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WWI Marines in Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany 250113 02 | Footage Farm

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Channel: footagefarm · 2013 · Film & Animation

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[WWI - 1918, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg:  Soldiers, Marines & Lejeune w/ civilians.  Nov-Dec18]
US troops on ship or barge on river; marching across bridge.
08:10:47  Barge w/ troops & supply train approaching landing, city across river.  Troops march across stone bridge; mules & supply wagons off barge in rain.  Crossing bridge; off barge.
08:12:02  Wagon train making turn on tree lined road w/ civilians watching.  Mounted troop leading marching troops across bridge.
08:12:30  Village road filled w/ marching USA (?) troops.  supply train along village; troops marching in town.  
08:13:00  Vitron, Belgium.  Civilians w/ flags leading civilian marching band.  French & American flags & ?? on buildings.  Civilians, 23rd Infantry troops & band standing in village street.  Military band playing, children standing in front posing.  Girl w/ flowers & USA flag walks into frame.  Officer receives.  Kids & spaniel pose.
08:14:23  Catholic nuns pose w/ Belgian orphans, tilt up to three flags above building entrance.  
08:14:41  High angle / HA of troops in village square w/ civilians waving to camera.
08:15:27  23rd Infantry marches under a victory arch in Arlon, Belgium, as the 6th Marine Reg't band plays.  (?).
08:16:34  Troops & wagons passing on turn of tree-lined road as at 08:12:02.  6th Marines enter Madernach, Luxembourg.  Kids on mules wave & townspeople in Mersch, Luxembourg, cheer arrival of the troops. 
9th Inf. troops assemble in Beaufort, Luxembourg.   (from card - not sure of relationship to shots).
08:18:08  Field & marching band past troops.  Collection of civlians VIPs, woman & man w/ long beard.
08:18:34  Soldiers & mules on riverbank w/ passing riverboats
08:18:48  Marine General Lejeune arrives, saluted, up steps of bandstand; ?? leads singing as band plays MCU Lejeune addresses troops at Andernach. 
08:19:33  German civilians listen to Army band music in street.  CUs, kids jumping.
WW1; Celebrations; Liberation; 
NOTE:  shots of several locations intercut w/ slugs between.  Reel needs to be sorted out.
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