Historical Military Explosions

A collection of blurred and dramatic black and white images depicting various military explosions and battle scenes from different eras, emphasizing chaos and action in war.

Explosion from a trigged landmine in France. Dated 1914
Explosion from a trigged landmine in France. Dated 1914
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Inspection by its Royal Highness Prince Leopold V.Bayern in Narajov and Hinowice.
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The Royal Air Force in Malta, June 1943. With Mdina in the background, Bristol Beaufighter Mark VIF 'F-Freddie' of No 272 Squadron, Royal Air Force on the taxiway at Ta Kali.
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Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Fight. undated
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Egypt British and Enemy night scouts fight it out in the dark.One ***** several German light patrol vehicles knocked out ***** set afire during desultory night clashes, which continue despite the so-called lull in the *****. September 1, 1942. (Photo by British Official Photograph)
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Photo collection First World War. Arrival of the USA Destroyer Flottilla in British Waters. ... Line Ahead .... {1914-1918}. Britain
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Combat training corps CommandTokken, Stormschool Bloemendaal, 26-28 August 1947
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The Royal Navy during the Second World War Photograph shows: Smoke screens put up to hide the TIRPITZ drifting across the waters of the fjord though the ship has not yet been hidden from view.
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'Par Dela les Alpes; Sur le front italien: l'explosion d'un shrapnell sur une tranchee francaise , le coup a surpris plusieurs de nos hommes en terrain decouvert; un seul, tombe sur la face, parait avoir ete atteint', 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.
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Black and white photograph of World War II (1939-1945); Tobrouk after it surrenders on 21 June 1942.
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42 cm Haitzen position in the Canal Valley at Gugg. Firing. .
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A low level oblique photograph taken from one of the attacking R.A.F. Liberators, shows a bomb exploding in the centre of the bridge.R.A.F. Heavies Strike In Malaya: In a round trip of nearly 2,500 miles from bases in India, R.A.F. Liberators of Strategic Air Force, Eastern Air Command, smashed a 600 foot three span girder bridge at Ban-Tam-Kam, on the Bangkok-Singapore railway. The bridge, 600 miles north of Singapore, had been hit before, but the new strike has demolished it - denying the enemy the use of a vital supply link for their armies resisting in Lower Burma and Siam. July 09, 1945. (Photo by British Official Photograph).
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Flamethrowers in Action, August 1944 A Life Buoy flamethrower in action. This could produce a jet of flame up to 50 feet in length.
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Tonga Celebrates Hundredth Anniversary of Foundation of KingdomNaval Saluting Guns presented by the British Government to the Queen of Tonga firing a 21 Gun Salute. December 13, 1945. (Photo by Royal Naval Official Photograph).
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Making a namine harmless
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Vintage photograph. Bell helicopter performing Black fly fogging operations
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Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. Three stills from camera gun footage shot from a Hawker Typhoon as it attacked a locomotive standing in a siding near Iseghem, Belgium.
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Black and white photograph of World War II (1939-1945); German troops enter Russia on 22 June 1941.
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First world war. flame-thrower. 1915-18.
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Banjoemas, tjilatjap, on the children's sea, report T.N.I., Demarcation line. Rijsveld. A farmer working with plowing with carving. February 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Soldiers of the Royal Dutch-Indian Army (KNIL) exercise at night with a Bofors 40 mm air dollar channel ('4 LD'), supported by a searchlight battery.
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Vintage photograph. Bell helicopter performing Black fly fogging operations
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Allied Artillery Shells Cassino -- Smoke envelops the mountain town of Cassino as artillery of the Allied ***** Army opens up on this center of the German defense lines in Western Italy., Atop Mount Cassino in the background is the ancient Benedictine monastery used by the Germans as an artillery position and observation post. March 16, 1944.
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German artillery retreat during an attack by french forces in World War one
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Duits Canon Court Opera Saint-Quentin Tijdens de Frans-Duitse Oorlog; Kanone I addressed to Fort St. Quentin on Jouy; The German War of 1870 Metz and surroundings ..
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Cologne: These air pictures taken on (5.3.45) by an RAF official photographer of Cologne, which has been entered by U.S. troops show the scene two miles outside Cologne as smoke from bursting marker shells drifts across the countryside. Standing out from the heavy smoke pall is Cologne Cathedral in the far distance. March 1, 1945. (Photo by British Official Photo).
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Operating KNIL soldiers, supported by a searchlight, a Bofors 40mm gun during a night exercise.
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A long shot of an Avenger being fired during a live fire exercise by the 1ST of the 5th Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade. A long shot of an Avenger being fired during a live fire exercise by the 1st of the 5th Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade.
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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.
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Fire of the Adriatic works created by Austrian artillery fire. .
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Anefo photo collection. Demonstration with helicopter for forest fire on high Veluwe helicopter above fire. October 19, 1971. Gelderland, Veluwe
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An Iraqi armored column destroyed in the Euphrates River Valley during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Purification actions II-2 RVA at Salatiga. Reksosari: field artillery in action. It is not always necessary to use the full gunload. What remains is brought to ignite in the free field. October 23, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Rekosari
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Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Model of the radiographic section of the British Red Cross in Italy. Taking a radiograph of a wounded soldier, the dynamo being worked from the motor car by Lady Theodora Gleichen.
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Military Tattoo at Showground. Mock battle during rehearsal for military tattoo at the showground. May 03, 1948.;Military Tattoo at Showground. Mock battle during rehearsal for military tattoo at the showground.
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Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Fireworks in Paramaribo on the eve of the departure from Suriname. October 1, 1955. Paramaribo, Suriname
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Saudi Arabia -- February 1991On 2 August 1990, the forces of Iraq invaded Kuwait. From the first days of the world's response to the Iraq's invasion, Army National Guard soldiers reacted, initially as volunteers, and later as members of mobilized units. During this period, the Guard went through its largest mobilization since the Korean War. The response of Guard soldiers and their families vindicated the trust that the nation had placed in them. Many support units - transportation, quartermaster, command and control headquarters, military police, medical and others answered the call and served in the desert, providing less-heralded but very necessary functions. More than 62,000 Army National Guard soldiers were mobilized, and of these, nearly 39,000 deployed to Southwest Asia. Tensions erupted into a fighting war on 17 January 1991, when Allied air forces initiated a devastating air campaign. The scope of the conflict widened in February when, after a series of skirmishes and
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