Historical Military Figures

Portraits of notable military officers from the early 20th century, showcasing uniforms and medals in sepia-toned photographs.

General Nikolai Ivanovich Skoblin (1893-1937) / Anonymous / Phototypie / 1918 / Russia / Private Collection / Portrait

Gen. Radko Dimitrieff, Tchataldja

01/31/1923. A Heroic Officer. Infantry Lieutenant D. Luis Casado, the only survivor of Igueriben, who has remained eighteen months, prisoner of Abd-El-Krim.

. 10/11 Battalion, Highland Light Infantry Lt Newman, who was born in Glasgow, was killed in action, aged 21, at Vermelles on 28 June 1916. He is buried at Vermelles British War Cemetery. Photograph presented by his brother, S Newman of West Hampstead. Faces of the First World War Find out more about this First World War Centenary project at www.1914.org/faces. This image is from IWM Collections. The Museum released this image on a custom licence - IWM Non-Commercial license. However where the photograph has no known author, these are public domain under the 70 rule and where they were owned by the Ministry of Information, any other government department or agency, taken by a member of the military during their service or by a photographer commissioned by the services, these are now out of copyright restriction.

United States Army General George Owen Squier ca. early 1900s.

French soldier in service uniform

Lord Kitchener, standing by chair, in uniform

President Giovanni Bognetti with engineer Italo Vandone at the entrance to the Touring Club's Road Experimental Institute.. ca. 1930

General Nikolai Ivanovich Skoblin (1893-1937) / Anonymous / Phototypie / 1918 / Russia / Private Collection / Portrait

General L. G. Kornilov was a Russian military intelligence officer, explorer, and general of Siberian Cossack origin in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and the ensuing Russian Civil War.

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Sergeant, New Zealand Rifle Brigade in full marching order. Front View.

The Italian colonel Conti trying on a gas mask. Italy, 1916

Artillery SchilderhausMeissen. Artillery Schilderhaus

Little Boy in Uniform. Louis Fleckenstein, photographer (American, 1866 - 1943) 1907-1943

Mrs Sprott, daughter of Sir George and Lady Berry of Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh, pictured in her uniform as a driver of Red Cross ambulances in France. Her husband was in the Cameron Highlanders and her father, a major in the Royal Army Medical corps, was honorary surgical oculist to King George V. Date: 1917

'Figures de chefs; Le Lieutenant-colonel de Malleray', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916".

Portrait of a Young Man in Uniform. Louis Fleckenstein, photographer (American, 1866 - 1943) 1907-1943

Captain Edward John Smith RD RNR January 27 1850 to April 15 1912 Captain of RMS Titanic who went down with the ship

American Troops - Uniform and Equipment during the First World War American soldier in full equipment with side arms, showing how Horse Shoe Roll slides forward with bayonet, Le Mans.

War album 29, picture 7969.

Photograph found on a German Prisoner of a young Saxon Soldier of the 1917 class, many of whom are now fighting on the Western front. April 27, 1950. ;Photograph found on a German Prisoner of a young Saxon Soldier of the 1917 class, many of whom are now fighting on the Western front.

Zed S. Honaker

Jack Miller , Soldiers, Miller, Jack, 1924-1948. Jack Miller Collection

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Private, South African Scottish in full marching order. Front View.

Captain Bruce Bairnsfather (1888-1959), British soldier and cartoonist, famous for his cartoons called Fragments from France, published in The Bystander magazine during World War One and featuring grumpy and curmudgeonly soldiers, including his creation, Old Bill. Bairnsfather is pictured at the Front, 'about a quarter of a mile from the German trenches' wearing a fur coat, a Balaclava helmet and gum boots. Immediately behind him is a shell hole made by a Jack Johnson shell. Photograph featur

Col. R.L. Bullard

F.H. La Guardia

Lieutenant Ruth New York Police Reservist. Babe Ruth has adopted another uniform besides that of the Yanks. The Bambino was sworn into the New York Police Reserves yesterday and is here shown in his striking uniform, wearing the wings of the air-force which branch he selected. Ruth joins to promote athletics in the New York Department.

Jack Miller , Soldiers, Miller, Jack, 1924-1948. Jack Miller Collection

Flight-Lieutenant Warneford, British pilot, awarded Victoria Cross for shooting down Zeppelin LZ 37 on 7 June 1915. Here in Paris on the eve of his fatal flying accident on 17 June. World War I.

SE. Excl. from benigni. .

Edwards 12, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.

Stockholm Central. Postal staff unloads the post.

Oberstleutnant Sedlar V.svojice. .

Girl Peace Scout (inscribed Harris 6 PC), circa 1913-1918, Wellington, by Berry & Co.

Portrait of an unknown man in uniform next to a table with a trumpet, anonymous, c. 1910 - c. 1930 photograph Great Britain photographic support gelatin silver print adult man. horn, trumpet, cornet, trombone, tuba

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Type of uniform worn by Rating, W.R.N.S.

Josef Eriksson, "Erik-Lars", Wästra Hästbo Josef Eriksson, "Erik-Lars", Wästra Hästbo

. 53 Battery, 14 Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Field Artillery Captain Blashki was born in Sydney, Australia and was studying law when war broke out in 1914. He enlisted with 10th Battery, Australian Field Artillery and received a commission shortly before leaving Australia on board RMS Persia on 10 August 1915. After a period in Egypt, Lt Blashki was posted to the Western Front in June 1916. There he was Mentioned in Despatches for his success in mounting an artillery barrage at great personal risk in November 1916, and also mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig's Despatch of 6 October 1917. Blashki was promoted to captain on 1 August 1917 but killed in action on the Menin Road at Ypres just two days later, aged 23. He is buried at Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery. Faces of the First World War Find out more about this First World War Centenary project at www.1914.org/faces. This image is from IWM Collections.

Buglers - War File. January 2, 1938.

The American Army in France, 1918 American soldier wearing steel helmet with visor and body armour, Boucq, 12 June 1918

Japan: A member of the Kempeitai secret police wearing the Kenhei military police armband, c. late 1930s

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Type of uniform worn by Section Leader, W.R.N.S.

Capt. Boy-Ed

German illustration showing a German Red-Cross worker wearing 'protection against English gas-bombs'. The image is accompanied by indignant ILN editorial. German use of poisonous gas at the Battle of Ypres in 1915, in defiance of the 'recognised rules of war', initially appalled the British, though both sides were soon forced to use gas as a weapon. Date: July 3rd 1915

Armistice Day - 1936.The King At The Cenotaph H.M. the King attended the first Armistice Day ceremony of his reign at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London, S.W. this morning. Photo Shows:- H.M. the King in silent solitude - taken during this morning's services at the Cenotaph. November 11, 1936. (Photo by Topical Press).

03/31/1913. When leaving the Royal Palace. General Azcárraga, for the Senate, who presided over the Commissions that were in the palace yesterday to protest against the Attack. Photo Alba.

Captain Friedrich Yekeli. .

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Type of summer uniform worn by lady driver London Ambulance Service.

Isaacs Grovenor, who, at the age of 68, has been promoted to the rank of first-class police tracker. He is the second aborigine to be so honored in Australia. "I am very happy," he said, when told of his promotion. June 24, 1939.

Lt Colonel Faik Bey, captain of the Imperial Ironclad Frigate Osmaniye / Constantinople, Abdullah Frères

Copy of a portrait of an unidentified soldier

Enok Eriksson Enok Eriksson

Anefo photo collection. KLM Keet at Schiphol airport? Arrival and departure, Douanker in doorway?. July 4, 1946. Schiphol

In the state of Egypt top-heavy with heavily propertied royalty, rich landowners, turbulent with rowdy students, fellaheen or peasant to whom our attention be directed.The landowners, the members of Egypt's 300 families-are then Egypt the foreigner knows, the Egypt which accepts or rejects protests. They are the real rulers.The people who make the noise, who attack British property and riot in Cairo and Alexandria, are the thousand of young Moslem Students who study theology and Arabic in the centuries old Azhar University, and commerce and science at its rival, the more modern Cairo University. October 18, 1943.

Louis Blin Monitor, French Cripple School

Elsevier photo collection. Prince Hendrik uniform vice-admiral seat. undated

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BUTLER U.S. military commander, photographed while commanding the New Orleans expedition, 1864. Date: 1818 - 1893

Anefo photo collection. Crew Dutch submarine. 1940-1945}

1st Lieut. Charles B. Bostwick, 8th Company, New York 7th Regiment 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Lieut-General Pownall Appointed Chief Of Local Defence Volunteers -- Lieutenant- general H. R. Pownall leaving his London home to take up his new duties. Lieutenant-general H. R. Pownall, formerly General Lord Gort's Chief of Staff, has been appointed Inspector-General of the Local Defence Volunteer Force. This is a new ***** necessitated by the growing instance of the Local Defence Volunteers. General Pownall will inspect and check the organisation, equipment and ***** and ensure that ***** standard. He is 53 yeas. June 20, 1940.

Chinese military uniform, 1966. Artist: Unknown

Man in uniform c. 1890, visiting format, carte de visite, photograph fixed on cardboard, format from c. 6 x 9 cm, from c. 1860 the carte de visite became very popular and contributed significantly to the spread of photography, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, original date not known

Black and white photograph of French General Maxime Weygand (1867-1965) exiting a front command post.

Corp. Mart Gentry

Chaplain Pierre H. Leveque

Second World War. Netherlands under German crew. Guard post of the German Wehrmacht in front of a public building (probably at the Hague)

November 1906. Mr. Julliot, construction engineer of the French airship balloon 'Patrie'.

General French.

Melnik, Bulgaria in a street, a Bulgarian officer, Commander Radkov , 1913 - Balkans, Greece, Bulgaria - Stéphane Passet - (August 30 -October 21) (French - Melnik , Bulgarie Dans une rue , un officier bulgare , le Commandant Radkov). Military personality, military uniform, Balkan wars, exists in high definition, portrait, man, Personality, clothing, HD, human beings, Melnik, CT Bulgare Marin Radkofpp

08/31/1917. War in the air the famous French aviator Captain Guynemer, who perished in an aerial combat.

Wachtm. Josef peace of the K.U.K. Dragon Regiments No.10. Reserve Eskadron, owner of the golden contraceptive medal. .

Unidentified soldier

Col. R.H. Tyndall

Maj. Gen. J. Chaudhuri - Indian Military Governor, Hyderabad. October 01, 1948.

Prince Kanin

Alex Duncan. March 1938.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Mr Gooden in RFC uniform stood by the tail plane of an aircraft. The photographed is signed by Gooden underneath the image.

Photo collection First World War. The Western Front. A German Prisoner Finds Bully Beef a Great Luxury .. 1914-1918}

Corporal Ferzela domitro i.b.t.jnftr.62. With the bronze and the large silver tapecreport medal.

'La Bataille de la Somme; Americain mort pour la France: l'aviateur americain Victor Chapman', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916".

Excellent team person at the 11th army. .

Soldier at the table ..

Portraits of officers and soldiers at the Russian war showplatz.

Portrait of an officer gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives

05/31/1913. From the Lauzien combat of the 11th of the Current. The Lieutenant, D. José Ramos, who distinguished himself remarkably and who was wounded in the taking of Lauzien.

Portrait of Marine Officer Arvid Falke at Jetty by Karlskrona Portrait of Marine Officer Arvid Falke at Jetty by Karlskrona Airport.

German Arms And Ammunition Confiscated In Sudeten Area -- A Czech officer with one of the new pattern hand machine guns confiscated.Modern Hand Machine Guns and Rieles, made in Germany, hand grenades, and ammunition have been confiscated by Czech police in the Sudeten areas. Ammunition was found hidden in such places as oil, petrol and fruit tins. October 11, 1938. (Photo by Keystone).

British Captain Injured In River Fighting - Capt. P.G.Q. Cazalet (above) Commanding Officer of the British Cruiser London who was injured by Shrapnel from Chinese Communist Shore Batteries on the Yangtze when the Cruiser London went to the aid of the British Sloop Amethyst. May 13, 1949. (Photo by AP Wirephoto)

Admiral Rozhestvensky, Russian Commander, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5. Artist: Unknown

Surveying. Original Title: Miscellaneous. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Negative. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Capt. W.M. White

War album 43, picture 11659.

Property of Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France Mr. Victor Bourgeois , (French - Propriété d' Albert Kahn , Boulogne , France Monsieur Victor Bourgeois). Military uniform, shipwrecked image, portrait, accessory, hairstyle , headgear, man, Clothing, human beings, Mr Victor Bourgeois France , Boulogne , Portraits , Mr Victor Bourgeois

General John J. Pershing ca. 1916-1918.

Susie King Taylor, First African American Army Nurse, Served with 33rd U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War, Three-Quarter Length Portrait, Undated Photograph, Published 1902

Dresden. Post office at the main entrance to the barracks

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