U.S. Army Air Service Lt. Frank A Llewellyn standing beside Salmson 2 A.2 aircraft, puts on flight goggles.Ground crewmen turn prop on Salmson 2 A.2 aircraft.An observer tests machine gun in rear cockpit. Salmson 2 A.2 aircraft in flight. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Views of the French Army's front line trenches on the Western Front during World War 1. They have tried to make them liveable in the face of wet winter weather. French soldiers stand upon shoulders carved into a very deep trench It has also been reinforced with vertical poles and lined with saplings and twigs. Other soldiers sit upon benches fashioned from trench sides, amidst various examples of improvements, such as dugouts, tables formed of stones, sandbagged upper barriers, partial roofing,and other similar features designed to make life more bearable. In another scene, French artillerymen use teams of horses to move caissons and field pieces through a muddy stream. An encampment and wagons are seen in the background.
Women and children receive food aid from French military. Children and women wait in queues to receive provisions. World War 1 French officer throws coins to children who gather around him. Soldiers play with little boy, who wears fez hat and stands like a soldier at attention. Clip closes with unrelated footage of British soldiers climbing out of trenches and viewing battlefield after armistice.
French sailors scramble to battle stations at stern of a French destroyer during World War 1. Wake indicates the ship has executed a sharp turn to port. Loaded depth charge launchers seen on the deck. Scene change to ship's company posing for photograph in winter dress uniforms, on occasion of medal awards. The ship's captain (Corvette Captain equivalent to Lieutenant Commander) is wearing two medals and holds a presentation case in his hand, containing a military cross decoration. Standing beside him are an ensign first class (Sublieutenant) and another officer, both wearing such medals. Scene shifts to the ship underway with officers on the bridge. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
British soldiers inspect a German 38 cm SK L/45 Langer Max heavy siege gun, in fixed installation, captured in World War 1, on the Western Front. The barrel is partly buried, and there is considerable damage elsewhere. An officer uses a tape to measure the barrel diameter, and holds it up to his chest.
French Marshal Ferdinand Foch comes by vehicle, officers salute and walk with him in a field. Vehicle stands on the field. Slanted wooden fences visible. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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