Historical Military Figures

Black and white images depicting prominent military leaders from the 20th century, showcasing uniforms, gatherings, and significant events.

Primo de Rivera stands with his military Government in 1923 with King Alphonso XIII of Spain

Black and white photograph of Marshal Phillippe Petain (1856-1951) reviewing legionnaires during the Vichy regime.

Anefo photo collection. Capitulation: Den Helder embarkation of Germans. German officer. June 1945. Den Helder

Italian Policemen Direct Traffic in Paris. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Associated Press Photo Shows: Mr J.B Chifley (left) the Australian prime minister chatting with Field Marshal Smuts, prime minister of South Africa, on the doorstep of No 10 Downing street, after this afternoon's meeting of the minister.Dominion Prime Minister conference The Dominion prime minister met in conference at No 10 downing street, London today April 29. March 4, 1948. (Photo by Associated Press)

German Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel signing surrender terms, Berlin, Germany, May 8, 1945

Huenlein - 3000 km race through Germany. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

Photographs Relating to the Minor Nuremberg Trials

Duke & Duchess at Muto Parliament house. January 01, 1945.

Anefo photo collection. German Air Force Kannkuber country. 27 February 1957

Picture Shows: Supreme commander with Genaralissimo, Dr T.V Soong, Captain R.V. Brookman., Lieutenant General A. Carton de Wiarts V.C., CO., D.S.O., and Lieutentant General Browning are in the background.Supreme Allied commander confers with Chinese. April 01, 1945. (Photo by British Official British Official Photograph)

Anefo photo collection. Parachutist general Massu. May 14, 1958

Lt. General Sir Walter Venning (seated), whose job was to supply the British Army with everything it needed from big guns to flea powder, during World War Two. Pictured at the War Office with Lt. General D. S. Collins, Controller of Engineer Services, and Major General T. S. Riddell-Webster, Deputy Quartermaster General. Date: 1939

A German Nazi officer informing the Danish General Jakobson on the conclusion of the negotiations with the Danish Government. During the invasion of Denmark, during World War II, 1940.

(L to R) Foreground French Marshall Alphonse Juin; Mr. Maurice Dejean, French Ambassador to Japan; and general Mark ***** behind Marshal Juin) General Otto P. Weyland, *****, Feaf; and (right of Gen Clark) rear Admiral Thomas C. Ragan, USN, Dcofs, Administration. HQ. Fec; At The Tokyo Army International Airport, Japan, ***** Juines arrival. February 18, 1953. (Photo by Jack Snyder, US Army Photo).

Poll photo collection. Travel to Poland. Soldiers read the newspaper in the barrack of Stoubcy. 1934. Belarus

General von Boltenstern at Smolensk Operation Barbarossa - German Invasion of Russia, 1941 - 15th Infantary Division of the Thuringia-Kurhessen Division

General Franco during the army uprising which marked the beginning of the Spanish Civil War

Anefo photo collection. Practice Nuremberg. Extremely left Herman Goering, next to him Rudolf Hess. December 4, 1945. Nuremberg

06/03/1946. Inauguration of Juan Domingo Peron. Transfer along May Avenue from the Congress Palace to the Government House after the transmission of command and before the military parade.

KIRK DOUGLAS, ADOLPHE MENJOU, GEORGE MACREADY and RALPH MEEKER in PATHS OF GLORY (1957), directed by STANLEY KUBRICK.

Minister H. van Boeijen and two Dutch soldiers, 1940 - 1945 photograph Minister H. van Boeijen, with a hat, is somewhere in the open air, with two Dutch soldiers London photographic support London

Sweden, Blekinge, Karlskrona (depicted, place).Sweden, Blekinge, Karlskrona (depicted, town)

Commandant of the Wulzburg prisoner of war camp talking to the interpreter for the French captives during World War II.

Little Entente Decides To Rearh -- F.L.T.R. Dr. Stojadinovich, the Jugoslav Premier; - Dr. Benes. President of Czechoslovakia; and M. Antonescu, the Rumanian Foreign Minister, successor to M.Titulescu. Great importance is attached to the conference of the Little Entente - Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and Rumania - Which began in Bratislava, on the Austro - Czechoslovak frontier. It is considered that the Little Entente has ceased to rely on the principal of collective security and has started rearmament on a very big scale. September 16, 1936. (Photo by Keystone)

Russia/Germany: Captured German officers after their defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad, February 1943

Adolf Hitler with Joseph Goebbels, Reich Minister of Propaganda. 1940

Rome - The ratio of officers to Centocelle

Meeting of the Prussian state parliament in the Prussian House. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

Adolf Hitler ; Franz von Papen (centre) and General Werner von Blomberg; Chief of the Armed Forces

Anefo photo collection. Funeral controversial false captain KNIL, Raymond Westerling Eastern cemetery Amsterdam. December 1, 1987. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Photographs Relating to the Minor Nuremberg Trials

Francisco Franco 1892-1975 with General Emilo Mola in Burgos 1937

Nazi Politician Heinrich Himmler (1900-1945) visits the concentration camp in Dachau, Germany, May 8, 1936

03/02/1919. In the general captaincy of Madrid. General Aguilera (X) Participating with the Generals of the first region in the agreement to lift the state of War.

Photographs Relating to the Minor Nuremberg Trials

Threat to Kill King CarolColonel Zelea Codreanu, head of the Rumanian Iron Guard.King Carol has been threatened with assassination. The threat is contained in a letter from Col. Zelea Codreanu, known as the "Rumanian Hitler". He is head of the Fascist and anti-Semitic Iron Guard, which carried out the murder of the Liberal Premier, M. Duca, in 1933. The cause of the threat is stated to be the King's foreign policy. November 6, 1936. (Photo by Keystone)

U.S. Envoy Leaves Panmunjom - Ambassador Arthur Dean (right), U.S. Envoy who broke off talks with the Communist after prolonged efforts to set up a Korean peace conference, shakes hands and says goodbye to Lieut. Gen. K.S. Thimayya, Indian chairman of the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission, at Panmunjom on the eve of Dean's departure for the United States. Dean will report to the state department, but says he is ready to fly back to Panmunjom on short notice if the Communists want to resume negotiations. December 15, 1953. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Black and white photograph of the Hitler's first visit to Austria after Anschluss; he surveys his troops in Vienna.

Hachiro Arita, new Foreign Minister (right) and General Jiro Minami, former Ambassador to Manchuko and Commander of ***** Army. May 25, 1936.

Inauguration of the electrification of the Långsele line - Boden. From dinner in Norrbotten's regiment's gymnasium. Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf's inaugural speeches.

Anefo photo collection. Practice Nuremberg. December 4, 1945. Nuremberg

Emperor Charles I visited Czernowitz on August 6, 1917.

'La visite du roi d'Angleterre a ses armees et au front Belge; Le roi George V racontant au roi des Belges un incident de sa visite aux anciennes tranchees allemandes', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916".

Photographs Relating to the Minor Nuremberg Trials

Poll photo collection. Soldiers around Prince Bernhard. Gerrie van Maasdijk in captain's uniform of the Army attached to the staff of Prince Bernhard with the weekly magazine Time on his desk. 1945

Military Assistance Advisory Group Courtesy Visit. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Marshal Petain in Madrid with the Dictator Prima de Rivera

Anefo photo collection. Celebration 5-year roadside assistance. Inspection by Prince Berhard in the garden of Roestdijk Palace of road guards with their vehicles. May 9, 1951. Soestdijk, Utrecht

11/30/1912. From the National Shooters' banquet. General Luque (1), who presided on behalf of HM The King; Mr. Alberto Aguilera (2), Mr. Juan de la Cierva (3), the Duke of Tovar (4) and Other Personalities Who Occupied Positions at the Presidential Table.

Photographs Relating to the Minor Nuremberg Trials

Adolf Hitler 1889-1945. German politician and the leader of the Nazi Party, at a Rally

General Juin International London -- General Juin (right) with Field Marshal Sir William Slim, Chief at the Imperial General Staff, after his arrival in London.General A. Juin, the French Commander of Allied Land Forces in Europe, has arrived in London on a four-day visit, during which he will inspect various British Army establishments and have a series of talks with the Army chiefs. May 5, 1952. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited).

The Allies and Germany signing an armistice ending World War I, Compiegne, France, November 11, 1918

Hitler greets a young injured Nazi activists circa 1932

Photographic print of Nazi officer pledging their allegiance to Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) at the Hotel Kaiser of, Berlin. Dated 20th Century

Field-Marshal Wilhelm Keitel signs the ratified terms of unconditional surrender in Berlin, 8 May 1945. Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel, 1882 - 1946. German field marshal who held office as chie

Vittorio Emanuele III with a French general on the Italian front in the winter of 1918

Ard - For Southern Command - Lieutenant-General E.F. Smart (left) Australian military adviser to the Pacific War Council in Washington, handing over today to Lieut-General Rowell, who will now be in command of Southern Headquarters organisation. June 17, 1942.

Commander Lapebie of the Bourrasque class French Navy destroyer (torpilleur)'Sirocco' Sunk by the E-boats S-23 and S-26 on 31 May 1940 during Operation Dynamo, world War II

Visit to Beersheba Agricultural Station (Experimental) by Brig. Gen. Allen & staff & talks to Bedouin sheiks of district by station superintendent. General Allan & Sheik 'Abu Sitti' in above room. 1940, Israel, Beersheba

Hitler and Julius Streicher in Nuremburg, Germany 1923

Batista Celebrates Victory - President Fulgencio Baptista of Cuba, having purged his enemies from the army and navy after reporting a threat to his life, celebrated Happily at the palace. A friend embraced him as Gomez Casas, (left) new navy chief, and Manuel Benitez (center) New police chief, looked on. February 5, 1941. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Photo collection Spaarnestad topics. French prisoners of war. A French soldier made by the Germans is interrogated. 1940

GDR, Berlin, 19 February 1990, headquarters of the GDR's State Security in Normannenstrasse

GEORGE C. SCOTT and PETER SELLERS in DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB (1964), directed by STANLEY KUBRICK.

Chiang Kai-Shek's Departure From Hankow -- Chinese Commander Moves His Headquarters -- General Chiang Kai-Shek and his wife returning from a car - ride just before their departure from Hankow.Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek, Commander of the Chinese forces has been conferring at a secret meeting place, with Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, the British Ambassador in China. Gen Chiang Kai-Shek and his wife remained in Hankow right up to its occupation by the Japanese, and then left to establish new fighting headquarters in central China. August 11, 1938. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Saddam Hussein giving a speech, Iraq, 1986. Artist: Unknown

Spain's Francisco Largo Caballero, the leader of the Spanish Trade Union, with some of the loyal militia, at the front outside Madrid, on Aug. 15, 1936.

Mass Trial Of War Criminals In U.S. Zone -- Upon hearing ***** sentence Margaret Witzler raised her hands to her and *****Nein". Prior to being led away Frau Witzler swayed and *****.The largest mass trial of War criminals in the American zone of Occupation in Germany resulted in seven Germans being sentenced to death and three to long prison sentences. They were found guilty of having participated in the slaying of six American airmen in Russelsheim last August. Those ***** to hang included two women. One man was acquitted. August 18, 1945. (Photo by United States Official Photograph).

Germany/Palestine/Israel: Haj Amin al-Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, meeting with Adolf Hitler, Berlin, 28 November 1941. The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem helped recruit Muslims for the Waffen-SS. Heinrich Hoffmann (CC BY-SA 3.0 License)

USA - Police FBI. with FDR September 9, 1952. (Photo by Acme Photo)

General Erich von Manstein studies the Kharkov recovery plan in February 1943.

Wehrmacht soldier. A Wehrmacht soldier runs over the dam in Amsterdam. He belongs to the Luftwaffe. Same soldier as a number of NG-2007-5-46 and 48.

Isidora Dolores Ibarurri (1895 ñ 1989) known as 'La Pasionaria. Spanish Republican leader of the Spanish Civil War salutes members of the International Brigades

Benito Mussolini, (1883-1945), Italian Facist dictator, addressing a rally

The Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Winston Churchill, With His Chiefs of Staff in the Garden of No 10 Downing Street, London, 7 May 1945 Seated, left to right: Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal, Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke, the Prime Minister, and Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham. Standing, left to right: Major General L C Hollis, Secretary to the Chiefs of Staffs Committee; and General Sir Hastings Ismay, Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence.

The funeral of Hans-Ullrich Rudel, the only Knight's Cross winner with golden oak leaves and a member of the right-wing radical DRP, turned into a gathering of old and young supporters of Adolf Hitler. Several of his mourners saluted with the Heil Hitler, Deutschland

Anefo photo collection. Residents Military Te House Bronbeek to The Hague to assist protect against proposed closure. 6 February 1979. The Hague, South Holland

Interview with FTB Sven Nilsson SJ's operational defense

British Legion Me Orial Service At The Cenotaph -- The Earl of Athlone chatting to Signor Carlo Delcroix, who is blind and armless and is the fire President of the International Committee of Ex-Servicemen and represented Italian ex-servicemen and represented Italian ex-servicemen. The annual British memorial service was held his afternoon at the cenotaph. The service was conducted ***** the Dean of Westminster, very Rev. W. Foxley Norris ***** Coronation visitors were present at the ceremony. May 16, 1937. (Photo by Keystone)

Hitler at the 5th Party Congress in Nuremberg, 1933, Anonymous

Adolf Hitler (* 20 April 1889 in Braunau am Inn) ( 30 April 1945 Berlin), Leader of the Nazi Party, Reich Chancellor from 1933, also self-appointed "Fuehrer" and head of state of Germany

Gen. Smuts Explains To "Monty" -- Field-Mrshal Jan Christian Smuts, O.M., C.H., K.C. (left), Prime Minister of South Africa, points to the map of Africa in his office at Pretoria, during a conference with Field-Marshal viscount Montgomery of Alamein, Chief of the imperia General Staff, when they discussed South Africa's position in Commonwealth strategy, December 6. South Africa's GOM, the late Field Marshal Jan Smuts, shows fellow British Field Marshal Montgomery key positions on a map of South Africa, during a conference in Pretoria. November 17, 1953.

X minister of Maharashtra Shivsena leader Manmohan Joshi walking with Mumbai Police, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India NO MR Copyright: xMukeshxParpiani/DinodiaxPhotox

Pride of The Frontier -- Twelve inch moustache, matching in length his row of 'gongs', is worn by Pipe Major Sardar Khan of the 1st Punjab Regiment, arriving at Portsmouth to-day (Thursday) aboard the Pakistan ship 'Jaelum' to take part in the Coronation procession. Sardar Khan, whose home is in the north-west Frontier Province, has served 28 of his forty-four years. During the last war he fought in Burma, and saw service in Japan and on the North-West Frontier. He is married and father of four

The General with the Sister who nursed him back to health.General Annabile Bergonzoli, the Italian Commander, who was captured at Agedabia, left the Military Hospital where he has been receiving treatment since his capture. He is now restored to health and is full of gratitude for the careful nursing he has received. When the General arrived at the hospital, he was in a very weakened condition, and it was suspected that he was suffering from appendicitis. It was found that an operation was unnecessary and gradually he was nursed back to health. May 28, 1941. (Photo by British Official Photograph)

Maj. Gen. Vassily Stalin. March 16, 1955.

Paris, France, December 9, 1945Two members of the Soviet delegation to the international women's congress, were combat bomber pilots Capt. Klavdia Famichova (left) and Lt. Col. Yevdakia Berchanskaya. One of 56 women to receive the award, the captain wears the star of a Hero of the Soviet Union. Both women are married and have children.

The Royal Air Force during the Second World War- Personalities Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur T Harris, Commander in Chief of Royal Air Force Bomber Command, discussing an operation with the Senior Air Staff Officer, Air Vice Marshal R D Oxland, CB, CBE, and Mr M T Spence, OBE.

Chairman Mao (centre) with Zhou en Lai (to his left), and Lin Biao and Mao's wife, Jiang Qing (Right), during the cultural revolution 1967

Portret van een lid van de SS; NSB.Portrait of a German sser. On his collar SS, on his cap the symbol of the Totenkopf division. For its neck, a ritterkreuz depends on a high distinction.

Anefo photo collection. General Juan Jost Torres from Bolina, president head. August 24, 1971

SANTI PREGO in MIENTRAS DURE LA GUERRA (2019), directed by ALEJANDRO AMENABAR.

The Chief of the Imperial General Staff, General Sir Alan Brooke, at his desk at the War Office, 1942. The Chief of the Imperial General Staff, General Sir Alan Brooke at his desk at the War Office in London, 1942.

SANTI PREGO in MIENTRAS DURE LA GUERRA (2019), directed by ALEJANDRO AMENABAR.

Razmara's Assassin Freed.Khalil Tahmasebi (left), confessed assassin of the Prime Minister of Persian, General Razmara, calls on Iran's religious leader, Ayatollah Kashani (right), in Tehran, after his release from prison, November 15.Tahmasebi, who had been in prison since Mid-March, 1951, when General Razmara was shot, was released under the special Bill passed by the Majlis three months ago and endorsed by the Shah last week. November 19, 1952. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

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