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Historic Military Parades and Inspections

Black and white images of military inspections, soldier gatherings, and ceremonies, highlighting historical moments and uniforms from World War I and II.

BELGIUM - 1918 - Canadian soldiers march through Mons, Belgium after a victorious battle and civilians cheer.
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Pastor Hall (Niemoller) -- Soon they are put into dirty grey brown uniforms. The prisoners are given distinguishing marks according the their "crimes". February 22, 1950. (Photo by Douglas Slocombe, Black Star)Anefo photo collection. General rehearsal for "the game of liberation", which is conducted on 4 and 6 May 1946 in the Olympic Stadium. General rehearsal for "the game of liberation", which is conducted on 4 and 6 May 1946 in the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. May 3, 1946. AmsterdamColor of 23rd Infantry Regiment leading detachment of American troops from the Chateau Thierry Front passing through Place de la Concord during 4th of July Parade, which was celebrated by the French as a National Holiday, Paris, France, Lewis Wickes Hine, American National Red Cross Photograph Collection, July 4, 1918African Americans in the U.S. Army, 1941.Surrender of Wake Atoll, 4 September 1945: Raising the U.S. flag over Wake Island on 4 September 1945, as a U.S. Marine Corps bugler plays "Colors". This was the first time the Stars and Stripes had flown over Wake since its capture by the Japanese on 23 December 1941. The officer saluting in the right foreground is Rear Admiral Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese commander on Wake. Colors carried by the U.S. party, right background, include the U.S. Marine Corps flag.SA appeal. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.Chinese soldiers enroute to India in a U.S. DC-3 transport airplane. Ca. 1943. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_132)General Montgomery Decorates Men of the 50th Division in Normandy, 17 July 1944 General Sir Bernard Montgomery addressing the men of 50th Division before decorating them for gallantry during the Normandy landings.Scenes in Egypt, 21 August 1944 The Drums and Pipes of the Irish Brigade playing on the grounds of the Sporting Club at Alexandria.