Little Ginette learns from a newspaper that Amama, a "Turco" (a soldier from the French colonies), has been decorated for his superb feats in battle. In admiration of his incredible bravery, the young...
In Champagne, relief of the 22nd regiment of dragoons, preceded by its music. Backlighting on the parade of horsemen. The deployment of signs on the ground for an airplane responsible for guiding the ...
A military plane's propellor rotations are seen from the side and from the front;
Relief infantrymen (tirailleurs) near Fleury-devant-Douaumont. Transporting men and munitions toward the front using truck convoys and 0.60 m railroads. Panorama of the Meuse Valley and Verdun. Daily ...
In February 1916, french soldiers inspect a Zeppelin's wreck, shot down by the autocannons' section of Revigny near Brabant-le-Roi
Verdun after six months of fighting: panoramas of the destruction on the banks of the Meuse River, downtown, at the citadel and in the cathedral. Firefighters taking action. General Dubois giving comm...
November 1916. Funeral service for the victims of November 14. General Plentey, who is deputy mayor and in command of Place d'Amiens, gives a speech at the Hôtel-Dieu. Arrival at the cathedral.
Setting up a battery of 160 mm and 140 mm cannons. Horse-drawn convoy on a flooded road. Relief of the Scottish and English troops. Laying down telegraphic lines. New 155 mm cannon and shots. A biv...