LORD KITCHENER'S VISIT TO THE FRENCH ARMY [Main]


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  • Year: 1915
  • Runtime: 6 mins
  • Description: General Joffre, General Foch and Minister of War Millerand wait at Compiègne station for Kitchener's train. He arrives with his ADC Colonel O A FitzGerald and Brigadier-General the Honourable H Yarde-Buller (not Major-General as in the captions), and inspects the guard of honour. The party, led by Kitchener and Joffre, walk through a wood towards a slit trench. They observe practice manoeuvres (not seen) from this trench, which is clearly in a safe area but is described by the caption as "the front line trenches". Lord Kitchener reviews French colonial troops. Millerand gives Yarde-Buller, and FitzGerald (not seen) the Legion of Honour, and Joffre decorates men of a colonial division for bravery.
    Kitchener visits French Army headquarters at Compiègne, 15th August 1916.
  • Keywords: EFG1914 / World War I / Kitchener, Horatio Herbert / Millerand, Alexandre / Joffre, Joseph Jacques Cesaire / Foch, Ferdinand J M / Fitzgerald, O A / Yarde-Buller, Henry / French Army / French Army, [colonial troops] / delegations, British international - military / delegations, British international - political / ceremonies, French - event-related: investiture / buildings, French - commercial: railway station / transport, French military - rail / 01/3(4-15).5 / Compiègne, Oise, France / Race
  • Provider: Imperial War Museums
  • Rights: In Copyright / Imperial War Museums
  • Colour: Black & White
  • Sound: Without sound

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