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Historic Military Ports and Campaigns

Black and white images of military ports and significant historical events, illustrating naval operations and battles from various wars.

Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.
Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspection requirement General P.L.G. Doorman 2e part Grote Oost (October 1946). Landscape. View of more or sea. October 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesClement-Bayard after collapse & fallPhotographs depicting military activities in France, May - June 1940. Included photographs of Rommel, Guderian, Dreuz, Bottcher, Italian General Garaboldi, Lucie Rommel, shots of Rommel with Hitler. Photographs of equipment and troops arriving and in action, from the personal collection of Rommel.Hourship of the Albanians and troops at the Bojana exit. .Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Various underw. Tjilatjap. Destroyed and sunken vessels in a harbor. August 1947. Cilacap, Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesSecond World War. Netherlands under German crew. Sehgelkutter in a harbor basin in HollandPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Exercise amphibious landing operations troops come to land. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies05/07/1975. On the occasion of World Red Cross Day, an exhibition of rescue and first-aid techniques was held next to the Vicente Calderón stadium, carried out by the First Rescue Brigade of the Red Cross of Madrid. The Princes of Spain and the first vice president of the government and Minister of the Interior, Mr. García Hernández, presided over the cato.A view of the pier from the guided missile destroyer USS DEWEY (DDG-45) as crewmen look on from the bow during exercise Unitas XX. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XX Base: Porto De Heirro Country: Venezuela (VEN)Photographs depicting military activities in France, May - June 1940. Included photographs of Rommel, Guderian, Dreuz, Bottcher, Italian General Garaboldi, Lucie Rommel, shots of Rommel with Hitler. Photographs of equipment and troops arriving and in action, from the personal collection of Rommel.Navy Yard , Naval yards & naval stations, Navy Yard. Photographs of the First Naval DistrictFrance, November 1913. Floods in France. The Port-Villiers square, in Chalon-sur-Saône, completely flooded as a result of the storms.06/30/1926. Morocco. The work of the Army.Punta Pescadores (1), marabout of Sidi Atar.Mat. Henson, in fur parka, on sled, Battle HarborFleet days 1989 in Den Helder. Installing a demonstration of Marines.Oxfordshire. September 22, 1945.Dunkirk ten years after... June 04, 1950. (Photo by Daily Mail Contact Picture).Photograph of Pearl HarborPearl Harbor, Oahu, T.H., May 21, 1942. Lower right is Pearl City, Peninsula, lower left corner is Aiea Area, upper left corner is Naval Supply Depot, Upper Tank Farm, Navy Yard, Hickam Field in center background. Right corner is Iroquois Point, right center Waipio Peninsula. 1942-05-21T00:00:00.1. Royal Saxon Pioneer Battalion - Ponton Bridge ConstructionDresden. 1. K.S. Pioneer bat. - Ponton bridge constructionSupermarine Spitfire Mk Is of No. 92 Squadron RAF taking off from Manston, Kent, February 1941. A section of four Supermarine Spitfire Mark IAs of No 92 Squadron RAF, taking off from Manston, Kent.Berchtesgadener Land. Germany. October 26, 1944.The Royal Navy during the Second World War At the end of Operation Ironclad, the Allied landings on Madagascar. Aerial views of French Bay Harbour, Diego Suarez. General view of the warships and British Merchant ships in harbour.London Evacuees in Carmarthenshire, Wales, 1940 Boys from Rotherhithe Nautical School in Bermondsey, London drill on the banks of the Tywi river at Ferryside, Carmarthenshire, Wales in 1940.Anefo photo collection. BB Fire extinguish demonstrations Amstel Amsterdam. September 24, 1955. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandSplit Harbour. May 01, 1941.1. Royal Saxon Pioneer Battalion No. 12 - Translate MandguidesDresden. 1. K.S. Pioneer bat. No. 12 -vers.v.Garden laddersHMS Mauritius, a Fiji Class Cruiser at Sea. August 1942. An aeriel view of Mauritius.The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps during the First World War, France Members of Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary on the beach at Paris Plage, France, on 25 May 1918.