| IN COMPIEGNE FOREST - THE FALLEN EAGLE The fourth anniversary of the Armistice | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5239 |
| Catalog #: | 55591 | |
| Clip Number: | 55591-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 929 | |
| Timecode: | 01:10:15 - 01:12:54 | |
| Location: | France | |
| Year Shot: | 1922 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Memorial HOLIDAYS: Armistice Day LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS: Unknown Soldier, Arc de Triomphe MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS: War, World War One (WWI) PERSONALITIES: Haig, Earl Douglas | |
| Description: | IN COMPIEGNE FOREST - THE FALLEN EAGLE - Earl Haig & Admiral Lord Wemyss at solemn ceremony on exact spot where the Armistice was signed. Memorial unveiled to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Armistice which marked the end of "The Great War" (First World War). Compiegne Forest and Paris, France. L/S of large stone slab commemorating Marshall Foch. L/S of large memorial being unveiled to watching crowds. L/S of the memorial of the "Fallen Eagle". L/S of Earl Haig and Admiral Wemyss looking up at the memorial. Group shot of people (many look like they could be war veterans) singing. L/S of Haig giving speech. "Allies unite at Unknown French Warrior's Tomb in the Arc de Triomphe in Paris." Good L/S of the Arc de Triomphe with people crowded in a circle around it. High angled shot of long procession walking towards Arc de Triomphe. L/S of floral wreaths. L/S's of soldiers standing in line holding large flags. | |
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