Allied Commanders at the Liberty Memorial Site Dedication

Footage depicts parade and the site dedication of the Liberty Memorial on Nov. 1, 1921 in Kansas City.

This was the first time in history that the five Allied commanders from World War I were gathered together in once place. Gen. Jacques of Belgium, Gen. Armando Diaz of Italy, Marshal Ferdinand Foch of France, Gen. John J. Pershing, Adm. David Beatty of Great Britain, along with then Vice President Calvin Coolidge, were all in Kansas City for the American Legion Convention and the dedication of the Liberty Memorial (now the National WWI Museum and Memorial.)

Black and White film footage without sound, 1 minute 39 seconds long.

Title Screens in Film:

Historical Film No. 1113
Signal Corps, U.S. Army

Tour of the United States by Marshall Foch

Kansas City, Mo.

Gen. Jacques of Belgium; Gen. Diaz of Italy; Marshall Foch of France; Gen. Pershing of the U.S.; and Admiral Beatty of England, at the Kansas City War Memorial.