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A collection of black-and-white images capturing military leaders and significant historical events, showcasing uniforms, ceremonies, and wartime gatherings.

Visit by Italian Fascist Foreign Minister Count Ciano, to Berlin 1936

Victorian mounted police parade for an inspection by Commissioner Duncan of new style uniforms with which they were outfitted in 1947. September 25, 1947.

Marshal Timoshenko and Marshal Budenny (left) - Photographed outside the Kremlin in Moscow. November 7, 1942. (Photo by Pictorial Press).

Arrival of William, Prince of Albania and Princess Sophie of Schonburg-Waldenburg, new sovereigns of Albania, Durres, Albania, March 7, 1914, photograph by Aldo Molinari, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLI, No 11, March 15, 1914.

Moscow 1943 - Allied War Conference - War Conference. November 08, 1943.

Photo collection Spaarnestad topics. Collaboration Netherlands .. Walter Paustian, leader of the German colony in Amsterdam and Major Brueckner, city commander Ortskommandant of the German troops in Amsterdam. May 16, 1940. The Netherlands

For Co***** (left) arrives at Bradfield Park this morning with his escort Group captain Birch. January 16, 1946.

Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin, Potsdam Conference, Germany, 1945

Black and white archival photograph showing dictator Benito Mussolini, leader of fascist Italy and Adolf Hitler, dictator of Nazi Germany

03/30/1921. The new Minister of Sweden in Madrid, Mr. J. Danielsson (X), who yesterday presented his Letters of Credence to HM The King.

Adolf Hitler speaking at the Feldherrnhalle, Munich, Germany, 9 November 1934. Artist: Unknown

Wilhelm Brückner (Right seated) 1884 - 1954 was until 1940 Adolf Hitlers chief adjutant. Left standing is Josef "Sepp" Dietrich 1892 1966) German Waffen-SS General and a member of the Nazi Party of Nazi Germany. Prior to 1929, he was Adolf Hitlers chauffeur and bodyguard but received rapid promotion after his participation in the murder of Hitlers political opponents during the Night of the Long Knives.

Benito Mussolini Parade In Front Of His Loyalists, 1940.

County Command Luck: Officer Fair. .

Captain Typaldos and Major Symbrakakis during the military revolt in Greece, 1909, photo byFiorilli, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXVI, No 45, November 7, 1909.

Black and white photograph of World War II (1939-1945); German General Gerd von Rundstedt (1875-1953), commander of the Armies of the South, studies a map before the Battle of Lwow in Ukraine.

Anefo photo collection. Tour of Prince Bernhard by West Netherlands. The prince with the mayor of Alkmaar. 29 June 1945. Alkmaar, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Practice Nuremberg. December 4, 1945. Nuremberg

Victory Parade in London on July 19th 1919 - Marshall Foch Date: 1919

Flag consecration. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

King Idris In CairoKing Idris El Senussi (left), listening to the band playing the Libyan National anthem on his arrival in Cairo, December 2. Let to right, are: King Idriss el Senussi; Prince Ambdel Moneim, The Prince Regent and Premier Mayor General Mohamed Naguib, Person at Extreme right in picture no identified.King Idris Ei Senussi, First Moanrch of Libya, arrived in Cairo December 2 for a week-long state visit. The monarch who travelled from Benghazi Eastwards by car and Rail, was greeted on arrival in Cairo railway station by Egypt's Regent Prince Abdel Moneim' Premier Major general Mohamed Naguib and several Egyptian Mohamed Naguib and several Egyptian dignitaries. December 19, 1952. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Poll photo collection. Reporting soldiers. Traffic jam. Officers saluting. 1945. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. Practice Nuremberg .. Practice Nuremberg. December 4, 1945. Nuremberg

Eva Braun's Photo Albums, ca. 1913 - ca. 1944. These albums are attributed to Eva Braun (four are claimed by her friend Herta Schneider, nee Ostermeyer) and document her life from ca. 1913 to 1944. There are many photographs of Eva, her sisters and their children, Herta Schneider and her children, as well as photographs of Eva's vacations, family members and friends. Included also are photographs taken by and of Eva Braun at Hitler's chalet Berghof (or Kehlstein), photographs of Hitler and his entourage, visitors to Berghof and the scenery around Berchtesgaden, and some studio portraits of Eva and members of her family.

Arrival ceremony for Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, President of Chile, 11:15AM. President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) attends arrival ceremonies in honor of President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball (back to camera), stands at far right. Walking behind President Kennedy: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (in back, partially hidden). South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

Mussolini's Blackshirts march through the streets of Rome Date: 28 October 1922

03/01/1920. Melilla. In the Yaf-El-Baarc camp. General Silvestre (X) Offering protection to the son of Caid Kalluch, who, like his father, died on the battlefield, wishes to fight on the side of Spain - photo Lazaro.

SA conductor Fuhsel. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929), French Prime Minister, congratulating some French bakers who remained in Chateau-Thierry during German occupation; behind him, President of the French Republic Raymond Poincare (1860-1934) and French General Joseph Degoutte (1866-1938); in front of them, the prefect of the Aisne, France, First World War, photograph from the magazine L'Illustration, year 76, no 3935, August 3, 1918.

Anefo photo collection. Annual framework school. June 7, 1946

11/27/1921. Madrid. Presentation of Credentials. The New Ministers of Norway (1) and Venezuela (2), upon leaving the palace.

Britain's Military Leadersmeet To Plan Future Of British Army.Left to Right Lieut. Gen. Sir Kenneth Anderson. KCB, MC; Lieut. Gen. E.K. Smart; and Major Gen. F. E. W. Simpson chatting together at the Royal Military College, Camberley, before the start of the conference.The future of Britain's Army, the type of units required, the conditions of service, and the question of conscription were the main subjects of discussion when ten Generals under the chairmanship of Field Marshal Lord Brooke, chief of the Imperial General Staff, met at the Royal Military College, Camberley, Surrey.Three of them, field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, Lieut. Gen. Sir Alan Cunningham and Lieut. Gen. Sir Neil Ritchie were old commanders of the Eight Army. October 16, 1945.

Anefo photo collection. Official Opening NATO headquarters in Brunssum, v.L.n.R General Lemnitzer, General von Kielmansegg and Mr. M. Brosio (Secretary-General of NATO) /. June 1, 1967. Brunssum

Axmann and Van Geelkerken; NSB. Arthur Axmann, Reichsjugendführer, and Van Geelkerken, leader Ven the youth storm in conversation with three high-ranked Germans. Links another member of the youth storm. Van Geelkerken wears a leather jacket and on his head the "Carpoets" of the youth storm.

World War I: Wilhelm II of Germany studying maps with his senior commanders General Hindenburg, left, and General Ludendorf, right.

Trampus. "Propaganda photography: President Laval and Darnand, secretary general of the maintenance of order are reviewing a detachment of freelancers". Vichy. President Laval, Head of Government / Préside a meeting of the Departments / French Militia. / President Laval, accompanies Darnand, secretary general of the maintenance of order, chief of the / militia, reviews a detachment of freelancers / V.96.662. Gelatino-silver-bromide draw. Dactylographed legend in black ink. in 1944-04-05-1944-04-05. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 144787-9

Benito mussolini. 1930-45

Magazine in honor of Vittorio Emanuele III (1869-1947) and Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (1861-1948) on the occasion of the coronation of the King of Montenegro, August 28, 1910, Montenegro, photo by F Naldi, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXVII, No 36, September 4, 1910.

Black and white photo of the War in Ethiopia after the Italian invasion of 1935; Marshal Pietro Badoglio (1871-1956), First Duke of Addis Adiba, and victor of the Ethiopian Campaign.

Doctor Heckner, representative of the Stahlhelm (steel helmet), signs the visitors book of the martyrs crypt in the Casa del Fascio in Milan, Italy, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, year LVII, n 47, November 23, 1930.

Dietrich Hugo Hermann von Choltitz, German General

Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Michael de Robeck British sailor 1862 to 1928 right From The War Illustrated Album deLuxe published London 1916

Francisco Franco Bahhamonde (1892-1975) recibiendo al conde Galeatzzo Ciano (1903-1944), ministro de asuntos exteriores italiano, yerno de Mussolini. San Sebastián, julio de 1939. Francisco Franco Bahhamonde. Gian Galeatzzo Ciano.

'The raid is over, but the crew's task is not yet finished', 1941. Artist: Unknown.

A memorial plaque is unveiled at the Maikowski murder site. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

King Farouk - In Air Force Uniform - Opens One Air CollegeKing Farouk of Egypt, in the uniform of an Air Marshal, during the inauguration ceremony of the new Royal Aviation College at Bilbeis, 20 miles north-east of Cairo.Seated to the right, in the front row, are Prime Minister Mustafa El-Nahas Pasha: Osman Moharram Pasha, Minister of Public Works, and Fuad Serag El-Din Pasha, Minister of the Interior and Finance. February 26, 1951.

10/31/1909. The banquet to Commander Bouquereaux. The hour of the toasts at the banquet with which the Chiefs and Officers of Some Corps of the Operations Army presented Commander Frances Mr. Bouquereaux in Melilla.

Emperor Charles I. in the rear-conquered Tarnopol immediately after the successful countersey.

Installation Of New Bay of Tunis.Genera Juin walking through the Palace courtyard after the ceremony.By order of General Giraud, Sidi Moncif Pasha, Bey of Tunis has been deposed and the Bey du Camp. Sidi Lamine, uncle of the deposed Bey appointed as his successor. The new Bey was accompanied by General Juin to the reception prior to his Investiture at the Palace de Bardo. May 1,1943. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Hitler's meeting with Mussolini in an attempt to gain new allies, 23-28 October, 1940. Adolf Hitler, 1889 - 1945. German politician, demagogue, Pan-German revolutionary, leader of the Nazi Party, Cha

Photo collection Spaarnestad topics. The occupier, the occupation in the Netherlands, first months: (May to Nov. '40). The oath was taken from 920 recruits from the German navy. This was the first time that this ceremony took place in the Netherlands. After the actuation, the recruits are addressed by an admiral. Naas the Admiral the commander of the recruen. November 7, 1940. The Netherlands

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Richard D Emerson who is anxious to join the Royal Marines, visits the Plymouth Division Royal Marine Barracks (Stone House, Plymouth) Sergeant's Mess, where he is shown some of the battle trophies, and paintings of famous Marines of bygone days by his father who is a Marine pensioner and holds the rank of Warrant Officer.

General Tojo and the leaders of the puppet government. The Japanese managed to achieve all of their strategic goals at this time without suffering a single defeat.

Heiachiro Togo (1847-1934) Japanese naval commander. Commander-in-Chief during Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905.

FRANCISCO FERRER ESPOSADO POR EL ATENTADO A ALFONSO XIII MADRID 1906,ACUSACION FALSA. FUSILADO EN MOTJUICH EN 1909. FERRER GUARDIA FRANCISCO.

06/27/1922. Madrid. In the Center theater. Distribution of Donations to Wounded Soldiers and the Elderly, Verified yesterday afternoon by the Sons of Madrid center.

Black and white photograph of Konrad Heinlein (1898-1945), leader of the Party of German Sudetens beginning a propaganda campaign.

08/17/1917. In Military Prisons - Court martial that acted yesterday to judge the alleged attackers of a sentry at the Florida level crossing.

Adolf Hitler (* 20 April 1889 in Braunau am Inn) ( 30 April 1945 Berlin), Leader of the Nazi Party, Reich Chancellor from 1933, also self-appointed "Fuehrer" and head of state of Germany

Adolf Hitler in Paris, France, June 1940

Benito Mussolini.

Portada del diario ilustrado ABC. Inauguracion de las casas baratas del barrio de la Barzona por el general Gonzalo Queipo de Llano. Sevilla, octubre de 1937. Guerra civil.

Inspection of the Bosnian - Herzegovinic Infantry Catalion 2 and Tyrolean Streif Company 3, Vigo. .

'Des femmes dans les casernes; Aux ecritures', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916".

Marshal Timoshenko.Regularly, Timoshenko addresses big gatherings of staff officers behind the front. He discusses strategy, listens to their suggestions and gives them instructions. His brisk manner of speaking appeals to men and officers alike. November 7, 1942. (Photo by Pictorial Press).

Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

Stalin brought us up loyal to the people! by Golub, Pyotr Semyonovich (1913-1953)/ Russian State Library, Moscow/ 1947/ Russia/ Colour lithograph/ Soviet political agitation art/ 86x61/ History,Poster and Graphic design

Photographs Relating to the Minor Nuremberg Trials

Adolf Hitler (* 20 April 1889 in Braunau am Inn) ( 30 April 1945 Berlin), Leader of the Nazi Party, Reich Chancellor from 1933, also self-appointed "Fuehrer" and head of state of Germany

09/30/1921. The Minister of War in Melilla. Mr. la Cierva (1) with Generals Berenguer (2) and Cavalcanti (3), during a conference at the High Commission.

Republican political leaders, Manuel Azana and Juan Negrín during the Spanish Civil War

Czar Nicholas II, and son and heir apparent, Alexis c. 1914. Both wear military uniforms with abundant medals (BSLOC_2018_3_33)

Radio Show - This is Europe. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Adolf Hitler salutes from his car while on parade. Nuremberg, 1934.

Commander Humber TO Gallino (Left) head of the Peruvian Air Force, and his brother, capt. Victor gallino, shown in front of their Barkeley-grown Monoplane "Cruz of Chaplon" before they took-off today from floyd bennet field in Brooklyn on a projected Non-Stop flight to lima, peru, a distance of 4,100 miles. The plane weighed 14,200 with its heavy load of Gasoline, and narrowly missed an eight fence as it left the field. The fliers had been delayed for forty days by unfavorable weather. Commander Gallino will polot the plane by way of Miami, Cuba, and Panama. October 29, 1939. (Photo by Wide World Photo).

DIVERSOS POLITICOS-FRANCO PRIMO DE RIVERA ETC. Location: EXPOSICION DE LA GUERRA CIVIL ESPAÑOLA. MADRID. FRANCISCO FRANCO. AZAÑA MANUEL.

Elsevier photo collection. Prince Bernhard staff officers Loo, Wageningen signing German capitulation. 1945. Apeldoorn, Gelderland

Ernst Roehm leader of the SA reviews a Nazi SA parade 1932/33

Dutch SS people, 1940 - 1945 photograph Three photos of the Dutch SS: Dutch and German SS-er (L.B.) Medical inspection for Dutch volunteers for the SS (R.B.) Dutch SS people during the oath. (r.o.) Netherlands paper. plastic (organic material) Netherlands

Segunda guerra mundial (1939-1945). Entrega de la medalla al mérito militar concedida por el rey de Italia, Victor Emanuel, al arzobispo Francesco Petronelli por su resitencia frente al ejército alemán.

Ford. F. (Minister for the Army) at labour day Rally, Domain. November 22, 1942.

Adolf Hitler, photo in uniform, c. 1933.

GEN Sir Phillip Bennet, royal governor of Tasmania, prepares to place a wreath at a memorial during a service, part of ceremonies commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea. Base: Hobart State: Tasmania Country: Australia(AUS)

Spanish fascist poster celebration Nazi German and Francoist Spanish relations circa 1940. During World War II the Spanish State under Francisco Franco espoused neutrality as its official wartime policy. In 1940 Franco met with Adolf Hitler in Hendaye to discuss Spain's possible accession to the Axis Powers

On April 30, 1945, the scarlet banner of Victory was hoisted over the burning Reichstag in Berlin. On May 8, the act of unconditional surrender of fascist Germany was signed. The Soviet army saved the peoples of Europe from fascist slavery.

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