Historical Military Leaders

Black and white portraits of military leaders from the mid-20th century, featuring formal attire and authoritative poses, reflecting a serious and historical mood.

Capt. Fitzsimmons - M.L.A. February 4, 1940.
Capt. Fitzsimmons - M.L.A. February 4, 1940.
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Gottlob Christian Berger (16 July 1896 - 5 January 1975) was a senior German Nazi official who held the rank of SS-Obergruppenfuhrer und General der Waffen-SS (lieutenant general) and was the chief of the SS Main Office responsible for Schutzstaffel (SS) recruiting during World War II.
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While visiting US Army troops participating in Exercise NORTHERN VIKING '89, Admiral William J. Crowe Jr., chairman of the Joints Chiefs of STAFF, tries on a baseball cap bearing the insignia of US Army Forces, Iceland. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN VIKING '89 Base: Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL)
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Field Marshal Sir Alan F. Brooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff. March 23, 1948.
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Second Lieutenant flyer observer G. (Gerrit) van der Wolf, born in Amsterdam on 11 April 1916, died in The Hague on 24 June 1985.
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Captain Henry George Kendall (1874-1965), captain of the ill-fated lliner, the Empress of Ireland, who went down with his ship on 29th May 1914, but was saved and taken aboard the colliding vessel, the Storstad. 1914
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General German Gil Yuste (1866 - 1948), Spanish officer who collaborated with the military coup that tried to overthrow the Second Republic and triggered the Spanish Civil War. He held after the conflict, several government officials of General Franco.
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Capt R.K. Cheng R.C.C.S. April 03, 1946. (Photo by Canadian Army Photo).
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GEN.MAJ. Marns a.j. Romijn (born 1928).
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Visit of US Chiefs of Staff to Uniforce HG at Fontainebleau. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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KTZ F.J. Van Strien (born 1930).
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Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko (1895 - 1970) Soviet military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union
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During inspector Gunnar Wickström
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S/Lrd. Jack Cornish - Aust. Pilot Attached to R.A.F. June 23, 1953. (Photo by Reuterphoto).
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Lite. Colly. Marns Tithir P. Dregmans (bully. 1909).
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GAMELIN, MAURICE GUSTAVE. GENERAL FRANCES. 1872-1958. PARTICIPO EN LA 1 Y 2 GUERRA MUNDIAL. REPRODUCCION FOTO.
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Edward Geary Lansdale (February 6, 1908-February 23, 1987) was a United States Air Force officer who served in the Office of Strategic Services and the Central Intelligence Agency. Lansdale was a member of General John W. O'Daniel's mission to Indo-China in 1953, acting as an advisor on special counter-guerrilla operations to French forces against the Viet Minh. From 1954 to 1957 he was stationed in Saigon as an advisor to the US supported government of South Vietnam. During this period he was active in the training of the Vietnamese National Army (VNA), organizing the Caodaist militias under Trinh Minh The in an attempt to bolster the VNA, a propaganda campaign encouraging Vietnam's Catholics to move to the south as part of Operation Passage to Freedom, and spreading claims that North Vietnamese agents were making attacks in South Vietnam.
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Portrait of Antoni Tomasz Jurasz - Professor of Surgery; around 1942 (1940-00-00-1945-00-00);Jurasz, Antoni Tomasz (1882-1961), Przewłocki, Janusz (1927-2007)-collection, World War (1939-1945), emigration, men's portraits, Polish army
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General Douglas Macarthur in the last days of World War 2, August 24. 1945. Within the month he was named Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in Japan, to oversee the occupation and reconstruction of the defeated nation. (BSLOC_2014_8_123)
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Timoshenko checks German Offensive on Sevastopol - New Picture.A new picture just received in London showing; Commander-in-Chief of the South-Western Direction, Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal S. K. Timoshenko.The German plan for a new land offensive against Sevastopol has been checked by Marshal Timoshenko's offensive towards Rostov and the Caucasus. June 9, 1942.
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Black and white photograph of World War II (1939-1945); portrait of French Admiral Francois Darlan (1881-1942).
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Portrait photo of General-Major der Infantry H.H. Dijcks.
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Captain at sea J.E. Cheese shooter.
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The President Of Brazil -- General Gaspar Dutra who took office as President of Brazil on January 31st 1946. General Dutra won a landslide victory in the Brazilian elections which took place on December 2nd, 1945. These were the first elections to be held in the Republic for fifteen years. February 05, 1946. (Photo by Reuterphoto).
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An informal portrait of GEN. Robert L. Rutherford. Effective late January 1994 he became Pacific Air Force commander. GEN. Rutherford took over in a time of personnel cutbacks, base closures and conflict in Korea over the nuclear inspection issue. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Anefo photo collection. Painting. Assignment. May 14, 1948
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Lt. Cmmdr. Batterham. July 15, 1953.
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VADM Robert L. Walters, deputy chief of naval operations, Surface Warfare, salutes during the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715). Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Anefo photo collection. Captain Van Den Berg. 1940-1945}. Britain, London
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Anefo / London photo collection. Portraits / Persons / Anefo London series. Sergeant R. van der Veer Venezuela Chef Supply Detachment London. {1940-1945}. Canada, London
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Eduard Dietl (1890-1944). German general. During World War II, he took part in the invasion of Norway commanding the 3rd Mountain Division. Portrait.
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New Portrait of His Majesty taken by M. Hugh Cecil at Buckingham Palace, he is ***** army ***** undress uniform of Admiral of The Fleet. October 24, 1940.
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Albert Foerster - Danzing Nazi Leader. August 25, 1939.
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Portrait of Lieutenant Sten Rosholm, 1938 Portrait of Lieutenant Sten Rosholm, Military Flight Driver. 2 pictures.
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Portrait photo of Brigadiereraal der Cavalerie R. Ubels.
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Anefo photo collection. Order Elsevier, Chief Inspector Kok. November 10, 1972
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The Allies: British Empire: Rear Admiral; Sir Edward Heaton Ellis. Eugene Burnand (d.1931), Drawing, Pastel, Paper, Portrait, Frame, Photograph, Replica, Armed Forces, Navy, War, Works on Paper
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Artwork: "LGEN John K. Cannon" Artist" Unknown. Country: Unknown
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The British Army in Italy, March 1945 Lieutenant General W D Morgan, the Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander of the Mediterranean Forces, Field Marshal Alexander, standing, wearing a cap, in front of a map showing the Mediterranean area at AFHQ, Caserta, Italy.
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DF-SC-89-11179. Base: Unknown
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Anefo / London photo collection. Portraits / Persons / Anefo London series. Lieutenant G.J. Berenschot. 1939. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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The Commander in Chief Home Forces, General Sir Bernard Paget, October 1942 Half length portrait of General Sir Bernard Paget, Commander in Chief, Home Forces.
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UK: Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery, victor of the Second Battle of El-Alamein, c. 1944
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Portrait of elderly Korean War veteran
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NATO Delegates. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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Commodore Grace M. Hopper, special assistant to the commander, Naval Data Automatic Command, speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Grace M. Hopper Navy Regional Data Automatic Center. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Võ Nguyên Giáp 1911 - 4 October 2013) General in the Vietnam People's Army and politician. He first grew to prominence during World War II, where he served as the military leader of the Viet Minh resistance against the Japanese occupation of Vietnam. Giáp was a principal commander in two wars: the First Indochina War (1946-54) and the Vietnam War (1960-1975). He participated in the following historically significant battles: Lng Sn (1950), Hòa Bình (1951-52), in Biên Ph (1954), the Tt Offe
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Gen. F. Genail C.O. , Military officers. Records of U.S. Army Operational
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Adjutant in the day.
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Lionel Bibby Sharpshooter. May 5, 1947.
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The Youth Against War Service Congress, here on 16. 5. 1970 in the Gruga in Essen. Soldier 70 N. N. at the lectern, Germany, Europe