Army Crossing The Rhine (1918)

Germany. German Army retreating across the Rhine. MS German army wagons driving up road, civilians and other soldiers stand on sides. LS troops on foot, in vehicles and on horses crossing wooden bridge over Rhine River at Cologne (Koln). Closer shot of troops crossing another more primitive bridge. Wagons rolling toward camera on a big bridge. Shot from shore of troops & wagons coming off bridge, one of the wagons is decorated with small fur trees. Shot looking down bridge at Cologne. 2 soldiers & little boy stand in foreground, man walks toward camera. Army trucks driving other way. Soldiers walk alongside wagons in city street. Soldiers & sailors stand in square, more wagons pass by in background, Kaiser’s coffee house on corner. Shots horses and wagons passing by. Shot looking up Wilhelmstrasse in Berlin as soldiers ride toward camera. Appear to be riding on gun carriages (guns abandoned). Note: item also on ON 246 D. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ON