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Historical Military Inspections

Black and white photos depicting military inspections with historical figures; soldiers in traditional uniforms amidst snowy and natural settings.

Emperor Charles I. during his journey to Isonzofront, Istria, Carinthia and Vorarlberg (1 - June 6, 1917).

Commanders in Chief of the French and British Armies, of the Allied troops and the American Army: left to right, Philippe Petain (1856-1951), Douglas Haig (1861-1928), Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929) and John Pershing (1860-1948), July 1918, Grand Quartier General, France, photograph from the magazine L'Illustration, year 76, no 3937, August 17, 1918.

08/15/1917. Yesterday's Events at the Model Prison - the general director of Prisons, Marques de la Frontera (X), with Some Employees and Journalists, upon leaving the Cellular Prison where He Was to Find Out About the Events That Occurred.

A line of soldiers marching with rifles

Madrid, 10/24/1906. Reception held at the Royal Palace. Departure of the military element.

10/31/1914. Imposition of Decorations. Imposition of the Iron Cross To the German Soldiers and Officers who most Distinguished themselves in Recent Combats. Photo: R. Parrondo.

German Officer announces the outbreak of World War One, in Berlin, 31 July 1914

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection British and Portugese officers with interpreters in camp in England.

Sr.wives Prince Gross Prior FRA Hardegge Ritter Ord.D. Palet. .

Kaiser Karl I. in Vezzano, 17.1.1917 .

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

World War 1 in the Middle East. German General Erich von Falkenhayn with Turkish Commander, Cemal Pasha in Jerusalem. Falkenhayn is left of the girl, and Cemal is on the right. 1917. (BSLOC_2013_1_58)

REVISTA BLANCO Y NEGRO - LOS REYES DE ESPAA EN ROMA - 1923.

The Royal Visits To the Western Front, 1914-1918

Photo collection First World War. Cossacks and German soldiers for a building. 1914-1918}

General Arnold during a visit to a US Air Force base in North Africa.

Prad: Oberjäger Caspar Walnöfer, which in 1866 for conquest of a gun in the Battle of Custozza received the Golden Tapeswear Medal, tells his experiences. .

Kaiser Karl I. When the funeral of the Gross Admiral Anton Haus in Pola, 10.2.1917 Grossadmiral Haus died on his flagship Viribus Unitis on 8.2.1917

Inspecting the 37.Honvedinfanteriedivision by Archduke Karl, February 1916.

September 1909. Interesting Interview. Conference of Generals in La Restinga. Generals Marina (1), Orozco (2) and Tovar (3), during the preliminary interview of the Current Operations, held in the Restinga camp. With them are the new colonel of the King's regiment, Mr. Águila (4), and the assistant of the marine general Captain Bascarán (5).

Casara del tombal. Excellence Field Marshal Conrad V.hötzendorf and General Major of Vidale, Divisionär der 18.i.T.D. .

Group of decorated underpasses and teams infantry regiment No.1. .

War album 28, picture 7843.

Image of the arrival of H.L. Himmler (S.S. Reichsführer) for a visit to ir. A.A. Mussert (leader of the National Socialist Movement, N.S.B.) in the headquarters of the N.S.B. (Maliebaan 35) in Utrecht, after which they will visit the Hagespraak site on the Goudsberg in Lunteren; Behind Himmler, v.l.n.r. H.A.J. Kessler (adjutant of Mussert), H.A. Rauter (Höhere SSund Polizeiführer in the Netherlands) and Jhr. D. de Blocq van Scheltinga (head of General Affairs Office of the N.S.B.).

08/31/1921. Madrid. The civil guard, the Minister of the Interior, Rafael Coello, (1), accompanied by the General Directors of the Civil Guard (2) and Security (3), reviewing the Civil Guards of Madrid.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC ArmsVelivery and evacuation T.N.I. In the area of Poerwakarta at Staf 2e Infantry Brigade. Poerwakarta: Here too, the evacuation of TNI troops went into smooth pace Dutch officers. In the middle Colonel J.A.W. Uijlenberg. 8 February 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Purwakarta

Excellence of Hazai in the area of the 179th infantry case at Campestrin. .

The Snake Man: A contortionist entertaining his fellow French soldiers by performing seemingly impossible contortions. From Le Flambeau, Paris, September 1915. First World War France Entertainment Circus

War album 28, picture 7836.

General group group with visiting Turkish prince in Cacak. .

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

Excellence Field Marshalleutenant by Boog says goodbye to the German Master Officer. .

Kaiser Wilhelm II inspecting German soldiers in the field during World War 1. Wilhelm's WW 1 command role was mostly that of a figurehead, with most power in the hands of Hindenburg and Ludendorff (BSLOC_2017_2_47)

The March on Rome: Benito Mussolini between generals Balbo Bono Vecchi and Bianchi.

Italian officers in Tripoli, Libya during the Turco-Italian War (Italo-Turkish War) which took place between September 1911 and October 1912.

Ferdinand Foch, French general and Allied Supreme Commander in World War I, 1918. Artist: Unknown

The Nanking Massacre or Nanjing Massacre, also known as the Rape of Nanking, is a mass murder and war rape that occurred during the six-week period following the Japanese capture of the city of Nanjing (Nanking), the former capital of the Republic of China, on December 13, 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War. During this period, hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians and disarmed soldiers were murdered and 20,000-80,000 women were raped by soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army.

Japanese Troops at Chemulpo after Naval Battle and waiting to be sent to Seoul, photograph by Robert Lee Dunn, February 1904

General-General Karl of Tersztyansky of Nadas, Army Commander of the 3rd Army at a Garden Festival in Salins in Kalusz, July 1917..

Parade of troops in front the war ministry Kerensky, July 1917, Russia, Europe

Greek army regiment leaving for Piraeus, Athens, Greece, First Balkan War, photograph by Cattani, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXIX, No 43, October 27, 1912.

Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

Prisoners of war. German prisoners of war guarded by English Soldiers. Left high Luftwaffe officer, next to him soldier of the Allies. Prisoners of war in the background.

Second World War. Netherlands under German crew. Troupe of the German Wehrmacht on a barracks yard (well at the Hague)

02/19/1919. Madrid. In the church of good success. His Royal Highness the Infante D. Carlos (X) Conversing with the Marine General upon leaving the Funerals Celebrated yesterday for the Soul of the Deceased Chiefs and Officers from the General Military Academy.

Generals Carlo Porro and Luigi Cadorna in Grado, Italy, World War I, photo by Sormani from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLII, No 43, October 24, 1915.

David Lloyd George (1863-1945), as Secretary for War, touring the British front in France, September 1916. He is pictured here (second from right) with Lord Reading (1860-1935), Liberal politician and Lord Chief Justice who accompanied him on his visit (on left). After the war Lord Reading was British ambassador to the United States of America and Viceroy of India until 1926. Date: 1916

12/31/1909. The journey of Don Alfonso Xiii. HM the King leaving to visit the wounded of Melilla existing in the bonanza hospital.

'Les allies a Salonique', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916".

His Majesty during the 10th Battle of Isonzo His Majesty during the 10th Battle of Isonzo, Adelsberg, Isonzo front; photographer: Schuhmann.

'' Les Grands Chefs Allies; les quatre commandants en chef, a l'issue d'une reunion au Chateau de Bombon, quartier de Foch', 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Fotocollectie Eerste Wereldoorlog. The Western front. ... visit to the British ... Henry Rawlinson tells them all about a captured German mortar. {1914-1918}

02/02/1919. The fire last night in Madrid. The Captain General of Madrid, Mr. Aguilera (1), with his Assistants, and the Chief Director of Fires, Mr. Monasterio (2), Witnessing the extinguishing of the fire that occurred last night in Military Factories.

Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

Front visits high commanding officers and the monarchs on the Russian war showplatz.

09/30/1916. Tribute to a Hero. The Remains of Cape Noval Carried by four Capes from the Melilla cemetery to the pier to be transferred to Oviedo.

The Warsaw Uprising, 01.08. - 02.10.1944 Countess Maria Tarnowska, President of the Polish Red Cross and Dr Hieronim Bartoszewski, delegate of the Polish Red Cross, being blindfolded by German soldiers before passing through German lines to negotiate the evacuation of civilian population of Warsaw.

Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

War album 28, picture 7835.

French troops during the First World War.

Weapon rest negotiations at Karpilowka.

'L'Arrivee du General Pershing; Le general et ses officiers ecoutant la Marseillaise', 1917. First World War: the arrival of General Pershing (in France); the general and his officers salute the 'Marseillaise'. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

communist unit before departing for War. Tula. 1920.

Casablanca, Morocco. President Roosevelt reviewing American troops from an Army jeep 19430101 U.S. Secret Service agents, clockwise from centre, behind Roosevelt: James Jim Rowley, Wilmer Deckard, John Marshall, Elmer Hipsley, Charles Charlie Fredericks, Guy Spaman, and Jack Willard

Photograph from 1914, showing Tsar Nicholas II lunching with French officers during manoeuvres of his army. Russia was to form a triple alliance with France and Great Britain during World War I. Date: July 4th, 1914

08/31/1918. Flag Swearing of the Recruits of the Instruction quota. 1.-in Bilbao. 2.-in San Sebastian. 3.-in Madrid, in the Vad-Ras regiment barracks. Photos: mayoral.

08/31/1915. The Marchioness of Borja Imposing a medal on the Scouts of El Escorial at the Bandera swearing-in ceremony. Label: Baldomero.

Prince of Wales Edward VIII on march

French Troops Leave Essen: French troops leaving with their colours. Animated scenes were witnessed on the departure the French troops from Essen. January 1, 1929. (Photo by Central News).

Replacement of barracks guardSpice up. Replacement of barracks guard

Der Herzog Von Windsor in Frankreich.Dieser Taga traf der Herzog Von Windsor, der the malige engl ische Konig Edward VIII, auf Schloss Cauds in Frankreich zu einem ***** in. U.B. Zeigt die Posten for dam Sohloss, die eigena our Bewachuag des Herzags aufgestellt warden. June 21, 1937.

05/31/1915. The Emperor of Germany. William II accompanied by the famous German painter, Bartel, whom he invited to visit the Franco-Belgian battle line. Photo: R. Parrondo.

U.S. Consulate, Tientsin

Anefo photo collection. Arrival at Schiphol from Canada Minister Brooke Claxton. March 26, 1950. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Primolano. General overall Count Scheeuchstuel in front of the officer fair. .

Thessaloniki - General Maurice-Paul-Emmanuel Sarrail (1856-1929) crossing a street with his French Admirals. The French Army of the Orient was despatched to Thessaloniki in October 1915 as part of the Allied expeditionary force which landed at Thessaloniki as the base for operations against pro-German Bulgaria during WWI. This culminated in the establishment of the Macedonian or Salonika Front.. Date: 1915

Colonel de Jongh, commander of the Corps of Air Surfartillery in Utrecht, has left the military service from 1 November, and said goodbye to the Corps in connection with that, which he led for many years. After the inspection of the troops, Colonel de Jongh handed over the command of the Corps of Air target artillery to Superior Maas, which was temporarily taxed with this position.

School boys trained to deal with incendiary bombs in the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics). 1942

General Nikolai Petrovitch Linievitch, Russian army commander in Manchuria, China, with his chiefs of staff, Russo-Japanese war, drawing by R Griffi from a photograph by Hejk, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXII, No 30, July 23, 1905.

Military worship.

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection American troops attending Armistace Service in Winchester Cathedral explained to them.

04/11/1921. Seville. In the General Captaincy. HRH Infante D. Carlos (X), new Captain General of the Region, during the Reception of the Military element.

Front trip Emperor Charles I from 14.- 18.6.1917 to the Southeast Front and Budapest, Dorna-Kandrenny.

Großenhain. Replacement of the guard, Hus.-Regim. No. 18

The Coronation of King Abdullah in Amman. From right to left, King Abdullah, Emir Abdul Illah (Regent of Iraq), and Emir Naif (King Abdullah's youngest son). Taken on May 25th 1946.

An improvised dance to celebrate good news from the front, Russia, World War I, photograph by S Korsakoff, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLI, No 51, December 13, 1914.

Emperor Charles I in Trieste during his front journey to the Isonzofront, Istria, Carinthia and Vorarlberg, which lasted from 1 June 1917 to 6 June 1917.

Austrian General Franz Conrad von Hotzendorf (1852-1925), left, Chief of Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army, photograph by Hohlwein and Gireke, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLI, No 32, August 9, 1914.

Primolano.Indeption of an Italian top. .

German Crown Prince in military car

Army Commandant, Archduke Friedrich, attends the troops of the 16th corpskommandos behind the Archduke stands the General Staff physician because (only the head can be recognized), next to the General Auditor, Dr. med. Ernst Junk and next to him Pilelandmaster Wenzel Freiherr von Wurm

Archduke Friedrich. Monte Rover Saddle. .

Vsevobuch working regiments at the parade in Moscow on Red Square. May, 1919.

Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941)

Under anti-clerical laws in Spain in 1932 the clergy had restrictions placed on their authority. Here Jesuit priests pack cases as they leave their seminary to seek refuge outside the cities.

Military greeting..

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