Historical Military Events

A collection of black-and-white images depicting various military events, including parachutists, conferences, royal visits, and naval occasions, showcasing a historical military atmosphere.

World War II 1939-1945: Casablanca Conference, Morocco, North Africa, January 1943, to plan the Allied war strategy. President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill at his side, speaking to the assembled war correspondents. 1943

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Parachutists in action during the 2nd police action. Parachutists aboard an aircraft. December 19, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

World War II 1939-1945: Casablanca Conference, Morocco, North Africa, January 1943, to plan the Allied war strategy. President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill at his side, speaking to the assembled war correspondents. 1943

Germany, Berlin, 20.6.1992, protest against International Air and Space Exhibition in Schönefeld, soldiers, federal border guard, flag, banner: swords on ploughshares

Prince Umberto of Savoy's visit to Genoa, June 2, 1940, Italy, 20th century.

President Kennedy Watches the 1st Americas Cup Race. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (both at right) arrive aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., to watch the first race of the 1962 Americas Cup. Also pictured: Janet Lee Auchincloss; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir David Ormsby-Gore. United States Navy sailors stand at attention. Newport, Rhode Island.

Naval Aide's staff, HMC Wilho Isak Tommila. Chief Hospital Corpsman Wilho I. Tommila, staff member in the Office of the Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell T. Shepard.

Civilians attending a Fleet Week open house aboard the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV 59) stop in the ship's forecastle during their tour of the ship. Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GDR, Berlin, 09. 11. 1989, opening of the Berlin Wall, Bornholmer Straße border crossing, Bösebrücke, Allied officers, West Berlin policeman

DA-SN-86-08586. Country: France (FRA)

Candidates wait for a pressure chamber exercise to begin at Aviation Officer Candidate School. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

NATO Council Meeting, December 1952. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

President Woodrow Wilson speaking to Gettysburg veterans at 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg 1913

Vietnamese refugees being visited by Claudia Cardinale, Nguyen Cao Ky, Rosemary Clooney, and Betty Ford at Camp Pendleton on May 7, 1975. The image depicts the engagement between these notable individuals and the refugees who sought shelter in the US during the Vietnam War.

Warranty section of HR. Ms. The Seven Provinces (1953-1975) from April 6 to June 2, 1954. The Minister of Marine, Ir. C. Staff, comes on board. Is part of the AVDKM 540216 to 540344 object series, portion AVDKM 540216 to 540225, excl. 540219.

President Kennedy views the Marine Corps Evening Parade, at the Marine Barracks Washington, D.C. (8th I Streets, SE), 9:00PM. Members of the Marine Corps Color Guard march during an evening parade at the Marine Barracks (8th I) in Washington, D.C.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit Minister Romme to Grote Oost Makassar, Menado, Ambon, Flores, Surabaya. Dr. C.P.M. Romme gives a speech, standing behind a desk in a pendopo. January 24, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

VADM Steven A. White, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, speaks during the commissioning ceremony of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS HOUSTON (SSN 713). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines during the gun a / b from Kruiser Hr.Ms. De Ruyter (C 801), October 1955.

AGB-4 Glacier , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

In the style and spirit of the Hitler Youth (HJ) and the so-called Heimattreue Jugend, old and neo-Nazis met in the Teutoburg Forest accompanied by the Viking Youth with drums and fanfares, Germany, Europe

Millionth Ton US Equipment for France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

DN-SN-87-00163. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The officer of the deck receives the long glass from the executive officer during the commissioning of the dock landing ship USS GERMANTOWN (LSD-42). Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit of General M.P.J.F. Koenig, commander of the French occupation zone in Germany, to the Netherlands. There was a boat trip in the Rotterdam port area. The foreground is a Dutch cameraman.

DN-SN-86-03518. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-86-07012. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Warranty section of HR. Ms. The seven provinces (1953-1975) from April 6 to June 2, 1954. The enabled nobility breasts visit their colleagues from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, USA. Entrance. Part of the AVDKM 540216 up to 540344 object series, portion AVDKM 540315 to 540341.

Mussolini at the exhibition of the fascist revolution. 1932.

Poll photo collection. Repatriation service India. Repatrants in tandjong prique awaiting their departure with the MS orange. December 1945. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

Rear Admiral Frederick F. Palmer, seated, Commander Amphibious Group Two, talks to crewman on the bridge of the amphibious command ship USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC 20) while en route to participate in the allied Exercise TEAM WORK '76. The MOUNT WHITNEY is serving as flagship during the exercise scheduled for September 15-24. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM WORK '76 Country: Unknown

LT. CMDR. Dave Belt, Protestant chaplain aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69), holds a worship service in the forecastle during Fleet Ex '90. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Family members and friends wait at the bottom of an accommodation ladder as some of the sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) disembark from the ship. The RANGER has returned to North Island following its 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, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Commemoration of the cases of the 18th Squadron. Overview. April 29, 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tjililitan

Picket Line Action -- Several men on a picket line at the General Electric plant here try to stop a mounted policeman with an American flag in a demonstration today. The police were called out by Sheriff William J. Morrow to enforce a court injunction limiting picketing at the plant. February 27, 1946. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Anefo photo collection. Registration 51st Four Days Marches Nijmegen. Busy at registration building. 24 July 1967. Nijmegen

General John W. Vessey Jr., chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, speaks, during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL (SSN 708). Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Opening RadioStudio v.H. Army program in Padang; Visit Admiral Pinke to Studio. Padang. Among those present also found the inspectorate in accordance with C..M. Vice-admiral a.s. Pinke, who founded a word of tribute to the men of the U-Brigade. November 8, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Padang, Sumatra

DN-SN-89-03073. Base: New London State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CHIEF petty officers aboard the destroyer USS NICHOLSON (DD-982) study together in an effort to become surface warfare qualified. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

In the style and spirit of the Hitler Youth (HJ) and the so-called Heimattreue Jugend, old and neo-Nazis met in the Teutoburg Forest accompanied by the Viking Youth with drums and fanfares, Germany, Europe

Warranty section of HR. Ms. The seven provinces (1953-1975) from April 6 to June 2, 1954. Moment from a ceremonial during the visit to Willemstad, Curacao. Probably the practicing of joining for the purpose of Queen's Day is part of the Object series AVDKM 540216 to 540344, portion AVDKM 540288 to 540300.

Anefo photo collection. Mission Zaanlandse, Proefaart Thea Danielsen. October 25, 1962

Admiral (ADM) Wesley L. McDonald, commander in chief, Atlantic and Atlantic Fleet, speaks during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN 715). Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

62-MA7-123 (1962) --- Scott Carpenter (foreground) demonstrates a point to John Glenn while relaxing after his three-orbit MA-7 spaceflight.

DN-SN-86-07009. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Dutch army is practicing in La Courtine. Pay attention! The above description is a generic series description based on the information stated by the army film and photo service. In the long term, this global description will be specified.

Mrs. Slot second from the right, wife of the flag officer staff vice-admiral c.w. Slot) gets a memento (brooch with a weapon of Hr.Ms. Drenthe) after the actions to have performed for the launch of the sub-sea boat hunter Drenthe (D 818) in March 1955 at the Bouwwijf De Nederlandsche Dok and Scheepsbouw Maatschappij (NDSM) in Amsterdam .

DM-SN-89-05498. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to North Carolina: Visit to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. President Kennedy (standing in car); others unidentified. Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Parris Island, South Carolina: A female marine recruit is disciplined by her new drill sergeant; circa 1975

Last Torpedo, 1979.

Princess Beatrix brings an introductory visit to various parts of the Royal Navy. Visit a workshop / classroom of the artillery school on Fort Erfprins, left of the middle state captain-lieutenant-to-sea (Kltz) F.H. Heckman.

DN-SN-88-04676. Base: USS Samuel Gompers (AD 37)

Military figures from a long time ago, the Z.G. tin soldiers, t. V. Exhibition purposes.

Anefo photo collection. Strike of the ADM staff in Amsterdam during the room debate on the survival of the yard. strikes, company closures, employees. December 8, 1982. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Army-Navy Football Game, Philadelphia, 1:30PM. Several unidentified persons watch the Army-Navy Football Game (United States Military Academy Cadets versus United States Naval Academy Midshipmen) from the President's box. Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Dutch army is practicing in La Courtine. Pay attention! The above description is a generic series description based on the information stated by the army film and photo service. In the long term, this global description will be specified.

DN-SN-86-05204. Country: Costa Rica (CRI)

Four of approximately 100 German sailors who were civilian aliens under custody of the U.S. Immigration Service. Their first stop would be Ellis Island, then most would spend the remaining years of World War II interned in Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, North Dakota. May 7, 1941.

DN-SN-86-01266. Base: Newport State: Rhode Island (RI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Governor-General Sir Paul Scoon speaks to members of the media after taking over as head of the new provisional government that was formed after Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Anefo photo collection. Departure 900 boy scouts from Hoek van Holland to Wereldjamboree in England. July 30, 1957. Great Britain, Hoek van Holland

Vice President Kamala Harris salutes as she prepares to board Air Force Two, Saturday, July 3, 2021.

Dedication ceremonies, Dulles International Airport, 11:12AM. President John F. Kennedy, former president, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, and others stand for the National Anthem at the dedication ceremony for Dulles International Airport, named after the late Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles. On speakers' platform (L-R): Chaplain of the United States Senate, Reverend Frederick Brown Harris; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren; President Kennedy; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; Governor of Virginia, Albertis S. Harrison, Jr.; General Eisenhower; Aline B. Saarinen (widow of the architect for the airport, Eero Saarinen); former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Allen W. Dulles; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (in back). Also pictured: White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton; White House Secret Service agents, Ken Giannoules and Dick Johnsen. Chantill

MGEN James McMonagle (left) and SENIOR Barberon, a Spanish guest, unveil a historic marker on the Depot Golf Course. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Airport Andir. Training parachut goods. Women fold parachutes. January 3, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

President Richard Nixon met with Military commanders from member nations of the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) at the White House. The alliance members were Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. March 27, 1969.

NATO Defense College, Ecole Militaire. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Soldiers are prepared near the Binnenhof at the opening of the States General.

DN-SN-88-07203. Base: USS Coronado (AGF 11) Country: Bahrain (BHR)

Ministry of Information Exhibitions during the Second World War, London, England, UK, 1943 A woman mans the information booth at an exhibition entitled 'John Olsson - the story of an average American', held at Charing Cross underground station. The exhibition was produced by the Ministry of Information in collaboration with the United States Office of War Information (US OWI) and told the story of the American Home Front, through the life of John Olsson.

DD-944 Mullinnix , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

An M-923 5-ton cargo truck is moved into position in the well deck of an American dock landing ship (LSD) to be taken ashore on D-day of the combined South Korean/U.S. exercise Team Spirit '90. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '90 Base: Pohang Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05.03.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Commencement Address at United States Military Academy, West Point (New York), 10:01AM. President John F. Kennedy attends graduation exercises at the United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point, New York. President Kennedy visits with Major General Henry Clay Hodges, Jr. (in wheelchair), of the class of 1881. Also pictured: Cadets David G. Binney and Peter J. Oldfield; Superintendent of the USMA, Major General William C. Westmoreland; Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; General Maxwell D. Taylor. The Plain, USMA, West Point, New York.

Air Force members are briefed after checking in for Exercise Team Spirit '81. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '81 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Dutch soldiers travel for exercises from Oirschot to La Courtine. Pay attention! The above description is a generic series description based on the information stated by the army film and photo service. In the long term, this global description will be specified.

A color guard participates in the change of command ceremony for the 131st Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (VAQ-131). Base: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers following a training at the command troops during an appeal. Training at the Koprs command troops Consuerants during command training.

DF-SN-86-12878. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Anniversary meeting 175 years of royal marechaussee. Caps in the wardrobe. March 14, 1989

USA, Florida, Cape Canaveral, Astronaut John Glenn at Friendship 7

Anefo photo collection. day Soesterberg Air Force Base. action "Unkruit" demonstrate armed forces day Soesterberg Air Force Base. royal marechaussee looks. September 12, 1981. Soesterberg, Utrecht (province)

Soldiers of the Brigade Lobith from the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee during their work on the Rhine.

Crewmen aboard the amphibious assault ship USS PELELIU (LHA 5) extinguish a simulated AV-8 Harrier aircraft fire (actually an A-4 Skyhawk aircraft) to demonstrate Navy readiness on the 40th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Donzere-Mondragon Project - Rhone Landscape near Donzere-Mondragon. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Every year the Sudeten German Landsmannschaft, here on 27. 5. 1969 in Nuremberg, traditionally celebrates the Sudeten German Day, Germany, Europe

U.S. Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guards 1-151 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion and Det 1, Company B, 2-238 General Support Aviation Battalion arrive home to Columbia, South Carolina, July 13, 2018 after their nearly yearlong deployment with the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade in Afghanistan.

Captain John D. Chamberlain, the commander of Surface Squadron One, addresses guests attending the combined decommissioning and transfer ceremony for the destroyer USS ORLECK (DD 886). After decommissioning, the ship will be transferred to the Turkish Navy and renamed the TCG YUCETEPE (D-345). Base: Tacoma State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Mrs. MacArthur wife of the allied C in C in the South West Pacific launched a new 'Tribal' class destroyer at a NSW dockyard on Saturday. The destroyer is of the latest type and was named Bataan. Mrs. MacArthur on the dais with official just prior to her launching the new destroyer. Allied sailors for a guard of honour beneath the bow of the new destroye. Workmen being showered with champayne as the ship is christened. The Bataan sliding down the slipway. January 19, 1944. (Photo by Arthur O'Hara/).

Col. David Lopez, Commander of Air Combat Command's Executive, promotes to Brigadier General at Langley Air Force Base, May 22, 2022. Lopez gathered with close friends, family and coworkers to celebrate his achievement.

Franklin's 250th Anniversary Celebrations in Paris. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. Last day visit Luxembourg's Great Distible Couple. Departure Soesterberg. June 8, 1956. Soesterberg

DN-SN-85-05674. Base: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Edwin Meese III, counselor to the president, (right of the podium) stands on the speakers platform with other dignitaries, during the launching ceremony for the cable repair ship USNS ZEUS (T-ARC-7). The ship was built by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr. addresses guests and spectators attending the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine HENRY M. JACKSON (SSBN-730). Base: Croton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

War Prison exchange in Trelleborg.

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