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Historical Military Parades

Black and white images of military parades celebrating victory and regime displays from the early to mid-20th century, featuring large crowds and formations.

Francisco Franco on platform overlooking military parade, Second anniversary of the Dia de la Victoria, Madrid, Spain, April 1, 1941

10/25/1913. Yesterday's unfortunate event. Moment of Antonio Morales (X) being arrested, who tried to attack Mr. Maura yesterday when the illustrious politician left the palace.

Black and white photograph of World War II (1939-1945) showing Paris on VE (Victory in Europe) Day, 8 May 1945. A large crowd of people gather at the Place de L'Opera in the afternoon.

Madrid, 5/31/1906.- Wedding of Alfonso XIII with Victoria Eugenia Julia Ena de Battenberg.

10/27/1936. Aspect of a demonstration organized in Madrid to ask that all men occupy a position on the front after military training.

Transfer of the corpse King Franz II from Naples from Arco to Trento. .

Nazi Prisoners Rounded Up at Frankenberg -- Nazi prisoners fill the ground near this old stone building at Frankonberg, 80 miles east of Cologne, Germany, March 30, 1945, after capture of a German chemical warfare camp in the area by troops of the 104th Division, First U.S. Army. May 14, 1945. (Photo by U.S. Signal Corps Photo).

Anefo photo collection. 10-year commemoration installation New Guinea Council in Congress Building The Hague, overview room. December 1, 1971. The Hague, South Holland

'Return of the City Imperial Volunteers: Arrival at St. Paul's Cathedral', 1901. From "South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. VI", by Louis Creswicke. T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1901

Photograph of Arthur Greiser (1897-1946), a Nazi German politician, SS-Obergruppenführer and Reichsstatthalter, saluting his troops after the Battle of ód, Poland. Dated 1939

Transfer of the corpse King Franz II. From Naples from Arco to Trento ...

01/31/1910. Yesterday's fire in Madrid. House No. 6 on the main street during the extinguishing work of the fire that occurred yesterday afternoon.

EDITORIAL General de Gaulle, seen here walking through the streets of Bayeux, June 1944. Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle, 1890 - 1970. French military officer, statesman and 18th President of Fr

Anefo photo collection. 100 years of Kim Den Helder, first day. October 14, 1954. Den Helder

05/03/1917. Automobile Festival in Seville. 1. - Cardinal Almaraz Blessing the Automobiles. 2. - group of Road Workers Awarded with Medals and cash for the well-maintained Roads in their charge.

British horse-drawn artillery in a Belgian village, August 1914. Artist: Unknown

Berlin. 06/18/1940. Photograph of the meeting on June 18, 1940 in Munich. In the image: Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.

Salamanca Celebrates First Anniversary of The Civil War -- General view of the Ceremony at the War Memorial at Salamaca.The first anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil war was celebrated at Salamanca, from where the Franco operations on the Madrid front are Directed, on July 18th. July 29, 1937. (Photo by Keystone).

The Dutch army is practicing in La Courtine. Pay attention! The above description is a generic series description based on the information stated by the army film and photo service. In the long term, this global description will be specified.

Manifestation of revolutionary troops in front of the State Duma during the February Revolution, Steinberg, Yakov Vladimirovich (1882-1942)

01/31/1912. King's Journey to Seville. Don Alfonso.

March 1918. The swearing of the flag in Barcelona. A view of the walk of grace during the solemn Ceremony - Approximate date.

Hồ Chí Minh, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyễn Ái Quốc (19 May 1890 - 3 September 1969) was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1946-1955) and president (1945-1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). He formed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and led the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War until his death. Hồ led the Viet Minh independence movement from 1941 onward, establishing the communist-governed Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 and defeating the French Union in 1954 at Dien Bien Phu. He lost political power inside North Vietnam in the late 1950s, but remained as the highly visible figurehead president until his death.

09/30/1921. Saint Sebastian. In the Alberdi-Eder park the second Bastalion of the Sicilian regiment hearing a field mass before leaving for Africa.

05/31/1937. Demonstration of mourning for the death of the Aviators Don José Beseiro, from Ferrol, and Don Juan Serrano, from Albacete, Fallen in the Fight.

Polish Army Parade 1919

Yuri Gagarin during a parade in Warsaw ca. 1961.

The Italian minister of the colonies Pietro Bertolini's escort in Tripoli, Libya, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXIX, No 52, December 29, 1912.

The Minister of Corporations Ferruccio Lantini being welcomed at Sestri University, May 2, 1937, Genoa, Italy, 20th century.

October 9, 1936. Burial of Manuel Lloréns Cortés and José Alonso Manterola, Militants of the International Red Relief, Dead in the Fight.

Spain, Aragon, Huesca. Inauguration of the Canfranc railway. Entrance of King Alfonso XII (1857-1885) into the city of Huesca, on October 22, 1882. Drawing by Juan Comba. Engraving by Tomás Carlos Capuz. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882.

Passage of the Tsar's Family in the Kremlin. Opening ceremony of the Alexander III Monument, Photo studio K. von Hahn

Italian Troops Balilla (Italian Boys Organization). May 25, 1936.

Personnel Of The 90Th Photo Reconn Wing And Other Branches Of Service Enter A Church Somewhere In Italy To Attend Easter Sunday Services.

London Gives Thanks - Services On Parade -- A Contingent of the 1st Airborne Division march down Ludgate Hill on their way to Trafalgar Square.The largest services parade on London. Since the war ended took place today September 17 when men and women of the three fighting services paraded. Through ***** City. They were accompanied by ***** bands who played them to ***** where the Lord Mayor took the salute: The street to Trafalagar Square ***** chiefs of Staff took the salute. September 17, 1945. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

De Gaulle Greets Throng At Bayeux -- General Charles De Gaulle, former president of the French provisional government, is followed by a crowed as he walks along a street in Bayeux, Normandy, Sunday June 16. Later; He made a speech in which he broke his silence on politics to urge a two-chamber legislature with a strong executive. July 03, 1946. (Photo by Associated Press Photo)

Arrival of the Negus to Haifa - crowds along road (in Haifa or Jerusalem) waiting for the family of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I who arrived at Haifa on the British ship, the H.M.S. Enterprise, May 8, 1936

This photograph shows the street shortly before the bomb blast that killed Archduke Ferdinand and the Duchess. Date: 11th July 1914

Nazi victims and resistance fighters from France and Germany against the Nazi regime commemorated together the murdered of the Nazi regime on Good Friday 1945, Germany, 28.3.1975 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Tanks take part in the Peace Day Victory procession through London on 19th July 1919 to celebrate the end of World War One. Date: 19th July 1919

07/31/1936. Carrying the body of the militiaman José Suárez González, who fell in defense of the republic during the taking of the Infantry barracks.

Fascist Youth Of Italy -- Contingents of fascist youth organisations amassed before the coloseum and arch of constatine in Rome during the celebrations.Rome, April 6 - The tenth anniversary of the fascist youth movement (Opera nazionale balilla) was celebrated throughout Italy on April 4. May 25, 1936. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Hungary Celebrates Liberation Day -- Colonel General Milhaly Farkas, Hungary's Minister of defense (standing in car at right) addressed units of the Hungarian Army on parade in Budapest's square of Heroes, Apr. 5, as part of the liberation day celebrations. Leading Hungarian Politicians, foreign delegations, and representatives of the communist parties in the Western Countries watched the parade under the huge pictures of (left to right) Lenin, Hungary's Matyas Rakosi, and Stalin. April 1, 1950. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

The hanging of Hetherington and Brace, San Francisco, 29th July 1856 (1954). Artist: Unknown

Soviet troops in the city of Riga (October 1944)

Germany, Berlin, the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989.

A column of demonstrators in Petrograd on November 7, 1919. Soviet Russian propaganda art.

Preparation of Marines and other naval crew during the Four Days of Nijmegen in 1956.

Vladimir Lenin delivers a speech on Sverdlov Square at the parade of troops leaving for the Polish front.

Trooping The Colour -- A general view, made from admiralty towers, showing the march past during the trooping the colour. At horse guards parade, London, today, June 9.The King, standing on rostrum at left centre, takes the salute.Londoners had the first opportunity of greeting King George VI, since his illness and operation, when he took he salute at the trooping the colour on horse guards parade, London, today, June 9. The ceremony commemorates the King's official 53rd birthday. The King, wearing the uniform of Colonel in chief of the brigade of guards, rode to the ceremony alone in an open landau followed, on horseback, by Princess Elizabeth, Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, and the Duke of Gloucester, Colonel of the scots guards. June 24, 1949. (Photo by Associated Press photo).

The Eight-Nation Alliance assembled in Beijing following the defeat of the Boxer Rebellion. Within historic grounds of the Forbidden City in Peking, China, the Allies celebrated victory on Nov. 28, 1900. Immediately identifiable flags in picture: Italy, France, Germany, Russia and Japan (BSLOC_2017_20_31)

A view of a Soviet ABM-1B Galosh anti-ballistic missile in transporter launcher canister. Country: Unknown

U.S. Air Cadets Study At Yale University -- Cadets of the U.S. Army Air Forces Technical Training Command line up on the campus of 240-year old Yale University in the Eastern U.S. State of Connecticut. A third of the university's academic facilities and half of its living quarter are being used to train 2,700 cadets in photography, armament, maintenance, engineering and communications. March 22, 1943. (Photo by Interphoto News Pictures, Inc.).

Anefo photo collection. Soestdijk, Defile province. July 8, 1949. Soestdijk, Utrecht

06/12/1931. In Burgos, Reviewing the Troops. Photography: Espica, Burgos. Hazelnuts.

07/31/1936. The Andalusian Militias entering a town that was in the power of the Nationals.

The King in Seville. His Majesty D. Alfonso Xiii, on Horseback, with his Entourage, through the Streets of the Capital. F. Goñi. Abc 1910. His Majesty King Alonso Xiii, on Horseback, with his Entourage, on Santo Tomás Street.

Photograph of a protest against the partition of Palestine in Cairo

11/23/1975. Mortal remains of Francisco Franco in the ceremony dedicated to his farewell in the Plaza de Oriente.

Photograph showing a group of Republican supporters (left) taken prisoner by Nationalist troops (right) in a village near Seville, during the Spanish Civil War, 1936. On the left of the image, one of the Republicans can be seen undertaking a last defiant act - lying on the ground giving the Socialist clenched-fist salute. Date: 1936

March 1936. The "Armed" or Roman Soldiers of the very popular Macarena brotherhood.

Poll photo collection. Rome: The papal Swiss Guard in Vatican City. Peloton marches in exercise-out with rifle along a pond. 1938. Italy, Rome, Vatican City

King George VI, birthday parade & presentations, June 14, 1945, Jerusalem, Israel

Reich's Meeting Of The Former German East-Africans -- General Von Lettow-Vorback placing a wreath to the monument of Hormann von Wissmann.On occasion of the Reich's meeting of the former German East-Africans at Hamburg the heroic defender of former German-East-Africa, General von Lottow-Vorbook delivered a splendid speech which finished in the memory of the dead German colonial soldiers.A guard of honor consisting of former colonial soldiers emphasized the solemn appearance of this meeting. August 15, 1938. (Photo by Atlantic Photo).

Transfer of the corpse King Franz II from Naples from Arco to Trento. .

12/07/1917. The festival of the Patroness of the Infantry, in Madrid. Aspect that the Martin Theater offered yesterday, where a performance was held in honor of the Wad-ras regiment.

French Stage Victory March On V-E Day Parisians march through the Arc De -- Triomphe jubilantly waving flags of the Allied Nations, as they stage victory Parade in the French capital on May 8 following the official V-E Day announcement. May 09, 1945. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Soviet Army Parades on Anniversary of Revolution -- *****.A great parade of the Soviet Union's military strength passed Joseph Stalin, Molotov and other Soviet leaders on Red Square, Moscow, in honour of the 22nd anniversary of the October revolution. The Parade lasted two hours and among whose who watched it were Litvinov, apparently returned to favour, and finish delegates taking part in the talks with the Soviet. November 18, 1939.

Image of a Canadian Shermantank in the Hoofdstraat in Veenendaal during the liberation, with a cheering crowd of spectators along the street edges.

In Germany Today.Life gradually returns to normal in many parts of Germany. A well attended open-air Service held by the Salvation Army in Bielefeld, north-west Germany. The big air-raid shelter in the centre of the Square now used by the children as a grand-stand. October 6, 1947. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

Anefo photo collection. Journey from Queen Wilhelmina by liberated southern Netherlands (Zeeland, Brabant and Limburg). Middelburg. Koningin Wilhelmina leaves the provincial court or from Perrehuis to go to her car and continue her journey to Goes. March 16, 1945. Middelburg, Zeeland

Chinese navy watching propaganda performance on a ship. 1966

Madrid, 11/07/1956. View of one of the demonstrations that went to the Hungarian Legation to protest against the Russian aggression that the Hungarian population is being subjected to.

Antonio Lopez y Lopez (Antonio Victor Lopez Lopez de Lamadrid) (1817-1883), 1st Marquess of Comillas. Spanish businessman and banker. Burial and funeral of Antonio Lopez in Barcelona. Expression of public sentiment, on the occasion of the death of the Marquess of Comillas. Sketch taken by Luis Rigalt (1814-1894) at the passage of the funeral procession through the Plaza de la Constitucion (now Plaza de Sant Jaume), in front of the Palacio de la Diputacion (now Palacio de la Generalitat). Civil, military and religious authorities of the city took part in the procession, as well as representatives of the banks, credit societies, commerce, press, railroad, military and merchant marine, guilds of arts and crafts, and sailors. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 30 January 1883.

Antonio Lopez y Lopez (Antonio Victor Lopez Lopez de Lamadrid) (1817-1883), 1st Marquess of Comillas. Spanish businessman and banker. Burial and funeral of Antonio Lopez in Barcelona. Expression of public sentiment, on the occasion of the death of the Marquess of Comillas. Sketch taken by Luis Rigalt (1814-1894) at the passage of the funeral procession through the Plaza de la Constitucion (now Plaza de Sant Jaume), in front of the Palacio de la Diputacion (now Palacio de la Generalitat). Civil, military and religious authorities of the city took part in the procession, as well as representatives of the banks, credit societies, commerce, press, railroad, military and merchant marine, guilds of arts and crafts, and sailors. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 30 January 1883.

The Germans enter Prague Czechoslovakia, at the start of World War Two March , 1939. Archive WWII Photograph

A road in Constantine, Algeria, after looting and bloody riots. From 3rd to 6th August 1934, intermittent rioting occurred in the Algerian city of Constantine between the Jewish and Muslim populations. Date: August 1934

12/06/1918. At the Zarzuela theater. In Madrid, appearance of the room during the Function held yesterday afternoon on the occasion of the feast of the Purisima Concepcion, Patroness of the Infantry weapon, as a gift to the Covadonga regiment.

Brussels (Belgium), 7/17/1951. King Baudouin I of the Belgians places a wreath at the monument to the unknown soldier, after swearing in the Constitution of the Belgian people before Parliament. The day before, his father, King Leopold III abdicated.

Anefo photo collection. Unveiling of the National Monument. May 4, 1956

Meeting of the Petrograd Soviet of Soldiers Deputies in the Duma, Russia circa 1917. Formed by the socialists in St. Petersburg following the workers strike in March 1917. The Council formed an uneasy alliance with the, then provisional government.

March of the Nazi formations through the Brandenburg Gate Berlin, subsequent recording for the film about the seizure of power on January 30th, 2003, since no original film was produced on January 30th, 2003. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

10/15/1949. One of the Monumental Columns Called "Juanelos" - in memory of the great watchmaker and craftsman of the 16th century -, as it passes through José Antonio Avenue, on Sunday night, on the way to the Valley of the Fallen, where it will be installed with others. Four, at the request of the head of state.

España. Guerra civil (1936-1939). Reportaje de la revista Dia Gráfico con imágenes de la formación de la columna de voluntarios para combatir a los sublevados en Zaragoza, y fuerzas de asalto disparando tras una barricada formada por caballos tendidos en el suelo. Barcelona, 1936.

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

Conferrence at Royaumont. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Blind army veterans demonstration in favor of war, 1917, Saint Petersburg, Russia, Europe

Members of Mao Tse-tung's Red Guard pause at the Great Wall on their way to Peking from rural areas, 1967

Israeli army parade in Jerusalem, circa 1955

Photograph of a German Infantry marching through the Domplatz in Cologne. This was a defiant move made by Adolf Hitler against the Treaty of Versailles. Dated 1936

Back On Belgian Soil -- Home after six years of exile, Kiing Leopold of the Begians walks in the grounds of the palace at Laiken with (left) 19-year-old Crown Prince Baudouin, and 16-year-old Prince Albert. On the extreme right is Prince Amaury de Merode, Grand Marshal of the King's newly constituted court. July 23, 1950.

Hồ Chí Minh, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyễn Ái Quốc (19 May 1890 - 3 September 1969) was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1946-1955) and president (1945-1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). He formed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and led the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War until his death. Hồ led the Viet Minh independence movement from 1941 onward, establishing the communist-governed Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 and defeating the French Union in 1954 at Dien Bien Phu. He lost political power inside North Vietnam in the late 1950s, but remained as the highly visible figurehead president until his death.

Visit of Veterans Administration (VA) officials, 12:45PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks with about 200 officials from the Veterans' Administration (VA). Administrator of the VA, General John S. Gleason, Jr., stands at far left next to President Kennedy. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

12/31/1964. Aspect of the army pilgrimage As it passes through the Rúa del Villar Heading to the cathedral.

12/31/1941. Group of Orphans of Italian Volunteers Fallen during the Spanish Civil War, who came to Spain to join the summer camps of the Youth Front.

Anefo photo collection. Army: Princess Irene Brigade Amsterdam. Parade of the Princess Irene Brigade in Amsterdam service in the new church. May 31, 1945. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Russian Flags - Flags. November 07, 1941.

Here the affirmation of friendship Berlin found - Rome.While the two great statesmen, the leader and the Duce on Saturday, 7.5. on a big state dinner that hosted the Italian Prime Minister in honor of German guests at the Palazzo Venezia, the indestructible loyalty and insoluble unity and togetherness of the two great nations reaffirmed anew, had there gathered on the Piazza Venezia hundreds of thousands that the two statesmen their appearance cheering.Here the festive illuminated Palazzo Venezia; before the cheering crowd. May 8, 1938. (Photo by Atlantic Photo).

09/30/1915. D. Alfonso Xiii in Valladolid. HM the King Hearing the campaign mass Celebrated in the courtyard of the cavalry academy on the occasion of the swearing of the flag by the recently admitted students.

French World War Two propaganda: Petain appeals to French youth Date: 1940

Berlin Wall Photo - August 1961 - East German Troops and 'People's Police' Block Brandenburg Gate.

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