot for forging. They are then moved to a drop forge that further shapes them. A woman war production worker wearing a dress is seen operating the controls of the drop forge heavy equipment in the arms factory.

Date: 1918, January
Duration: 3 min 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675044652
Munitions being manufactured in a German factory during World War I

Munitions manufacture in Germany. Women move newly manufactured heavy munitions casings to a table where they are measured. Worker uses drill press to machine hole for fuse in nose of casing. A woman mounts the casing in a lathe using a chain hoist. She turns (machines ) the outer casing. A small amount of smoke rises from the heat generated at the tool bit. Cutting fluid is poured on the tool bit and casing as it is turning in the lathe. A woman brushes particles from a batch of casings as they are being machined. Men and women perform quality control checks on finished casings. Army representatives perform military acceptance checks on finished casings, using gauges.

Date: 1918, January
Duration: 4 min 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675044653
Steps in manufacture of munitions in a German factory during World War I

Munitions manufacture in Germany. Guide rings are formed and fastened into grooves around munitions casing. Casings are stood on their bases in molds. Molten metal is poured into the molds. Casings with molded metal on bases are removed and placed into lathe where guide rings are machined. Metal chips fly off the lathe during this process. The guide rings are further machined with rotary milling machine. A woman grinds casing surfaces in a machine. Casings are given water pressure checks. Water spouts from a defective casing. Munition casings are cleaned and packed.

Date: 1918, January
Duration: 4 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675044654
Final steps in munitions manufacture at factory in Germany during World War I

Women perform final calibration and hand finishing of munitions casings. Army representatives perform inspections. A woman reams final holes for detonators (fuzes) in casing noses. Munitions are measured and passed through final set of acceptance guages, including a barrel gauge. Women stamp dates and other information on the casings with hammers and dies. The Casings are then rolled across a paint printer and moved by conveyor to shipping area.

Date: 1918, January
Duration: 4 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675044655
Munitions manufacturing in Germany during World War I. Initial Forging of heavy ingots

Munitions manufacture in Germany. Steel workers use chain hoists to move a 1650 kg steel ingot into a furnace. Another ingot, weighing 6000 kg is taken from the furnace and placed under a drop forge. Men maneuver the ingot as it is being hammered. it gradually reduces in circumference and increases in length. The useless end is cut off by placing a steel cutter under the forge hammer. The forged piece is conveyed to the next stage of manufacture.

Date: 1918, January
Duration: 5 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675044656