Men and women working in a munition factory in France. Men transporting artillery shells on the floor of the factory. Workers loading and moving shells from stacks with the aid of pulley lifting equipment. Hand carts are used to move projectiles. Data appears on the screen regarding the French artillery fired for every meter of enemy German trenches in the Main de Massiges area between the Champagne and Argonne fronts. A map showing the Main de Massiges area during the first World War.
Animated map showing French bombardment of the German trenches at Messiges during World War I. Next are shown actual scenes of the no man's land and trenches following the bombardment. Everything has been obliterated. (World War I. World War 1. WWI. WW1)
Slate describes more than 12 million French men and women working to produce arms and ammunition during World War 1. Huge crowd of factory workers seen walking during shift change. Many others are seen riding bicycles and running.
Flight of historic early airplanes in France during World War 1.. Nieuport 10 airplanes lined up at the airbase. Airmen standing near the Nieuport planes. Pilots in the cockpits of the planes. A Voisin airplane taking off. An airplane buzzes a line of parked planes and then flies low, directly at the camera. An aircraft does a barrel roll aerobatic maneuver in the sky. (WWI; WW1)
Stacks of artillery shells at an outdoor munitions depot in France during World War I. French soldiers are seen stacking cases of shells. A French officer walks beside a railroad train of open cars stacked high with shells, ready for transport to artillery units. (World War 1. WWI. WW1)
French troops move heavy artillery shells on small gauge railway. Large numbers of shells carried by railway surrounded by French troops. View from the rail car as it passes French fortified positions. ( World War 1. WWI. WW1)