Verdun (1916)

Battle of Verdun. France. Map showing German advance past Douaumont; Vaux & Fleury during period c. February 22 - August 8; 1916). MS French soldiers marching. MS German Army review. French Army reinforcements arrive - shots of French with backpacks; bedrolls; etc. walking across a field; rolling hills still undamaged. They pass other groups of French soldiers who are stopped; resting. Convoy of army trucks transport supplies; pan right showing long line of trucks coming on curving road. Many soldiers stopped; taking off packs; propping up rifles in tripods; etc. Soldiers sitting on ground. Some soldiers gathered round trucks; stopped in road. More shots of marching. French troops entering trench. Various shots soldiers walking single file through trench; some carry parts of guns; etc. CU sign: ...Vers 1Res Lignes. Shots alternate between soldiers standing in well-fortified trench and view from trench: bare broken branches and barbed wire. Shots from behind trench of soldiers going over the top; running a
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