Summary: I. French newsreel item on Chasseurs Alpins skiing in the snows of Alsace, France, March 1918.
II. French newsreel item on the King of Italy and General Maistre reviewing troops in Italy, March 1918.
Description: One of the men demonstrates how to fit on a pair of skis. The group of Chasseurs Alpins skis from one side of a valley to the other and a few members demonstrate ski-jumping over a low jump, the majority falling over. Dogs pull sledges loaded with supplies through the snow up to the batteries nearby, including film taken from a sledge in motion, ending with irised shots of two of the dogs.
The troops are both French and Italian, including Chasseurs. Following the Italian marchpast the King inspects and decorates some of the Frenchmen, and Maistre presents the Croix de Guerre to Italian officers, also one British and one French officer. The buglers of the Chasseurs Alpins sound the salute and the troops march past, some of them at the double.
Production Details: Section Cinématographique de l'Armée Française (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy (person)
Maistre, Paul (person)
French Army, [Chasseurs Alpins] (regiment/service)
French Army (regiment/service)
French Army, [Chasseurs Alpins] (regiment/service)
French Army, [Chasseurs] (regiment/service)
Royal Italian Army (regiment/service)
Keywords: training, French military - specialist: ski troops (object name)
recreation, French military - sport: skiing (object name)
equipment, French - personal: skis (object name)
animals, mammals: dog (object name)
transport, French military - animal special: sledge (dog) (object name)
delegations, Italian national - state (object name)
delegations, Italian international - state (object name)
delegations, French national - military (object name)
delegations, French international - military (object name)
ceremonies, French - event-related: investiture (object name)
01/3(4-15).8 (event)
01/3(45).8 (event)
Alsace, France (geography)
Italy (geography)
camera (concept)
Winter (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: 506 ft; Running time: 9 mins
