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.
G.I.'S Busy At Work In The Carpenter Shop Of The 353Rd Fighter Group Based In England. 1 September 1945.
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The Orchestra Was Made Up Of Personnel Of The 303Rd Bomb Group. England. 22 March 1945.
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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.
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AMS-86 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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Personnel Of The 2Nd Base Air Depot Eat 'Chow' In The Mess Hall At An Air Base In Lancashire, England. 9 December 1943.
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Aircraft, Burma, India &PHOTOGRAPHY, Operations &MAPPING War
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Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)
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German and Swedish military in consultation.
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Invasion Build-up- Preparations For the D-day Landings, UK, 1944 Women of the ATS check vehicle in an Royal Army Ordnance Corps depot, somewhere in Britain, in preparation for the opening of the Second Front.
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Demobilization of British Service Personnel in the Far East Captain S J Allen (extreme right) of the 3rd Madras Regiment, joins other officers for a pre-lunch drink in the mess bar at No.1 British Transit Camp, Nee Soon, Singapore.
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Anefo photo collection. VCJC Kamp Nunspeet. Kamp Nunspeet VCJC. August 2, 1949. Nunspeet
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Men in line , Armories, Ordnance industry, Recording & registration, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational
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Princess Sibylla at Krylbo station, in connection with visits to German hospital train, November 13, 1941, here in the company of German Nazi officer.
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This image was taken by Leo Halter, a serviceman stationed on Attu Island during WW II. Subjects: Halter Collection; WW II; World War II; World War Two; Military; Wildlife refuges; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Aleutians; Alaska. . 1998 - 2011.
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He Meets The Regimental Dog - The Regimental dog "Sam" greets a reservist with a friendly "paw" shake at Bulford Camp, Salisbury Plain, England. The reservist is Leslie Rimmer of widnes, Lancashire. He was demobbed in 1947 but has been called back to the 1st Battalion the King's Own Royal Regiment for fourteen days training. Under the Z scheme reservists are called back for special training so that Britain can be prepared in case of an emergency. During their training they will do no fatigues. Civilians have been engaged to do the potato peeling, floor scrubbing, and other jobs, so that the while 14 days can be spent training. April 30, 1951. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd.).
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Aircraft, Burma, India &Ceremonies& Decorations,MISCELLANEOUS War
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As Chief Of A Local Tribe, This Naga Headhunter Was Highly Respected As A Warrior, And For This Reason Lt. W.L. Atwell (Right) Hired Him As An Interpreter For The Expedition Into The Burmese Jungles For The Purpose Of Setting Up Yank Outposts. Lt. Atwell
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Edith Nourse Rogers with arsenal men , Armories, Ordnance industry, Military officers, Rogers, Edith Nourse, 1881-1960, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational
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Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard at the Marines in Volkel. September 24, 1947. Noord-Brabant, Volkel
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Photograph of Tuskegee airmen attending a briefing in Ramitelli, Italy, March 1945, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell
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Air Base in the Caribbean. Cpl. Oscar Freedman of New York, N.Y. and Lt. Jane Jordan, New Glasgow, Va. Nurses in the Caribbean area, assigned to air bases, are trained in evacuation of wounded by air. Photo shows Nurse Lt. Jordan
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Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)
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Men and officers with plans at Watertown Arsenal exhibit , Ordnance industry, Armories, Exhibitions, Planning drawings, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational
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Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Bomber Command The crew of Lancaster 'C for Charlie' of No 44 Squadron try to warm themselves in their Nissen hut quarters at Dunholme Lodge, after returning from a raid on Stuttgart, 2 March 1944.
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The occasion is the 105th mission party of the U.S. Eighth Air force Boeing B-17 Flying ofrtress "Stage Door Canteen." M/Sgt. Clarence B. Bankston of Baton Rouge, La., crew chief of the "Stage Door Canteen," eats a piece of the planes cake given
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BACK HOME AGAIN-Brig. General Robert C. Oliver, Chief of Staff of the 13th Air Force, welcomes Lt. Stanley J. Hillock, injured pilot of an Army Air Force Vultee L-5 liaison aircraft which crashed near the Uniray River in the San Angelo Mountains
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Fotocollectie Anefo. Prinses Irene Brigade. Recruten uit Zuid-Afrika. Bijschrift "South Africa Holland linked ties kinship Dutch call volunteers met response S.A. Republic (Republic doorgestreept). "Afrikaanders" (doorgestreept en i.p.v. "S. Africans") Dutch blood ancestors stir veins enlisted scores. ones lagged behind, joined hope able country cherish. contigents South Africans reached Britain trained Dutch Comrades Netherlands Brigade"Photo 811. South African folksongs popular Dutch "Afrikaanders" themselves. april 1942. Groot-Brittannië
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Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Training police officers. Police school. undated. Guinea
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. X-rays string quartet in the Stadsschouwburg in Batavia. From left to right Piet Nijland, Cornelis Preuyt, Joachim Röntgen and Wim de Zoete. February 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies
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Rear Adm. Winford G. Ellis, Commander Submarine Force United states Pacific Fleet, explains to Adm. Charles R. Larson, Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy, and several interested midshipmen, the functions of the control and operations center of an Ohio class ballistic missile submarine simulator during a tour of the submarine base. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Personnel Of The 2Nd Base Air Depot Attend Classes In A Training School At An Raf Camp, England. 17 December 1943.
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Operation 'Alert' 1957 , Fire engines, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization
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From Medals To Sten Guns- Munitions Production, Britain, 1942 Two smiling workers at a small factory compare a large sports trophy with a Sten gun. This factory had previously produced medals, commemorative plaques and trophies, but has been turned over to Sten production during the war.
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Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations, War
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After A Number Of Boxing Bouts Held At A Red Cross Club In England, Commando Tactics Were Demonstrated By British Lt. Micky Wood To The Audience. Here He Is Shown (Right) Warding Off Bayonet Attack By Sgt. James Kalman, Detroit, Mich. Rainbow Red Cross
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GI's in Paris hold the special edition of the Paris Post, with banner headline, 'JAPS QUIT'. Aug. 10, 1945. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_271)
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The 14Th Air Force Band Plays For A Dance Sponsored By The 128Th Army Airways Communications System At A Base In China On 25 July 1944.
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Jewish welfare work, 332nd Infantry
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Life in a US Army Base: Evreux. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Departure of the Hospitaalschip Grote Beer from the port of Priok. Hospital beds on the ship. December 23, 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok
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Lt. Ronald P. "Rip" Gift and Other Pilots in the Ready Room of USS Monterey CVL-26
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Marines display uniforms from the past and present at the 206th Marine Corps birthday ball. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)
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Military screen championships in 's-Hertogenbosch. Group photo of the participants of the Royal Navy.
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'Alert America' Convoy , Exhibitions, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization
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'Alert America' Convoy , Exhibitions, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization
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Army Materials & Mechanics Research Center , Armories, Ordnance industry, Military facilities, Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center U.S.. Records of U.S. Army Operational
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Greetings from Fort Bragg, N.C. , Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States