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)
French Army artillery soldiers firing French 75 field artillery pieces from concealed positions along a ridge, during World War I. View behind the guns, as gun crews load and fire.
2-man Renault FT Light Tank being demonstrated during World War 1. It moves through various wooded areas and negotiates steep inclines. (Note: Following the war, this type of Renault tank was often referred to as the FT-17.)
French Regiment marches into its home garrison town, returning from the battlefields, during World War 1. People walk along with the soldiers. Houses on the street side. The Regiment is assembled on a field, as local citizens watch. Upon order from their Commanding Officer, the soldiers afix their bayonets to their rifles and come to attention. Officer salutes the soldiers. Elsewhere, French troops proceed toward the front, in armored cars and trucks, passing through a town with some war-damaged buildings. .
French artillerymen push a 75mm artillery piece ("French 75") into position, during World War 1. They open bundles of shells. They dig earth to provide level area for the artillery piece. Then they commence to load and fire the gun with many shells in rapid succession.
French forces fire a 370mm railway howitzer during World War I. The recoil moves the train backwards several feet. British fire 60 pounders and 9.2 inch howitzers. British occupying and entrenching in area formerly held by German troops. Bodies of dead German soldiers are seen in various places.
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