French And Belgium Troops At Front (1914 1918)
French and Belgian troops at Front. Somewhere on the Western Front. French Belgian troops celebrate Christmas at the Western Front. Soldiers sitting around in a circle; round a fire (looks like forest clearing). One wears a pointed hat like a wizard. Relaxation. Shot of one man passing out pages of newspaper to read (could be Armistice news ). One man w, Union Jack stuck in rifle is waving it at camera. Same group bouncing up down and acting silly having a party actually; it may be a Christmas party. Some hold sticks of candy. The jokester is bouncing around a little figure of a man on a string. Troops at front; crouch in a ditch (not a trench); aim fire rifles; etc. CU Man wakes a soldier in a shallow trench and gives him a big candy cane and 1 of the little hinged figures. Shot of 2 soldiers sitting in primitive trench eating. (Some of this is repeated from a story on Christmas at front w, Belgians. ) World War One; holidays. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE
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