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Dutch Soldiers in Indonesia 1940s

Black and white images of Dutch soldiers in various natural settings in Indonesia during the late 1940s. Scenes depict patrols, military actions, and interactions with the landscape.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Large purification action in the W-Brigade area. Middle Java: Purification actions in the area of the W-Brigade 1-II RI took 2 weeks out. By Kali's, over shaky bridges and by abandoned Kampongs. For example, the infantryman shows what it is worth. Military is about bamboo. March 15, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies
Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Large purification action in the W-Brigade area. Middle Java: Purification actions in the area of the W-Brigade 1-II RI took 2 weeks out. By Kali's, over shaky bridges and by abandoned Kampongs. For example, the infantryman shows what it is worth. Military is about bamboo. March 15, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies
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Anefo photo collection. Fire at Marbon, chemical company, Western port area Amsterdam, fireman gets oxygen administered. August 10, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandAviation in Britain Before the First World War The wreck of the Lebaudy airship in Farnborough. Part of the gas bag can be seen hanging off a house. Several soldiers are on top of the house trying to remove the wreckage.04/01/1912. Gallito Descabellando To his First - Approximate date.A Marine from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, run through a hole made by the D-7 counter mine vehicle, during a night mobility exercise at the MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) facility during LOE 1 (Limited Objective Experiment 1). Urban Warrior is the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's series of limited objective experiments examining new urban tactics and experimental technologies. Subject Operation/Series: URBAN WARRIOR Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)Anefo photo collection. Demonstration in Amsterdam at the crosses on Museumplein; Protesters at De Kruisen. May 7, 1982. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandDetachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.DUEL AT DAWN (EV001560_H)A Marine from 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division, sights his M249 Squad Automatic Weapon while waiting in ambush. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)Combat training corps CommandTokken, Stormschool Bloemendaal, 26-28 August 1947Anefo photo collection. Navy Navy Anefo London series. Submarine HR. Ms. "O21". Neptune festival passing equator. baptism. {1940-1945}. Indian OceanPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Soebang and surroundings: Training Indonesian volunteers. Uniformed and armed Indonesian men are practiced in searching a house. January 1949. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies01/01/1937. Soldier Washing his Face at the Front. This scene was repeated on all fronts in the early hours of the morning.A huge German mine pictured on the beach along the Dutch coast where numerous mines drifted during the first few weeks of World War II, either exploding as they ground or requiring the military to defuse them. Date: 1939Meantime, Huysman the Dutchman is organizing a party take the gold by force. when his raiders enter the area they are spotted by Bakuba sentries and Lonni goes out to send them away and thus spare Bakuba lives. Huysman's party attacks Lonni and he is spreadeagled on the ground, his body exposed to the merciless African sun. October 17, 1953.Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Dr. Mansoer in Medan (Wali Negara Soematera Timoer); Christmas celebration 3.4-i r.i. Canoe plateau; Military hospital; Flower help on graves. Boy scouts and towbills lay flowers on the graves. December 25, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Sunday mood in Tjianjdjoer. Swimming pool. July 13, 1947. Cianjur, Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesThey Learn To Be Lumberjills- Women's Land Army Forestry Training, Culford, Suffolk, 1943.Participant in the practical test of a selection procedure takes obstacle 5.Jungle Training. April 26, 1943. (Photo by C. Mail).DN-SN-87-12480. Base: Ceiba State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)Anefo photo collection. Military Training Camp in Bloemendaal (Visit General Curls). February 25, 1946. Bloemendaal, Noord-HollandAnefo photo collection. Army aneuvers in West Germany, soldiers in action. September 22, 1954. GermanyDetachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.R.A.F.'s 12,000lb., Bomb -- A comparison in sizes.R.A.F. Bomber Command has been dropping an even bigger bomb on industrial targets in Germany and occupied France. The new 12,000 pounder has been used with devastating effect on factories working for the enemy. April 13, 1944. (Photo by British Official Photograph).A female soldier uses a suspended cable to cross a small creek bed while on an obstacle course. Country: UnknownChina, Shanghai, U.S. MarinesPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC New Guinea series: Photos on article "That good old time". War game. A "Dead" warrior. October 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, New GuineaPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Sport exercises Depot Special troops. "Smoking" on a rope. June 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies06/01/1912. Grenade. Sources Putting a pair in the first Run.-Approximate date.Carry Message Over Iron Curtain - Experimental plastic balloons are tested in Minneapolis prior to last night's release of 2,000 of them from a point in southern Germany. Balloons carried 2,000,000 (m) leaflets of friendship into Red-ruled Czechoslovakia. Some of them are designed to exploded at 30,000 feet, scattering their load of pamphlets. Messages read: "A new wind is blowing. The free world is thinking of you daily and keeps contact with you." Project is sponsored by American Crusade for Freedom. August 14, 1951. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).Vendedor de caracoles en el Zoco. Fes el Bali. Fez.Ciudad Imperial.Marruecos.Africa.