A British gun crew firing an 18 pounder during World War 1. They are stripped to the waist and rapid-firing their field piece. British gun crews firing 60 pounders and 9.2 inch howitzers. British gun crews firing 18 pounders on a field.
French forces fire a 370mm railway howitzer during World War I. The recoil moves the train backwards several feet. British fire 60 pounders and 9.2 inch howitzers. British occupying and entrenching in area formerly held by German troops. Bodies of dead German soldiers are seen in various places.
Some of more than 57 thousand German prisoners of war taken by British forces during a major battle of World War 1.
A fortified observation post for French soldiers to observe incoming enemy aircraft during World War I. A French officer receives a report and sends soldiers racing by horse and bicyle with aircraft sighting information. French soldiers uncover camouflaged artillery and prepare to fire. French artillery pieces loaded and fired at incoming aircraft.
Close up views of French Army artillery soldiers loading and firing a large French 270mm howitzer during World War I. The soldiers wearing French kepi hats work together to load, close, raise, and fire the 270 gun. View of the howitzer alone as it fires.
Opening scene shows two French Renault FT 17 tanks descending a steep embankment from a path where several pedestrials pass in the background. The tanks then, ford a stream and climb a very steep embankment from the stream. In the background, two derricks are seen on a pier extending partway into the stream. The tanks reach a tree-lined road at the top of the embankment. Change of scene shows one tank running over the remains of a partially destroyed building, as two men watch from closeby. Next, the demolition site is seen from an adjacent street, where passersby watch the tank from the sidewalk. Scenes of the tank in the rubble
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