Europe advances through the Marshall Plan. Discussion of Greece and the Corinth Canal, France and diverting the Rhone river to provide water power in France, and an iron mine in Norway is re-equipped.
British artillery being rushed to the front in France, during World War One. A team of horses pulls an artillery piece through British lines to the front, in France. British soldiers are seen walking about the area, including some from a Scottish Regiment, seen in their kilts. A sizeable battery, of British 13 pounder guns, all in a line, firing.
Shows men who have contributed to greatness of France in the war. Paul Painleve, Premier of France and Minister of War talking to a man in a field. Other people stand in the background. Monsieur Ribot, former Premiere and now Minister of Foreign Affairs walking with two other persons in front of a house.
Outdoor munitions depot in France, during World War 1. Stacks of heavy artillery shells are seen lined up in a field. American 1st Division troops prepare defenses near a road in the French countryside. They dig between a long trench and the road. Scene shifts to First Division troops drawing rations at a Quartermaster Supply Depot in Maron, France. The soldiers fill their arms with items set out for them. Change of scene shows 28th Infantry Regiment troops marching along a road between a river and a railroad, where they begin to board rail cars. Several soldiers receive hot beverages from two women volunteers. The troops wave from the cars as the train begins to pull out. (WWI. WW1)
British Austin armoured cars moving along a road in France, during World War 1. British infantry and German prisoners and wounded moving in opposite direction at side of road. Behind the Austins are two Armoured Autocars of the 1st Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade that arrived in France in 1915.
Opening few seconds show American General John J. Pershing viewing a grave marker at a fresh cemetery in France during World War I. Next scene shows Australian troops dig trenches in France during World War 1. Australian troops at a destroyed railroad yard. Group of French men and women and children civilians pose for the camera, while British troops stand in background. Close up of an old French woman. The elderly French woman is talking and appears to be expressing thanks to the Allied troops and potentially grief from the devastation of the war. Soldiers on foot pass by a bomb wrecked French town with buildings reduced to piles of rubble from shelling. British troops and supplies on horse carts pass by the streets of the demolished town. British lancer cavalry regiment passes by on horseback, with lances raised. New Zealand soldiers march on railroad tracks to board a train.
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