The Battle of Arras [World War I]

Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 9/18/1947-2/28/1964 (Most Recent)
Series: Documentary Films, ca. 1914 - ca. 1944
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985

Other Title(s): Signal Corps misc. film, no. 99
Sound Type: Silent

Scope & Content: Summary:On the British Army. Reel 1, artillery shells Ger. defenses; Ger. shells land in a village. South African units storm trenches Scaling ladders are prepared. Troops attack under an artillery barrage. Prisoners carry Brit. wounded to the rear. Reel 2, engrs. lay railroad track. Ammunition is carried over a pontoon bridge across the Scope. The enemy shells positions at Monchy; shows ruins of the town. Reel 3, engrs. construct bridges and roads. Australian artillery bombards the enemy. Artillery units, supply trains, and tanks move up under fire. Monchy is occupied. War news is read to French civilians.

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National Archives Identifier: 35477
Local Identifier: 111-M-99
National Archives Catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/35477