[SOISSONS AND RHEIMS] [Allocated]

The film is incomplete and without its proper opening. The opening sequence alternates between shots of the diary of a German Artillery officer and captions of its contents, stating that the German bombardment of January-February 1915 deliberately used Soissons Cathedral as its aiming-point. President Poincaré visits the city, which shows severe damage. A bridge over the River Aisne has been destr…