Summary: I. French newsreel item of General Henrys, commanding French forces, arriving by Breguet Type 14 aircraft to visit his men on the Salonika Front, April 1918.
II. French newsreel item of motor-cultivators removed from the battle zone for safety, on display, Western Front, April 1918.
III. French newsreel item of a sports meeting of 178th Artillery Regiment (?), including hurdling, wrestling, high jump, long jump, sprint and football. Behind the lines, Western Front, April 1918.
IV. French newsreel item on an Italian contingent led by cyclists and commanded by General di Robillant on the march through a French village, April 1918.
V. French newsreel item of Commandant Georges Mellieur of 2nd Battalion, Chasseurs, showing the camera a citation won by his battalion for distinguished conduct on 22nd April. Western Front, April 1918.
VI. French newsreel item on Sergeant-Major (or Maréchal de Logis) Deloche (?), who escaped after being held prisoner with his tank for two days, receiving the Médaille Militaire, Western Front, April 1918.
Production Details: Section Cinématographique de l'Armée Française (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Henrys (General) (person)
Robilant, Mario Nicolis di (person)
Mellieur, Georges (person)
Deloche (Sergeant-Major) (person)
French Army (regiment/service)
French Army, Artillery Regt 178 (regiment/service)
Royal Italian Army (regiment/service)
French Army, Chasseurs, Bn 2 (regiment/service)
French Army (regiment/service)
Keywords: aircraft, French - combat: Breguet Type 14 (object name)
delegations, French national - military (object name)
transport, French civilian - agricultural: motor cultivator (object name)
recreation, French military - sport: athletics (object name)
recreation, French military - sport: football (object name)
recreation, French military - sport: wrestling (object name)
operations, Italian military - movement: march (object name)
ceremonies, French - event-related: investiture (object name)
First World War, Salonika Front & 4/1918 (event)
31/3(44) (event)
01/3(4-15).8 (event)
01/3(4-15).8 (event)
01/3(4-15).8 (event)
01/3(4-15).8 (event)
Greece & Salonika area, Macedonia (geography)
France (geography)
France (geography)
France (geography)
France (geography)
France (geography)
camera (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: 397 ft; Running time: 7 mins
