Footage Annals of War No. 72. (1920-1929)
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0:07:07Annals of War No. 72 (1920-1929)
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France.
Marne near Chateau-Thierry.
River landscapes.
Liberated city.
Chateau-Thierry.
Panorama of the city.
Ruins of houses, barricades left by the Germans.
Rubble.
Ruins of houses.
French soldier on the street.
German barricade made of boxes.
Blown up bridge.
Burnt buildings.
The President of the French Republic in Chateau-Thierry.
He inspects the city.
The President in the city hall building.
He talks to residents who experienced the German occupation France.
Marne near Dormans.
In the foreground - barbed wire.
Dormans.
French soldiers are clearing rubble.
German announcements on the wall France.
Panorama of the battlefield in the Chatillon area.
In the foreground - ruins.
The interior of a destroyed church.
A temporary bridge over the Marne.
Completion of work on the construction of the bridge.
A young German prisoner of war in front of the camera.
Guns abandoned by the Germans.
Shells.
French soldiers turn the guns towards the German positions, load shells.
Shelling of German positions.
Clemenceau, accompanied by General Berthelot, visits the location of the 33rd colonial infantry regiment.
They walk around the line of soldiers.
Clemenceau is presented with flowers.
Clemenceau attaches an honorary badge to the regiment's banner.
A ceremonial formation of the regiment in front of the distinguished guest
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