Historical Military Parades

Black and white images of military parades and public events, showcasing soldiers, celebrations, and significant historical moments from the early to mid-20th century.

The Marquis of Magaz, Magaz y Pers, Antonio (1864-1953) arrive in Berlin as Nationalist Spain's Ambassador in 1939

Madrid, 04/14/1931. Proclamation of the Second Republic. In the image, the first Army forces that took to the streets mixing with the people.

H.M. Koningin Juliana and Prince Bernhard attend the DEILERE during the 10-year liberation party in Wageningen on May 5, 1955.

The Marquis of Magaz, Magaz y Pers, Antonio (1864-1953) arrive in Berlin as Nationalist Spain's Ambassador in 1939

Victoria Celebrations. August 20, 1945.

Black and white photo of violent incidents in Clichy.

Vigo (Pontevedra), 05/26/1939. Spanish Civil War. Farewell to the Condor Legion by the military authorities in Vigo, before their return to Germany.

De. Gaulle's Foreign Legionaires On Parade - Men of the world famous French foreign legion, some with Bren guns, who have joined with General De Gaulle the fight for freedom, seen on parade at their British headquarters. September 17, 1940. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Red Army parade in Moscow, 1939. The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and, after 1922, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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Marshal Graziani, new Chief of the Italian General Staff, Pro British in outlook, he replaces. June 06, 1938.

Photograph of the patrol of the October Revolution . The revolution was led by the Bolsheviks, who used their influence in the Petrograd Soviet to organize the armed forces. Dated 1917

01/18/1980. San Lorenzo de el Escorial: the Mortal Remains of HM King Alfonso Xiii received final burial in the royal pantheon of the monastery of El Escorial.

Anefo photo collection. National Reserve Defile in The Hague. April 29, 1950. The Hague, South Holland

01/31/1923. Rome. Solemn Tribute.Prince Umberto (X), heir to the Throne, with his Grenadiers, pays tribute to the Unknown soldier, on whose grave they placed a bronze plaque.

Sailors marching from Bourke St into Elizabeth St. portion of large crowd on Bourke St hall. This crowd lock ended right up to Queen St. October 21, 1941.

Inspecting of Passing out Cadets at Sandhurst -- Presentation of the sword of Honor to the best cadet of the term, sebior under officer Jeffries, of no 1 Company, by Sir Cyril Deverell.Field Marshall Sir Cyril Deverell, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, was the inspecting officer at the passing out inspection at the Royal Military College here today. August 17, 1936. (Photo by Associated Press Photo)

'Au quartier general d'armee du general Nivelle; le prince Arthur de Connaught, cousin germain du roi George V, remet des decorations aux officiers et aux hommes de troupe de Verdun', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916". (General Nivelle's army headquarters; Prince Arthur of Connaught, first cousin of King George V, presents decorations to officers and enlisted men of Verdun)

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05/06/1943. Returnees from the blue division parade through the Plaza de España on the way to the Pilar temple.

POUM militia guards the Headquarters of the POUM in Barcelona 1936. In the background stands British writer George Orwell. The Workers' Party of Marxist Unification (Spanish: Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista, POUM; Catalan: Partit Obrer d'Unificació Marxista) was a Spanish communist political party formed during the Second Republic and mainly active around the Spanish Civil War.

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

Guards Rehearse Colour Cermony... -- Two hundred officers and men of the Welsh Guards with band in full-dress uniform marching from Wellington Barracks to Buckingham Palace this afternoon. The King from a window at the Palace watched the men rehearse tomorrow's ceremony at which he will present them with the new colours in the Palace Gardens. June 1, 1949. (Photo by Daily Mail Contract Picture).

Sstreet demonstration in Poland during the martial law of 1981-1983.

The 1962 victory parade.

11/16/1922. Paris. Commemoration of the Armistice. The Flags of the Regiments that took part in the War when leaving the Invalides. (photo Henri Manuel).

During his recent tour of State, Mussolini received amazing welcomes from the peasants including this sign at Calabria. April 23, 1939.

Yanka moving up to front. July 7, 1954.

Anefo photo collection. Tour of Prince Bernhard by West Netherlands. The honorary guard for the town hall in The Hague. 29 June 1945. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. 10 anniversary Infantry school in Harderwijk. March 4, 1958. Harderwijk

1953 Victory Parade.

Fast Brass In Milan - The band of Italy's popular Bersaglieri troops, who do most of their training on the double, takes off on a customary double time concert through the streets of Milan on Sunday, the 114th anniversary of their corps foundation. Italian pride in their sprinting militia, with its familiar cock-feathered helmet, outranks even the enthusiasm engendered by their mechanized forces. June 21, 1950. (AP Wirephoto).

Anefo photo collection. Wezep Parade and presentation Awards Korea. February 7, 1952. Korea, Wezep

Paul von Hindenburg inspecting school groups, historical photograph, ca. (1932), probably photographed by his valet, Neudeck Estate, Germany, today Poland, Europe

08/25/1937. Triumphant entry of the National Troops in Santander.

'Les fetes du 8 decembre 1918 a Metz; Un escadron feminin: jeunes filles montees sur les cheaux des dragons de l'escorte pour mieux voir les Presidents', 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

09/30/1953. Attendees at the tribute to A Franco.

Ethopean Troops (Abyssinia) - War File - Troops Military. November 04, 1935.

Russia/Germany: 57,000 surrendered German troops, now prisoners of war, marched through Moscow, 17 July 1944

Weigall founded ***** school cadet corps. July 23, 1934.

Avilés, August 1924. The transfer of the remains of Pedro Menéndez. In the image, the urn leaving City Hall, carried on the shoulders of the military attaché of the United States embassy, assistants to the Captain General and the Military Governor and Government Delegate.

05/01/1908. Discovery of the Commemorative tombstone of May 2nd Placed on the parapet of the Royal Stables.

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

Constantine I of Greece, head of the Chiefs of Staff entering Ioannina, Greece, First Balkan War, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XL, No 13, March 30, 1913.

St. Georges day.Services of the order of St. Michael and St. George at St. Pauls Cathedral. (L-R) General Sir Harry Chauvel, (Australia) and Capt. J. R. Hall, leaving St. Pauls. April 23, 1937. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited).

07/31/1936. Forces of the Cartagena garrison, parading as they leave the Cartagena barracks, to join the columns fighting on the front.

Agriculture in Britain during the First World War Members of the Women's Land Army on parade on the Brighton seafront during the First World War.

Demonstration at the Red Square

P.O.W.S. In Camp & Released - Australian Military. August 7, 1943.

Military parade, Marx Engels Platz, East Berlin

A march past by the new Israeli army during the War of Independence 1948

The Invasion Of Denmark -- In spite of her non ***** pact with Denmark, Germany occupy British territory forcibly. German troops ***** a little village of Denmark on the ***** of Flensburg. April 1, 1940. (Photo by Central Press Photos Ltd.).

05/14/1915. During the Lisbon Events. A group of Revolutionaries in the town hall square.

The General Strike, London, 1926. Military Guards for Food Supplies

The surrender of the garrison of American-Philippine troops on the island of Corregidor in the Philippines, May 1942

03/31/1918. Burial of Mr. Labra, in Madrid. 1.-the funeral procession of the illustrious president of the Athenaeum, upon leaving the Mortuary House. 2.-the presidency of the duel.

04/05/1937. The Valencian brigade parading through Madrid.

09/23/1912. In front of the royal monastery of El Escorial. Parade of Troops that Honored the Corpse of the Infanta Doña Maria Teresa.

An Embarkation Port -- Gateway Into War -- Huge corrugated steel doors rise at a pier somewhere in the United States to admit a column of troops ordered to sail to a foreign land. Their convoy has reached its destination safely. June 30, 1942. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Italian Fascist soldiers march into a town in Spain during the Spanish Civil War

Coronation Contingent - Australian Troops. April 19, 1937. (Photo by London News Agency Photos Ltd.).

Anefo photo collection. Visit President Tubman from Liberia. Inspection honorary guard. October 15, 1956. Liberia

Brussels, Belgium: 1914 German soldiers marching through Brussels shortly after invading the country.

Shanghai Gold Stampede - A Shanghai,China, policeman pulls an umbrella-wielding woman from the crowd that fought to gain entrance to the Central Bank of China on Dec. 23 in an effort to exchange gold yuan, new currency, for one ounce of gold. Seven persons were reported killed andhundreds Injured in the stampede. December 26, 1948. (Photo by Associated Press Wirephoto).

Photograph taken of German army officer and his bride being married in Paris 1941, during the Second World War. Dated 20th Century

Rally at the castle freedom in Berlin. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

German wedding at the church of la Madeleine, Paris, 1940-1944. Guests giving Nazi salutes to the bridal party. The photographer is unknown.

Group of men storming the Winter Palace, October Revolution, Russia, November 7, 1917

Soldiers demonstrations in Petrograd in the February 1917 Russian Revolution

Anefo photo collection. National Reserve Defile in The Hague. April 29, 1950. The Hague, South Holland

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection American troops preparing to entrain at Wiinchester Station.

Blue Devils Visiting America - The chasseurs alpins are the elite mountain infantry of the French Army circa 1918.

Ceremony after an assault on allied sailors, January 27, 1917, Athens, Greece, Europe

March 1912. Madrid. Parade of a section of cavalry recruits of those who swear the flag today.

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

Black and white photograph of a demonstration of the Popular Front in Madrid in July 1936.

Chinese Nationalist troops entered Thailand in the 1960s and were divided into three main groups. The KMT 5th Army, numbering just under 2,000 men and commanded by General Tuan Shi-wen, established an armed camp on Doi Mae Salong close by the Burmese frontier in Chiang Rai Province. The KMT 3rd Army, numbering around 1,500 men under the command of General Li Wen-huan, made its headquarters at the remote and inaccessible settlement of Tam Ngop, in the farthest reaches of Chiang Mai Province. Finally a smaller force of about 500 men, the KMT 1st Independent Unit under General Ma Ching-kuo, acted as a link between the two main factions, reporting directly to Taiwan. All three groups were considered to be 'Haw' by the Thais, though of the three commanding officers only one, General Ma Ching-kuo, was a Muslim.

General de Gaulle at Arc de Triomphe. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

12/31/1913. On January 1st in Berlin. The Emperor and his Sons Heading to pass the solemn annual review of the first of the year To the Troops.

French street sellers offering souvenirs to a truckload of German soldiers, Place de l'Opera, Paris, 27 July 1940. The photoghrapher is unknown.

Minister Goebbels and Funk open the radio exhibition. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

Paris, 07/14/1916. Appearance of Magdalena Square during the parade of Russian soldiers.

Adolf Hitler at fourth rally which lasted four days. Hitler, with the ban on his speaking lifted, spoke on the desperate need for racial purity. Date: August 1927

06/30/1913. The journey of the Infanta. HRH the Infanta Doña Isabel Reviewing the Troops that Honored Her Upon Disembarking in Barcelona.

Huge Banner Carried By Released POWs - Chinese prisoners of war being returned to UN forces in Korea after refusing repatriation to the Communist side carry this huge banner covered with Chinese characters. Other similar banners can be seen in the background. January 21, 1954. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

12/07/1916. The festival of the Patron Saint of the Infantry. Campaign Mass Celebrated yesterday by the King's regiment on the María Cristina walk.

Éamon de Valera 14 October 1882 - 29 August 1975, saluting the IRA during a parade in 1922. ) was one of the dominant political figures in twentieth-century Ireland. His political career spanned over half a century, from 1917 to 1973

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection A part of American troops having a porttion of Winchester Cathedral explained to them.

Funeral of the Late King George V.A general view of the Royal funeral procession passing along Piccadilly, London, W., en route from Westminster Hall ***** Paddington Station. January 1, 1936. (Photo by Topical press).

11/30/1936. The Sappers of the fortification Battalions Going To The Positions Taken From The Nationals, To Put Them In Conditions To Be Used By The Republican Troops.

Ejército, servicio militar. Desfile en Figueres, Girona. Años 70.

Black and white photograph of World War II (1939-1945) showing French troops entering Sienna, driving and marching through the streets to the applause of the people.

Churchill and Harriman in Moscow -- Churchill and Harriman, Roosevelt's Personal Envoy, at Moscow Airport with Monsieur. Molotov, taking a march past or a Guard of Honour provided by a Moscow Regiment. All members or this guard belonged to the famous "Red Guard" who last autumn, when Moscow was threatened, took the oath to stop or die. August 22, 1952. (Photo by British Ministry of Information).

Madrid, 12/21/1959. The official reception of the City Council, the Provincial Council and Madrid authorities took place in the Castelar roundabout, before a stage installed at the confluence of Paseo de la Castellana and Calle del General Martínez Campos, and next to the enormous arch of flowers 18 meters high. high by 16 wide raised there in honor of the visitor.

Kaganovich, Zhdanov, Mikhailov, Molotov, Stalin and Yagoda during the funeral ceremony of Maxim Gorky, Anonymous

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