[US INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS IN BELGIUM, 1918] [Allocated]


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  • Other title(s): [US INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS IN BELGIUM, 1918] [Allocated]
  • Year: 1918
  • Runtime: 5 mins
  • Description: Representative officers from the various Allies watch as the senior Belgian officer shows the senior American officer around. They pass a parade of Belgian cyclist troops. The US flag is raised while the Belgian delivers a speech. The Belgian and American pose for the camera. The Belgian troops (cyclists, Infantry, Cavalry and guns) march past, and the various representatives then depart.
    US and Belgian forces celebrate at an aerodrome in Belgium, 4 July 1918.
  • Keywords: EFG1914 / World War I / United States Army & American Expeditionary Force / Belgian Army / celebrations, United States - popular: Fourth of July / ceremonies, United States - event-related: Fourth of July / 01/3(4-15).8 / Belgium / World War, 1914-1918 -- Belgium
  • Provider: Imperial War Museums
  • Rights: In Copyright / Imperial War Museums
  • Colour: Black & White
  • Sound: Without sound