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Animated Maps and Military Propaganda

Historic animations and maps depict military strategies and wartime propaganda, illustrating the global context of military actions.

1941 - In this Frank Capra documentary, Russian soldiers fight off German invaders in various cities (narrated in 1943)."

Army tank on downward arrow

The German advance to the Seine River form 4 June to 12 June 1940

Soldiers assigned to the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) provide ceremonial support for the National Memorial Day Observance at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, May 30, 2022. President Joseph R. Biden participated in the Presidential Armed Forces Full Honor wreath-laying ceremony hosted by Maj. Gen. Allan M. Pepin, commanding general, Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington. (U.S. Army photos by Cpl. Laura Stephens)

German Campaign in Poland, 1939

A map is marked with objective points and other key features during a field exercise at Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii, Feb. 7, 2024. During the training, U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Logistics Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division conducted tactical logistic operations, supporting 3d MLR units while confronted with notional enemy interference. Marine Corps

Empty military command center drone control agency with the russian flag on big screen, spreading misinformation and fake news to scare the population. Russian federation army. Camera B.

Iraq War Media Coverage

Air Raid Notice

Counter-attack at the South-Western front. (26th of May - 4th of July 1920)during the Russian Civil War

Selected Nuclear Forces. Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 1984. PHOTO No. 9, (Page 21). Country: Unknown

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Tunis, Tunisia. Map showing battles at the North Africa American Cemetery in Carthage. (Editorial Use Only)

Illustration showing Soviet theater forces. "Soviet Military Power," 1983, Page 34. Country: Unknown

Joint force service members stage game pieces upon a map during the Information Warfighter Exercise (IWX) at Camp Upshur at Quantico, VA, Sept. 16, 2022. The IWX is a training event that focuses on implementing all Information Related Capability requirements with the joint force, government agencies and partnering nations that provides accurate subject matter expertise to all Marine Corps operations. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Cpl. Devin T. Horton)

960712-F-2829R-011. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A chart depicting the distribution of Soviet military assets throughout the U.S.S.R. Country: Unknown

Pomeranian and Silesian Red Army operations - 1945

The destruction of Wrangles White Army. 28th of October - 15th of November, 1920.

This is Czechoslovakia One of the United Nations. Country: USA Artist: F. C. Veit; S. M. Adler Contributor: Czechoslovak Government Information Service. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters

Military command post with high tech gear employed for North Korea secret service, inflicting fear and despair among the population. Army headquarters spreading communism ideas. Camera A.

Kharkov 1942. Ideal reconstruction of a German fortified position in one of the small towns in the Kharkov region during the offensive on the eastern front during World War II.

The ROC Drill was supplemented by a map demonstration with visual aids.

Pedigree with the weapons of the sixteen quarters of Margaretha Rendorp, Anonymous, 1700 - 1749 family arms. drawing Pedigree with the weapons of the sixteen quarters of Margaretha Rendorp (1673-1730), wife of Jan van de Poll: Rendorp, Bicker, Van Ingen, Buyters, Hulft, Smit, Hasselaar, Persijn, Hulft, Smit, Hasselaar, Persijn, Cloeck , King, Hooft and Blaauw. Part of a group of three weapons belonging to the donation J.S.R. van de Poll, Arnhem, 1885 (SK-A-1276/1278). Part of the Heraldic objects collection. Northern Netherlands paper. ink. watercolor (paint) family lineage, pedigree, genealogical tree or table. armorial bearing, heraldry

Office of the Deputy Secretary (David Sampson) - Deputy Secretary Sampson's Visit to Morocco

Royal Marine landings in Norway, World War II, 1940 (1944). Creator: Unknown.

On the 27th of January 2001 the commanders of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) in the Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA), Hawaii, use this map to keep track of their forces for an ongoing HCAO or Hawaiian Combined Arms Operation. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CSS Atlanta Confederate armored monitor, 1862, United States of America, drawing.

Soviet theater forces. Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 1984. PHOTO No. 46, page 50. Country: Unknown

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