Artillery in Action

Photographs depicting artillery pieces and soldiers in various settings during wartime, highlighting historical military equipment and operations.

Peoples Revolutionary Army fighters at tanks captured from interventionists. 1920. Russian Civil War

Lavarone plateau. 30.5 cm mortar.

Photo collection First World War. The British Western Front. Anzacs Bringing up a water cart. 1914-1918}

Italians blasted bridge at Pedescala. .

Batteries of field pieces in arsenal, Washington, D.C.. No. 175, Title from item. Washington Arsenal (Washington, D.C.), 1860-1870, Batteries, Washington (D.C.), 1860-1870, Cannons, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Equipment & supplies.

Machine gauge of Bosnian-Herzegovantic 16.Company on 9.1.1917.

Photo collection prints Anefo Rousel. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection of photo collection prints Anefo Rousel, photo number 157-0829. 1956

Photo collection First World War. The Western Front in France. Life and Death, An Anti-Aircraft Gun in The Harvest. 1914-1918}. France

16' DC, 1919 gun at elevation of 29 degrees and twenty-four minutes round , Armories, Ordnance industry, Arms & armament, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Italian & captured Austrian shells

A 22.5 cm minor fir in combat position in infantry regiment.82, taken on February 18, 1916.

A Stiff Pull 1880s, printed 1887 Peter Henry Emerson British, born Cuba. A Stiff Pull 269197

Noyon, France (canon of) 75 at the time of action , 1917 - Devastated regions, Somme, Oise, Aisne - Fernand Cuville (photographic section of the army) - (September -October) (French - Noyon , France ( Canon de ) 75 au moment de l' action). Rear-fronst, military uniform, work scene, cannon, bombardment, shells, artillery, man, First World War, clothing, daily life, human beings, France, Noyon, 75 at the time of action

Scene Shifter at Camieres WWI

Photo collection First World War. Groundcrew from a British Air Force Unit at a mobile workshop on a delahaye truck .. 1914-1918}

French Artillerymen Grouped around a Favorite gun during World War I

"A gun from Belgium found in St. Mihiel, captured by Americans during World War I. This German-captured weapon was originally taken from the Belgians. The date of the photograph is not specified. Released by A.E.F. Censor."

The picture shows a group of German soldiers sitting and standing on a car equipped with a machine gun .. The picture shows a group of German soldiers that sit and stand on a car equipped with a machine gun.

"Soldiers from the American military taking part in World War I. The image captures a group of soldiers engaged in training exercises, showcasing their determination and commitment to their mission. These brave individuals played a crucial role in the war efforts, contributing to the eventual victory of the Allied forces."

District of Columbia. 100 pdr. Parrott gun at Fort Totten. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

German Artillery On The Rhine -- Camouflage German guns pointing towards the French frontier, in a barracks square near Cologne. March 13, 1936. (Photo by Keystone).

Two Swiss soldiers with medium-caliber artillery under netting

H.K.H. Princess Beatrix visits army components at the Artillery Schietkamp Oldebroek, at 't Harde and in Elspeet.

China/Japan: Japanese Imperial Army soldiers with Arisaka Type 38 rifles on a railway hand cart, China, 1937. Asahigraph, September 1937

Typical Of The Growth Of The 8Th Air Force Is The Increase In Tonnage Of Bombs Dropped On Enemy Targets. As The Picture Demonstrates, An 8Th Af Bomb Group Dropped 110 Tons In 1942, 2,615 Tons In 1943 And 12,298 Tons In 1944. Stacking Bombs In This Pictu

Photograph of a sixteen-inch shell being hoisted into position by French soldiers for loading into its gun. The caption described the weapon as 'the modern lord of battle.' Date: 1916

Soldier returning from reconnaissance patrol in flooded terrain in Flanders during the First World War, Belgium, Europe

Newfoundland Troops in England- Artillery Training, 1942 View of one of the 12 inch howitzers manned by members of the Newfoundland Heavy Artillery Regiments in England. The tray on the right conveys the 750lb shells into the breech, as they are too heavy to be man-handled. They are raised into place by a crane.

Service personnel loading rockets on to launching platform prior to firing at Interim Range. November 16, 1949.

22 cm MINEN GERMER M 65 KG.Schwer bullet.

On the walls of old Manila. Philippine Islands , Artillery Weaponry, Forts & fortifications

Sample shooting with kids pneumatic rotation guns about 1890. At the binoculars, Wilhelm kid.

Exhibition of large ordnance , Ordnance industry, Armories, Exhibitions, Arms & armament, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Milowitz. Military camp

African American soldier Guards Artillery in the Civil War, African-Americans

The R.S.F.'S Four Thousand Pound Bomb. -- A line-up of 4,000lb. bombs waiting to be unloaded on to Lancaster bombers.First official photographs of the R.A.F.'s 8,000lb and 4,000lb. bombs, are now released. Their weight has been felt with devastating effect on enemy targets in Italy and Germany. November 1, 1943. (Photo by Department Of Information, Commonwealth of Australia).

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,EQUIPMENT War

14' RR mount , Armories, Ordnance industry, Arms & armament. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Field kitchen of Germans

Caisson for 3.2' gun, M1895 and M1897, this historic caisson used in funeral of the late Franklin Delano Roosevelt , Caissons Vehicles, Roosevelt, Franklin D. Franklin Delano, 1882-1945, Kennedy, John F. John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Italian lafette in Tolmezzo. (Munitions Depot.).

Exhibition Of Russian Equipment Captured In Korea -- Some of the Russian war material on display, Left to Right:- A 1938 5inch Heavy Machine gun, a 1910 30inch gun Model, a 1927 76.2 Infantry gun Model firing a 13½ projectile 9,400 yds, a 1942 76.2 mm Field gun firing a 13-141bs. Projectile 14550 yds., a 1938 122mm field Howitzer, and the Su 76, used by the North Korean's but obsolete in the Russian Army. An exhibition of Russian equipment captured from the Communists by United Nations Forces in Korea opened to-day on the Horse Guards parade, London, S.W. The equipment, which will be on view through each day until August 9th, includes the T34 Tank, large, 22 mm field guns and Howitzers, smaller field anti-tank and A.A. Guns, Machine Guns and Mortars. August 03, 1951.

Last Of The Galloping Gunners -- After riding through London from St. John's Wood to Hyde Park, the gunners fire a Royal Salute. From seven to a dozen salutes are fired each year to mark Royal birthdays, the opening of Parliament by the King, and the anniversary of the Coronation. August 19, 1949. (Photo by Pictorial Press).

Latest U.S. Army Clothing & Equipment Exhibition. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

1900s 1910s 1915 RUSSIAN SOLDIERS HEAVY MACHINE GUNNERS NEAR BREST-LITOVSK WORLD WAR I

Photo collection First World War. The Western Front in France - The German Offensive. British Field Guns moving up. 1914-1918}. France

The Taku Forts or Dagu Forts (Chinese: 沽炮台; pinyin: Dàgū Pàotái; literally 'Taku batteries'), also called the Peiho Forts (Chinese:白河碉堡; pinyin: Báihé Diāobǎo) are forts located by the Hai River (Peiho River) estuary, in Tanggu District, Tianjin municipality, in northeastern China. They are located 60 km southeast of the Tianjin urban center. In 1856, Chinese soldiers boarded The Arrow, a Chinese-owned ship registered in Hong Kong flying the British flag and suspected of piracy, smuggling and of being engaged in the opium trade. They captured 12 men and imprisoned them. Though the certificate allowing the ship to fly a British flag had expired, there was still an armed response. The British and French sent gunboats under the command of Admiral Sir Michael Seymour to capture the Taku Forts in May 1858. In June 1858, at the end of the first part of the Second Opium War, the Treaties of Tianjin were signed, which opened Tianjin to foreign trade. In 1859, after China refused to allow the

Krupp siege howitzer , Howitzers, Artillery Weaponry. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Artillery firing, greetings from Camp Lee, Va. , Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Alf Larsson as Nils Holgersson at a cannon outside Kalmar Castle.

Impressions from the front journey Kaiser Charles I during or immediately after the successful counterfeit in Galicia.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Military pushes a mobile compressor or diesel engine? It is drawn by a vehicle in the field of an army place. December 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

October 1918. Canadian soldiers on the Western Front, aboard a Mark I, the first tank to operate on a battlefield.

Krupp siege howitzer , Howitzers, Artillery Weaponry. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Richmond, Virginia. A light Brooke rifle. (3-inch gun). Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Loading a V1 rocket into the launch pad. Use of these rockets accelerated after the start of the Second World War. Date: Circa 1940

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Krawang. a cargo Japanese? Airplane bombs at Krawnang Spa Placement. July 1947. Indonesia, Java, Krowang, Dutch East Indies

Scotte steam traction unit; drawing a French army cannon 1900

Balloon in Veneto 4.4.18. Partly these are recordings that can not be assigned directly to the IsonzoFront, but for admission from the conquered Venetian areas

Richmond, Virginia. A light Brooke rifle. (3-inch gun) | Library of Congress

Lord Kitchener (1850-1916) inspecting Allied positions at Sedd el-Bahr on the southern tip of the Gallipoli peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean sea. He is accompanied by Sir Henry McMahon, High Commissioner for Egypt. Date: 1916

Ammunition for the siege cannons used by the Japanese General Nogi Maresuke to force the Port Arthur surrender, China, Russo-Japanese War, photograph by Underwood, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXII, No 5, January 29, 1905.

Lamp-lighters The Boston Lamplighter on the job

Removing front assembly of one of 52rd ***** Mobile Searchlight for cleaning. April 23, 1940.

Photograph of Nazi "Doodlebug" Tank. Nazi "Doodlebug" No Can Do. Devised to play havoc with the Allied invasion waves on the beaches of France, these pilotless Nazi beetle tanks draw only derision from Yankee soldiers who promptly dubbed them "doodlebugs." A Coast Guard Combat Photographer, going in with the invaders, made this first picture of the strange contraption, captured before it could get into action. Operated by remote control and powered by two electric motors, this treaded, miniature tank is stuffed with high explosives.

Moving a piece of artillery on harsh terrain, Italy, World War I, photo by Conti from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLII, No 34, August 22, 1915.

42 cm Haitzen position in the Canal Valley at Gugg. Visit of the K.H.L./15 by Sr. Excellence of the Army Commander. .

Recorded gun in Cervignano 16.11.17. .

Ordnance , Armories, Ordnance industry, Arms & armament, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Western Front, France c. 1917.Queen Mary of England inspects a tankdrome on a Royal visit to the British Western Front in France during WWI.

British Guns - General - Guns - War. December 20, 1937.

An anti-aeroplane machine-gun, part of the Parisian defences against air attacks. Date: September 25th 1915

Russ.762mm Maxim.Maschgewehr .

United States April 2, 1925Troops inspecting a newly-developed acoustic locator device, mounted on a wheeled platform. The large horns amplify the distant sounds of approaching enemy aircraft, enabling the aircraft defenders to derive their distance and altitude.

Pulling British gun into position

Little Diamond Island -- Maine. Looking westerly at dock south of storehouse from deck of the Ilex.

Projector on the French front, World War I, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLIII, No 18, April 30, 1916.

Bei den Kämpfen im Westen erbeutete 12000 Stück französische 12 cm Geschosse.. text. Postcards, Photographs. 1914 - 1918. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. World War, 1914-1918 , Equipment and supplies , French, Artillery (Weaponry) , French

View from the right of an International M139D truck of 119 Veldartillerie department with a Honest John rocket, ready to firing.

Anti tank gun and crew, Fort Custer, Michigan , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

12/31/1917. On the Western Front. A portable optical telegraphy station of the English army.

Anefo photo collection. Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery rehearses in Rai Amsterdam in connection with Jumping. November 8, 1984. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

07/31/1936. A Republican artilleryman Placing Fuzes on Large Caliber Bullets.

The R.A.F.'s New Bomb.The R.A.F. is using a new bomb which is torpedo in shape and weight 12,000lbs. Lancasters of Bombs command have been "Delivering" this bomb with great success. October 18, 1944. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

German Mitrailleuses in Invalides, Paris

An Italian observation balloon Type AP, World War I, Italy, 20th century.

United States: Ocotober 1, 1917 A student officer in the Aviation Corps gets instructions on how to use a machine gun. The instructor was wounded at Verdun.

Service firing 240-MM Howitzer , Artillery Weaponry, Military training, Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Military officers firing cannon , Military officers, Cannons, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Paris, Danelle, C., Faucheur, A., Brion, Gustave, Gilmer, La Porte de l'Auberge des Thenardier, Photographic reproduction of a drawing of the front of the Thénardier's inn from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, recto - printed, photograph, photo, reproduction, page, photographs, photographically illustrated books, (LES MISÉRABLES), A. FAUCHEUR & C. DANELLE 18, Bt. Pigalle., height 76 mm, width 114 mm, French, photographer, 1862 - 1862, photographic paper, photo paper, albumen print, albumine print, 1824-10-24 - 1877, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

42 cm Haitzen position in the Canal Valley at Gugg. Visit of the K.H.L./15 by Sr. Excellence of the Army Commander. .

New Zealanders at Memphis - Colossus of Rameses II. From the album: Photograph album of Major J.M. Rose, 1st NZEF, 1914-1915, Egypt, by Major John Rose.

Farmers collect hay at Andrewsfield whilst personnel of the 322nd Bomb Group work on a B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-31814) nicknamed 'Bag Of Bolts'.

A French biplane being guarded at Belfort, north east France, in the early stages of the First World War. Date: September 1914

Military Motors series, 1916: French Motor Auto-Gun.

Seaman Gunner, 1937.Artist: WA & AC Churchman

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