French soldiers carry bodies of soldiers killed in a bayonet attack during World War 1. Bodies of soldiers are being carried on stretchers and laid down neatly in a pile on a cart by French soldiers. A French soldier turns a corpse over, adjusting the corpse to prevent it from falling. French soldier places a small towel over the corpses as soldiers bring more corpses. Piles of corpses on a cart.
German soldiers, wearing the Pickelhaube helmets, are walking as seen from behind a barbed wire fence in World War 1. German military officials inspect a trench being dug by local men, possibly Belgians or French civilians from German-occupied territories. Men digging during a road repair as a German official orders around. Civilians line up to receive food in a rations line.
Greek athletes run in formation to Syntagma Square and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A large crowd of spectators watches from across the street. Three athletes accompany an official who lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The runners then depart in formation, followed by motorcycle police escorting the Royal Family in their open car. King Paul is then seen approaching the Tomb of the Unknown, from the side and then laying a wreath. Assembled several paces behind him, are several high ranking military officers and civilian officials. A troop of ceremonial Tomb sentries are lined up to his left, all dressed in the traditional Evzones uniforms. The bas relief figure of a dying ancient Greek warrior is seen on the wall of the enclosure. The King and his entourage move toward the street, where a parade ensues, led by men in white shirts who dip their flag in salute. Civilian marchers carry the traditional Greek Land Flag of white cross on blue field.