ANNALES DE LA GUERRE 23 [Main Title]

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  • Title: ANNALES DE LA GUERRE 23 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 508-23
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  • Summary: I. French newsreel item of soldiers of 5th Artillery Regiment making souvenirs, Western Front, August 1917. II. French newsreel item of the Italian military mission's visit to the Western Front, August 1917. III. French newsreel item showing General Guillaumat, commanding the forces at Verdun, working at his office desk. He goes outside to watch troops march past below his balcony. Western Front, August 1917. IV. The visit of the King and Queen of Belgium to a French aerodrome, Western Front, 13th August 1917. V. French newsreel item showing General Pétain decorating the standards of regiments of 1st and 51st Division which distinguished themselves in the first day of the Third Battle of Ypres. Western Front, August 1917.
  • Description: Three soldiers, probably of 5th Artillery Regiment, relax on top of a pile of rubble and make souvenirs from expended 75mm shell-cases. Using light hammers and punches they work intricate designs of whorls and spirals into the metal, showing the camera the finished result. The mission, led by Admiral Thaon di Revel, is escorted by General Foch as Chief of Staff. The party looks out over a battlefield, possibly Verdun, from an observation platform. Later, an Infantry formation led by its band marches past the party through a ruined street. The King and Queen are introduced to the pilots, including the French ace Lieutenant Nungesser. He takes each in turn for a joyride in a Breguet Type 14A2. The Queen and the King are each shown climbing into the gunner's cockpit of the aircraft. The men of the divisions are drawn up in the open. Pétain presents 1st and 201st Infantry Regiments with the "fourragère" (a decorative ribbon tied to their standards). The standards of 33rd and 233rd Infantry Regiments receive the Croix de Guerre. A number of officers get individual decorations. The men then march past while Pétain watches.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: IWM 508-23
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (IWM 508-23)
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1917-08-18
  • Production Country: France
  • Production Details: Section Cinématographique de l'Armée Française (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Thaon di Revel, Paolo Emilio (person) Foch, Ferdinand (person) Guillaumat, Louis (person) Albert I, King of Belgium (person) Elisabeth, Queen of Belgium (person) Nungesser, Charles (person) Pétain, Philippe (person) French Army, Artillery Regt 5 (regiment/service) French Army (regiment/service) Royal Italian Army (regiment/service) French Army (regiment/service) French Army, Air Corps (regiment/service) French Army, Army 1 & Corps 1 & Div 1 (regiment/service) French Army, Army 1 & Corps 1 & Div 51 (regiment/service) French Army, Army 1 & Corps 1 & Div 1 & Infantry Regt 1 (regiment/service) French Army, Army 1 & Corps 1 & Div 1 & Infantry Regt 33 (regiment/service) French Army, Army 1 & Corps 1 & Div 51 & Infantry Regt 201 (regiment/service) French Army, Army 1 & Corps 1 & Div 51 & Infantry Regt 233 (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: arts, French military - decorative arts (object name) industry, French - craft (object name) delegations, Italian international - military (object name) destruction, French military - area: artillery bombardment (object name) buildings, French - military: headquarters (Verdun) (object name) delegations, Belgian international - state (object name) aircraft, French - combat: Breguet Type 14A2 (object name) ceremonies, French - event-related: investiture (object name) 01/3(4-15).7 (event) 01/3(4-15).7 (event) 01/3(4-15).7 (event) 01/3(4-15).7 (event) France (geography) Verdun, Meuse, France (geography) Verdun, Meuse, France (geography) France (geography)
  • 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: 448 ft; Running time: 7 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
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