Artillery (1914-1918)

French machine gunners. Shot from behind French Army machine gunners lying on the ground facing barbed wire barricade and shooting through that & over hill; one shoots; one loads more ammunition. Can see the gun firing a steady stream, something in distance is hit; big explosion. MS of soldiers, there is a thick layer of snow everywhere; branches of trees hang heavily under snow & ice. A few men by a fire where pots are heated; officer getting cup of coffee or other warm drink. Pan right to behind large gun. Man at right shovels snow; clearing area around gun; while on the left the officer does a little dance to keep warm. Then side view of several soldiers standing by gun; preparing to load shell. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters histo