WWI - 1917, Franc: Retreat of the Germans at the Battle of Arras, The R7 of 7

WWI - 1917, France R7 of 7 Title: How the Germans in their retreat blew up the main roads to hamper our advance. 08:52:34 Car along road, man w/ bicycle climbs out of foreground crater. 08:52:54 Title: “Our engineers over-came the difficulty by blowing down the remainder of houses around the craters, for making new roads.” Clouds of dust & collapsing buildings. 08:53:18 Title: Building a bridge over the Somme... Men at work. Men & pack animals crossing partially blown up Lock Gates. 08:53:44 Title: “A Northamptonshire Regiment hard at work on the bridges & roads.” Many uniformed men working w/ picks, shovels & wheelbarrows; destruction in background. 08:54:18 Title: “Fruit trees’ ruthlessly cut down by Germans during the retreat.” Large fallen trees. 08:54:43 Title: “Well constructed German dugouts” Collapsed remains. High angle of huge crater & pan of remaining village around it w/ horse cart thru & a few people on street & soldiers in crater. Very high angle view of destroyed village. 08:56:16 Title: “A 9.2” Howitzer Battery starts the bombardment” Fired. (GOOD) 08:56:29 Title: “Australian artillery observers watching bombardment of the Hindenburg Line” 08:56:30 Australian artillery observers watching bombardment of Hindenburg Line. MCU men in wide trench & large artillery in row firing. Observers watch w/ binoculars. 08:57:04 Title: “Batteries of Howitzers advancing under great difficulties towards Monchy.” Horse teams pull guns & caissons uphill. 08:57:38 Title: “Artillery advancing under heavy enemy shell fire.” LS of line of horses, men, artillery w/ explosions very close by. 08:57:51 Title: “Artillerymen bring their dumb friends out of danger.” Men lead horses w/ explosions near. 08:58:19 Title” “The Field Artillery move forward...” MCU past on road thru destroyed village. Scottish troops in kilts. Wagon & riders past at gallop. View down long line of artillery firing thru trees beside road. 08:59:42 Title: “Transport...up the Cambrai Road on April 9th.” MCU Men & wagons past, equipment stuck in mud. Convoy of horses, wagons, ambulance along muddy road. 09:00:39 Tilte: “A tank moves up...” MCU past w/ destroyed village behind; thru cratered field w/ line of horses in behind. (GOOD) 09:01:41 Title: “Royal West Kents consolidating a captured German trench.” Many men in deep trench. 09:02:04 Title: “Gunners who have been at the Front since Mons.” Men posing, smoking. Tommy reading war news to liberated French village women & children. British soldiers & villagers pose under German graffiti “Gott strafe England”. LS 9.2 Howitzer firing from excavation or quarry. The End. World One; WW1; France; Battle; Fighting; English Troops; Construction; Anti-German Propaganda;