The following film was a United States official war film used in the
First World War to help instruct U.S. troops.

The 83rd Division is trained in the use of the bayonet, in hand-to-hand combat and familiarized
with the Chauchat machine gun.

The soldiers then drill with rifles, filed artillery, trench motars and gas masks.

0:00 - The boys are keenly interested in getting pointers from the two British
soldiers who are been over the top.(Bayonet training)
0:50 - Captain Peck instructing bayonet work.
1:34 - Soldiers practice.
2:43 - Field artillery practice. Efficiency is
stimulated by competitive drills on which every move is timed to a fraction of a second.
Dummy guns are used for practice.
3:32 - French officers explain the famous Chauchat machine gun.
4:19 - Drilling with new Enfield rifles.
5:07 - Practicing throwing a grenade over the trench.
5:59 - French motars completely made by the soldiers here.
6:22 - Soldiers learning how to use gas mask.
7:06 - Major General E.F. Glenn, Commanding Officer of the 83rd division
observing parade of the 83rd Division of about 40,000 soldiers.

Video Source:https://archive.org/details/TheFinish...
Sound Source:https://freesound.org/people/DDmyzik/...
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