Historical Military Operations

Black and white photos capturing soldiers in Indonesia during the late 1940s, highlighting their patrols, interactions, and recovery efforts in a historical context.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC General Doorman in Soerabaja 2nd series. General Doorman speaks with men on an outpost. 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC General Doorman in Soerabaja 2nd series. General Doorman speaks with men on an outpost. 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Ambarawa. Training General Police. A recuit receives instruction gun shooting. October 23, 1974. Ambarawa, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Pentjak Puncak and surroundings. Soldiers in a village search cover. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Puncak
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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.
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Patrolgang Modjokerto. Patrol is in coverage on the slope of a railway. A briss shooter at the front. May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Spanish civil war: triumphant militia (Nationalist) in San Sebastian
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Herbegrafenis on the honor of Antjol from soldiers from Marine and KNIL executed in the war. Soldiers and relatives behind the hearse. November 29, 1946. Ancol, Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit to Sidikalang. The soldier thick swan from Amsterdam and the soldier1e class J.H. Venis from The Hague hold the guard at the corner of one of the streets of Sidikalang, after the Dutch troops had arrived there .. January 14, 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Anefo photo collection. Installation mayor and city council "Boy's village". August 6, 1953. Amsterdam
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Brigade of death, anarchist group members Ortiz. taken in Caspe July 25, 1936 in the Spanish Civil War.
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Barisan Bengawal. Safety bataljon v.d. Negara Soematera Timaer. On Thursday, April 1, 1948, a quota of 127 soldiers of the Barisan Pengawal of the Negara Soematera timoer per "Volendam" arrived. They were boarded in Medan and on the way to the Prince Bernhard framework school in Tjimahi to get a further education and ev. Continue to the school reserve officers in Bandung. With great enthusiasm, the select bests of the Barisan Pengawal (safety army) of the Negara Sumatera Timmer began their new task, namely the further training at the Prince Bernhard framework school in Tjimahi and EV. The school reserve officers in Bandung. From these quotas of selected forces, their own officers corps and framework for the safety army is formed. 1 April 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Purification Loekboek dienceng. A patrol through the rice fields. December 10, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit of the Sultan of Djokja on the Karo countries. The Republican Minister of War, the Sultan of Djokja, Hamengku Buwono IX arrived on Saturday 24 September at the MEDAN airport, accompanied by approx. 20 other Republican authorities, the Deputy Prime Minister Shafrudin Prawiranegara, the Minister of Information Mr. Samsudin and the President from the work committee of the cut, mr. Asate. They brought a short visit to the city and inspected some TNI posts on the Karo-Plastte .. September 24, 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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First Pictures of Siege of Madrid - A girl Red Cross worker repairs the breeches of a soldier during a halt in the advance on Madrid at Somosierra on the northern front.General Moia's Rebel army in the north of Spain is slowly advancing on the capital in conjunction with the army in the south. The policy of the Rebels is to starve the capital into submission and avoid the slaughter of thousands of civilians who are believed to be waiting to welcome the troops. September 01, 1936. (Photo by Keystone).
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Members of the 3rd Tank Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, review plans for infiltrating Iraqi defensive positions in Kuwait during Operation DESERT STORM. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)
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Men of the Border Regiment on a ferry ready to cross the Chindwin River, between Kalewa and Shwegying, Burma, January 1945. Men of the Border Regiment on a ferry ready to cross the Chindwin River, between Kalewa and Shwegying January 1945.
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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.
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The battle to lift the siege of Leningrad. Paratroopers before the attack. January 1944
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Poerwokerto status quo line at GOMBONG. Train with TNI families. Rail bridge separated by the status quo line. On the rails a foreign military observer (with Scottish headdress) is on the "Dutch" side. A company awaits the Republican side. April 26, 1948. Gombong, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Purwokerto
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Infantry II KNIL to depok. Relive of infanterists. Military wearing typewriter, next to him heavily machion weather on handcart. July 1946. Depok, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies
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The First Indochina War (also known as the French Indochina War, Anti-French War, Franco-Vietnamese War, Franco-Vietminh War, Indochina War, Dirty War in France, and Anti-French Resistance War in contemporary Vietnam) was fought in French Indochina from December 19, 1946, until August 1, 1954. The war took place between the French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps, led by France and supported by Emperor Bảo Đại's Vietnamese National Army against the Việt Minh, led by Hồ Chí Minh and Võ Nguyên Giáp. Most of the fighting took place in Tonkin in Northern Vietnam, although the conflict engulfed the entire country and also extended into the neighboring French Indochina protectorates of Laos and Cambodia. The war ended in French defeat at Dien Bien Phu in 1954.
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Bandoeng Baptism Irene Bridge by Co Amacab. Baptism of the restored rail bridge over the Tjitaroem at Dajeuhkolot (Irenebrug) by Co Amacab Commanding Officer - Allied Military Authority, Civil Affairs Branch. Soldiers at the Irenebrug board. October 3, 1946. Bandung, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Batch-Back Halians ***** -- Datches on their backs panting their POY (Prisoners of War) Status, there Italians see to work pigging stones for trenches and roads at a large disposal camp ***** here. January 01, 1942. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).
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Mauke, 1910s, Mauke, by William Saunderson Cooper. Gift of Andrew Cooper, 2001.
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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.
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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.
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Van Pakem and Baoengan. Man in Japanese uniform with hands on head is held under shot by Nederlande soldier. July 29, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Photo reportage on the island of Bangka and the town of Pangkal Pinang. Army Day in Pangkal Pinang. Demonstrations of the army. Actions with the Sabel. January 18, 1947. Banka, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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The ROKs Have a Fighting Navy - The big horns of the ROK Navy Band split up for small group practice at the naval reservation at Chinhae.The Republic of Korea has a Navy of approximately 50 ships and ten thousand officers and men. Whatever the ROKs lack in numbers they more than make up for in fighting spirit. To the ROKs falls the lion's share of the close inshore patrol and blockade of the long Korean coastline, a job that calls for their shallow draft craft and their aggressive sailors. Commando and behind-the-lines operations are a day in and day out job of the ROK Navy and Marine Corps. June 18, 1951. (Photo by "Official U.S. Navy Photograph").
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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.
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Poerwokerto, Poerbolingo, Bobotari, between Tjilatjap-MeloWoeng railway. A soldier (? Shoulderepaulets unknown) notes something in a notebook while holding a part. Another is busy assembly of a medium mortar. December 8, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Aruban boy scouts sing a welcome song for Prince Bernhard on Palm Beach. October 24, 1955. Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
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Chinese communist irregular forces boarding train cars near the Kwangtung-Kwangsi border. Photograph published 1949
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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.
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Near Cemetery, Levuka, Fiji, July 1884, Viti Levu, by Burton Brothers.
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The important Battle of Dien Bien Phu was fought between the Việt Minh (led by General Vo Nguyen Giap), and the French Union (led by General Henri Navarre, successor to General Raoul Salan). The siege of the French garrison lasted fifty-seven days, from 5: 30PM on March 13 to 5: 30PM on May 7, 1954. The southern outpost or fire base of the camp, Isabelle, did not follow the cease-fire order and fought until the next day at 01: 00AM; a few hours before the long-scheduled Geneva Meeting's Indochina conference involving the United States, the United Kingdom, the French Union and the Soviet Union. The battle was significant beyond the valleys of Dien Bien Phu. Giap's victory ended major French involvement in Indochina and led to the accords which partitioned Vietnam into North and South. Eventually, these conditions inspired the United States to increase their involvement in Vietnam leading to the Second Indochina War. The battle of Điện Biên Phủ is described by historians as the first tim
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Bandoeng. Rekruten from the Chinese safety corps Pao An Tui. Rekruten from Pao An Tui in training. Sergeant Wellaerd ut cling explains the operation of the gun .. November 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. 5 soldiers with bare torso posing for a neglected sports field. 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Members of the Easter Caribbean Defense Force arrive at the Racetrack Landing Zone near St. Georges during Operation URGENT FURY. They are armed with Belgian-made 7.62 mm FN FAL rifles. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC tour through West Java through the Hussars van Boreel (reproduction). KRAWANG: The reserve eskadron armored cars from the Hussars van Boreel regiment makes a fourteen-day exploration by West Java related children around the armored cars Humber Mark IV. March 13, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Patrol Surabaya. An Indonesian man with toddler and young boy come from a shelter. June 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Surabaya
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Magazine Unit - Logging in the Gabon. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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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.
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC "V.J." Day Memorial Palembang. "Victory Day" Commemoration of Palembang. Ceremony on ereveld. The solemn wreath in the cemetery near Charitas in Palembang through the recomba of South Sumatra, Mr. H. J. Wijnmalen. August 15, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Frank Forde. May 23, 1943. (Photo by The The Telegraphy Feature Service).
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Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. tour administrative officials mappi leads water. October 1955. Guinea
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Lieut. James Bean (McGraw, NY) and Pvt. Martin Lewis (Laveen, Arix) stringing wire for forward communications on the Arawe Peninsula (New Britain). February 14, 1944. (Photo by US Signal Corps Photo).
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Military Militär
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Poerwokerto-Banjoemas. Workers busy laying a pipeline for a hydroelectric power station. December 14, 1947. Banuymas, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Purwokerto
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The British Reoccupation of Singapore Captain R S Ross of the Royal Army Medical Corps examines a piece of cloth found with the body of an Allied prisoner of war exhumed by Japanese prisoners during a search for evidence of Japanese atrocities for the war crimes trials held at Singapore. It was thought the piece of cloth may have been used as a blindfold prior to the man being executed.
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Nationalist soldiers at San Sebastian, in the Spanish Civil War.
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Africa, ethiopia, tana lake, 1920-30.
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Ethiopian War (Abyssinia) - War File - Troops Military. November 18, 1935. (Photo by Associated Press).
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11/30/1915. The Voyage of Lord Kitchener. The English Minister of War, Lord Kitchener (X), examining the Ruins of a Turkish fortress conquered by the Allies at the Dardanelles.
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Staff Music KNIL. Concert Staff Music Knil conductor. May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Madrid. 07/25/1936. The dynamite section of the Iron Battalion, which is preparing to go to the front.
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Old Glory And Chinese Flag Go Up -- The stars and stripes and the Chinese flag are raised over the area near Luichow after its evacuation by the Japanese. The ***** saluting was not identified. July 27, 1945. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).
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Yellow river in flood China. July 18, 1938. (Photo by The Domei).
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PLATOON (1986), directed by OLIVER STONE.
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DN-SN-86-00512. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Point Salines Country: Grenada (GRD)
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An African soldier poses in front of a thatched hut as though he is attacking (although there is no bayonet on the end of his rifle). Original manuscript caption: Co. Sergeant Major. 2nd KAR.
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The completed memorial tablet to Australian troops at Nahr-el-Kelb (Dog River), a few miles north of Beirut, Lebanon. On this spot (Victory Rock, in the Dog River Gorge), are 17 other inscriptions cut by past conquerors. Among them are :- Asarchaddon, King of Assyria in 700 BC; Rameses II, of Egypt; Nebacadnezzar; Barquq, the Mameluke Sultan; Caracall, the Roman; General Gouraud; and Napoleon III. June 30, 1942.