Chateau-Thierry and the Aisne-Marne Operation
07:48:00 Title: “Offical films of the Signal Corps...and service conditions in France.
07:48:08 Art title.
07:48:21 Tilte: ”Distant shelling of Cantigny” LS across valley. Camouflaged artillery firing bombardment w/ large recoil. Heavy destruction.
07:49:03 Title: “Hurling himself at the French...” “In the crisis Americans were rushed...” Troops in trucks.
07:49:37 Title: “Chateau Thierry under fire & ruins of bridge immortalized by Americans.” Undamaged, then heavily damaged.
07:49:57 Title: “The Marines...at Belleau Wood”. Men across grass field; in trench treating wounded; questioning German prisoners; prisoners posing.
07:50:38 Tilte: “With Americans in the place of honor, the Allies...drove the enemy...” “On July 18th, our troops attacked south of Soissons.” Animated map.
07:51:25 Field w/ smoke & troops advancing. Mark IV (?) tank & troops advance.
07:51:52 Title: “In their first battles...” Troops in trench, others walk along top; advancing in silhouette.
07:52:22 In trench soldiers on field telephones. Motorcylist w/ message passed resting troops. Officer & map receives message. Troops w/ horses & artillery move up; officer in field beside map on stand gives direction to soldier.
07:53:07 Artillery barrage fired. Wounded on stretcher & walking wounded helped out . POWs. Dead.
07:54:15 title: “The thrust toward Soissons started the enemy’s withdrawal from the salient.” “Pushing on across the Marne to retake Chateau Thierry.”
07:54:35 Soldiers carry upside down pontoon for bridge; put into water & infantry crossing finished floating bridge adjacent to bombed bridge over the Marne River. Troops thru town. Horses pull wagon thru destroyed city.
07:55:47 Title: “After weeks...driven back to the Aisne.” The End.
WWI; WW1; World War One; 18Jul18; 1918;
NOTE: Heavy grain due to 16mm copy.
Chateau-Thierry and the Aisne-Marne Operation 07:48:00 Title: “Offical films of the Signal Corps...and service conditions in France. 07:48:08 Art title. 07:48:21 Tilte: ”Distant shelling of Cantigny” LS across valley. Camouflaged artillery firing bombardment w/ large recoil. Heavy destruction. 07:49:03 Title: “Hurling himself at the French...” “In the crisis Americans were rushed...” Troops in trucks. 07:49:37 Title: “Chateau Thierry under fire & ruins of bridge immortalized by Americans.” Undamaged, then heavily damaged. 07:49:57 Title: “The Marines...at Belleau Wood”. Men across grass field; in trench treating wounded; questioning German prisoners; prisoners posing. 07:50:38 Tilte: “With Americans in the place of honor, the Allies...drove the enemy...” “On July 18th, our troops attacked south of Soissons.” Animated map. 07:51:25 Field w/ smoke & troops advancing. Mark IV (?) tank & troops advance. 07:51:52 Title: “In their first battles...” Troops in trench, others walk along top; advancing in silhouette. 07:52:22 In trench soldiers on field telephones. Motorcylist w/ message passed resting troops. Officer & map receives message. Troops w/ horses & artillery move up; officer in field beside map on stand gives direction to soldier. 07:53:07 Artillery barrage fired. Wounded on stretcher & walking wounded helped out . POWs. Dead. 07:54:15 title: “The thrust toward Soissons started the enemy’s withdrawal from the salient.” “Pushing on across the Marne to retake Chateau Thierry.” 07:54:35 Soldiers carry upside down pontoon for bridge; put into water & infantry crossing finished floating bridge adjacent to bombed bridge over the Marne River. Troops thru town. Horses pull wagon thru destroyed city. 07:55:47 Title: “After weeks...driven back to the Aisne.” The End. WWI; WW1; World War One; 18Jul18; 1918; NOTE: Heavy grain due to 16mm copy.