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Historical Military Landscapes

A collection of black-and-white photographs depicting expansive military terrains, trenches, and observation points from World War I and early WWII, showcasing historical military contexts.

Photographs depicting military activities in France, May - June 1940. Included photographs of Rommel, Guderian, Dreuz, Bottcher, Italian General Garaboldi, Lucie Rommel, shots of Rommel with Hitler. Photographs of equipment and troops arriving and in action, from the personal collection of Rommel.

Grate Naval Base Entered By Allies; Striking Panorama of Toulon. August 22, 1944.

War album 89, picture 26036.

Russian open castle trench. 1 line south of Hieronimòw. Shooting shells are made of boards forming an equilateral triangle and shaken with sand. .

From the bainsize position 24.9.17. .

Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. Confederate Fort Darling on James river | Library of Congress

Position overview. Recorded on 25. III. 1916. Inf.rgt.nro.5. .

River , Rivers. Photographs of the First Naval District

The Boldurka south of the position of the prisoner battalion.

K.U.K .. Standing of the Landfantiererieresemes 35 in the mansion floor SoutheasternlProkopiwna.

Camp at Bede Uses His Arrow. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Dulce Strzegowa Standpoint on the road at Dulce Strzegowa. View of the battlefield looking north-west. Groups of Austrian gunners in the background. Wooded area; Russia, present-day Poland; photographer: Wobrom, 1. Operationsarmeekommando.

Chodorov: Machine gun for flyer defense nearest train station. .

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Orbost. March 1, 1949.

Anefo photo collection. Defense of Sjang Hai troops from Lines. May 2, 1949

An ARVN soldier during a training exercise in 1962, serving in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. This photograph captures the determination and dedication displayed by Vietnamese soldiers, as they were actively involved in military activities during the Vietnam War.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspectorate General H.J. Curls by Indonesia. B-25 Mitchell bomber rises or lands. May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Aerial recording. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

The Second Afghan War 1878-1880 The British Army camp at Fort Jamrud, Afghanistan.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Two damaged bridges together, partly restored. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Water Battery at Yorktown. Artist: James F. Gibson (American, born 1828). Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady (American, born Ireland, 1823-1896 New York). Date: 1861-65. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

War album 106, picture 32592.

Group portrait of the members of the Military Authority, District Utrecht Center, presumably at the fire station on Korte Minrebroederstraat in Utrecht, with on the front row in the middle Major Ir. A.M. Avéres, District's military commissioner, and on the rear row, all left, Dr. C.J. from Gruting.

Parachute bombs dropped from Allied aircraft blossom among camouflaged Japanese planes during an attack on but airfield, another of the dispersal fields in the Wewak area. Note plane in foreground, heavily camouflaged & supposedly protected by revetments.

Glider Reclamation -- Gliders Reclaimed From The Rees-Wesel Area Are Shown At A Field Near Brussels, Belguim. 26 April 1945.

Zdymadlo. Zdymadlo u. D. - Berkovic

Machine rifle commander apartment. Recorded at 5.Iv.1916 at Infantry Regiment NGO. 65.

Berlin Wall Photo - Berlin, August 1961 - In A Final Attempt to Halt a Flood of Refugees Escaping from East Germany Through West Berlin, the Communist Government of the Soviet Zone Moved On August 13th to Block Off East Berlin With Troops, Road Blocks and Barbed Wire.

Interior of Fort Sedgwick, before Petersburg 1861-65 Timothy H. O'Sullivan American, born Ireland. Interior of Fort Sedgwick, before Petersburg 267932

Photographs depicting military activities in France, May - June 1940. Included photographs of Rommel, Guderian, Dreuz, Bottcher, Italian General Garaboldi, Lucie Rommel, shots of Rommel with Hitler. Photographs of equipment and troops arriving and in action, from the personal collection of Rommel.

Petersburg, Virginia (vicinity). Fortifications and dugouts. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Reunion of British War Missions To the United States Collection Bridge across Rock Creek.

Winter horse stallions (outside) Podamia, 14.i.1916. .

Corps special troops. Terrain exercise.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Balige, Tarooeng, Si Borong-Brong and on the way to Padang Sidempoean 2nd police action, actions "rooster", "duck" and "pigeon". Jeep drives a kind of dyke road. December 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Purification actions around Medan. Medan-brostagi: Purification campaign in the Medan area. A patrol on the piso-piso plateau. October 13, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

These trucks are part of the ground crew equipment of the 57th Fighter Group that played a great part through out the entire offensive in the western desert that drove the Nazis out of Libya. Tripoli, Tripolitania, Libya.

Presumably a photo gallery of a honing unit with field of application in Galicia.

Ing. Pulvon Weg on the Kozi Breg, looking at the first serpentines at the camp Za Otoke, taken on April 21, 1916.

Soldiers inside Confederate Fortification, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 1864

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Patrolgang Knil Bataljon Infantry XI. The KNIL Bataljon Infantry XI ensures that in the glowing hot environment of Cheribon and Haoergevlis (north coast Java) for order and safety a bridge or lock complex. October 1949. Cheribon, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

War album 89, picture 26037.

07/17/1911. Spanish camp in Nador de Larache. Photo Caves.

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 Native village taken over by the British Army unit as a command post.

Marines aboard UH-34 helicopters during a military operation in Vietnam, captured on September 7, 1965. The UH-34 helicopters were essential assets for the American military during the Vietnam War, providing transportation and support for ground forces in various operations.

Photographs depicting military activities in France, May - June 1940. Included photographs of Rommel, Guderian, Dreuz, Bottcher, Italian General Garaboldi, Lucie Rommel, shots of Rommel with Hitler. Photographs of equipment and troops arriving and in action, from the personal collection of Rommel.

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

The Air Force bombs the Ydrebanan tracks like an exercise. The exercise took place north of Lake Skires.

Visit of Kaiser Karl in Vladimir Wolinsky inspection at the exercise place.

Anefo photo collection. Demonstration Radio-controlled target aircraft. January 27, 1960

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Jamboree 1963 in Marathon Greece. Overview and Jamborekamp from Helicopter. August 12, 1963. Greece

Nor. Drumllers Filf Field, nor, and.

A line of French infantry foxholes, 1918. Artist: Unknown

Anefo photo collection. Landmines clear at Hoek van Holland. Series of land mines clear at Hoek van Holland. August 1945. Hoek van Holland

Stormtruppe. .

Photographs depicting military activities in France, May - June 1940. Included photographs of Rommel, Guderian, Dreuz, Bottcher, Italian General Garaboldi, Lucie Rommel, shots of Rommel with Hitler. Photographs of equipment and troops arriving and in action, from the personal collection of Rommel.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Damaged. April 1952. Zeeland

Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.

Fort Fisher, N.C. Interior view of southeast end, showing site of main magazine. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Fort Fisher (N.C.), Siege, 1864-1865, Forts & fortifications, United States, North Carolina, Fort Fisher.

War album 107, picture 32938.

The left wing of the 25.infanteriedivision on the Styr.

Image of an inundation caused by the German occupier in the Utrecht area during the Second World War.

Wilhelm II hunting. Łopieński, Ignacy (1865-1941), graphic artist, Julian Fałat (1853-1929), painter

Anefo photo collection. Crashed German jet hunter. June 27, 1961

Rock Crew (Camp). 1923 - 1955. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Photographs depicting military activities in France, May - June 1940. Included photographs of Rommel, Guderian, Dreuz, Bottcher, Italian General Garaboldi, Lucie Rommel, shots of Rommel with Hitler. Photographs of equipment and troops arriving and in action, from the personal collection of Rommel.

Snowy trench. .

Welfare photos of Operation Cue Atomic Explosion , Nuclear explosions, Gasoline pumps, Gasoline tanks, Nuclear weapons testing, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Photographs depicting military activities in France, May - June 1940. Included photographs of Rommel, Guderian, Dreuz, Bottcher, Italian General Garaboldi, Lucie Rommel, shots of Rommel with Hitler. Photographs of equipment and troops arriving and in action, from the personal collection of Rommel.

Observation balloons in the section of the 4th K.U.K. Army.

Hunting - General. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Boemiajoe, Cheribon, Tom, tjilatjap. Mauritsbaai (South Java. October 22, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Battery Lamb Fort Fisher, N.C. , Fort Fisher, N.C., Jan. 1865, Battery Lamb. No. 1232, Title from item, Alternate title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner..by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c2003, Mounted with two other photographs, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, North Carolina, Fort Fisher (Fort)

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Camp Area Of "A" Squadron, 465Th Bomb Group, At Pantanella Airfield In Italy, 28 April 1944.

Fenced Field ,. Messenger Collection

China's Greatest Victory: Battle Of Changsha -- The Chinese encircled the Japanese between the Laotao and Liyuang rivers where they faced annihilation. Chinese units attack enemy position. January 01, 1942. (Photo by Pictorial Press).

Carmen Strip on Pohol, Cebu, Philippine Islands which may have been used by Japanese for staging of air attacks against Leyte when American forces landed there. Part of this strip was in sufficiently good repair for Curtis C-46s and Douglas C-47s to

Aerial view of a part of the area affected during the flood disaster of 1953. Note: The description of this photo is not yet complete and will be supplemented on the basis of the data available at a later stage. However, of many photos of the flood disaster 1953, the location is unknown.

German shelters in the forest at Bytom. .

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Five Hawker Hurricane Mark Is of No. 274 Squadron RAF clear the airfield boundary in formation, after taking off from Amriya Egypt.

Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. A Supermarine Spitfire Mark IX raises the dust as it taxies past a Hawker Typhoon Mark IB of No. 181 Squadron RAF, at an advanced landing ground - probably B2/Bazenville - in Normandy. The Spitfire is fitted with a 45-gallon 'slipper' fuel tank.

At the Ossuary of the Fallen of Pianto Romano. 1924

Landing ground from top of hanger in two sections, Lydda Airport. 1934, Israel, Lod

Photographs depicting military activities in France, May - June 1940. Included photographs of Rommel, Guderian, Dreuz, Bottcher, Italian General Garaboldi, Lucie Rommel, shots of Rommel with Hitler. Photographs of equipment and troops arriving and in action, from the personal collection of Rommel.

War album 67, picture 19241.

Cumberland Landing, Virginia. Federal encampment on the Pamunkey | Library of Congress

Pontoon across the Appomattox River, Virginia, Broadway Landing. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-2707. Pontoon bridges, Virginia, Appomattox River, 1860-1870, Rivers, Virginia, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Transportation, Virginia, Appomattox River, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Engineering & construction, Virginia, Appomattox River.

After the capture of the important place of Ankhe, pinch and Vietnam forces prepare their defensive positions. March 18, 1953. (Photo by Service Presse Information).

Bridge upgrade grubschow. (17 / II.1918.).

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Up to normal high water to one of the islands (4 km). June 1935. Germany, Wadden

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Purification Loekboek dienceng. Patrol continues over rice field. A volcano in the distance. December 10, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Folder Sommo, overall picture of the sinked path, taken on 19 September 1915..

Dead horses killed by a bomb during the Battle of the Chemin des Dames in 1917.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Herbegrafenis of war victims at the honorary cemetery Menteng Poeloe in Batavia. Batavia: On April 5 a massive restraint of war victims took place at the ereveld Menteng Poeloe .. April 5, 1948. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reporting Hollandia. Aerial photo. February 1947. Hollandia, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, New Guinea

Anefo photo collection. Series Wieringermeer. August 26, 1946. Noord-Holland, Wieringermeer

IECW Cottages during Storm. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

'Le general de Castelnau a Salonique; a travers la plaine et les hauteurs de Macadoine, au Nord de Salonique', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916".

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