Historic Military Briefings

Black-and-white photos capturing military personnel in working environments, engaged in briefings, mail calls, and preparations during historical wartime events.

G.I.'S Busy At Work In The Carpenter Shop Of The 353Rd Fighter Group Based In England. 1 September 1945.

Thanksgiving Day Exercises For Men Of The 2Nd Service Group In The Air Force Engineering Shop At An Airfield Somewhere In Iceland. 26 November 1942.

H.M. Koningin Juliana visits units of the infantry in Ermelo, and is supervised by Kol G.H. Christan.

Performance of the stem band of the Marine Chapel during the fleet days in 1989.

Raf Officers Are Conducted On A Tour Of The 91St Bomb Group Base At Bassinbourne, England During Their Visit To The Base.

Brigadier General Keith L. Ware conducting Operation "Big Lift" at the Main Air Force Base in Germany during World War One. The image shows the general inspecting military activities, capturing the intensity and focus of the operation. The photograph was taken on Kodak Safety Film by US Army personnel.

French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Nurse Katye Swope, a member of the 802nd Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron, checks the litter patients aboard a plane for evacuation from Agrigento, Sicily to Africa for further medical treatment. 25 July 1943.

The Dutch army is practicing in La Courtine. Pay attention! The above description is a generic series description based on the information stated by the army film and photo service. In the long term, this global description will be specified.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC School for the training of parachutists in Bandoeng (Andir). Instructor learns an aspiring parachutist how to land. July 3, 1947. Bandung, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

England - Sgt. Harold Scott Of Fremont, Mich., Instructor For A Mobile Mines And Booby-Traps School, Demonstrates Some 'Boomph Girls' Pin-Up Photos With Booby Traps Attached. One Touch And There'S Another Dead Soldier. Needless To Say The Class At This

Rescued Tuna Fisherman Homeward Bound on Coast Guard Plane. This image depicts fisherman aboard a Coast Guard plane who were rescued after their fishing vessel was damaged.

A Red Cross Worker Serves Coffee To Men Of The Photo And Ordnance Sections In Front Of Their Building At The 91St Bomb Group Base In Bassingbourne, England. 17 June 1943.

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Members Of The 353Rd Fighter Group Attends Religious Services In Their Station Chapel In England.

Demobilization of British Service Personnel in the Far East Captain S J Allen (right centre facing camera) of the 3rd Madras Regiment, at lunch in the officers' dining room at No.1 British Transit Camp, Nee Soon, Singapore.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC General Doorman in Soerabaja 3E series. General Doorman and General Buurman van Vreede travel by train. 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

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

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

On the way to the line, Brazilian pilots of the First Brazilian Fighter Squadron in Italy smoke, chat and chin. American pilots say their Brazilian neighbors are more American than the Americans. They all speak English well, have an unfailing sense

Chaplain Maurice W. Reynolds, Senior Chaplain Of The 8Th Air Force, Preaches The Sermon At Pre-Easter Services Held At Aaf Station 111 On Good Friday, 23 April 1943. The Services Were Conducted By Chaplain Roy M. Macleod, Assisted By Rev. H.E.R. Wassel,

Armament men insert fusese into bombs prior to loading into an airplane at an airbase on Borneo, Netherlands East Indies. 394th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Group, July 1945.

CHECK LIST There are so many things to be checked on each Boeing B-17 Flying ofrtress that comes into the 8th AF base depot in England from the States that many men work on a plane at one time. Here, the crew chief and two assistants stand at a desk

On U.S. submarine chaser

Royal Air Force Transport Command, 1943-1945. Passengers take refreshments in the snack bar at the Passenger and Freight Section, Lyneham, Wiltshire.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Tea and a cigarette is very welcome in the early hours of the morning chill on board HMS JACKAL during night time exercises. One of the men is pouring the other a hot drink whilst a third has a smoke.

A group of soldiers in uniform with overcoats posing at railroad crossing , Soldiers, Railroad crossings. Jack Miller Collection

Anefo photo collection. Visit Emperor Haile Selassie from Ethiopia to our country. Visit to the Royal Institute for the Tropics. November 3, 1954. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Men Of The 401St Bomb Group Throw A Party To Celebrate The Group'S 100Th Mission Within A Period Of Seven Months. England, 28 June 1944.

Police camp on Pier, N.Y.

After A Ceremony In Which Air Vice Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory Presented Specially Struck Silver Medallions To 60 American Pilots And Elisted Men Who Were Formerly With The R.A.F., Brig. Gen. Frank O'D Hunter And The Air Vice Marshal Present Arms.

Enlisted Men Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Stand In Line To Receive Their Pay At An Air Base Somewhere In France. 20 July 1945.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Departure first components War volunteers of the Royal Netherlands Army and Demobilized Klil per SS Johan van Oldenbarnevelt. They did get used to traveling. A lot has to be done to bring out a marine and they have gradually pumped so much that a new ship's trip no longer brings them out of balance. Even the fact that they go home after so many years with the "Johan van Oldenbarnevelt", could not prevent them in the midst of the crowds to lay a card on the deck .. January 16, 1948. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch India, Tandjong Priok

American Soldier entertaining Group of American Soldiers, American Red Cross, Recreation Hut, Orleans, France, September 1918

Officers in factory , Ordnance industry, Armories, Military officers, Machinery, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Wac Pfc. Agnes Brite Of Bridgeton Nc And Cpl. William Fitzell Of New Britain, Conn. At Work In The Plotting Room At An 8Th Air Force Base At Watford, England. 11 January 1944.

Shock troops from command Limburg / Regiment Limburg during the Second World War. Social gathering in a bar with American soldiers.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Before Taking Off From Their 8Th Air Force Base In England, Crews Of The 390Th Bomb Group Are Briefed On The Target Of The Day. 21 June 1944.

British and Indian Troops Learn Civilian Trades in Singapore Students relaxing in the canteen at the Army Education Centre in Singapore.

Russian soldiers reading the latest news from the front, Poland, World War I, photograph by S Korsakoff, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLI, No 48, November 29, 1914.

Blood Plasma Is Administered To An Injured Crew Member Immediately After His Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Returned From A Mission Over Enemy Territory To Its 8Th Air Force Base In England.

Poll photo collection. 50-year anniversary Cigar factory Karel I Eindhoven. Playing music corps in space with skylight. January 1, 1950. Eindhoven

HM Queen Juliana (1909-2004, third from the left), ZKH Prins Bernhard (1911-2004, second from the right), Meerieizing court staff, naval crew and the commander of Kruiser Hr.Ms. De Ruyter (C 801) Captain-Ter-Zee A.H.J. Van der esteemed Olivier (1908-1967, second from the left) consult on deck of the cruiser during the cruiser's visit with the royal couple to Willemstad, Curaçao in October 1955.

A Nazi ? Officer Is Among The Many Prisoners Held At An Air Base Somewhere In Italy. 90Th Photo Reconn Wing.

Photo collection Government information service. New Guinea. undated. New Guinea

Lt. Carl Hinkle, Leader Of A 401St Bomb Group Mission Over Southern Germany, Talks Over The Day'S Operations With Colonel Clayton A. Scott (Siting) And Colonel Harold W. Bowman, Commanding Officer Of The Group. England, 4 July 1944.

Camera Crew Of The 16Th Combat Camera Unit That Photographed Paulette Goddard's Personal Appearance At A Base In China On 1 March 1944. They Are, Left To Right: S/Sgt. A.C. Delucenay, Cameraman; 1St Lt. Lloyd D. Wiler, Sound Recorder; And 1St Lt. Howard

Aircraft, Burma, India & Operations , Naga Headhunters War

In The Control Room Of The Gi Built Radio Station In Southern Italy, S/Sgt. Louis Arabit Of Houston, Texas, And T/Sgt. Richard M. Lillis Of Hamden, Ct (Left To Right), Adjust The Controls Before Going On The Air. Their Radio Station Was Called 'The Voice

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea: Visit Brigadier-General Cleland Administrator Australian Guinea. dinner, offered Australian Guinea's fighter brought wife, Governor van Baal. March 1956, Brigadier-General Cland wife visited official visit Dutch Guinea. March 1956. Hollandia, Guinea

Men Of The 386Th Bomb Group Entertain Themselves With A Puzzle While Confined At The 194Th Aviation Medical Dispensary At Beaumont, France On 20 January 1945.

Commanding officers of a battalion in the 'tunnel' east of Lucinico, Isonzo. .

Anefo photo collection. Canadians at home. The National Film Bourd. February 16, 1946

Five military officers , Armories, Ordnance industry, Military officers, Machinery, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Personnel Of The 1333Rd Aaf Base Unit, Air Transport Command, Are Entertained By Tony Martin And His Troupe At Assam, India.

Men Of The 410Th Bomb Group Attend A Religious Service Held In The Chapel At 9Th Air Force Station 154 In England. 16 July 1944.

The best tent in any Jungle Air Force is the "Ye Olde Squirrel Cafe." The occupants are L. to R.-S/Sgt. John W. Richardson, Milan, Ill.; T/Sgt. John M. Diggs, Chillicothe, Ohio; S/Sgt. Albert N. Gaber, Cuddy, Pa.; and T/Sgt. Rene P. Pelletier

DM-SN-89-01657. Base: Albany State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

At the new U.S. bomber bases in Russia--Sergi Mainslav, Moscow, Russia, Cpl. Thomas Klopack, Cannonsburg, Pa., Rudolph Mahtson, Leningrad, Russia. The three are shown admiring and reading Yank magazine.

Pilots Of The 307Th Fighter Squadron Look Over A Briefing Map In The Operations Tent At An Airfield In Nettuno, Italy. 2 Feb. 1944.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Airport. Office. June 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Poll photo collection. War volunteers in Malacca and Indonesia. Soldiers in their tent at Morib Beach camp on Malacca. March 1946. Malacca, Malaysia

10/19/1937. Dining Hall Built by Soldiers on a Front.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Tattoo of the KNIL tape and the drum band of the December 7 Division on the occasion of the birthday of Z.K.H. Prince Bernhard. Unknown (Captain), General S.H. Track is the second from the left, Mrs. Spoor is in the middle. 28 June 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Wac Non-Coms And Gis, Stationed At An 8Th Air Force Base At Watford, England, Gather Around The Piano In The Non-Com'S Club For A Song Fest During Their Leisure Time. 11 January 1944.

Officers at dedication of Watertown Arsenal laboratories , Military parades & ceremonies, Military officers, Building dedications, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Navigation class taking sights on bridge atop administration building , Navigation, Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Photographs of the First Naval District

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Soldiers cook in gaming. June 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspection travel General P.L.G. Doorman (September-October 1946). Men in a hospital room? Links are stretchers. September 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Capt. A. L. Mcmurtry, Plainfield, New Jersey, Briefing Crew Members Of The 436Th Bomb Squadron, 7Th Bomb Group Prior To Take-Off On A Mission Over Enemy Territory. Bishnupur, India.

Anefo photo collection. Rise new recruits in Assen, kitchen team poses with sergeant. March 4, 1948. Assen

Troop Carrier pilots at briefing.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

W. O. Grahm, 227th A.G.F. Band , Soldiers, Military bands, United States. Army Ground Forces. Jack Miller Collection

Anefo photo collection. Camp Grouw (boys). August 30, 1949. Grouw

Members Of The 452Nd And 96Th Bomb Groups During Briefing At Poltava Airfield, Ukraine, Russia.

Packing a Parachute.

Royal Air Force Educational and Vocational Training Scheme A corporal instructor assists two members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) during their joinery class. Joinery was one of many courses available under the RAF's Educational and Vocational Training Scheme to help prepare service personnel for post-war civilian employment.

English prisoners of war on the train from Trelleborg.

H'dq'rs. -- 71st N.Y.N.G.

The Auxiliary Territorial Service, 1941 A group of Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) drivers at a pay parade somewhere in England, 29 January 1941.

Casting defects, welding defects, visual defects , Ordnance industry, Armories, Exhibitions, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Firemen's School - demonstrating magneto

Troops 'toughening up' 372nd Infantry , Soldiers, Military training, United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 372nd. Jack Miller Collection

Photograph of Cesar Romero Listening to Music with Fellow Coast Guardsmen.

Accuses German of starting Malmedy Massacre -- Virgil P. Lary of Lexington, Ky., former first Lieutenant in the United States field. Artillery, points to George Fleps, 32 year-old former S.S. Trooper, and identifies him as he massacre of American prisoners near Malmedy, Belgium, December 17, 1944. This scene in the current war crimes trial at Dachu, Germany, took place, May 21, 1946. June 11, 1946. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Ann Sheridan And A Comedian Entertain Men Of The 14Th Air Force During A U.S.O. Tour Of Bases In China.

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. 8 Indonesian infiltrators guide appeal Council Justiie Hollandia. March 1955. Hollandia, Guinea

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Rice distribution. Soldier with pointing of design for blackboard on the blackboard stands: Adanja Orang Terpendjara Ruma Penjara Magelang (the prisoners in the prison of Magelang). Below you a list of numbers and subdivision (O.A. children, women, men etc.). December 22, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Magelang, Dutch East Indies

Red sausages surrender supplies to German soldiers aboard a medical train at Hallsberg station during the Second World War.

Audience at Stage Door Canteen, New York City, New York, USA, Marjory Collins, U.S. Office of War Information, August 1942

Rescue of Navy Officer and Sailor. This image depicts the rescue of a Navy petty officer and a fisherman by a Coast Guard rescue plane.

Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Bomber Command A Lancaster crew from No 57 Squadron have safely returned from an operation and now await interrogation. The bomb aimer, Sergeant 'Bert' Turkentine (left) and the Canadian navigator, Sergeant 'Muse' Music, are offered welcoming cups of tea by an attentive WAAF. This image was part of a sequence taken for an Air Ministry picture story entitled 'T for Tommy Makes a Sortie', which portrayed the events surrounding a single Lancaster bomber and its crew during a typical operation.

Anefo photo collection. Jamboree 1963 in Marathon Greece. August 12, 1963. Greece

American soldiers attend OWI picture exhibit in Chungking. The New Life Center turned over several buildings to this tremendous exhibit showing the war efofrt of the United Nations. Here are American soldiers viewing an exhibit of color pictures

Photo collection Spaarnestad topics. Dutch prisoners of war. Return Dutch prisoners of war. Overijssel, Hengelo. Sandwiches are handed out. June 1940. Hengelo

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