Video of the Day Feed https://www.europeanfilmgateway.eu/rss/video-of-the-day/ANNALES DE LA GUERRE 28 [Main]/iwm%3A%3A05fb6f3300c954cf5ddbd6f841ddf1b8 The archbishop and dignitaries leave the cathedral after the mass, and go into the cemetery where the archbishop pronounces a benediction over the graves. Everyone then leaves.A pan over the positions on Mont Cornillet, Mont Blond and Mont Haut (not significant heights). Two men carry food in containers down to those already in the trenches. Nearby are a few tree stumps, the remains of a wood. Some of the soldiers wander past a captured German pillbox.Guynemer is shown on the occasion of the award of his Legion of Honour in June. He explains his Spad to the awarding general and stands bareheaded for a portrait shot.The troops have all taken part in the recent French offensive at Verdun, and are on full parade with their standards. The King and Poincaré present medals and Pétain shakes hands with the recipients. The formations march past, ending with a final view of their standards.I. French newsreel item showing soldiers in the Vosges cutting and stacking peat, France, September 1917.II. French newsreel item showing the Archbishop of Rheims holding a mass in Gex for people killed in the war, France, September 1917.III. French newsreel item showing a delegation of men from Saint-Affrique presenting a sword of honour to General de Castelnau, in an open field, France, September 1917.IV. French newsreel item showing their positions in the Marne area, Western Front, September 1917.V. The last existing film of Captain Guynemer, who vanished while flying over the Western Front on 11th September 1917.VI. French newsreel item showing the King of Belgium, President Poincaré and General Pétain reviewing French troops, Western Front, September 1917. de ANNALES DE LA GUERRE 28 [Main] https://www.europeanfilmgateway.eu/de/detail/ANNALES DE LA GUERRE 28 [Main]/iwm%3A%3A05fb6f3300c954cf5ddbd6f841ddf1b8 Land:
Jahr: 1917
Dauer: 9 mins
Anbieter: Imperial War Museums
Produktionsfirma: Section Cinématographique de l'Armée Française
Rechte: In Copyright / ()
Language:fr
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