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Historic Military Parades

Images of various historical military parades and gatherings, featuring veterans, teachers, and notable speeches, showcasing camaraderie and patriotic spirit.

Casket of King Hussein carried in funeral procession ca. 1931.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Ereveld Tjililitan. "U-brigade says goodbye to her killing". Speech by the Penghoeloe of Pasar Rebo, Mohamed Dachlan. November 8, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Music version. Staff music concert. Knil in the open air. Chapelmeester is Adjutant H. Bouman. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

United Nations Day Parade. 14 June 1943, Alexandria. General view of the saluting base as the Royal Navy contingent marched past.

Audience at military ceremony , Military parades & ceremonies, Audiences, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Battle of Sluyss from Jean Froissart's Chronicles, 15th century

Vintage photograph. Driver of the General Motors Proving Ground staff who took part in the durability test

USA, Philadelphia, crowd in stands at Army - Penn football game in Franklin Field

Anefo photo collection. Denekamp Easter use. Easter task is dragged out of forest. April 2, 1953. Denekamp

A view of the crowd, from the rear, attending the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BALTIMORE (SSN-704). Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Army-Navy Football Game, Philadelphia, 1:30PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with attendees of the Army-Navy Football Game (United States Military Academy Cadets versus United States Naval Academy Midshipmen). White House Secret Service Agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn, stands at left; Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, stands to the left of President Kennedy. Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

NACIONALSOCIALISMO (1933-1945). ADOLF HITLER presidiendo la JORNADA DE LA WEHRMACHT en Berlín. Antes de la gran parada, los tres jefes militares (el almirante Raeder, el general Von Brau y Milch desfilan ante el Führer. Alemania, febrero de 1940.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Krawnang, Poerwakarta, Tjikempek. Powerful performance. Krowang sector 23-7-1947. Wherever the Ned. Troops come, the population is addressed and recommended to work quietly again .. July 23, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Parade after the unveiling of the autonomy monument. October 20, 1955. Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Willemstad

Anefo photo collection. DegreeLating submarine "Rotterdam" at RDM Rotterdam by Mrs. S. Berck Krijnen. January 26, 1956. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Military tattoo t.b.v. the military war victims in the Feyenoord stadium in Amsterdam. May 17, 1958. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Y.M.C.A. celebration at Beit Nabala on May 21, 1944. Military swimming pool opened by Brig. Gen. Allan, Israel, Bet Nehemyah

Marines celebrate the end of WWII and Victory over Japan. Dated 1945

St. Lo's New Hospital, Inaugural Ceremonies. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Sam Biber. June 8, 1953.

Spectators at a parade during exercise Hermelin II in the Hanover area. There is a DKW Munga of the German army for the stage with a number of salvous soldiers.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Celebration date December 7 Division to exceeding care (officers and sports competitions). Public in the gallery including the Generals Alons and Dürst Britt. 29 June 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Massive anti-Nuclear weapons protest in Paris suburb of Sceaux. They were protesting President Charles DeGaulle policy of developing an independent French nuclear arsenal. May 4, 1964.

Anefo photo collection. Military parade Surabaya. 1941. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Surabaya

Anefo photo collection. Last day of the Four Days Marches in Nijmegen. July 25, 1958. Nijmegen

Departure of 18th Brigade A.I.F. Scenes on troopships & wharf. May 04, 1940. (Photo by Frederick John Halmarick/Fairfax Media)

A Fast-Moving Baseball Game Progresses As Men Of The 91St Bomb Group, At Bassingbourne, England, Compete For The Division Championship On 5 August 1944.

Turkish Military parade - Holding gliders Date: circa 1935

Adolphe Binet (1854-1897). "Headquarters of Paris - The exit, sketch for the town hall (Cabinet du Prefet)", 1889. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, Petit Palais. On horseback, French army, prefect cabinet, sketch, war of 1870-1871, town hall, city seat, French soldier, exit, fortification, fortification

German crowd. July 16, 1947.

German prisoner of war camp west of Mateur, Tunisia. In the background is Hill 609 (Djebel Tahent), the linchpin of German defenses in the final battle for North Africa. The U.S. Army's 34th Div. captured the Hill 609 on redeemed their honor after the Kasserine Pass defeat of Feb. 1943. May 9, 1943 during World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_18)

DN-SN-85-04146. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Dinner in honor of Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia, 8:00PM. Representatives from various branches of the military stand in formation on the South Lawn for a musical military review following dinner in honor of President Habib Bourguiba, Sr. of Tunisia. The Washington Monument is visible in the background. White House, Washington, D.C.

06/01/1916. Pacomio Giving a Round of Banderillas to His Companions.

1930's - Men on the train ready to pull out for work and a new life in the Civilian Conservation Corps

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Festivities following the birth of Princess Marijke. Aubade. Staff Music KNIL, Singing Choir and Interesteden for the Palace. On the Bordes the Lieutenant Governor General is H.J. of Mook and his wife. 19 February 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. NDSM DegwaterLating Minas Gerais. June 7, 1952. Amsterdam

Winter help. In the Krollopera in Berlin, the start of the work for winter aid was festively opened by A. Hitler. The attendees bring the Hitler greeting and sing the national anthem. In this building, Hitler announced the outbreak of the 2nd World War in 1939.

The Queen and Duke arriving at the Exhibition Ground, Brisbane. March 12, 1954. (Photo by The Telegraph Feature Service, Brisbane)

Performance of Antigone at the Greek Theatre of Syracuse. 1924

Lighting ceremony, National Christmas Tree at the Ellipse, 5:15PM. President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree during the National Capital Christmas Pageant of Peace at the Ellipse, President's Park, Washington, D.C. Also pictured: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Under Secretary of the Interior, James K. Carr; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa.

Anefo photo collection. Nato-tattoo in Arnhem. Opening ceremony on the Grote Markt. June 20, 1968. Arnhem

Inaugural ceremonies at U.S. Capitol, and Inaugural Parade. Inaugural Parade for President John F. Kennedy along Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. President Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; the Presidents parents Rose Kennedy and Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; and Lady Bird Johnson and others watch from the reviewing stand as military units pass.

Anefo photo collection. Start of the Four Days Marches in Nijmegen. July 22, 1958. Nijmegen

Nationalist China Holds Defiant Meet -- This huge crowd gathered in Taiwan, the naval base on nationalist-China-held Formosa, during October 10 (National day) celebrations. The meeting struck a defiant note in which nationalist China hopes of launching an attack on the communist-held mainland and were voiced. October 29, 1951. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Officers and dependents await the port call of the guided missile cruiser USS BUNKER HILL (CG-52). The San Diego-based ship is enroute to its home port following deployment in the Red Sea during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Command transfer A division and TTC East Java at Mansergh Square in Soerabaya. Command transfer A division. Traffic jam. Corps Pijpers December 7 Division. October 3, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Surabaya

Anefo photo collection. South Moluccans commemorate their independence Proclamation of 25 April 1950 in The Hague. A member of the RMS Ordedienst hoists the flag of the Republik Maluku Selatan (RMS). 25 April 1977. The Hague, South Holland

Military review at the Longchamp racecourse, Paris (16th arr.) "Photo Club de Paris. Aristotype. 1914. Paris, Musée Carnavalet. Paris, Musée Carnavalet. 100468-10 Military review

Anefo photo collection. Arrival four-day Nijmegen. July 31, 1964. Nijmegen

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

View of a military , Parade in a large stadium

Parade of the Bundeswehr on the 20th anniversary of the founding of NATO in April 1969 at Dortmund Airport, Germany, Europe

S/Sgt. Joe Louis, world's heavy weight boxing champion is mixing it up with 1st Sgt. George Robinson, his sparring partner for officers and men of the 9th A.F. Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron.

Chicago Schoolchildren Buy War Bonds

Trip to Europe: Italy, Naples: President Kennedy arrives at NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Headquarters, 4:30PM. President John F. Kennedy (center right) walks with President of Italy, Antonio Segni, during his arrival ceremony at Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military command in Bagnoli, Naples, Italy; President Kennedy visited the NATO headquarters to attend a meeting and deliver remarks. Also pictured: Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Commander-in-Chief of AFSOUTH, Admiral James S. Russell. A large crowd observes.

Trip to Europe: Ireland, Wexford: Arrival, greeting Lord Mayor Thomas Byrne, wreath-laying at John Barry Memorial, address at Redmond Place. 1:10PM. View of the crowd gathered at Redmond Place in Wexford, Ireland, for a welcoming ceremony in honor of President John F. Kennedy. President Kennedy and other distinguished guests stand on the speakers platform at left. The President delivered an address and received an Honorary Freedom of the City of Wexford during the ceremony.

Dark Marne-1, High Ideals-2, Blue Danube, Yamboon-3, Lordly. October 8, 1950.

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