Video Parts (17 across 6 reels)
This clip is Reel 1, Part 2 of a 17-part film. Watch from the beginning
THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION, DECEMBER 1, 1918 TO SEPTEMBER 1, 1919, 2ND DIVISION Reel 1 · Part 2
Description
Reel 1 shows panoramic views of Lutesdorf, Ger. The 6th Marine Reg't practices assault tactics. Sentries man a post at Rossbach. Shows 2nd Div. railheads at Hettesdorf and Neuwied; debris being cleared after a train wreck; 9th Inf. troops guarding tracks; installation of telephone lines in Neuwied; 2nd Engrs. constructing stables; and 17th F.A. troops watering horses. Reel 2, 17th F.A. troops examine motors, repair and paint trucks, drive vehicles in contests, and operate tractors pulling field guns at Ehrenbreitstein. Reel 3 shows barges and ferries on the Rhine; vehicles being washed; flood scenes at Lentesdorf; Gen. Lejeune; Pershing addressing 2nd Div. officers. Lejeune greets an Indian princess and guides Y.M.C.A. workers. Navy Sec. Daniels rides in an artillery tractor, visits a Y.M.C.A. club, presents the D.S.C. to Gens. Dickman and Lejeune, reviews the 2nd Div., and watches maneuvers of the 5th Marines. Reel 4, Pershing inspects the 6th Marine Reg't, decorates 2nd Div. heroes, and reviews horses at Heddesdorf. Gens. Lejeune and Neville watch hurdle races, polo pony exhibitions, and mule-drawn artillery being set up. Lejeune inspects artillery show horses. Y.M.C.A. entertainers arrive in Neuwied. German women receive coal rations and shop for vegetables. Soldiers select a Christmas tree. Reel 5, Lejeune and others in the 6th Marines receive the D.S.C. from Neville and are reviewed. Pershing presents the Croix de Guerre to 3rd Brigade troops. Gens. Lejeune and Darrah present the D.S.C. to men of the 15th and 17th F.A. at Vallendar. Pershing inspects the units. 5th Marines and 6th Machine Gun Bn. troops receive the Croix de Guerre at Hausen and pass in review. Reel 6, Gen. Kilbourne decorates the 9th Inf. colors at Bendorf. Lejeune reviews the 5th Marines. Kilbourne and Lejeune watch drill exercises. Neville decorates 5th Marines; Lejeune decorates and reviews the 12th F.A.
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