ANNALES DE LA GUERRE 50 [Main Title]

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  • Title: ANNALES DE LA GUERRE 50 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 508-50
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  • Summary: I. French newsreel item on the aftermath of the action at Ervantes, near Moncel, Alsace area, Western Front, 20th February 1918. II. French newsreel item on US troops near the River Aisne, Western Front, February 1918. III. French newsreel item on their own forces in the Marne area, Western Front, February 1918. IV. French newsreel item on a Cavalry regiment practising manoeuvres behind the lines, Western Front, February 1918.
  • Description: Well behind the lines, a mass of soldiers, most probably from 123rd Division semi-posed as if waiting for transport. A senior officer is with them, possibly Lieutenant-General de Riols de Fonclare, the commander of XV Corps. Dragoons escort the German prisoners (11 officers and 525 other ranks) to the rear. The Germans march in step and salute the camera and watching Frenchmen, breaking step on command at the end of the marchpast. (Whole episode acted ?) The soldiers are probably rear-echelon troops of II Corps. They form up in a village and march on northwards to their base, where their cook cuts up meat and prepares stew. One of the men talks with a small French girl. A trench system in the Champagne region. One party of four soldiers is firing rifle grenades. A similar party is patrolling the trench. A regimental colonel emerges from his sandbagged command post. A medical team makes its way along the trench. In a dugout to the rear some men rest and others carry hods of earth. Observers climb a tree to their post, a sentry in a gasmask keeps guard, others look out from a front line hide. A Hotchkiss machine gun is fired on a high angle for harassing purposes (given as anti-aircraft). The regiment marches past along a road in a quiet area behind the lines. Arriving at an open field the regiment deploys into column of troops and finally full line. After an inspection one officer receives the Legion of Honour. A 'charge' in successive columns of troops is made for the camera.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: IWM 508-50
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (IWM 508-50)
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1918-02-23
  • Production Country: France
  • Production Details: Section Cinématographique de l'Armée Française (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Riols de Fonclare, de (Lieutenant-General) (person) French Army, Corps 25 (regiment/service) French Army, Corps 25 & Div 123 (regiment/service) French Army, [dragoons] (regiment/service) United States Army & American Expeditionary Force (regiment/service) United States Army & Corps 2 (regiment/service) French Army (regiment/service) French Army, [cavalry] (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: prisoners of war, German - movement (object name) operations, United States military - movement: march (object name) society, United States military - sustenance (object name) operations, French military - routine (object name) weapons, French - projector: rifle grenade (object name) defences, French - emplacement: trenches (object name) equipment, French - personal: gasmask (object name) weapons, French - smallarm: Hotchkiss machine gun (object name) training, French military - specialist: equestrian (object name) ceremonies, French - event-related: investiture (object name) 01/3(4-15).80 [1918 Ervantes] (event) 01/3(4-15).8 (event) 01/3(4-15).8 (event) 01/3(4-15).8 (event) Moncel, France (geography) Aisne (River), France (geography) Marne, France (geography) France (geography) camera (concept) camera (concept) Children (concept) camera (concept)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: French Subtitle language: French
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 581 ft; Running time: 10 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
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