Historic Military Footage

Black and white clips depicting various military activities from the 1940s to the 1950s, including safety tips, bombings, and submarine operations.

1951 - Buses of observers are driven to an atomic test site near Camp Desert Rock.

Sailing and Diver School, Fort Crèvecoeur, Hedel. A diver in a diving tank.

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.

Malta's Air Offensive- Night Take-off. Fleet Air Arm Station, Malta, Gc. Night take off.

A Night bombardment - World War I

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.

Le Gardien du Créneau, 1915. by Georges Bertin Scott world war one

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Damage To Homes Etc - Australian War Scenes. June 10, 1942.

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Soldiers were deployed to break a strike of municipal staff (public urban transport, dirt collection service, streets, gas factory, power plant) in March / April 1955 in Amsterdam.

A warship on the IJ for Amsterdam. On the left a sailing ship, right a rowing boat with fishermen.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Life aboard for Midshipmen; Gunnery practice at Scapa Flow; Midshipman Roberts (in background), having had a course at a naval college and still studying the theory and practice of seamanship, is sat in the Director Control Tower.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade's Task Force Provider participate in a convoy live fire exercise in Swietoszow, Poland, Feb. 12, 2024. The 3rd DSB tests Soldiers and teams with individual and collective unit defense and convoy live fire exercises to ensure readiness to protect critical logistics and mission command systems on any battlefield. Army

Mass Descent of Parachute Troops -- Before the gliders landed clouds of parachutists made a spectacular landing. This photograph, taken from an R.A.F. Photographic Reconnaissance Spitfire, shows the Dutch landscape covered with parachutes that have reached the ground while many others are nearing the end of their descent. April 01, 1951.

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