ANNALES DE LA GUERRE 65 [Main Title]

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  • Title: ANNALES DE LA GUERRE 65 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 508-65
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  • Summary: I. French newsreel item on the presentation by the Marquis de Damphierre to the US 6th Infantry of its standard, France, June 1918. II. French newsreel item on their own forces fighting in Flanders, June 1918. III. French newsreel item of Infantry and Cavalry on the march near the River Oise, Western Front, June 1918. IV. French newsreel item showing Rheims on fire, Western Front, 31st May 1918. V. French newsreel item on Milan's celebration of the third anniversary of Italy's entry into the First World War, 23rd May 1918.
  • Description: The Marquis, as a descendant of de Rochambeau, watches the ceremony. The actual presentation is made by the Marquise, watched by a number of civilians. Following the presentation the regiment marches past. Shells fired by the French fall on the Mont Rouge position. The village of Westouter shows some shell damage and a large number of damaged vehicles. A wounded man is taken by stretcher from a temporary hospital. A number of buildings (tinted red) are burning or smouldering and there is much smoke. Troops emerge from the cathedral, which is not further damaged (tinting ends). There is a military parade through the streets including contingents from France and America. Sgr Bissolati, a Socialist minister, addresses the assembled crowd in an arena from a platform. The procession passes through the Piazza del Duomo with the crowd waving flags and cheering the Allies. A Caproni Ca 42 overflies the city, high up, during the procession through the square.
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  • Colour: B&W (part Tinted)
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: IWM 508-65
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (IWM 508-65)
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1918-06
  • Production Country: France
  • Production Details: Section Cinématographique de l'Armée Française (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Damphierre, de (Marquis) (person) Damphierre, de (Marquise) (person) Bissolati (Sgr) (person) United States Army & American Expeditionary Force (regiment/service) United States Army & Infantry Regt 6 (regiment/service) French Army (regiment/service) French Army (regiment/service) French Army, [cavalry] (regiment/service) French Army (regiment/service) Royal Italian Army (regiment/service) Royal Italian Army & Air Corps (regiment/service) French Army (regiment/service) United States Army & American Expeditionary Force (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: ceremonies, French - display: presentation of standard (object name) society, French - friendship (object name) society, United States military - friendship (object name) combat, French - artillery bombardment [D] (object name) destruction, Belgian military - area: artillery bombardment (object name) medical, French military - emergency (object name) operations, French military - movement: march (object name) destruction, French: fire (object name) destruction, French military - area: artillery bombardment (object name) buildings, French - religious: cathedral & [damaged] (object name) celebrations, Italian - event-related: anniversary (entry into First World War, 3rd) (object name) aircraft, Italian - combat: Caproni Ca 42 (object name) 31/3(44) (event) 01/3(4-15).83 (event) 01/3(4-15).8 (event) 01/3(4-15).8 (event) 31/3(45) (event) France (geography) Mont Rouge, West Flanders, Belgium (geography) Westouter, West Flanders, Belgium (geography) Oise (River), France (geography) Rheims, Marne, France (geography) Italy & Milan, Lombardy (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W (part Tinted) Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: French
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 628 ft; Running time: 11 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
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