British soldiers moving horses and supplies through thick mud during the First World War. A soldier with his face covered with mud. A shell bursts showering British soldiers with shrapnel, as they hunker down in the mud at night. In daytime scene British infantry advances across no man's land as the unit piper plays bagpipes and marches along crest of hill in World War 1. (Slate states Piper Richardson was killed later that day and was awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry.) Scenes are from a British film released post-war.
World War One British Tank crew wearing protective leather helmets enter Mark I Male Tank through access door adjacent to sponson. Officer, carrying his black cat mascot on his shoulder, follows. Tank's sponson (also called barbette) is seen rotating with its 6 pounder gun changing elevation.
British Empire soldiers, sometimes referred to as "Tommies”, fire artillery in the Battle of the Somme, during World War 1. A BL 9.2 inch heavy howitzer fired by Canadian troops during the Battle of the Somme. Words written on gun mounting read, "I am the Hun's Father Christmas" A line of British British BL 8-inch Howitzers firing. Explosion in battlefield throws dirt into the air. British soldiers fire a 6 inch gun. A heavy gun, perhaps 8 inch, recoils on track after firing. Shirtless Australian soldiers wearing slouch hats fire artillery, including a BL 9.2-inch Howitzer. Shell hits and explodes under tree, causing it to fall. Captured German soldiers march. German prisoners eat fruit, receive bowls of soup from large kettles on the ground. German prisoners take showers in makeshift shower hut. British army doctor vaccinates a German POW. German prisoners of war rest together in a field.
King George V of the United Kingdom awards ribbons to Australian soldiers during World War 1, possibly related to the Battle of Somme. King George V pins ribbons on Australian soldiers, wearing slouch hats, and shaking hands with every soldier after awarding ribbon. Soldier salutes after he receives award from King George V on the field.
A French soldier, wearing M15 Adrian helmets, uses binoculars to observe the battlefield from the trench during World War 1. POV Binocular view of the battlefield, with explosions from artillery. Two French soldiers stand in a trench in the middle of a forest. French troops crowd a trench. French soldiers observing their surroundings. Infantry emerge from trenches and move through a forest. Soldiers carry supplies. German soldiers on guard behind a machine gun facing the parapet of the trench. Burned trees and uneven landscape of the battlefield. A German soldier aims his gun in front of burned trees. Soldiers move carefully through the landscape of burned trees, avoiding fire from Germans. Artillery and machine gun attack from Germans. French soldiers run into trench to avoid crossfire. Explosions in the battlefield. German troops firing artillery. French infantry charge through the battlefield to attack German positions. Explosion near a barbed wire fence. German soldiers loading artillery.
French Army communications during World War 1. French soldiers marching along a road. French officers typing using typewriters inside an office. French soldier keys in telegraph orders after receiving them French radioman, wearing headphones, tunes a radio and takes notes. A French officer in a trench uses a telephone while connecting patch cords into a switchboard,
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