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Historical Military Gatherings

Images depict various military formations and activities, showcasing soldiers in different uniforms from the early 20th century, highlighting camaraderie and preparation for conflict.

General Don Emilio Mola y Vidal, 1st Duke of Mola, (1887 ñ June 3, 1937) reviews nationalist troops during the Spanish Civil War. He led the military uprising that culminated in the Spanish Civil War.
General Don Emilio Mola y Vidal, 1st Duke of Mola, (1887 ñ June 3, 1937) reviews nationalist troops during the Spanish Civil War. He led the military uprising that culminated in the Spanish Civil War.
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03/31/1916. A voyage of the tsar of Bulgaria. Tsar Ferdinand (1), accompanied by Archduke Frederick of Austria (2), General Jekow (3) and the President of the Bulgarian Council, M. Radoslawoff (4), as they disembark from the train on their recent visit to the Austrian headquarters. Hungarian.
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Italian prisoners, Schloss Laibach, Austria
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Capuchin square (Piazza dei Cappuccini) in Ala, the first town of Trentino occupied by Italian troops, Italy, World War I, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLII, No 25, June 20, 1915.
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War Appointment for Duke of Windsor:It is announced that the Duke of Windsor will leaves shortly to take up a staff appointment.For this purpose the Duke will assume the rank of Major-General.Photo taken in 1913 shows the Duke of Windsor (then Prince of Wales) marching to camp with Oxford undergraduates. September 19, 1939. (Photo by London News Agency Photos Ltd.).
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Ministry of Information First World War Miscellaneous Collection Southampton Docks. Troops forming up after leaving train.
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World War Two: German army postcard showing Russian prisoners of war captured by the German army, 1942
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Georges Clemenceau and General Gouraud, 6th July 1918. Artist: Unknown
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08/31/1936. Gas Masks that the Militias took from the Nationals in the Peguerinos combat.
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07/01/1917. Rescue of Captives in Morocco - the military commander of Alhucemas with Messrs. Aguilar and Ibancos and the five Sailors from Malaga Rescued in the Kabyle of Bocoya - white photo.
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Sikh infantry on parade, part of the Indian Army, c1914.
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Melilla. 1913 (CA.) The Commander General, Mr. Jordana (x), at the time of planting a tree, surrounded by a large audience that attended the solemn celebration.
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11/12/1911. Funeral of General Ríos. The Infante King Don Rainier and General Luque leaving the mass held in the courtyard of the Montaña barracks, in memory of the soul of the former captain general of Madrid.
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August 1909. ABC in Melilla. Our correspondent Mr. Sánchez Ocaña.
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A Unique troop train in Mexico - A train of cattle cars on the Mexican National Railway being used to transport Constitutionalist troops in Northern Mexico. As a dress parade formation, it has few equals, 1917
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Black and white photograph of the Battle of France, May-June 1940; German infantry march across the Place de la Concorde, Paris
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06/30/1915. A time of expansion between two Combats. German Soldiers, at an Improvised Party, Dancing Popular Dances. The woman who appears in the group is a disguised soldier. Photo: Hofer.
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Commander of the 27th British Brigade in Korea, Brig. Basil Coad takes the salute at a march past of members of the Brigad's somewhere in Korea. Headed by the pipers of the Argyll ***** Sutherland Highlanders, the march past followed a commemoration service for men of the Brigade killed in Korea. Before the march Pat, the Brigadier decorated and congratulated 16 of the Brigade's officers and men awarded British and American decorations for their part in the Korean fighting. April 10, 1951. (Photo by Public Relations Section, HQ BCOF, Japan).
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A group of red infantrymen at the Winter Palace. Petrograd, 1918.
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Two escaped Russian prisoners of war Probably near Luck, probably Volhynia; photographer: 10. Korpskommando.
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American troops marching through the Mall in London as part of the Victory parade Peace Day celebrations on 19th July 1919. Date: 19th July 1919
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Mexican rurales, dead insurrectos, and body of Edw. Lawton lying in pit, with surrounding guard
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Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Russian troops. Engraving.
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05/31/1922. Madrid. In the military hospital of Carabanchel. HM Queen Cristina (X) with Some of the Nurses of Saint Vincent de Paul, On Whom She Awarded the Medals of the Maltese Cross.
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Group of Non Coms. & Privates, 68th Regt. 1866, circa 1895, by William Francis Gordon.
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Liberation of Belgrade, October 1944. Artist: Unknown
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Theresienstadt. K. u. K. Dragoner Regiment "Duke of Lorraine" No. 7. Protection for fencing
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Joseph Stalin Greets Troops.
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China: 'Muslim Bandits', Sir Marc Aurel Stein, Xinjiang, 1915
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07/31/1913. Honoring a Hero. The lieutenant colonel of the Cazadores de Catalunya battalion, D. Juan Jimeno Acosta, Imposing the Laureate cross of San Fernando on Captain D. Rodolfo Carpentiet, before all the garrison generals in Melilla there is no associated page.
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Black and white photograph of World War II (1939-1945) showing image of the end of the war in Europe; Allied forces maintaining a column of German prisoners marching on a highway near Berlin.
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Historical WW I Photos - Official photograph taken on the British Western Front in France : The German offensive.
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08/31/1936. Militiamen of the steel column upon returning from the Outposts to be Relieved.
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01/31/1910. The New Veterinary Officers. The lieutenant colonel, the captain and the students of the military veterinary academy who swore the flag yesterday tomorrow.
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The Hundred Days Offensive, August-november 1918
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German prisoners -- Soissons
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Italian armed soldiers on the train for coastal defense, Italian 1915-18.
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España. Tarjeta postal de la campaña de Melilla. Estación heliográfica, medio de transmisión de órdenes para fijar los objetivos militares por medio de la radiación solar. Año 1909.
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Summer camp for the American Boys Brigade 1914
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Grand Duke Michael, brother of Tsar Nicholas II, in Cossack uniform, 1917, Saint Petersburg, Russia, Europe
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Pipe-Major Reith and Corporal-Piper Reith of the London Scottish, 1896.Artist: Gregory & Co
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India's soldiers in France
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08/31/1915. The Austro-Hungarians in Campaign. Buildings of the Tyrolean Mountains Used as accommodation by Soldiers Fighting in Italy. Photo: Azest -Approximate date.
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Edward VII (1841-1910), deer-stalking in Scotland. A keen sportsman, the King spent many holidays at Balmoral or Sandringham in Norfolk, where he was able to indulge this particular passion. Date: 1910
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Karl Franz Josef
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11/30/1913. Presentation of Credentials at the Palace. The new minister of the Argentine Republic, Mr. Avellaneda, leaving the palace to present his Credentials to HM The King.
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07/31/1936. Machine Guns Taken From the Nationals in Sarrión. Photo: Vidal Corella.
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Seeders, 6 brothers. Nordic
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Petrograd, Russia May, 1919Young workers at the Westinghouse plant train in marksmanship during the Russian Revolution.
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German soldiers on the Champs Elysees, Paris, 14 June 1940. Artist: Unknown
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World War II: American troops marching down the Champs Elysees celebrating liberation in Paris, France, September 1944.
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A German soldier stands proudly by a bonfire of beds taken from Jewish homes - a symbolic gesture warning Jews that they will no longer be tolerated in Poland. Date: 1939/1940
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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
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"The Worse Dressed Leader" Of The Chinese Nationalists -- Marshall Feng Yu-Hsiang, who now affects rough clothes and a rough and ready appearance in contrast to the dapper general Chiang-Kai-Shih. August 16, 1928. (Photo by Wide World Photos).
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China - 1930's Photographs. February 27, 1939.
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Historic photo, German soldier shooting down a wolf, ca. 1915 in Russia
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British soldiers in khaki uniform carrying mistletoe on the barrels of their rifles in December 1914; an optimistic portrayal of Christmas at the Front during World War I. 1914
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The terror in the German occupied territories of Russia was driven by the extermination of the Jewish population and the intimidation of all inhabitants. The Gestapo prepare to shoot a group of women and children
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Captives Captured Russians from Russian Infantry Regiment No. 63, caught near Gebrow; probably near Gebrow-Worobuijowka, Galicia; photographer: 9. Korpskommando.
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Anastas Mikoyan, Joseph Stalin and Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze, Tiflis (now Tbilisi), 1925.
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''La ceremonie du quarto; Au pied du monument, Gabriele d'Annunzio prononce le discours qui devait avoir, par toute l'Italie, un retentissement decisif: G d'Annunzio lisant', 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" L'Illustration, Paris, 1926.
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French Foreign Legion cemetery, Taourirt, Algeria, 20th century. Artist: Unknown