# " A DAY OF FIGHTING ON THE WESTERN FRONT " WORLD WAR ONE FILM ARTILLERY & TRENCH WARFARE

This silent, German film shows fighting on the Western Front in World War 1 and contains material shot between 1916-1918. The film was released in the late 1930s as part of the remilitarization of Germany, in hopes of glorifying the nation's military legacy in the World War. Although they did not achieve a victory in the war, this film essentially shows a victory in battle, with German troops advancing across No Man's Land. Those who saw it may have been either encouraged or discouraged by the contents but of course as we all know, the tactics of World War II were much different than the trench warfare of WWI. It begins with images of Deutsches Heer infantry on the march (:27), supported by horse drawn wagons. At :46, wagons move past the camera carrying heavy machineguns. At 2:00, German troops rest by the side of a road. At 2:23, ruined buildings are visible in the background as troops and wagons snake up a road on the move to the front. At 3:11, the front line is shown with troops moving out across no man's land under a hail of artillery. At 3:45, German artillery fires at French lines. These are probably howitzers. At 4:09 lighter field artillery is fired. At 4:17, German infantry fire rifles from a strong point as enemy troops make an offensive move. At 4:30 a heavy machine gun, probably a Maxim Maschinengewehr 08 or MG 8. At 4:48, in an especially graphic sequence, German troops with assault packs fire at incoming infantry who are trapped by barbed wire and mowed…

- Kind: Newsreel
- Genres: Western, War, News, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/73822GermanFilmADayOfStruggleOnTheWorldFront)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/73822GermanFilmADayOfStruggleOnTheWorldFront?play=1)