Unused / unissued material - dates unclear or unknown.
France.
Various shots of buildings in devastated French village. Some French soldiers are walking amongst the rubble. Craters in ground possibly caused by bombing or shelling.
Unused / unissued material - dates unclear or unknown.
France.
Various shots of buildings in devastated French village. Some French soldiers are walking amongst the rubble. Craters in ground possibly caused by bombing or shelling.
French troops walk through shallow trench in early WWII. Shot of solider gazing over top of trench, pan down to show thick mud around his feet. French troops in trenches. One tries to light his pipe. More shots of muddy trenches. CU French soldiers.
Shot across barbed wire, dead bodies lie in the middle distance.
More shots of mud covered French soldiers in their trenches. A soldier places hand grenades in easy reach of his machine gun position.
Shot across barbed wire, dead bodies lie in the middle distance.
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