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Guerrilla Warfare and Prisoner Labor in Indonesia

Images documenting military operations and prisoner labor in Indonesia during WWII, reflecting the harsh realities faced by captured individuals.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC occupied Bandoeng area. Soldiers sheets a tree. 1946. Bandung, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC occupied Bandoeng area. Soldiers sheets a tree. 1946. Bandung, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Series Borneo; Book Borneo. Members of the patrol entertain themselves in the river. June 1948. Borneo, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Dutch East IndiesDetachment 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.SGT Rick Luginbill is a dog handler and is taking the part of an agitator against this dog named Duke. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)Emergency Mass Feeding, Fort Dix, New Jersey 1954 , Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense MobilizationSecond World War. For billeting. Ukraine. Relatives of the German Wehrmacht in front of a tent. In the background of straw huts of a villageSeptember 1936. Spanish Civil War. A militiawoman at a guard post, with her police dog.Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Lumberjacks' wood floats on the river Tjitaroem. With rafts over a fast-flowing river. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesDetachment 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.08/31/1936. Dynamite bombers from the Vitoria battalion willing to launch their bombs.Anefo photo collection. Dutch farmers are going to set up a company in France. World War II, Agriculture. August 1945. FranceRevolt In San Vittore Prison In Milan.Historical image from the beginning of the 20th century, Porreres, Majorca, Spain.Detachment 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.The British Reoccupation of Malaya Two British officers examine graffiti left by Allied prisoners of war who fitted out the caves at Batu, Selangor State, near Kuala Lumpur, as an ammunition store for the Japanese.Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Borneo (1947 February). A soldier is running a shaggie. February 1947. Borneo, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Dutch East IndiesProject 24 - Operation Hardtack (Enewetak/Bikini/Johnnston Island Area) Test Activities. Lt. Col. Pusan talking to natives. Photographs of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at Pacific Island and Nevada Test Sites.Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Train journey Departure 2-7 R.I (The Amsterdam Battalion). Soldiers hang out of the windows of a rail wagon. Another soldier is on the platform. 13 July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, SemarangDetachment 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.Detachment 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.DF-SN-85-11529. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)Military transport on the line between Nässjö - Falköping.Australian Naval ratings from H.M.A.S. Napier find a lot of interest in a Japanese suicide launch and a midget submarine alongside each other in the Yokosuka Naval Base. They are (on launch) Able Seaman Kevin Sorrenson of Coorparoo Queensland, Able Seaman Les Coad of Ballarat Victoria, Able Seaman Ian Cox of South Yarra Victoria, and (on submarine) Petty Officer Alan Mole of Mitcham South Australia, Able Seaman Myer White of Prahran Victoria and Able Seaman Max Dillon of Cygnet Tasmania. January 1, 1945. (Photo by Australian Official Photo).ROBERT WAGNER and JEFFREY HUNTER in THE TRUE STORY OF JESSE JAMES (1957), directed by NICHOLAS RAY.***** In The A.T.S. -- Private Mary Churchill hanging out washing, at her depot. Private Mary Churchill, youngest daughter of the Premier, is training to become an A.T.S. member of an A. A. Battery. She is stationed at a depot in the Southern Command, and has just celebrated her 19th. Birthday. September 27, 1941. (Photo by Keystone).Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC 2nd Infantry brigade group in Poerwakarta. A microphone lieutenant makes recordings for a gramophone record with greetings at home front in the Netherlands. April 18, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Poerwakarta, PurwakartaAt Jungle training Centre Canungra Q. troops together up ***** course troops drop over ran up into 5ft water then scramble out to go into next out to 90 onto next obstacle. May 20, 1955. (Photo by The Telegraph Newspaper Co.Ltd.).Emergency Mass Feeding, Fort Dix, New Jersey 1954 , Civil defense, Digging. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense MobilizationMadeleine Farm near PAU. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and PersonnelDN-SN-85-08982. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)DN-SN-89-07443. Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)