ANNALES DE LA GUERRE 26 [Main Title]

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  • Title: ANNALES DE LA GUERRE 26 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 508-26
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  • Summary: I. French newsreel item on a formal display of loyalty at the town of Annemasse, France, September 1917. II. French newsreel item on the presentation to leading French soldiers of Rumanian decorations at First Army headquarters, Rexpoëde, France, September 1917. III. French newsreel item on the arrival of Justin Godard, the Under-Secretary of State for Health, in Salonika, Greece, September 1917. IV. French newsreel item on the celebration of the third anniversary of the Battle of the Marne. Fêre-Champenoise, 6th September 1917. V. French newsreel item on President Poincaré's visit to US 1st Division at Houdelaincourt, France, 6th September 1917.
  • Description: The Minister of Agriculture, Ferdinand David, and the former deputy for Colmar, the Abbé Wetterlé, leave the town hall with their followers, led by three young girls dressed in the regional costumes of Savoy, Alsace and Lorraine. The Abbé addresses the crowd on the subject of loyalty to France, with some verve. The Abbé is then shown in portrait shot. The ceremony takes place privately in the gardens of the headquarters. General Anthoine, General Velentin and the flying ace Captain Guynemer are each in turn (with timecuts) decorated with the Order of Michel the Brave by General Iliesco, head of the Rumanian military mission to France. M Godard arrives in Salonika harbour by small cutter in order to inspect the medical services. He is unescorted and met by only three or four military representatives. As the party walks down the street it gains a larger entourage. General Sarrail and King Alexander get down from a train and walk along a route lined with Chasseurs Alpins. They are there to look at the damage to Salonika, but not much is in view. Members of the government and armed forces have gathered on the flat grassland, and a wooden cross has been erected. The entire cabinet, led by President Poincaré, appears to be present, along with Marshal Joffre, and Generals Pétain and Foch, and a number of other military representatives. They all approach the shrine, listen to an address being given, and then leave. President Poincaré, in his blue uniform, Minister of War Paul Painlevé, and General Pétain, are taken by General Pershing to meet troops of US 1st Division in training. The President talks and shakes hands with a number of American officers before watching the division march past. French official cameramen can be seen at work.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: IWM 508-26
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (IWM 508-26)
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1917-09-08
  • Production Country: France
  • Production Details: Section Cinématographique de l'Armée Française (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: David, Ferdinand (person) Wetterle (Abbe) (person) Anthoine, Francois (person) Velentin (General) (person) Guynemer, Georges Marie Ludovic Jules (person) Iliesco (General) (person) Godard, Justin (person) Sarrail, Maurice (person) Alexander, King of Greece (person) Poincaré, Raymond (person) Joffre, Joseph Jacques Cesaire (person) Pétain, Philippe (person) Foch, Ferdinand (person) Poincaré, Raymond (person) Painlevé, Paul (person) Pershing, John Joseph (person) French Ministry of Agriculture (regiment/service) French Army, Army 1 (regiment/service) French Army, Air Corps (regiment/service) Romanian Army, military mission (regiment/service) French Army, [Chasseurs Alpins] (regiment/service) French Ministry of Health (regiment/service) French Army (regiment/service) United States Army & Div 1 (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: ceremonies, French - event-related: patriotic display (object name) society, French - ethnic (object name) society, French - fashion (object name) buildings, French - institutional: town hall (object name) propaganda, French - inspirational (object name) ceremonies, Rumanian - event-related: investiture (object name) ceremonies, French - event-related: investiture (object name) delegations, Rumanian international - military (object name) delegations, French international - political (object name) delegations, French national - political (object name) delegations, Greek national - state (object name) transport, Greek civilian - rail (object name) ceremonies, French - event-related: anniversary (Battle of the Marne, 3rd) (object name) delegations, French international - state (object name) training, United States military (object name) journalism and record, French - cameraman (object name) 31/3(44) (event) 01/3(4-15).7 (event) First World War, Salonika Front & 9/1917 (event) 01/3(4-15).7 (event) 01/3(4-15).7 (event) Annemasse, Haute-Savoie, France (geography) Rexpoede, Nord, France (geography) Greece & Salonika, Macedonia (geography) Fère-Champenoise, Marne, France (geography) Houdelaincourt, Meuse, France (geography)
  • 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: 470 ft; Running time: 8 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
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