ANNALES DE LA GUERRE 38 [Main Title]

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  • Title: ANNALES DE LA GUERRE 38 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 508-38
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  • Summary: I. French newsreel item on French, British and Italian forces in north Italy, November 1917. II. French newsreel item of General Anthoine decorating two pilots. Ypres area, Western Front, November 1917.
  • Description: French soldiers in one of the villages on Lake Garda wander around admiring the view. One addresses a letter he has been writing, others groom their horses, others buy food from the street vendors. Bersaglieri cyclists ride into the village and dismount smartly in formation. A French horse-drawn convoy begins to move out down one of the country roads. The tower at Solferino filmed from the road below the city. The monument to Napoleon at Rivoli being inspected by Italian soldiers. The bridge and monument to Napoleon at Arcola (battle 15th-17th November 1796) and the house used as his headquarters during the battle. British gunners pass through the town with munitions wagons and 18-pounders, setting up camp just beyond the bridge. Italian Engineers drive piles into the bed of the Adige River to replace damaged supports for a bridge. More French soldiers and transport emerge along the road to Brescia from a tunnel ("Porta Brescia") through the hills. Representatives of First Army and the Air Corps parade while General Anthoine presents Captain Heurteaux with the medal of Officer of the Legion of Honour and Lieutenant Fonck with that of Knight of the Legion of Honour. A marchpast follows the presentation.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: IWM 508-38
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (IWM 508-38)
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1917-12-01
  • Production Country: France
  • Production Details: Section Cinématographique de l'Armée Française (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Anthoine, Francois (person) Heurteaux (Captain) (person) Fonck, René Paul (person) British Army, Royal Artillery, Royal Field Artillery (regiment/service) French Army (regiment/service) Royal Italian Army (regiment/service) Royal Italian Army & Engineers (regiment/service) Royal Italian Army & [Bersaglieri] & [cyclists] (regiment/service) French Army, Army 1 (regiment/service) French Army, Air Corps (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: recreation, French military - tourism (object name) operations, French military - movement: road (object name) operations, British military - movement: road (object name) weapons, British - gun: 18-pounder field gun (object name) engineering, military, Italian (object name) operations, Italian military - movement: road (object name) buildings, Italian - monumental (object name) buildings, Italian - historic (object name) ceremonies, French - event-related: investiture (object name) 01/3(45).7 (event) 31/3(45) (event) 01/3(4-15).7 (event) Italy & Lake Garda (geography) Italy & Solferino, Lombardy (geography) Italy & Arcola, Veneto (geography) Italy & Brescia, Lombardy (geography) Italy & Adige (River) (geography) Italy & Rivoli, Piedmont (geography) Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium (geography) half-light (concept)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: French
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 471 ft; Running time: 8 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    IWM 508-38

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