Czechoslovak Legion troops quartered in railroad cars on railroad sidings at a depot on the Trans Siberian Railway, during Russian Civil War (and World War 1). The Czechoslovakian troops exit from their rail cars and begin assembling. They pose with a large Czech flag. Former White Russian General Mikhail Dieterichs (Diterikhs), now Commander of the Czech Legion in Siberia, poses with some of his staff. An officer orders troops into formation and marches them away from the train depot, shouldering rifles with fixed bayonets. Cavalry and horse drawn artillery wagons begin to move out as well.
White Russian troops on parade in the cold in Siberia during Russian Civil War. Large numbers of troops, shouldering rifles with fixed bayonets, parade in formations on a snow covered field. A military band plays. A very large unit flag is seen containing the St. Andrew Cross and some type of Imperial insignia. A small contingent demonstrates bayonet use, as other troops stand back and observe.
Wounded Czech soldiers in Red Cross hospital at Tyumen, Siberia, (halfway between Ekateringburg and Omsk) during Russian Civil War intervention, and World War I. Patients lying in their beds. Red Cross staff start distributing packages to the patients. Uniformed personnel of the American Red Cross, pass out packages to the patients. Recovering ambulatory patients walk about posing for the camera. One playfully removes a pipe from mouth of another. Recovering soldiers from Czechoslovakia are seen playing chess. Doctors examining patients with severe cases of frostbite. (Note: The hospital was originally a private school and one of the most well built and equipped in Siberia. When asked about turning it into a hospital, the builder-owner, a Mr. Kolekolnickof, graciously consented. Physicians who served during startup of the hospital, included: Team head, Dr. Charles Lewis; Dr. J. H. Ingram; Dr. George Hayden; and Dr. R. V. Taylor)
Major General William S Graves, Commander of American forces in Siberia, during the Allied intervention there in the Russian Civil War and World War 1, poses on the balcony of his headquarters building in Vladivostok. Afterwards, members of his headquarters staff, who have been present during the filming, walk single-file back into the building.
General Kikkuzo Otani, Commander-in Chief of the Allied forces in Eastern Siberia, prepares to be photographed by an American cinematographer, at Japanese headquarters in Vladivostak, during the Allied intervention in Siberia in the Russian Civil War (and during World War 1). At first, U.S. Major General William S Graves is seen suggesting how an honor guard of Japanese soldiers should stand on the balcony of the headquarters. General Otani then comes on to the balcony and discusses, with General Graves, the manner of posing. Once they get settled down, we see a closeup of General Otani, and then he and General Graves shaking hands. (Only their hands are shown.)
An Italian Navy Captain standing with a civilian and a colonel of the Italian Alpini (probably Colonnello Fossini Camossi, commander of the Italian Corpo di spedizione italiano in Estremo Oriente, that came to Vladivostok October 17, 1918, on its way to Manchuria, to guard the Tran-Siberian railway). The Navy Captain takes a paper from his coat and discusses contents with the Colonel. Brief view of a squad of Italian soldiers as they present arms, order arms, and assume parade rest, while standing on the sidewalk.
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