Historic Military Vehicles

A collection of black and white images featuring various military vehicles, including tanks and carriers, in different terrains and wartime contexts. The mood reflects historical military operations.

The Long Road Back - British Centurion tanker oil southward out of the Osan area of South Korea a week ago during United Nations withdrawal before advancing Communist armies pressing south from Seoul. Enemy forces today were concentrating on a bloody battle for the Wonju communications center in an effort to break through into southeast Korea.Weary Trek Back. British Centurion tanks roll southward out of the Osan area of South Korea during the United Nations withdrawal before the advancing Communist armies pressing south from Seoul. January 13, 1951. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Anefo photo collection. Royal Dutch Princess Irene Brigade takes liberation Netherlands, sleep German built bunkers. February 1945. Vrouwenpolder, Zeeland

Polish armored cars and motor-cycle corps leaving for the northern frontier. April 16, 1939.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Sector Cheribon (1st Police Action 21-27 July 1947). Cheribon sector: burn houses. In the foreground Nedelrand armored cars. July 1947. Cheribon, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. On Dutch passenger ship employed troop transport. Anti-aircraft gun. 1944. Canada

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Exploration trip Bren-Carriers 2-10 R.I. Surakarta. A Bren carrier on a road with boulders. March 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Surakarta

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reporting Semarang and surroundings. Patrol gang. March 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Semarang

Yanks Pass Burning German Tank Near La Gleize -- American soldiers pass a burning German ***** Tank as they Re-Enter the Belgian town of La Gleize during the current battle in the Belgium - Luxembourg salient. January 2, 1945. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Anefo photo collection. Dutch army exercises in La Courtine, France; practice. August 7, 1970. France, La Courtine

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Padang. Van Aloeng. A Caterpillar - left by the TNI - was restored and driven by some skilled hands. Since the thing cannot over the bridge, it will continue the river. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

British Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles 1939-45 Cruiser Mk VIII Centaur I (A27L)

Exercises For The Guardians Of The Desert -- Meharistes standing in front of their speed tanks, before going into action during the exercises. Maneuvers and exercises have recently been taking place in Egypt for the Meharistes, known as the guardians of the Desert. These troops are one of the most efficient bodies of the Egyptian Army, highly trained in all branches of fighting, and with a through knowledge of the Lay-out of the desert, are immediately ready for action and speed to the scene on their fast camels. July 19, 1937. (Photo by Keystone).

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.

05/31/1960. Instruction of the Spanish Soldiers in the Pentomic and armored Disióm of Madrid.

Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles of the British Army 1939-45 M4A3 (105mm) Sherman IVB

Tank Destroyer In CoblenzA tank destroyer passing through one of the streets of Coblenz this tank destroyer supported the men of the 87th division in the taking of Coblenz. May 21, 1945. (Photo by ACME).

10/31/1914. Belgian combat elements. A Belgian Army armored machine gunner chasing a patrol of Uhlans.

A tank rolls across a small bridge

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Tjikempek - Wadas. A truck with trailer. December 19, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Large heath fire on the Veluwe (Oldebroek). September 1, 1955. Oldebroek, Veluwe

25 -Ponder field gun with operation, ermelo.

Anefo photo collection. Second day hostage of train at the point; Packed lunches are stacked on Lorry, right is a DAF YP408 armored vehicle from the Royal Netherlands Army .. May 24, 1977. The point

North Africa-Russian 7.62 cm gun, mounted on a Czech 35 tank chassis was being used by the German until they left it behind when retreating in the desert.

The Fall of Saigon was the capture / liberation of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by the People's Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front on April 30, 1975. The event marked the end of the Vietnam War and the start of a transition period leading to the formal reunification of Vietnam under Communist rule. North Vietnamese forces under the command of the Senior General Van Tin Dung began their final attack on Saigon, which was commanded by General Nguyen Van Toan on April 29, with a heavy artillery bombardment. By the afternoon of the next day, North Vietnamese troops had occupied the important points within the city and raised their flag over the South Vietnamese presidential palace. South Vietnam capitulated shortly after. The city was later renamed Ho Chi Minh City, in posthumous honour of the communist leader Ho Chi Minh who had died in 1969.

This place of destroyed Nazi destroyed Nazi equipment is an armored anti-aircraft vehicle. To. .. Counteract destructive strafings of their convoys by Maj. Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg's U.S. Army 9th Air Force fighter-bombers, the Germans are spacing

Anefo photo collection. Dutch army exercises in La Courtine, France; practice. August 7, 1970. France, La Courtine

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.

Anefo photo collection. Dutch army exercises in La Courtine, France; practice. August 7, 1970. France, La Courtine

***** In Tank Exercises -- The men preparing their ***** Tanks for "action". Members of the 2nd officers' cadet Training Unit are undergoing intensive training with high-speed light tanks they will one day command, somewhere in the south of England. October 22, 1940. (Photo by LNA).

Location Unknown: c. 1917 Armored cars and tanks on railroad cars.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Parade on the occasion of the birthday of Princess Juliana. Traffic jam. 6th Eskadron armored cars. April 30, 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Two American soldiers inspect a wooden replica of a German tank mounted on a German 4-ton truck in the Molsheim area of France in November 1916. This dummy tank was created for training and familiarization purposes to aid American forces in identifying and understanding German military technology during World War I.

Anefo photo collection. Exercises La Courtine, General Major van der Wal Ba discusses situation on LA Courtine hill. July 8, 1959

Regimenting Command 82 with the regimental commander Colonel of Teutsch, taken on February 18, 1916.

Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1942-1945. Mechanics from No. 1 Squadron SAAF prepare to fit a replacement propeller on a Supermarine Spitfire Mark IXE of No. 111 Squadron RAF, parked by a vineyard on the edge of the airfield at Pachino, Sicily.

Ejército, servicio militar. Ejercicios de entrenamiento. Campamento Sant Climent Sescebes, Girona. Años 70.

Anefo photo collection. Front Noord-Oost Nederland: Enschede - Hengelo Battle and Liberation Achterhoek (1 April 1945), Enschede (April 1, 1945), Hengelo (3 April 1945). A Twente woman at a British brencarrier. April 3, 1945. Enschede, Hengelo, Overijssel, Twente

Schietseries with a Leopard 2 combat tank on the Lüneburger Heide.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Festivities following the birth of Princess Marijke. Saluute shots by cannon artillery. 19 February 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

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.

German Army troops stand by tanks in Rhineland. WWII.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Parade for the English General Montagu Stopford. Military armor and parade. Eskadron Fighting trucks KNIL. November 9, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Preparation of army exercise "Grand Repulse", passing the border at Denekamp. September 7, 1953. Denekamp

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Military column with Humber Scoutscar. 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Armical on the occasion of Liberation Day in the Vlasakkers in Amersfoort.

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.

Anefo photo collection. Gas tank from tow truck explodes the fire brigade in extinguishing, appelweg. November 18, 1968

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Allied Parade on Koningsplein in Batavia T.G.V. The anniversary of King George VI of the United Kingdom. Sherman tank. 13 June 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

British Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles 1939-45 Infantry Tank Mk II Matilda (A12). Initial production type.

RD 70' and Le Tourneaus in Action on Dam #179. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Tank Destroyer In Coblenz: A tank destroyer passing through one of the streets of Coblenz. This tank destroyer supported the men of the 87th. Division in the taking of Coblenz. March 21, 1945. (Photo by London News Agency Photos).

Residents of Bucharest welcome the Soviet troops on August 31, 1944, Anonymous

Men Of The 834Th Engineer Aviation Battalion With Mine Detectors, Stop At A Roadway Near Normandy Beach, France, Before Proceeding On To A Captured Airfield.

The British Army in Burma 1945 A 25-pdr field gun near Ondaw, January 1945.

Photo collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection of photo collection Risk information service own, photo number 156-1361. 1956

British Mark I male tank Somme 25 September 1916

U.S. Armor Moves To Attack Germans In BelgiumA U.S. task destroyer of the Third U.S. Armored division advances in a line of U.S. armored. Units on a Belgian road near Malempre, in the northern flank of the German salient in the Ardennes. The units are on the way to attack German tanks and positions in operations against a counter-attack launched by the enemy December 16, 1944, into Luxembourg and Southern Belgium. Malempre lies west of Vielsalm in the road between St. Vith and Laroche, January 8, 1945, and were within six miles of the main road from St. February 26, 1945. (Photo by U.S. Office of War Information Picture).

DN-SN-88-00873. Country: Unknown

An M1038 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and a motorcycle sit beneath a camouflage net at the 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, combat operations center (COC) during Operation Desert Shield. A Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher is mounted on the roof of the HHMMWV.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Anefo photo collection. "War Winter" by Jan Terlouw Verilmd by the VARA; Pim Dikkers, standing in tank, with truck and German soldiers in Z.G. Kubelwagen. March 14, 1975. Low Zuthem, Raalte

Polish National Festival Celebrated with Big Military Parade - Poland celebrated her national holiday, the Anniversary of the Constitution of 1791, -Introduced shortly before the final partition of the country by Prussia, Austria, and Russia, with a big military parade in Warsaw. May 05, 1939. (Photo by Keystone).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC General Doorman in Soerabaja 3E series. Headsers during a barrage. 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Red Cross: Alphen aan den Rijn. Headquarters of the Red Cross in Alphen aan den Rijn. 1945. Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland

Armical on the occasion of Liberation Day in the Vlasakkers in Amersfoort.

Anefo photo collection. Destruction: Westkapelle. Sherman tank left behind. 1945. Westkapelle, Zeeland

Anefo photo collection. Dutch army exercises in La Courtine, France; 17th armored infantry bataljon with jeeps. August 7, 1970. France, La Courtine

Anefo photo collection. Government: military authority 't Loo on through tour to West Netherlands (after the capitulation). The military authority in the area of Apeldoorn .. May 1945

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Purification actions II-2 RVA at Salatiga. Junction plane flies over the statement. October 23, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

The Royal Navy during the Second World War- Operation Overlord (the Normandy Landings), June 1944 A wrecked British Stuart tank on one of the invasion beaches. Two beached landing ship tanks can be seen in the background (LST 165 and possibly LST 298).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Parade and DEILER Surabaya. Vehicles Marine brigade. March 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Surabaya

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.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Return from Padang. Scout car from the 5th Eskadron armored cars, with named Hillegersberg. December 23, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Parachutists in action during the 2nd police action. Parachutists Step from trucks at an airport. December 19, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Algerian Desert Maneuvers. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

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.

Attack on the Soviet Union, Operation Barbarossa, original caption: Panzer beim Vorruecken, 22.6.1941 at the river bow, Belarus, Europe

The 1974 victory parade.

World war Two: American forces near Strasbourg, France

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.

Anefo photo collection. Dutch army exercises in La Courtine, France; practice. August 7, 1970. France, La Courtine

Anefo photo collection. Elten after half-year "correction". October 21, 1949. Elten

Anefo photo collection. Start of three-day English Dutch military exercise "Swan young", English soldiers focus their bivouac. July 20, 1959

Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 Humber light reconnaissance car Mk IIIa

Anefo photo collection. Making harmless of a five-hundred fondle aircraft bomb from the Second World War in Bodegraven. Straw balen mark the place of the bomb. February 3, 1983. Bodegraven, South Holland

The Germans enter Prague Czechoslovakia, at the start of World War Two March, 1939. German armoured vehicles rolling in streets of Capital, while people watch on . Archive WWII Photograph

A German M48A2 pts tank, the tracks, a clamping wheel and a running wheel are missing, the spray area is being pushed up. The tanker shop, Colonel H.L. Van Royenweg 3, 3832 RN Leusden.

Transfer of command about the Dutch Brigade in Seedorf by Brigadegeneraal J.D. Berghuijs to Brigadegeraal C. Knulst. AMX PRI armored trips of 42 Battalion Limburg hunters in the DEILER after the formal transfer.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Festivities following the birth of Princess Marijke. Traffic jam. 19 February 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

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.

Portable AGRacat shall charge 6 6-volt batteries. Also these batteries are portable and can be used for various purposes. The soldier removes a filler cap to check the battery fluid level.

Anefo photo collection. Royal Dutch Brigade Princess Irene. Normandy. Orne Sector. August 1944. France, Normandy

French Cavalry Officers School. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

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