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French soldiers fire artillery during World War I in Barleux, France.
French soldiers fire artillery during World War I in Barleux, France. They fire in the battlefield. Soldiers in a trench. Trees in the background. Smoke arises from firing. Soldiers fire an artillery from a hide-out. Stacks of used artillery shells on ground. Soldiers stand nearby.
French soldiers engaged in trench warfare, during World War I
French troops engage Germans (not seen) from trenches only 40 feet apart, during World War 1. explosions create a line of white smoke in background, as French troops are photographed in a deep trench by camera from above. Glimpse of a French Schneider 240 mm howitzer firing. Shells striking and heavy white smoke rising. French troops in a deep trench, lined with woven wood sticks. They use a grenade launcher to propel ball grenades. Grenades striking and raising clouds of white smoke. A French soldier by several canisters placed in a trench. He ignites one that begins to emit white smoke. He quickly leaves the trench as all the canisters ignite and generate large clouds of white gas that drifts toward the German trenches. Views from evacuated position of the gas rising and drifting. Several French artillerymen firing a heavy gun. They run to the rear of the gun as it fires and some cover their ears. More views of the gas drifting toward German trenches. A German shell explodes on or near the French trench where the gas is being generated. A battery of French 120mm long guns mounted on railway flat cars. They fire tear gas shells. View of the same trenches shown earlier, with gas continuing to cloud the area, and a shell exploding in the midst of it. French soldiers in a fortified position,load,tighten,and release a grenade launcher, propelling a grenade toward German positions. An Aasen mortar (Mortier Aasen) 3.5-inch (88.9-mm) gun-mortar firing gas shells from a trench. White smoke rising from shell strikes. Small German shell or grenade, exploding just outside a French trench. French soldiers hunched down and moving quickly through a trench, and then going "over the top," in a charge. (Note: This footage was filmed by the famous American World War 1 photographer, Donald C. Thompson, as indicated in the opening slate.)
Living conditions of American civilians in Santo Tomas, Philippines.
American civilians in Santo Tomas, Philippines. People gather at a place. Buildings along the side of a street. Girls walk and discuss amongst themselves. U.S. soldiers in jeeps and military vehicles. Nuns sit outside a building. Some people stand on the terrace of a building. Other people watch them. A group of old men discuss amongst themselves and smoke. (World War II period).
Ths Liberation of American prisoners from Japanese Prison camp at Cabanatuan, Philippines, during World War II.
Film begins with a slate reading: " Cabanatuan." Next, American Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts, and Philippine Guerillas are seen wading across a shallow river on their way to rescue American prisoners held at a Japanese prison camp near Cabanatuan City, in the Philippines, during World War 2 .Scene shifts to American prisoners of war standing in formation outside a large building. Their hands are tied behind their backs. A new slate appears reading: "Men Awaiting Hospital Treatment after Liberation." Liberating American soldiers stand beside a Sherman tank conversing with several former POWs (prisoners of war). One of them looks quite emaciated. Another slate appears reading: "Beri-Beri,"followed by a closeup of the emaciated American just seen conversing with American soldiers in front of a Sherman tank. Closeup of his legs shows they are swollen. Closeup of him smoking a cigarette. A new slate reads:"Cabanatuan Water Facilities." Liberated POWs are using water pumped by hand from a well. The next slate reads: "Cabanatuan Mess Facilities." Closeup of a smiling former POW sitting at a table with chopsticks. Then, many American soldiers are seen gathered together outdoors, as if waiting to enter a mess facility. American soldiers are seen inside a building. Some are writing letters. outside, the liberators mingle with former POWs. One shows a captured Japanese sword. Slate reads: "Hidden Red Cross Supplies." American soldiers unearth large drums and open them, They then partake of edibles like candy that were in some of the boxes. Finally, POWs gather their belongings and begin leaving the prison compound.
Evacuation to hospitals of American prisoners of war (POWs) liberated from Japanese prison camp near Cabanatuan City, in the Philippines, during World War II
Film opens with slate reading: "Evacuation to Hospitals." Next, on January 30, 1945, the day of the "Cabanatuan Raid" (Mission to rescue prisoners of war from the Japanese prison camp at Cabanatuan) rescuers are seen carrying a former POW from a building, on a litter. Local Filipinos and others are standing on the porch of the prison building. An ambulatory former prisoner comes down the steps unaided. Several rescued prisoners are seated on chairs, conversing. Closeups of some of them. Two weakened and bandaged former prisoners help each other up some steps. Slate states: "Man with Cane afflicted with Beri-Beri." A severely disabled former prisoner, with a cane, makes his way unaided across the grass. Rescuers and Filipinos are in the background, along with some carts used to evacuate disabled former prisoners back behind American lines.
Activities near the German news agency GmbH, DNB office at RKU in Ukraine.
Activities at a shoemaking establishment and the German news agency GmbH, DNB office at RKU in occupied Ukraine during World War 2. Exterior of a shoemaking establishment. An officer and a woman stand outside. The officer inspects a boot given him by the woman. Two officers clown around, one holding a hammer and another holding scissors. Another officer separates them. Sign on the building reads, "Schuhmacherei Roelof Pot." A painting of a boot is seen on the building. People stand near a cart. A man distributes bread from the cart. Some men work on a wooden structure. One man saws wood using a hand saw. A Dutch NOC officer (Nederlandse Oost Compagnie) inspects the construction. Men come out of a German news agency GmbH, DNB office at RKU building and discuss. A sign on the building reads, 'DNB Deutsches Nachrichtenbüro, DNB Dienststelle beim RKU."
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