The French merchant fleet: port traffic in Le Havre and Rouen, sending off a cargo ship and a submarine in Cherbourg, and the artillery equipment of commercial ships. Defense of the Adriatic coastline...
On August 10, 1920, the Zeppelin L 72, surrendered by Germany as war reparations, flies over the Grand Palais (Great Palace) and the Eiffel Tower.
Troop movements by bike, horseback, and foot as the maneuver warfare begins again. Cannons are shooting despite a fire. A convoy of trucks and troops advances toward the lines. Shots are fired by a 75...
In November 1919, under the watchful eye of a police officer, Parisians stand in line in front of the first public restaurant serving a 2 franc fixed-price menu. Commissioner of provisions Henri Roy s...
On May 18, 1918 in Saleux, the German Elfriede tank is introduced to Under-secretary of State for Inventions Jules-Louis Breton. British Officers and soldiers are also present. From July 1st through 5...
It is September 1915, and the Schneider company is manufacturing a tank with crawler tracks, designed in collaboration with Colonel Estienne. On February 25, 1916, 400 tanks are ordered. The construct...
Lefrancois, a father of six, is a soldier. His seventh child is on the way and will be named Victory. Lefrancois cannot remember why he tied a knot in his handkerchief. Although he has received the Wa...
In Courbevoie (Delage factory), workers machining, countersinking, and drilling mechanical parts for weaponry and airplane engines. In Paris (Gaumont), workers manufacture rifle covers and boosters. W...