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Historic Military Events

Illustrates scenes from historical military events, including funerals, damage assessments, and public gatherings, set in early 20th century contexts.

Chanak - Dardanelles. A member of ther Loyal North Lancashire regiment was attacked and killed his Turkish assailant. This is the Turkish funeral of the deceased. Date: circa 1916

05/31/1934. Passage of the cycling race through Tomelloso.

07/31/1907. The Casablanca Events. The Gates of the Marina, where the Moors attacked the Franco-Spanish landing troops, and were put to flight by them with a brilliant bayonet charge.

The artillery effects on the Caramanli graves heading towards Hamidie, Libya, Italian-Turkish war, photograph by Aldo Molinari, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXVIII, No 53, December 31, 1911.

Opening of augmented water source in Jaamri Country at Ain Hamda, S.E. of Bethlehem, Line of Bedouin police. 1940, West Bank, Israel

Marseille Docker - nicholas Derybolsky (Magazine Unit Negs). Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Captivity Austro-Hungarian subjects freed from Russian captivity.

The Procession of the French Admiral on the way to the Railway Station at Mersin, Turkey. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey and is the capital of the Mersin Province. 23 levels of occupation have been excavated at Mersin, including occupation by all the major powers of the region from prehistory onwards. Conquered by everyone including the Selcuk Turks, the Mongols, the Crusaders and the Armenians. Occupied by French and British troops in 1918 - liberated

Excavations at Tell Beit Mirsim (Kirjath-Sepher) 1926. Excavating fortress at west gate. 1926, Israel, Debir (Extinct city)

NDVN soldiers draw through the old gate of Suwon. Suwon, Dec. 6. 1950. The old gate

11/30/1921. Melilla. The Latest Events. 1.- submission and delivery of Arms of the Quebdanas and the Ulad-Setut, in Zaio, before Colonel Riquelme (X). 2.- Campaign mass. At the Tauima airfield, on the occasion of the festival of our Lady of Loreto, Patroness of aviation.

The French Foreign Legion, Syria, 20th century. Artist: Unknown

01/23/1983. Ávila Police Higher School.

Locust plague workers. 1925, Middle East

03/31/1934. In the photo you can see the cell that General Sanjurjo occupied in the Gaditana prison as a consequence of the Events of August 10. The photo corresponds to the moment of his release and you can see the cars prepared to transport the general.

History Repeats Itself -- As Japs March On Mukden -- Japanese troops Marching Through and Angient gate in the city wall to take possession of the city of Mukden, Capital of Manchuria, In 1925. As they have just done once more "To Guarantee Peace." Although server fighting preceded the taking of the city, Orders were issued from Peiping after the invaders had entered the capital to the effect that no resistance was to be offered. Densely populated quarters of the city were thrown into a Panic but were quieted when it was made clear that the Japanese had been ordered not to Aggravate the sits Uation. September 19, 1931. (Photo by International Newsreel Photo).

King George VI, birthday parade & presentations, June 14, 1945, Jerusalem, Israel

The portal of the church of San Leonardo di Siponto.

Decontamination activity. A.R.P. (air raid precaution) in Jerusalem. A.R.P. demonstration by Major A.D. Spark on the Y.M.C.A. sports field in Jerusalem. 1934, Israel

The Armenian Genocide refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was implemented through wholesale massacres and deportations, with the deportations consisting of forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees. The total number of resulting Armenian deaths is generally held to have been between one and one and a half million. Other ethnic groups were similarly attacked by the Ottoman Empire during this period, including Assyrians and Greeks, and some scholars consider those events to be part of the same policy of extermination. It is widely acknowledged to have been one of the first modern genocides, as scholars point to the systematic, organized manner in which the killings were carried out to eliminate the Armenians, and it is the second most-studied case of genocide after the Holocaust. The word genocide was coined in order to describe these events.

A camel train passes a Mosque, following the Great Fire. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the Greek Army occupied Izmir, but the Greek expedition towards central Anatolia turned into a disaster for both that country and for the local Greeks of Turkey. The Turkish Army retook possession of Izmir on 9 September 1922, effectively ending the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) in the field. Part of the Greek population of the city was forced to seek refuge in the nearby Greek isl

Reims , Marne , Champagne , France , 1917 - Marne - Fernand Cuville (photographic section of the armies) (French - Reims , Marne , Champagne , France). Animal transport, horse, military uniform, real animal, cart, street scene, rear, hairy, allies, man, Transport, clothing, animal, daily life, First World War, international relations, human beings, France, Reims, Russian at supplies

Castelbuono. ca. 1910

Films taken on the 14th Sept. 1933 when the remains of King Feisal of Iraq was brought to Haifa from Europe to be flown on to Baghdad. 1933

Girl scout drill-Jerus 1898, Jerusalem, Israel

French army tanks at the liberation of Kembs in Alsace 1944

Soldier walks down the street. A soldier walks through an empty street with houses on either side. Photo associated with album 'Kriegservernerungen'.

08/31/1922. Melilla Implementation of the Civil Protectorate - the New Caides and Khalifas Parading before the tent of Bennuna, representative of the Khalifa.

07/31/1913. Inauguration of Works. The sovereign prince of the republic of Andorra giving the first blow of the pickaxe for the opening of the new highway from Andorra to the border.

Rosendaël, near Dunkirk, North, France bombing of September 10 or 11 in Rosendaël , 1917 - North of France, Belgium - Paul Castelnau (photographic section of the armies) - (September 1-5) (French - Rosendaël , près de Dunkerque , Nord , France Bombardements des 10 ou 11 septembre à Rosendaël). Rear-Front, woman, exists in high definition, child, group portrait, housing, ruins, bombing, rubble, man, First World War, Human Starries, HD, Habitat , Architecture, Rosendael, Rosendael near Dunkirk, bombing of September 10 - 11

V.J. Day, sounding of the retreat in front of the King David Hotel, Aug. 15, 1945, Jerusalem, Israel

Artillery of Germany, 4. Königlich Sächsisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 48, König-Georg-Kaserne, 1901, Dresden, Feldartillerie, Kaserne

Cyprus Troops Take Over School -- Picture received from Cyprus today showing two armed men of the South Stafford shire Regiment stationed in Nicosia, on the "look-out" from the balcony of the Samuel School which was closed by order of Field Marshal Sir John Harding following demonstrations by schoolboys. In the grounds are further soldiers. The church opposite is the Greek Church of Ayios Savva. November 18, 1955.

Palestine disturbances 1936. British troops parading Jerusalem street, taken inside Jaffa Gate. 1936, Jerusalem

Homage to the tomb of Italico Sandro Mussolini in Paderno. 1931

Empress Zita visits the burned-out village of Pöckau Photographer: 10. Armeekommando.

Fort Break of Keekwanshan.. Postcards. 1911. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 , Campaigns , China, Forts & fortifications, Lüshun (China)

Morocco, 1921. The commander of the Legion Francisco Franco accompanied by Hach Abd el Kader.

Germans enter Rotterdam. Germans enter Rotterdam. On the photo only a few German soldiers in the background can be seen, further an empty street, some apartment buildings and a few pedestrians and cyclists. It is a sunny day, above the houses can be seen a dark air. If Rotterdam has already been bombed, this photo must be made after 13.20, then the attack started. On the back condition: Rotterdam, Einfahrt, 14-5-40

Target drills of the students of the Tophane school (Imperial School of Artillery) / Abdullah Frères, Constantinople

Destruction in Dimaro.

Waters from the Uadi Megemmi in the streets of Tripoli after flooding, Libya, Italian-Turkish war, photograph by Aldo Molinari, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXVIII, No 49, December 3, 1911.

Touring Club Italiano Members at the Selinunte archaeological site. Circa 1924.

Photomontage Representative The Assassination of Gustave Chaudey in Saint Pelagie on May 23, 1871 Photomontage representing the assassination of Gustave Chaudey in Sainte Pelagie. Paris, 5th arr., May 23, 1871. Photograph of Ernest Charles Eugene Appert (1830-1891).

Poll photo collection. Middle East 1950-1955: Jordan. Street and shelters in refugees camp Jalazoune near Ramallah. 1950. Israel, Jordan, Ramallah

12/31/1918. Morocco. The occupation of the Fondak. Arrival of General Fernández Silvestre (x) to the Fondak, on whose walls the Spanish flag flies.

Grenade. 06/26/1919. 1.-"Eastern Elephant", from the Mercantile Union, first prize for floats. 2.-"Lobster", from the hoteliers' guild, second prize. 3.-"Ánfora", from the Principal Casino, third prize.

High angle view of villagers being registered by German Forces, Ukraine, Soviet Union, 1942

09/30/1913. The French Delegates in the Escorial. Aspect of the Courtyard of the Kings of the monastery of El Escorial during the visit of the Commissioners of the General Council of Paris.

Poll photo collection. Israel: Isfia (Ishfya). The village of Isfia (Ishfya) inhabited. undated. Ishfya, Israel

Genera Scenes - Cairo-Egypt - United Arab - Republic. July 16, 1946. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

Alcoy (Alicante), April 1912. Francisco Seguí Santonja, second lieutenant of the Filà Estudiantes, a troupe that disappeared and did not maintain historical accuracy.

12/31/1950. Rafael Soria Molina doing the Paseillo with Martorell and Calerito.

Photographic print of Emperor Puyi's (1906-1967) soldiers in the puppet state of Manchukuo, Mongolia. Dated 20th Century

Druze 1898, Middle East, Israel and/or Palestine

Yugoslavia - Split Francuska Obala. June 25, 1943.

Philippe Petain with his gardener Marius. Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Petain (24 April 18561 - 23 July 1951), generally known as Philippe Petain, was a French general officer who attained the position of Marshal of France at the end of World War I, during which he became known as The Lion of Verdun. He then served as Chief of State of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944. Petain, who was 84 years old in 1940, ranks as France's oldest head of state.

Enlisted personnel on liberty mingle with local townspeople. The sailors are part of the first U.S. Navy visit to China in forty years. Base: Laoshan Country: China (CHN)

The Uaddan Hotel in Tripoli. Circa 1935.

Poll photo collection. War volunteers in Malacca and Indonesia. Islamic cemetery in Cairo. April 1946. Cairo, Egypt

Milan Central Station. 1955

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