Turkish Nationalists on a ship docked at Samsun, Anatolia (Turkey). Large Turkish flags are displayed on the ship, and on the dock. Officials pose on the gangplank. Turkish irregulars disembark , carrying large sacks of belongings. A Turkish officer is seen carrying a sidearm. But no other weapons are seen. Scene shifts to a procession through the war ravaged city during the period of the Turkish War of Independence and the end of the Greco-Turkish War. The procession is led by officials riding in horse-drawn carriages. Numerous Turkish flags are carried in the procession. The scene shifts, again, to destroyed buildings, including the Governor's office building. Other destruction is seen, resulting from earlier bombardment by the U.S. and Greek warships. (Note: Naval bombardment of virtually undefended Samsun was carried out by the following, on June 7, 1922: American warships:USS Sands (DD-243); USS McFarland (DD-237); USS Sturtevant (DD-240); Greek warships: Cruiser, Georgios Averof; Destroyer, Nazos; Battleship, Kilkis; Destroyer,Leon; plus several other Greek Cruisers and minesweepers.)
German troops in action along the Western Front in World War 1. Troops in trenches. German artillery firing from concealed position. Slate refers to Guns at Aisne, Nieuport, Perthes,and Soissons. German artillerymen pulling 77mm field guns with horses. German cavalry charging across a field. German troops guiding horses across a deep stream. Some of the troops are in bathing suits and others, in boats, guide the horses across. German cavalry riding past the camera in full battle gear. Artillerymen using horses to move a battery of 77mm field pieces. German troops playing cards during a lull in battle.They are interrupted by a call to action. Troops on horseback pulling supply wagons through a stream. Artillerymen firing a field piece. Trench filled with German soldiers firing rifles with bayonets afixed to them. A German Skoda siege mortar with shells.
The French line ship, SS Lorraine, in camouflage paint, seen backing into port at Bordeaux, France, on June 24, 1918. Belgian troops of the ACM Corps (Autos-Canons-Mitrailleuses, Belgian armored unit) disembark. They are seen as they walk down a gangway from the ship, in combat uniforms and steel helmets, and carrying their weapons and personal gear. (Note: Soldiers of this armored unit from Belgium fought alongside the Imperial Russian army against German and Austrian troops in 1915 in Russia, during World War 1, before the 1917 Bolshevik revolution, after which they were stranded in hostile territory. They left Vladivostok for the United States on the SS Sheridan, and docked at San Francisco on May 12, 1918. They were warmly greeted as they proceeded across the U.S. to New York city, where they participated in the Memorial Day Parade. After leaving New York City, aboard the SS La Lorraine, they reached Bordeaux on June 24 1918.)
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and his wife Edith Bolling Galt Wilson at Asbury Park, New Jersey during World War I. The President and his wife, Edith Wilson, come out of a building that is serving as the offices for his "summer white house" during his summer vacation. People gather outside the building. President Wilson and Mrs.Wilson sit in a car and the car leaves.
Russian refugees in Novorosisk, Russia during the period of the Russian Revolution and World War I. Relief supplies from allied nations are offloaded from a ship at dock to the dockside. Refugees supplies on the ground. Dock buildings seen and men, women, and children outside shacks. A woman cooks food using a simple stove on the ground. Children stand nearby.
Serbian troops in battle in Monastir, Serbia during World War I. The troops advance towards the battlefield. Soldiers fire rifles from hide outs. Scene shifts to two soldiers in what appear to be American M17 steel helmets, standing at their motorcycles, and viewing a map. Both of the presumably U.S. Army soldiers are wearing gas masks (possibly this shot is from a later period?). Next scene shows Serbian troops firing mortars received from the Allies. View of explosions and smoke rising in mortar target area.
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