Smashed Hindenburg Wall (1914-1918)

Titles read: ’On The Western Front. The Smashed Hindenburg Wall.’ The Western Front - France or Belgium? End of war nears. French Army and other Allies advance to the famous Hindenburg Line of the Germans. Film of destruction in this area. GV a big mess - train tracks on left; ruins on rt. Silhouette shot of part of steam engine; with other metal stuff sticking up from it; some sort of fallen tower? Pan across area again; closer shot of the railroad tracks. French soldiers walking past bombed buildings; one guy smoking a pipe; they smile as they look at camera. Pan along some bombed cottages; line of trees in BG maybe a path at left. Rural area. MS pan bombed wooden structure; w/ something that looks like a bent train rail stretching up over it. Also ON 404 L. World War One. War damage. 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
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