German Shell Breaks Among Sleeping Soldiers (1914-1918)

Titles read: ’Jemeppe, Belgium. German Shell Breaks Among Sleeping Soldiers. Whole squad of King Albert’s men is killed or injured by bursting shrapnel.’ Shot of a fallen statue of woman - saint or angel - leaning against a built in fixture that juts out of wall; in church interior; stained glass window in BG left. Pan left to where small group of Belgian soldiers lie on floor; seemingly asleep - (but possibly dead?). The soldiers are moving about, so probably not dead! Reconstruction. - SL. War damage. World War One. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gau