The St. Mihiel Drive
07:39:09 Title: Official films of the Signal Corps..and service conditions in France.”
07:39:27 MCU Gen. Pershing poses writing at his office desk.
07:39:38 Trucks, troops & horse drawn wagons move up a tree-lined road. Map.
07:40:18 Title: “In the distance, Monsec, which dominated the American lines.” Troops in trenches & looking out.
07:40:25 Title: “On September 12th, the battle opened...” Various artillery fired including railroad gun. Large artillery fired amidst destroyed town. Camouflaged positions & large guns firing. Explosions.
07:41:50 Title: “Before dawn, wire-cutting patrols had opened the way for our men.” Silhouetted man thru barbed wire w/ rifle. Men behind mound & over the top w/ rifles. Men fall. Explosions. Renault FT-17 tanks across barbed wire.
07:42:35 Title: “Our planes participated.” Line of DH-4 (?) biplanes lined up on a field. Aerial from behind pilot; aerial of dogfight & falling plane. Men around upside down crashed airplane.
07:43:13 Title: “Guns rushed forward...” Horse drawn caissons moved up at gallop & artillery is dug in, men & shovels. Loading, firing artillery.
07:43:48 Title: “The barrage rolls forward as our troops advance.” Infantry advancing & crossing captured trenches. Dead Germans; wounded carried off; German POWs. Wounded treated.
07:44:52 Art title. MCU Wounded on stretcher smoking.
07:45:03 Title: “September 13th, 1918. Pinching out the salient.” Animated map of front. LS men advancing across wide area. Smoke & explosions. Advancing.
07:45:45 Three men w/ machine gun. Crossed out sign “Hindenburg Strasse” replaced by “Washington St”. & subway w/ arrow. Pan over heavily fortified stone position w/ German Iron Cross on it. MCU captured German dog w/ message collar. Troops eating, moving, greeted by women & children.
07:46:27 Refugees from villages are fed.
07:46:36 Title: “Sixteen thousand prisoners in two days.” Many prisoners are herded to the rear.
07:47:04 Title: ”The battle of St. Mihiel over, preparations began immediately for the great Meuse-Argonne operations. The End.
12-16Sep18; 1918; WWI; WW1; World War One;
NOTE: Heavy grain due to 16mm copy.
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The St. Mihiel Drive 07:39:09 Title: Official films of the Signal Corps..and service conditions in France.” 07:39:27 MCU Gen. Pershing poses writing at his office desk. 07:39:38 Trucks, troops & horse drawn wagons move up a tree-lined road. Map. 07:40:18 Title: “In the distance, Monsec, which dominated the American lines.” Troops in trenches & looking out. 07:40:25 Title: “On September 12th, the battle opened...” Various artillery fired including railroad gun. Large artillery fired amidst destroyed town. Camouflaged positions & large guns firing. Explosions. 07:41:50 Title: “Before dawn, wire-cutting patrols had opened the way for our men.” Silhouetted man thru barbed wire w/ rifle. Men behind mound & over the top w/ rifles. Men fall. Explosions. Renault FT-17 tanks across barbed wire. 07:42:35 Title: “Our planes participated.” Line of DH-4 (?) biplanes lined up on a field. Aerial from behind pilot; aerial of dogfight & falling plane. Men around upside down crashed airplane. 07:43:13 Title: “Guns rushed forward...” Horse drawn caissons moved up at gallop & artillery is dug in, men & shovels. Loading, firing artillery. 07:43:48 Title: “The barrage rolls forward as our troops advance.” Infantry advancing & crossing captured trenches. Dead Germans; wounded carried off; German POWs. Wounded treated. 07:44:52 Art title. MCU Wounded on stretcher smoking. 07:45:03 Title: “September 13th, 1918. Pinching out the salient.” Animated map of front. LS men advancing across wide area. Smoke & explosions. Advancing. 07:45:45 Three men w/ machine gun. Crossed out sign “Hindenburg Strasse” replaced by “Washington St”. & subway w/ arrow. Pan over heavily fortified stone position w/ German Iron Cross on it. MCU captured German dog w/ message collar. Troops eating, moving, greeted by women & children. 07:46:27 Refugees from villages are fed. 07:46:36 Title: “Sixteen thousand prisoners in two days.” Many prisoners are herded to the rear. 07:47:04 Title: ”The battle of St. Mihiel over, preparations began immediately for the great Meuse-Argonne operations. The End. 12-16Sep18; 1918; WWI; WW1; World War One; NOTE: Heavy grain due to 16mm copy.