Historical Military Ceremonies

Historic images capturing significant military ceremonies, including parades and visits from dignitaries, reflecting the past military culture and events.

Poll photo collection. Queen Wilhelmina again puts foot on Dutch territory again by passing the Z.G. "Meeling line" in Eede at Aardenburg, Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. March 13, 1945. Eede, Zeeland, Zeeuws-Vlaanderen

Poll photo collection. Queen Wilhelmina again puts foot on Dutch territory again by passing the Z.G. "Meeling line" in Eede at Aardenburg, Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. March 13, 1945. Eede, Zeeland, Zeeuws-Vlaanderen

Anefo photo collection. Firefighter. Voluntary fire brigade of Enkhuizen celebrates 150th anniversary. April 17, 1946. Enkhuizen

Anefo photo collection. The launch of tanker kirkouk ndsm. May 25, 1951. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. Fourth day of the visit of King Baudouin visit to Maastricht and surroundings. July 11, 1959

Anefo photo collection. Departure from Rotterdam of the submarines "seal" and O 24. The boats are afterwards. September 15, 1948. Rotterdam

Anefo photo collection. MS. Rimon at RDM in Rotterdam for Israel. April 16, 1951. Rotterdam, South Holland

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Revolver Incident After King's Review:The incident when a man was arrested and forced the back of the crowd as the King rode by.As the King was passing through Wellington arch at the top of Constitutional Hill this afternoon (Thurs) on the return to Buckingham Palace following the resentation of New Colours to the Guardsmen a revolver ***** flung at His Majesty's Horse. June 17, 1936. (Photo by London News Agency Photos Ltd.).

Anefo photo collection. Parade in Den Helder O.G.V. M. A. de RuyterDemen. March 25, 1957. Den Helder

Anefo photo collection. MS. Maaslloyd at RDM. May 9, 1956

Arrival of emerging conscripts for the depot of connecting troops at Ede-Wageningen station.

Departure for Newport, Rhode Island, 1:45PM. President John F. Kennedy greets officials at La Guardia Airport, New York, prior to his departure for Newport, Rhode Island. Also pictured are Special Counsel to the President Ted Sorensen; Special Assistant to the President Kenneth P. O Donnell; Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers; and United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson. Reporters and photographers observe.

Anefo photo collection. Gilde Valkenswaard 350 years. May 14, 1950. Noord-Brabant, Valkenswaard

Anefo photo collection. Mine sweeper "Goes" at De Vries Lentch. March 23, 1956. Amsterdam

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of 43 Z.M.C. Self-employed Miter Trainer Compagnie in the port of Cheribon. After arrival, the men collect himself. September 1949. Cirebon, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Poll photo collection. Middle East 1950-1955: Jerusalem. Standman for the city wall. 1950. Israel, Jerusalem, Jordan

Poll photo collection. Independence Day (May 15). Stand with prominent people including President Ben Zvi and Prime Minister Ben Gurion. Israel

Anefo photo collection. Launching "from Linschoten" at RDM for KPM Rotterdam. January 24, 1953. Rotterdam, South Holland

Liberated Russians Sheltered In Belgium -- Russian workers who formerly served in Germany under the Nazi forced labor system await assignment to beds in their new billet at an Allied displaced persons center at Namur, Belgium, March 6, 1945, following their liberation by Allied troops. They will be under the care of the Belgian Government until returned to their homes in Russia. April 23, 1945.

Poll photo collection. Independence Day (May 15). Audience on a stand with flagpoles along the route of a military pararde. Israel

Poll photo collection. Israel 1948-1949. On a quay of the harbor of Haifa waiting behind urge fences Relationships from the emigrants (Oliem) on board the transport ship Bulgaria on their disembarkation. "You too should wait behind the fence" seems to be the message of these police officers to a waiting who has suffered within the deposition. January 1, 1948. Haifa, Israel

Arrival ceremonies for Fulbert Youlou, President of the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), 12:00PM. Arrival ceremonies for the President of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Fulbert Youlou. On platform (L-R): President Youlou, President John F. Kennedy, Ambassador of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Emmanuel Damongo Dadet, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, US State Department interpreter Edmund S. Glenn, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke (behind microphones), and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh stands to the right of the platform. Also included in the photograph and standing to the left of the platform are Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams, Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa, and other unidentified officials. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washin

The "Glorious Gloucesters" Home From Korea. Civic Welcome at Southampton -- Officers and men of the 1st. Battalion the Gloucestershire Regiment arrived home in the troopship Empire Fowey from Korea. On arrival at Southampton the men were greeted by their wives and families, and after disembarking lined the dockside in review order to hear a message of welcome from His Majesty the King, read to them by Lt. General Sir Edward Wetherall, Colonel of the regiment, on behalf of the Duke of Gloucester their Colonel-in-Chief.The men were inspected by General Sir Ouvry Roberts, the General Officer Command-in-Chief, Southern Command, who was accompanied by the Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire, the Duke of Beaufort, and Admiral Sir Arthur Power, Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth. January 25, 1952.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Funeral General Track. Funeral General S.H. Track on ereveld Menteng Pulo Speech by HVK L. Beel. 28 May 1949. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Parent day Marinierskamp in Doorn. December 9, 1948. Doorn

Photo tone photo tone in Harlingen with, among others, Hr. Ms. Wolf (1954-1984, EX-US PCE 1607). Views at the 7.6 cm cannon. Is part of the AVDKM 540608 to 540619 object series.

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

Anefo photo collection. Journey from Queen Wilhelmina by liberated southern Netherlands (Zeeland, Brabant and Limburg). Large people mass around Queen Wilhelmina (Hat only visible) The Queen's Commissioner in Zeeland Jhr. Quarles of Ufford and a mayor. March 1945. Zeeland, Zeeuws-Vlaanderen

The entrance to the army exhibition in the Kromhoutkazerne in Utrecht

Seaplane pilot school at the seaplane base in Genoa October 25, 1936, Italy, 20th century.

Arrival ceremonies for the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, 12:00PM. Arrival ceremonies for Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran, and his wife, the Empress Farah Pahlavi, inside Hangar 11 at Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. Standing on the Reviewing Platform (L-R): the Shahanshah; the Empress; President John F. Kennedy (facing away); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Ambassador of Iran Hossein Ghods-Nakhai (Qods-Nakhai), partially hidden behind Mrs. Kennedy; Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke (facing away); Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Aram (mostly hidden behind President Kennedy); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; and an unidentified man. Standing in line behind Secretary Rusk: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa, wife of the Nicaraguan Ambassador; Virginia Rusk,

Landstigna prisoners of war in Trelleborg.

Royal Air Force- Italy,the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1942-1945. Otter light reconnaissance cars of an RAF Regiment field squadron contingent, surrounded by civilians on the waterfront at Salonika, Greece, shortly after entering the town.

Army officers look at sports competitions of the School Infantry Framework, located on the Isabella Kazerne in Den Bosch (Vught). Framework School Infantry: Sergeant Infantry

Anti-Tank Weapon Demonstration At Warminster - Western Union Chiefs See Vast Improvements -- A demonstration of new and improved anti-tank weapons at the School of Infantry, Warminster, Wiltshire, was carried out recently. The Defence Ministers of Britain, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands were present, with service officers and armament experts of the Western Union Countries and representatives of the United States.British armoured artillery and infantry weapons were also demonstrated. The demonstration was of firing weapons at different ranges. The Ministers inspected the degree of penetration on the targets and handled some of the anti-tank weapons to test their weight.From left to right are: M. Max Lejeune, the French Secretary of State for War: M. Dupong, the Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Luxembourg; Lieutenant-General Sir John Whiteley, Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff: M. Jules Mooh, the French Minister of Defence. September 11, 1950. (Photo by British O

Anefo photo collection. 40th anniversary education service. Unveiling memorial in Rotterdam by Queen Wilhelmina. June 20, 1947. Rotterdam, South Holland

Youth aviation days at Soesterberg airbase.

Trip to Bermuda: arrival at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda, 12:55PM. White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) staff set up communications equipment for President John F. Kennedy's arrival in Bermuda from Palm Beach, Florida. John J. Cochran stands in center (looking up towards video cameras); all others are unidentified. Kindley Air Force Base, St. David's Island, Bermuda.

Anefo photo collection. Royal Dutch Brigade Princess Irene. Landing Normandy. ship landing. August 1944. France, Normandy

At King Olav V visits in Stockholm. King Olav V by Norway and King Gustav VI Adolf

Anefo photo collection. Temporary monument in Amersfoort revealed. September 23, 1950. Amersfoort, Utrecht (province)

Marines back from Curaçao.General-Major der Mariniers a.m. Luijk, Commander Marines, welcomes the Marines, who granted assistance during and after the uprising. Due to social economic reasons, an uprising broke out on 30 May. The military assistance lasted until 9 June.

The members of the House Committee on Science and Astronautics visited the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) on March 9, 1962 to gather firsthand information of the nations space exploration program. The congressional group was composed of members of the Subcommittee on Manned Space Flight. Pictured from left-to-right are Congressman Ken Hechler, Democratic representative of West Virginia; Dieter Grau, MSFC; Congressman John W. Davis, Democratic representative of Georgia; Congressman Joe Waggoner, Democratic representative of Louisiana; Congressman Richard L. Roudebush, Republican representative of Indiana; Congressman R. Walter Riehlman, Republican representative of New York; Congressman James G. Fulton, Republican representative of Pennsylvania; Dr. Wernher von Braun, MSFC; and Congressman Olin E. Teague, Democratic representative of Texas.

Anefo photo collection. Agriculture: volunteers Noordoostpolder. Volunteers help farmers in the Noordoostpolder. July 1945. Noordoostpolder

Anefo photo collection. American cemetery in Margraten, officially initiated. July 7, 1960. Margraten

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard at the Nahinto. September 1, 1948

Anefo photo collection. Flag Day 1951 IJmuiden. 19 May 1951. IJmuiden

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit to Bondowoso from Aneta correspondents. Large groups of Indonesian men with bamboo sprayers draw up in column. There are Dutch military vehicles in the opposite direction with insonesian Laskar or TNI men. At the front speaks a Dutch officer with an Indonesian commander. April 3, 1949. Bondowoso, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Unveiling of a monument in old tonge. November 12, 1953. Oude Tonge, South Holland

Guests of honor look on as part of the keel laying ceremony for the Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS NEWPORT NEWS (SSN 750). Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Agriculture: volunteers Noordoostpolder. Volunteers help farmers in the Noordoostpolder. July 1945. Noordoostpolder

Weekend cruise in Maine: Arrival at Naval Air Station (NAS) Brunswick, Maine, 6:15PMrnrn. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during an arrival ceremony in his honor at Naval Air Station Brunswick in Brunswick, Maine. Also pictured: attorney, William D. Hathaway; deputy administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID), Frank M. Coffin; Senator Benjamin A. Smith, II (Massachusetts); Governor of Maine, John H. Reed; Senator Edmund S. Muskie of Maine (partially hidden); White House Secret Service agent, Ken Giannoules. Jets from the United States Navy's Blue Angels squadron sit in background.

Photo moment on the occasion of the commissioning of the Marine Vliegkamp 'De Kooy'. Is part of the object series 540662 to 540666.

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

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

Luncheon after the Winsor Memorial Dedication, Quabbin Administration Building, seaplane hangar, outside, Quabbin Reservoir, Belchertown, Mass., June 17, 1941 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, engineering, memorials monuments, dedications ceremonies, events activities

Excursionists disembark in Tripoli. 1931

Madrid, October 1936. Foreign journalists observing the operations over Madrid from a Campamento rooftop.

Viceroy of India, lord Mountbatten with lady Mountbatten return to India after attending Pakistan's independence 1947

Anefo photo collection. Soldiers aboard ship. August 20, 1948

Anefo photo collection. HKH Prince Claus opens the 22nd "mechanics days" in Liempde Prince Claus during tour. May 7, 1969. Liempde

The guests in attendance at the commissioning ceremony for the guided missile frigate USS HALYBURTON (FFG 40). Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Third day royal visit. Effects and merchant fair. April 20, 1956

***** Railway-street, Petersham, hit by the ***** ricocheted into an adjoining house. ***** had been fumigated today. May 1, 1945.

Dedication ceremonies, Dulles International Airport, 11:12AM. Former president, General Dwight D. Eisenhower (center), leaves the lectern after delivering remarks at the dedication ceremony for Dulles International Airport, named after the late Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles; President John F. Kennedy sits left of lectern. Seated on speakers platform, left of lectern: former Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), General Elwood R. Pete Quesada; Chaplain of the United States Senate, Reverend Frederick Brown Harris; Janet Avery Dulles (widow of former Secretary Dulles); Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren; President Kennedy. Right of lectern: Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Aline B. Saarinen (widow of the architect for the airport, Eero Saarinen); former director of the CIA, Allen W. Dulles. White House Secret Service agent, Ken G

Photo collection prints Anefo Rousel. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection Photo collection Printing Anefo Rousel, photo number 157-1228. 1956

Anefo photo collection. Mijnenveger Venlo in Rotterdam at Wilton-Fijenoord. April 27, 1956. Rotterdam, South Holland

Maj. Gen. Gordon Bennett talking to the men of the R.S.V.D.C. of the R'arck Bde area when they paraded at Coogee Oval Sunday 21 July. September 21, 1940.

DDE-447 Jenkins , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Anefo photo collection. NDSM DOWALLADING "Doha". November 10, 1951. Amsterdam

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

Anefo photo collection. Presentation of the main prize NCRV Goedzo promotion. March 10, 1957

Photo collection prints Anefo Rousel. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection of photo collection prints Anefo Rousel, photo number 157-1232. 1956

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Presentation of awards to Major Luchsinger and Lieutenant Bos in Bandoeng. Grant awards bronze lion and bronze star to Major Luchsinger and 1st lieutenant forest. Citizens, family members and soldiers are in line to congratulate the decorated. November 2, 1946. Bandung, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Trip to Boston: President Kennedys Address at Boston College Centennial Ceremonies. Cardinal Cushing, Archbishop of Boston; Governor Endicott Peabody of Massachusetts; Nathan M. Pusey, President of Harvard University; Edward M. Kennedy (EMK). Convocation ceremony commemorating the centennial anniversary of Boston College, attended by President John F. Kennedy. Those pictured include: White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring, Don Lawton, Jack Ready, and Ron Pontius; White House Communications Agency (WHCA) officer, Anthony Suglia. Alumni Field, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Berlin. 10/01/1915. Ruhleben concentration camp (Berlin). A boxing session between English civilian prisoners during recreation hours. Photo: Hofer.

Milanos exhibition.

Photo collection of anefo. Unknown. Yourthlling Monument Kornwerderzand. May 17, 1946. Friesland, Kornwerderzand

Fire exercise F 2, 1939 Soldiers set for fire exercise at Hangar on F 2 Roslagens flying fleet.

DD-933 Barry , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Fleet days in Den Helder in July 1989.mear of the Marinierskapel during a performance in a tent with interested parties.

HM Queen Juliana (1909-2004), ZKH Prins Bernhard (1911-2004, right from the middle in Khaki uniform) and multi-resistant court crew are presented to the Etat Major of Kruiser Hr.Ms. De Ruyter (C 801) during the cruiser's visit with the royal couple to Willemstad, Curaçao in October 1955.

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard extends new striker to the Hussars van Boreel. Handling of the banner. December 13, 1961. Amersfoort

15th Air Force Combat Crewmen who have escaped from behind the German lines in Yugoslavia arrive at a U.S. airfield in Italy, on their way to a replacement center where they will be fed, de-loused and cleaned up before a medical checkup. Lt. Carl H.

Princess Irene and Prince Carel Hugo visit 13 armored infantry Battaljon, Westenbergkazerne, Schalkhaar.

Anefo photo collection. Commemoration of bomb attack at Ehwen KonoWalets in Rotterdam. May 26, 1958. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Marvobegrafen's head of the Marvo lieutenant studs. November 12, 1955

Anefo photo collection. Feijenoord back from Paris to the victory over Reims. February 7, 1963. France, Paris

Anefo photo collection. The launch of tanker kirkouk ndsm. May 25, 1951. Amsterdam

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Ambarawa - Soywono - Salatiga; Artillery exercises. Mancens are given to a mobile canteen truck, donated by the population of Enschede. 24 March 1948. Ambarawa, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Salatiga, Sumewono

Navy Captain Who Is Visiting The 401St Bomb Group At An 8Th Air Force Base In England And Air Force Personnel Scan The Skies For Approaching Planes, 26 February 1945.

A lieutenant and a chief petty officer help control the enthusiastic crowd gathered on Pier 25 for the return of the guided missile cruiser USS BIDDLE (CG-34). The BIDDLE and seven other ships are returning to Norfolk today after their deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The crew stands in formation on the deck of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL (SSN 708) during the ship's commissioning ceremony. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

German Occupation Of Paris - (French Military) - French Military. July 15, 1940.

Trip to Hyannis Port: President Kennedy with Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Edward M. Kennedy (EMK) at Otis Air Force Base Hospital. Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (mostly hidden) speaks to reporters at Otis Air Force Base following the death of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's newborn son, Patrick Bouvier Kennedy. Also pictured: Physician to the President, Rear Admiral Dr. George G. Burkley; Secret Service agents, Clint Hill, Gerald A. Jerry Behn, and John J. Muggsy O Leary. Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Army-Navy Football Game, Philadelphia, 1:30PM. Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O'Donnell (center), and his son sit in the Army side of the stands at the Army-Navy Football Game (United States Military Academy Cadets versus United States Naval Academy Midshipmen). Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Anefo photo collection. Demonstration Europe Congress on Dam Square. Churchill overview. May 9, 1948. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

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