Occupation of the Chemin des Dames Sector, February 6th to March 22, 1918---26th Division

Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 9/18/1947-2/28/1964 (Most Recent)
Series: Historical Films, ca. 1914 - ca. 1936
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985

Production Date: 1936
Other Title(s): Historical Film, No. 1256
Sound Type: Silent

Scope & Content: Reel 1 shows views of the Champagne district. 103rd Inf. and 101st F.A. troops march on a road. 101st and 103rd F.A. units load and fire 155's near Ostel. 101st F.A. antiaircraft guns fire at German planes. 101st Inf. units man trenches under enemy bombardment. 102nd Inf. troops spread barbed wire. Artillery pieces are inspected. F.A. troops man observation posts. 101st F.A. troops repair telephone lines in a snowstorm. Duckboards are placed in the trenches. Shows the 101st Inf. hq. at Vailly. Reel 2, 102nd Inf. cooks prepare a meal in a field kitchen and deliver it to troops in trenches. Shows shell-pocked countryside near Chemin des Dames; 102nd Inf. hq. at Fort Malmaison; 103rd Inf. hq. at Francinette; Gen. P.E. Traub conferring with French officers; Gen. Pershing at 26th Div. hq., Couvrelles; and ammunition trains being unloaded at Vailly. Reel 3, prisoners are questioned. Shows 104th Inf. officers at Mont des Tombes. Dugouts are remodeled. Gens. Edwards, Lassiter, Traub, and Cole confer with French Gen. d'Esperey, and visit divisional and brigade hq. at Crouy, Juvigny, and Regnal. Food is prepared in field kitchens and served to 101st Inf. troops in trenches near Vailly. 26th Div. troops at Couvrelles sing and dance on St. Patrick's Day. Reel 4, 102nd F.A. troops rest at Dulaincourt. 101st Inf. troops break horses and mules at Vailly. Portable repair shops are assembled at a Soissons QM depot. Shows a refrigeration plant at Gievres. 101st Inf. troops are decorated by French officers and pass in review at Chassemy. Gens. Edwards and Traub congratulate the heroes. Reel 5, 101st Inf. troops are buried at Vailly. 101st Machine Gun Bn. troops visit the Y.M.C.A. in Chavonne. Shows Y.M.C.A. facilities at Celles, Acy, and Sorney. 103rd Inf. troops march through Vignory and 104th Inf. through Colombey to rest camps. The 101st Machine Gun Bn. crosses a bridge at Andelot. 101st F.A. loads equipment on flatcars at Braine.102nd Inf. units return to Ostel and wash. 37-mm guns are drawn by mules.

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National Archives Identifier: 24759
Local Identifier: 111-H-1256
National Archives Catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24759