ANNALES DE LA GUERRE 65 [Main]


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  • År: 1918
  • Varighed: 11 mins
  • Beskrivelse: The Marquis, as a descendant of de Rochambeau, watches the ceremony. The actual presentation is made by the Marquise, watched by a number of civilians. Following the presentation the regiment marches past.Shells fired by the French fall on the Mont Rouge position. The village of Westouter shows some shell damage and a large number of damaged vehicles. A wounded man is taken by stretcher from a temporary hospital.A number of buildings (tinted red) are burning or smouldering and there is much smoke. Troops emerge from the cathedral, which is not further damaged (tinting ends).There is a military parade through the streets including contingents from France and America. Sgr Bissolati, a Socialist minister, addresses the assembled crowd in an arena from a platform. The procession passes through the Piazza del Duomo with the crowd waving flags and cheering the Allies. A Caproni Ca 42 overflies the city, high up, during the procession through the square.
    I. French newsreel item on the presentation by the Marquis de Damphierre to the US 6th Infantry of its standard, France, June 1918.II. French newsreel item on their own forces fighting in Flanders, June 1918.III. French newsreel item of Infantry and Cavalry on the march near the River Oise, Western Front, June 1918.IV. French newsreel item showing Rheims on fire, Western Front, 31st May 1918.V. French newsreel item on Milan's celebration of the third anniversary of Italy's entry into the First World War, 23rd May 1918.
  • Nøgleord: EFG1914 / World War I / Damphierre, de (Marquis) / Damphierre, de (Marquise) / Bissolati (Sgr) / United States Army & American Expeditionary Force / United States Army & Infantry Regt 6 / French Army / French Army / French Army, [cavalry] / French Army / Royal Italian Army / Royal Italian Army & Air Corps / French Army / United States Army & American Expeditionary Force / ceremonies, French - display: presentation of standard / society, French - friendship / society, United States military - friendship / combat, French - artillery bombardment [D] / destruction, Belgian military - area: artillery bombardment / medical, French military - emergency / operations, French military - movement: march / destruction, French: fire / destruction, French military - area: artillery bombardment / buildings, French - religious: cathedral & [damaged] / celebrations, Italian - event-related: anniversary (entry into First World War, 3rd) / aircraft, Italian - combat: Caproni Ca 42 / 31/3(44) / 01/3(4-15).83 / 01/3(4-15).8 / 01/3(4-15).8 / 31/3(45) / France / World War, 1914-1918 -- France / Mont Rouge, West Flanders, Belgium / Westouter, West Flanders, Belgium / Oise (River), France / Reims, Marne, France / Italy & Milan, Lombardy
  • Udbyder: Imperial War Museums
  • Rettigheder: In Copyright / Imperial War Museums
  • Produktionsselskab: Section Cinématographique de l'Armée Française
  • Farve: Black & White
  • Sound: Without sound
  • Language: fr

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