The Fighting Germans

Cameraman A. K. Dawson, attached to the Austro-Hungarian armies during World War I, travels from Berlin to the Ivangorod front and sees the intensive farming system organized in conquered Poland. At Radom, soldiers prepare for the assault on Ivangorod. Dawson goes up in a captured balloon, which is used to gauge the enemy's range. Aviators with bombs are sent to destroy Russian outposts, and German field guns bombard the Russians. Because of the terrific onslaught of Russians, commanders attempt to wire for more troops but discover that the wires are broken. A volunteer rides to carry the message. The big Austrian guns bombard Ivangorod, and after the volunteer arrives safely, reinforcements are sent, which cause Ivangorod's fall. The wounded are taken to well-equipped hospitals where soldiers are given scientific exercises to restore the use of broken joints and sprained muscles. Dawson sees the Russian ruins and their system of trenches. The Archduke Frederick reviews the army. Russian prisoners are shown and representatives of different faiths gather at a cemetery to pay homage to the dead.