Combat Operations in Historical Battles

Dramatic scenes of artillery and infantry during key WWII battles, including flanking maneuvers and support efforts in extreme environments.

Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, July 24, 1944Coast Guard manned landing barges hitting the beaches during the invasion of Tinian Island.
Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, July 24, 1944Coast Guard manned landing barges hitting the beaches during the invasion of Tinian Island.
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Bombing damage Kiska Island. G-2 report 9/13/43. 4-gun 120 mm.
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Repeat exercises from the Mariniers corps in the Veluwe in the Elspeet area. A Honest John Rocket is placed on a launcher of the Royal Netherlands Army (KL).
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Poll photo collection. Israel 1948-1949: Majdal (Ashkelon). Two Israelis on a tank-made on the Egyptian army. January 1, 1948. Israel, Majdal
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The Tank Warfare on the Western Front, 1917-1918
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Anefo photo collection. Recovery: Atlantikwal. Series: The demolition of the Atlantikwal. Between Zandvoort and IJmuiden people are cleaned up the Atlantikwal. Cannons are dismantled, bunkers are blown up and mines were cleared. June 1945. Ijmuiden, Zandvoort
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Landing exercises I Infantry Brigade 7 December Division in Tjilinting. Soldiers have left the landing craft and come to land. May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Battling Smoke and Flames on Stricken Ship -- Hose lines criss-cross the flight deck of the carrier Saratoga as crewmen battle the flames and smoke resulting from Jap hits on the ship off Iwo Jima, Feb. 21. Flight operations were resumed after the fires were extinguished. The ship sustained seven hits during the operation of the Island, and when she returned to the U.S. under her own power Navy men asserted that there were no less than six areas of damage on the carrier. June 13, 1945. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).
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Korean War railroad attack
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DN-SN-88-06642. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
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First U.S. Planes Land in Russia - Flying fortresses peel-off to land above a U.S. Strategic Air Forces Aerodrome in Russia after attacking targets in German occupied Europe. Other fortresses already have ***** and crew are seen being welcomed by ***** American and Soviet military leaders upon completion of "Shuttle bombing" mission No.1, which had for its target a marshalling yard just behind the German-Russian front. October 30, 1944. (Photo by U.S. Official Photo).;First U.S. Planes Land in R
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H.K.H. Princess Beatrix visits army components at the Artillery Schietkamp Oldebroek, at 't Harde and in Elspeet.
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Enemy on Kiska.
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Anefo photo collection. Landmines clear at Hoek van Holland. Series of land mines clear at Hoek van Holland. August 1945. Hoek van Holland
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Anefo photo collection. Destruction: Walcheren (1945). Nollegat (2nd breakthrough). October 1945. Walcheren, Zeeland
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Anefo photo collection. Army exercises West Germany. September 27, 1954. Germany
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THEY WERE EXPENDABLE (1945), directed by JOHN FORD.
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Destroyed Jap Plane at Vila -- American Marines examine the remains of a Jap plane found destroyed in its revetment on Vila Airport after our forces moved into Kolombangara Island in the northern Solomons. December 24, 1947. (Photo by Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo).
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Marines Swarm Ashore at Iheya Shima. From Coast Guard-manned and Navy landing vessels, Marines of the second marine division go ashore at Iheya Shima, small island lying northwest of Okinawa in the Ryukyus. The landings were virtually unopposed by the Japs. In this photo made by a Coast Guard combat photographer shortly after H-Hour, the background is darkened by a portion of America's naval might.
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Members of the 3rd Tank Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, stand near a B Co. M-60A1 main battle tank that fell off the trailer in the foreground during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)
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Photograph showing the American aircraft-carrier, USS 'Bunker Hill', on fire after being struck by two Japanese 'kamikaze' suicide bombers, Pacific Ocean, 1945. Date: 07/07/1945
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French War Games in Algeria --The Equipment shown here is American; much of it saw Service during the War.Sweeping across the sands of Algeria, French motorised Units maneuver near Tebessa. The French War Games there ended September 11. September 27, 1951. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).
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During Her Tour Of The Pacific Area Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt Chats With Pvt. Clarence D. Robertson From Tulsa, Okla, Who Guards A Wrecked Japanese Zero At Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1943.
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A German pill box at an airfield captured by American forces in the Cherbourg peninsula is blown up by 9th Air Force Aviation Engineers as they repair the base fo use by Allied planes.
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Anefo photo collection. Dutch army exercises in La Courtine, France; practice. August 7, 1970. France, La Courtine
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Anefo photo collection. Release hostage at the point; After action people at train with stretchers. June 11, 1977
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Carabanchel (Madrid), 11/17/1906. Test of the "Minimax" device, manual fire extinguisher. In the image the fire in the barracks or wooden hut.
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A row of parked LVTP-7 tracked landing vehicles and tanks from the 2nd Marine Division stand by to begin a live fire exercise during Operation CAX 4-81. Subject Operation/Series: CAX 4-81 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DM-SN-88-08629. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)
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Storm course.Funter blast in digging. .
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Spahis. Rode from Syria after French collapse and joined General de Galle's Free French Forces. December 07, 1942. (Photo by British Official Photo).
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Troops are offloaded from US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters onto the runway at Point Salines Airfield during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)
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The landing of American troops on the island of Guadalcanal. 1942
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Birds eye view of Port Arthur, showing vessels sunk in entrance - Russo - Japanese War, 1904
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Indian troops wade ashore at Akyab, Burma, January 1945. Indian troops wade ashore at Akyab, January 1945.
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DM-SN-89-09691. Base: Unknown
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Sketch showing Allied tanks heading into the Reichswald forest, via Kranenberg, during the assault on Germany in 1945. On the right of the image, a large group of 25-pounder artillery guns can be seen firing at German positions. This drawing was made by the Illustrated London New's war artist, Captain Bryan de Grineau, when he was stationed with British troops in Germany. Date: 1945
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Anefo photo collection. Westkapelle after 5 years bombing. September 30, 1949. Westkapelle, Zeeland
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The War in the Far East- the Burma Campaign 1941-1945 The Arakan Campaign January 1943 - May 1945: The first wave of assault troops land at Ramree Island.
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DF-SN-87-01078. Base: Grissom Air Force Base State: Indiana (IN) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Artillerymen of the 82nd Airborne Division fire an M102 105 mm howitzer while providing artillery support for the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)
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World War II 1939-1945: German gun battery on the north coast of France launching projectiles across the English Channel to England. From Signal, November 1940, German propaganda magazine. Artillery, Bombardment
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Anefo photo collection. Destruction: Westkapelle. Soldiers and citizen run over basalt blocks. Left and right can be seen. 1945. Westkapelle, Zeeland
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10/02/1964. Aviation accident in Granada. A French Dc 6 crashes on the Sierra Nevada drip peak. The United States Air Force helicopter that managed to land in the accident area.
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Anefo photo collection. Demonstrations of centurion tanks in the flax packs set up battalion centurion tanks. May 29, 1959. Soest
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Republic of Palembang (derailed train, Indonesian patient, wounded care). Palembang: Between Muara Enim and Lahat, the trailer was dismissed by the TNI with the result that a charter train ran out of the rails. The Republican view of "ceases the firing" in practice. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra
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Sprilling attempts at the Russian war showplatz.
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Infantry II KNIL to depok. Two soldiers on a motorcycle. July 1946. Depok, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies
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Images of a military exercise on the Kromme Rijn in Bunnik on the occasion of the 200-year anniversary of the Framework School of the Pioniers and the School for Reserve Officers of the Pioniers: a group of infantrymen is playing through the water of the river.
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reporting Semarang and surroundings. Ereveld Tjandi Candi. Speech by an officer standing at the memorial. March 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Semarang
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Vintage photograph. Marine flame thrower team burns out enemy strong hold at the Marine Corps schools, Quantico, Virginia
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German anti-aircraft battery (probably on the French Channel coast) Date: 1940
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German Tanks. November 18, 1935. (Photo by The Associated Press of Great Britain Ltd).
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Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)