Historical Military Fortifications

Images of World War I and II fortifications, including bunkers and trenches, displaying historical military architecture and somber reconstruction.

U.S. Soldier Standing at Knocked Out Crisbecq Battery near Utah Beach, Saint-Marcouf, Normandy, France, June 1944

U.S. Soldier Standing at Knocked Out Crisbecq Battery near Utah Beach, Saint-Marcouf, Normandy, France, June 1944

Wall of stacked sandbags in WWI trench used as defence in First World War One warfare

WWI bunker at Bayernwald, Croonaert Wood, reconstruction of German First World War One trench at Wijtschate, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, engage targets during a movement to contact range as part of Service Level Training Exercise 2-24 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 8, 2024. The range is designed to enhance infantry small unit tactics and procedures when taking an enemys defensive line. The purpose of SLTE 2-24 is to simulate combat conditions, improve rapid decision-making cycles and strengthen the Marine Air-Ground Task Forces ability to adapt and accomplish missions across the full range of military operations. Marine Corps

Marson, Marne, Champagne, France Ravin du Marson , 1919 - Devastated regions Nièvre, Aisne, Marne, Meuse - Georges Chevalier and Fernand Cuville - (August 22-30) (French - Marson , Marne , Champagne , France Ravin du Marson). Christianity, funeral architecture, commemoration, front, military cemetery, post-war, religious architecture, army, Religion, Habitat , Architecture, First World War, Society, France, Ravin du Marçon, at the Marçon ravine, cemetery 6

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Chaos Company, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, take cover while engaging targets during a live-fire exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, Aug. 4, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.

JAN 28, 2013 Naha, Okinawa, JAPAN : Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters during world war II, Underground bunker tunnel.

A view of a North Field taxiway during Exercise Kennel Bear '4-82. This airfield was primarily used during World War II. Subject Operation/Series: KENNEL BEAR '4-82 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

Canons upli buruj at Naldurg Fort, Osmanabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Members of the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 3rd Marine Division, advance through a trench after capturing a simulated machine gun bunker during a combat training exercise at the Central Training Area (CTA). Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Silhouette of a man shooting

DA-ST-85-02228. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Grenville Country: Grenada (GRD)

Punta de Ses Talaies, center of the battlefield, Son Carrio, location of the battle of mallorca, Son Servera, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Square of defenders of the Polish post office. Wall under which post defenders were collected as prisoners of SS. Nowadays a "Memorial Connecting Generations". Office of Polish Post 1920 - 1939. Place of a 15 hours long battle between Polish militiamen, post workers and SS troops. Battle took place on 1st of September 1939. Gdansk, Main City, Pomorze region, Pomorskie voivodeship, Poland, Europe

A view of Broadway Highway at the North Field and during Exercise Kennel Bear '4-82. Subject Operation/Series: KENNEL BEAR '4-82 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

Camouflage netting covers a communications vehicle during Operation Sand Eagle '88. Subject Operation/Series: SAND EAGLE '88 Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Shot of a mine area. This photograph was taken in Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to be used as a visual aide for a mine awareness presentation in support of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Visoko Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A survey team enters a bunker off an active taxiway. Many of these bunkers are designated for use by American forces and are good storage areas. Combined forces of U.S. Air Force and Army units from the United States and Europe surveyed the conditions of four airfields in Hungary between 16-21 November 1995 for possible use by a peacekeeping force in Bosnia. Base: Taszar Air Base Country: Hungary (HUN)

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Oct. 01, 2022) Military service members and personnel from Commander, Task Group 67.4, Hellenic Naval Base in Souda, the Hellenic Air Forces 115th Combat Wing, NATO Maritime Interdiction Training Center, Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bays Fire & Emergency Services, and NSA Souda Bays Ward Room participated in NSA Souda Bays 19th Annual Eco-Challenge on Oct. 1. Eco-Challenge is a five-event, outdoor sports competition held across the Akrotiri Peninsula that is designed to build camaraderie and strengthen the U.S. relationship with NATO and Hellenic military partners. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation which enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and Partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

U.S. Marines maintain security as other Marines assess battle damage on a former enemy position during a combat operation in the abandoned village of Now Zad, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, April 3. The residents of Now Zad were forced to abandon their homes nearly three years ago out of fear for their lives due to the strong presence of insurgents. By conducting combat operations here, Marines are bringing Now Zad closer to the reintroduction of Afghan-led governance.The Marines of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Afghanistan, have served in Now Zad since November 2008. SPMAGTF-A is committed to assisting the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan with providing security to the Afghan people.

US Army (USA) soldiers with "A" Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), White Devils, 82nd Airborne Division, search a cave during a combat patrol in the mountains of ADI Ghar, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM 2003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2003 Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Wreckage of Sherman tank, Peleliu Island, Palau

Vanuatu, Espiritu Santo Island, Luganville. WW2 B-17 Bomber Wreck by Million Dollar Point

Ammunition dump at Naval ammunition depot in GuamAmmunition dump at Naval ammunition depot, Guam, Mariana. Alt. 500' F.L. 8/25'. Photo by: UTS-10.

The trenches at Vimy Ridge in France

Camouflage netting covers a mock missile site at the Nellis range during Desert Flag training. Obstacles on the range are designed by members of the 4440th Tactical Figher Training Group to simulate those encountered by fighter aircraft during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada(NV) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Solomon Islands,Guadacanal War Museum Wwii, Henderson Airfield

DA-SC-87-07921. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Base: Marine Corps Air Station El Toro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-87-00655. State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Reconstruction of British First World War One trench showing wooden duckboards on A frames, sandbags and sheets of corrugated iron at Zonnebeke, Belgium, Europe

The Army of terra cotta warriors at Emperor Qin Shihuangdi's Tomb, Xian, Shaanxi Province, China

DN-SC-04-10886. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Bunker Bunker Copyright: xZoonar.com/DagmarxRichardtx 7047910

U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, drape camouflage netting over the combat operation center during company field exercise 1-23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 11, 2022. 1st ANGLICO conducted COFEX 1-23 to develop, sustain, and enhance core competencies required to support I Marine Expeditionary Force across the companys Training and Readiness standards and the Warfighting Functions.

DM-ST-88-08178. Subject Operation/Series: COLD WINTER Country: Norway (NOR)

A ground launched cruise missile (GLCM) launch control center (LCC) and Transporter-Erector-Launcher (TEL) with launch tubes elevated, at a remote firing site. Base: Southern State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Second World War relicts left by American soldiers at the million dollar point, Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu, South Pacific

Camouflage netting covers a mess tent set up on Hemphill Field by the 513th Military Intelligence Group. Base: Fort Monmouth State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

France - 23 August, 2019: bunker and battleship anchor memorial of WWII Atlantic Battle at the Pointe de Penhir in Brittany

Musee Memoire 39-45, WW2 museum in German Graf Spee naval artillery battery command post, Plougonvelin, Finistere, Brittany, France, Europe

A French army position in trenches during World war one.

View over the sea through loophole in bunker at Utah Beach, Normandy, France, Europe

Cowboys Riding the Range

Savings, France , 1919 - Meuse - Georges Chevalier and Fernand Cuville - (September 10-12) (French - Les Éparges , France). Front, bombing, post-war period, First World War, France, Les Eparges, mine funnel (n ° 3)

Maj. Douglas Riley, a veterinarian from the 13th Air Force at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, tries to corral water buffalo into a pen so he can examine them Sept. 22, 2011, for the Pacific Angel 11-02 exercise in Fuiloro, Timor-Leste.

Nuclear post-apocalypse. Sole survivor in tatters and gas mask on the ruins of the destroyed city. Nuclear post-apocalypse survivor

040802-M-3717S-020. Base: Mount Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 4th Marines

In December, the Federal Ministry of Defence decided that the new Logistics Battalion 471 would be stationed in the municipality of Bernsdorf in the district of Bautzen. Remnants of the former anti-aircraft missile regiment 31 of the National People's Army on the site. Air Defence Missile Regiment 31 of the National People's Army, Bernsdorf, Saxony, Germany, Europe

German, French and European flags flying over Fort Douaumont, a French fortress from the First World War, Verdun, Meuse departement, Lorraine region, France, Europe

Trench, post from World War I, Le Linge, Alsace Vosges, France, Europe

110821-N-DT805-031MADANG, Papua New Guinea (Aug. 21, 2011) Gunnery Sgt. Bryon Bebout, assigned to the Joint Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Command (JPAC), observes wreckage from a B-24 Liberator aircraft during excavation operations in Madang Province. Bebout is part of a JPAC recovery team excavating the aircraft crash site searching for nine Americans that remain unaccounted for from World War II. The mission of JPAC is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of the nation's past conflicts.

The sleeping quarters for flight service personnel at Camp Comfort during Operation Comfort. Subject Operation/Series: COMFORT Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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France, Pas de Calais, Mimoyecques, Fortresse de Mimoyecques, WWII German HDP / V3 super-gun bunker, bunker interior. (Editorial use Only)

Archeologists unearthing Terracotta soldiers in Xian, Shaanxi, China.

040627-M-8096M-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

U.S. Army Spc. Jonathan Araiza uses a mine detector during a mission with Afghan National Police to search for enemy weapons caches near Shah Wali Zarat, Khowst province, Afghanistan, July 24, 2009. Araiza is deployed with A co., 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4-25 Brigade Combat Team.

Bullet-scarred wall in the Fort de Loncin, one of twelve forts built as part of the Fortifications of Liege, destroyed during World War I in the Battle of Luik, Belgium, Europe

Lava flows down a slope following an eruption of Mount Etna. U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel are in the area in an attempt to stem the volcano's flow and minimize destruction to the town of Zafferana Etnea as part of Operation Hot Rock. The military personnel are using 8,000-pound concrete blocks in an effort to divert the flow of lava away from the town. Subject Operation/Series: HOT ROCK Base: Sicily Country: Italy(ITA)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines construct concealment for snipers during Fuji Viper 22.5 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Sept. 7, 2022. Exercise Fuji Viper exemplifies a commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

On the afternoon of May 19th, 1996, SPC Jeremiah Perez, Bravo Company, 25th Field Artillery, pulls a camouflaged net over a 5 ton truck at a remote radar site near Glamoc, Bosnia-Herzegovina (XJ 461 886) during Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Glamoc Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

DM-ST-88-09859. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Atlantic Wall Bunker, Atlantic Wall Bunker 01

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion attached to Task Force 61/2 conduct helicopter rope suspension techniques along with U.S. airmen from 7th Special Operations Squadron near Mildenhall, England, United Kingdom, June 16, 2022. Task Force 61/2 is executing the Commandant of the Marine Corps Concept for Stand-in Forces (SIF) to generate small, highly versatile units that integrate Marine Corps and Navy forces. Task Force 61/2 is deployed in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

War graves at a multi-denominational cemetery in Singapore, Southeast Asia

970217-F-8748C-011. Complete Scene Caption: Shown is a close-up of the uneven runway at Roberts International Airport, located outside of Monrovia, Liberia. The runway has uneven concrete patchwork, that could possibly be a hazard for aircraft landing at the airport. The patchwork was laid on the runway after the original portion was torn out by government officials, because it was feared the runway was mined with land mines. The runway is two miles long and is being used by United States Air Force C-130E Hercules aircraft from the 86th Air Wing out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, for Operation ASSURED LIFT. ASSURED LIFT is a Joint Task Force Operation to provide airlift and other logistical support to West African states that are deploying more than 600 troops to Liberia as part of the region's ongoing peacekeeping mission. Most of the inbound West African forces will come from the country of Mali, with the Ivory Coast and Ghana also expected to contribute troops. Subject Operation/S

United States Army ranger in the mountains. Army ranger in the mountains

050713-A-6108G-530. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Company Delta, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, Soldiers search a corn field in the village of Hegnah, Iraq, during Operation Summit Pursuit, July 27 - August 5. The company nicknamed, Destroyer, moved approximately 30 miles southwest from their normal area of operations, Kirkuk city, to join forces with the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment's efforts to flush out and destroy the remnants of Al Qaeda in the northern regions of the districts; Hawijah and Sharqat, and to garner Iraq- Commander's Emergency Relief Program funds for schools, medical clinics and the like in villages once populated and terrorized by AQI.

The multi-functional Phased Array Patriot Radar combines all functions of the Nike and Hawk radars in a single device: tracking, identifying and following goals, as well as steering the missiles.

A U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook helicopter assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, hovers as an injured hiker is hoisted on a litter from an area 13,800 feet up Mount Whitney in Inyo County, California, Aug. 25, 2019. The Chinook inserted a team from Inyo County Search and Rescue who provided aid to the woman and helped with her hoist rescue into the helicopter. Cal Guard assists local, state and federal agencies during search and rescue missions and domestic disaster response efforts.

Marines exercise on a steep coast.

DM-ST-85-09367. Country: Viet Nam (VNM)

A memorial cross sits atop a hill near Camp Horno during a hike as part of a reunion for the 20th anniversary of Operation Vigilant Resolve, also known as the first Battle of Fallujah, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 29, 2024. The hike brought together approximately 150 veteran and active-duty Marines and Sailors who served with 2nd Bn., 1st Marines, during Operation Vigilant Resolve in 2004. Marine Corps

Military post on the cliff at Duino, First and Second World War, the Rilke path, Duino-Aurisina, Province of Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, Europe

High angle view of the army of Terracotta Warriors, Xi'an, China

Russian graves, Hrenow. .

Lieutenant Colonel Wisewowski and Major Joe Laforest, members of the United Nations/Military Armistice Command Investigations Team, inspect a North Korean tunnel near Kach'il-Bong Peak. South Korean tunnels are being constructed to eliminate the value of North Korean tunnels by intersecting them. Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Canada,Ontario,Niagara-on-the-Lake, Fort George National Historic Park, 1812 re-enactment

An Airman with the Florida National Guard rappels down a tower at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center during the 2017 Air Assault Course at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center.

A Brazilian Marine signals a U.S. Marine with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, during a patrol through the jungle as part of a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 26, 2022. Activities and engagements such as jungle training reflect U.S. Southern Commands Enduring Promise to be a trustworthy neighbor. Working alongside and learning from and with Brazilian counterparts reflects one of the many opportunities to honor and convey that promise.

Gestapo Memorial Memorial States to a Gestapo prison in the Marstall in Weimar Thuringia

Terracotta Army. Clay soldiers of the Chinese emperor XIAN, CHINA - October 29, 2017: Terracotta Army. Clay soldiers of the Chinese emperor. Sculptures of the soldiers of the emperor. Copyright: xZoonar.com/DmitryixBogdanovx 15022147

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Mario Hill, a combat engineer with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Battalion 11, helps a ground guide with the Palau Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Environment (MAFE), during an environmental survey in Ngiwal, Republic of Palau, July 15, 2022. The Marines and members of MAFE surveyed and measured the terrain for future development. Exercises such as Task Force Koa Moana demonstrate U.S. commitment through routine operations that foster peace and security and develop relations with partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

Little adventurer standing tall on a stone wall, brandishing a makeshift sword and shield under a clear blue sky.

Siersthal (Sierstal, Siirschel), Ouvrage Simserhof is a gros ouvrage of the Maginot Line, block 6 in Lorraine (Lothringen), Moselle (Mosel), France

Vietnam, Dien Bien Phu. Bunker of Colonel Castries, former headquarters of French commander, underground bunker

Restored WWI trenches at the Canadian visitors centre at Vimy Ridge on the Somme Battlefield

Portugal, Azores, Sao Miguel Island, Ponta Delgada, Forte Sao Bras fort, Military Museum, machine gun by window

Expended training bomb on desert floor, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Arizona and California, USA

Lava advances through an orchard following an eruption of Mount Etna. U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel are in the area in an attempt to stem the volcano's flow and minimize destruction to the town of Zafferana Etnea as part of Operation Hot Rock. The military personnel are using 8,000-pound concrete blocks in an effort to divert the flow of lava away from the town. Subject Operation/Series: HOT ROCK Base: Sicily Country: Italy(ITA)

960613-F-2907C-022. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Mostar Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Strong man in uniform lifting wall above head. Real man work

Explorer enters large secret cave, hidden and searching for treasure

U.S. Army, Tentara Nasional Indonesia, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers conduct trilateral airborne operations in support of Super Garuda Shield, Baturaja, Indonesia, on Aug. 3, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

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