Historic Military Engagements

Black and white visuals depict significant battles and signaling operations from the Boer War to World War I, capturing the harsh realities of combat.

Second Battle of Champagne, France, World War I, September 1915. Artist: Unknown
Second Battle of Champagne, France, World War I, September 1915. Artist: Unknown
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An Italian sentinel on watch on the Rhine river, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, year XLVI, n 25, June 22, 1919.
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English machine guns mounted on sidecars, France, World War I, from l'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLV, No 35, September 1, 1918.
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Anefo photo collection. American ambassador Allied governments, Drexel Biddle, visits Princess Irene Brigade camp company Dutch Prime Minister, Minister War Dutch ministers .. September 2, 1941. America, Britain
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07/31/1921. From the Benisicar combat. Gunners of the 4th Light Placing the Cannons in Position to Beat the Enemy.
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Anefo photo collection. Liberation parties: Son (Noord-Brabant). Krangroeggings at the Amerkan Cemetery in Son (Noord-Brabant) on the American Independence Day Independence Day by War Minister J. Meynen. July 4, 1945. Noord-Brabant, Son en Breugel
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French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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Photo moment of repeat exercise in Doorn / Veluwe of an Infantry Bataljon of the Marines Corps. Is part of Object series AVDKM 53146 to 53165.
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Ft Huachuca, AZ , Soldiers, Marching. Jack Miller Collection
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Anefo photo collection. Capitulation: Harskamp camp where SS people and countrykeepers are convenient. Soldiers at the barbed wire crash. June 1945. Gelderland, Harskamp
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Padang. A patrol 'Haantjes' en route in the vicinity of Looboekeng to an agreed point to receive further instructions from the airport. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra
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The British Army in Burma 1945 Men of the 11th East African Division on a ferry crossing the Chindwin River to Kalewa, January 1945.
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Lloyd George and Lord Reading at La Boisselle crater Sep 1916
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Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Italian men and women workers being conveyed to their work on a British light railway.
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Poll photo collection. War volunteers in Malacca and Indonesia. Soldiers on exercise in Malacca. February 1946. Malacca, Malaysia
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Spoils of war near Plava .
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Tripoli - Italian outpost on the desert
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The Royal Navy during the Second World War Ratings, loaded with their gear for an attack on enemy positions, on the march to the rendezvous during training at Hvalfjord, Iceland. There is a light covering of snow on the ground. These sailors are undergoing training for demolition work, wherein they are shown how to prepare charges and detonators for the destruction of enemy property and defences, as they would in a landing in enemy occupied country. The men are led by specially trained officers who teach them the art of taking cover and harden them with long treks over country.
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12/31/1936. An outpost of "Gudaris" that provide surveillance service in the Sierra de Orduña.
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Troops Raise U.S. Flag on Guadalcanal Island. - One of the first acts of the U.S. Marines after landing on Guadalcanal was to raise the American flag. November 10, 1949.
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British Bid King Albert good by
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1920s MAN HUNTER WITH SHOTGUN WORKING TWO HUNTING DOGS ON POINT AND HONOR IN GRASSY FIELD
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Anefo photo collection. Front Noord-Oost Nederland: Enschede - Hengelo Battle and Liberation Achterhoek (1 April 1945), Enschede (April 1, 1945), Hengelo (3 April 1945). British infantry in a Twent's village. April 1945. Enschede, Hengelo, Overijssel, Twente
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The British Army on the Western Front, 1914-1918
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Poll photo collection. Wine strokes - Beaujolais. Poultry feeding, with Chateau d'Arginy in the background at Charentay. 1935. France