ANNALES DE LA GUERRE 40 [Main]


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  • Jaar: 1917
  • Speelduur: 8 mins
  • Beschrijving: Lorries full of French troops drive through the village of Montebello. French soldiers on the march in two parallel columns come out past the main church. Italian and French troops share a trench on the Piave River line. The river is visible on the horizon through the defensive wire.The garrison headquarters of the battalion is shown. The men parade their standard through the local town and back to the barracks. General Pétain (poor shot) pins the Médaille Militaire onto the standard. Snow is falling, sometimes heavily, throughout.War dogs of various breeds are led off by their trainers from their kennels into the training area, and race forward past smoke grenade explosions in search of wounded men. Close-ups of two of the dogs, a Saint Bernard and a beagle.
    I. French newsreel item of French gunners instructing US gunners in the loading and firing of their 400mm (?) railway howitzers, shown in detail. Western Front, December 1917.II. French newsreel item on their own forces on the Italian Front, December 1917.III. French newsreel item of General Pétain decorating the standard of 27th Chasseur Battalion at its headquarters in the Vosges, France, December 1917.IV. French newsreel item of their various war dogs in training, Western Front, December 1917.V. French newsreel item showing General Pétain arriving by car and being met by King Albert of Belgium. Together they review French and Belgian troops of First Army in the Ypres area of Belgium, December 1917.
  • Trefwoorden: EFG1914 / World War I / Petain, Philippe / Petain, Philippe / Albert I, King of Belgium / French Army, [gunners] / United States Army & American Expeditionary Force / United States Army & [gunners] / French Army / Royal Italian Army / French Army, Chasseurs, Bn 27 / French Army / French Army, Army 1 / French Army, Army 1 & Belgian Contingent / combat, French - artillery bombardment / training, French military - weapons: railway howitzer / training, United States military - weapons: railway howitzer / society, French military - friendship / society, United States military - friendship / weapons, French - gun: 400mm howitzer (railway mounted) / operations, French military - movement: march / operations, French military - movement: road / ceremonies, French - event-related: investiture / animals, mammals: dog / training, French military - specialist: dogs / delegations, French national - military / delegations, French international - military / delegations, Belgian national - state / delegations, Belgian international - state / 01/3(4-15).7 / 01/3(45).7 / 01/3(4-15).7 / 01/3(4-15).7 / 01/3(4-15).7 / France / World War, 1914-1918 -- France / Italy & Montebello, Veneto / Italy & Piave (River) / Alsace, France / France / World War, 1914-1918 -- France / Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium / Winter / snow
  • Provider: Imperial War Museums
  • Rechten: In Copyright / Imperial War Museums
  • Productiemaatschappij: Section Cinématographique de l'Armée Française
  • Kleur: Black & White
  • Sound: Without sound
  • Language: fr

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