ANNALES DE LA GUERRE 55 [Main]

I. Men of Sixth Army board a troop train at a station. Others march along roads to the battlefield, between Noyon and Amiens. Conditions are very foggy. Soldiers rest as a horsed transport column passes by. A further column, including lorries towing 155mm howitzers and 155mm Schneider guns. One of the 155mm Schneiders is deployed and opens fire. Shells are loaded into lorries from a dump. Traffic …