Soldiers of the U.S. Army 78th Division in France during World War I. Soldiers march with horse-carts and artillery. Soldiers on a tank. Other soldiers rest in the battlefield. Two soldiers watch the enemy actions through telescopes. General Pershing walks in revetment with General William Johnston Jr.
Opening slate refers to King George V visiting the British "contemptible little army," at the front in France. This refers to German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm, who ostensibly issued an order in August 1914 referring to General French's "contemptible little army." (General French refers to Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, who commanded the British Expeditionary Force following the outbreak of World War 1.) The King with his Aide de Camp, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, and others, steps from an official car. One officer, in an overcoat, walks away, rapidly,heading towards a road where British troops are moving. He is standing there with two officers wearing white arm bands, as King George V and his party reach the spot.Cavalry horses are grazing in a field nearby. British Expeditionary Force (BEF) units are moving along the road. The King greets and shakes hands with an officer standing near the moving troops. The road is crowded with horse-drawn wagons moving war materiel. Infantry are seen in the far background. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Outtakes from the film "Memphis Belle" shot in France. An aerial view of a B-17 plane in flight. B-17 number-4 engine on fire. A fighter attack on B-17s. Tracers fire at the same. B-17s flying in formation. Vapor trails left behind by the B-17s. (World War II period).
Outtakes from the film "Memphis Belle" shot in France. B-17s taxi on an airstrip. The planes take off. The planes drop bombs over the target area. (World War II period).
Outtakes from the film "Memphis Belle" shot in France. A B-17 in flight with smoke trails behind. An aerial view of bomb drops over a large harbor city. B-17, number-4 engine smoking. Flak bursts. The planes fly in formation. Fighters dive on formation of B-17s. (World War II period).
Outtakes from the film "Memphis Belle" shot in France. Men leave a B-17. They kiss the ground. A wounded crew member sits on the ground. A soldier treats him. A pilot in the cockpit of the plane. Soldiers stand near the plane. A wrecked wing of the plane. Crew members stand near the plane. (World War II period).
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