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Historical Military Parades

Black and white photographs depict military parades and gatherings, illustrating historic events and the atmosphere surrounding troop ceremonies.

Funeral of George V on February 1st, 1936. George was born on June 3rd, 1865, and became heir to the throne after the death of his older brother, Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence from pneumonia. He married his brother's betrothed, Princess May of Teck in 1893 and together they had six children including the future Edward VIII and George VI. He died of influenza on January 20th 1936. Date: February 1st 1936

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Sint Nicolaas in Amsterdam. November 30, 1945. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Funeral of King George V (1936); King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. the four sons of the late king (King Edward VIII, the Duke of York, the Duke of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent) take part in the state funeral.

Image of the parade of soldiers of the mounted field artillery and the Enjoy Groups Regiment at the Stadhuisbrug in Utrecht at the opening of the V.V.V. Week.

King and Queen of England (Great Britain) visiting Washington D.C. circa 1938 or 1939 .

Anefo photo collection. Sixth Lustrum Nijmeegs student corps, entry Emperor Charles the Great in Nijmegen. May 14, 1954. Nijmegen

Hee ward by Mariniers at the Palace on Dam Dam while the visit by HM Koningin Juliana (1909-2004) and ZKH Prins Bernard (1911-2004) in 1958.

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

Popular Front demonstration in Paris. 1935. In June 1934, Leon Blum's socialist French Section of the Workers' International signed a pact of united action with the French Communist Party

Poll photo collection. Israel 1948-1949: Jerusalem. Infantry unit during the military parade on May 15, 1949 in Jerusalem on the occasion of the first birthday of Israel independence. January 1, 1948. Israel, Jerusalem

Parade for the 4th anniversary of national victory in World War I in Via Dante, Milan, Italy, November 4, 1922, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLIX, No 46, November 12, 1922.

01/31/1919. NY. Celebrating Victory. The famous military musician Phillip Sousa (X) conducting a US Navy Trumpet concert at the Altar of Liberty in Madison Square.

12/31/1918. Tribute to those who died for the country in Milan. The Piazza del Duomo at the end of the Funerals for the Dead in the War.

Coronation Of H.M. King Edward VIII -- Looking up Whiteball after the Coronation procession of the late King George and Queen Mary. June 22, 1911. (Photo by Sport & General Press Association Limited).

Anefo photo collection. Liberation joy: The Hague. Liberation party in The Hague.canadese carrier on the green market for the town hall .. May 1945. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Folk entertainment in Amsterdam. Bump REP. of the different festivities N.A.v. The liberation in the capital. DEILER for the Palace on Dam Square. Men's domestic armed forces with bracelet with inscription "CD". 28 June 1945. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Great crowds lined the streets as the King and President Roosevelt, and the Queen and Mrs. Roosevelt drove through the streets. Tanks and armored cars led the procession. Secret service men walked beside the cars. June 01, 1939. (Photo by The Associated Press of Great Britain Ltd.).

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

Anefo photo collection. Liberation parties: Belgium Brussels. Wreaths by freed French political prisoners on the grave of the unknown soldier in Brussels .. April 1945. Brussels

Photo collection Government information service. DIAS Opening States General. undated. The Hague, South Holland

State Railways SJ Operating Defense, Karlshamn's division, at Vasagatan Stockholm Central.

Image of the male members of the National Socialist Student Front during their march through Utrecht on the occasion of the 2nd country day, near the Academy Building (Domplein 29) in Utrecht.

Anefo photo collection. Value transfer. April 26, 1947

Ceremony for the centenary of the birth of Victor Emmanuel II (1820-1878) around his monument in Piazza del Duomo, Milan, Italy, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XVLII, No 12-13, March 21-28, 1920.

Great britain. parade. 1957.

Battle of Aspern, Century celebration in front of the Heldenplatz monument, Verlag or k, University bookstore R, Lechner Wilh, Müller, photographer, publisher

The honorary deposit by military royal military school on the Prins Hendrikkade / Hoek Damrak on the occasion of the marriage of H.K.H. Princess Beatrix and Z.K.H. Prince Claus. Marriage of H.K.H. Princess Beatrix and Z.K.H. Prince Claus.

Poland Keystone To The Kremlin.A sports parade in Poland. October 19, 1948. (Photo by Star Newspaper Service).

Opening of the German athletic festival in ***** on the Adolf Hitler-Platz before the minutes ***** commemoration for the war victims. September 04, 1934. (Photo by Keystone View Company).

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

Anefo photo collection. Sint Jorisdag. Bajschinders Dam Amsterdam. April 23, 1953. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Paris A departure of Troops Place de la Concorde. Departure of Troops Place de la Concorde, 8th arrondissement, Paris. Departure of Troops Place de la Concorde. Paris (SIRED ARR.). Photograph of Charles Lansiaux (1855-1939). Draw at gelatin bromide of silver. 1914-1918.

Image of the Memorial D-Day Parade.rode Cross Ambulances of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division in the Biltstraat, near the house no. 62, in Utrecht.

Dresden. The barracks d. K.S. 1. Grenad, -Regim. No. 100.

Anefo photo collection. Commemoration 10th May 1940 Haarlem. May 10, 1948

Here you can see entering the Royal Couple of the Palace on Dam Square. The banic and honorary guard at the entrance to the palace is supplied by the Marine Corps while passing through the honorary escort of the cavalry. Marriage of H.K.H. Princess Beatrix and Z.K.H. Prince Claus.

Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) Austrian-born German Chancellor, standing in a car taking the salute at a parade of SA troops, Nuremberg, 1935. Nazi Fascist

Smaldeel 1, with the commander of the marine forces (BDZ) vice admiral H.H.L. Pröpper (1906-1995) A / B from the flagship Kruiser Hr.Ms. The seven provinces (C 802), visited Copenhagen at the end of October 1958. On the occasion of the visit there were various festivities in Copenhagen.

Withdrawal. Monument To Alfonso Xii Inaugurated on June 6, 1922.

Beneath a flag hung at half-mast in memory of Count Bernadotte a curious crowd gathers to watch security council members attend meeting to determine the Swedish Peacemaker's successor. Palais (right) is roped off to give members clear passageway. September 18, 1948. (Photo by Dave Boyer, ACME Newspictures).

March 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.

1940s WWII WAR BOND RALLY FEDERAL TREASURY BUILDING NEAR NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WALL STREET MANHATTAN NEW YORK CITY USA

Anonymous. Funeral of General Galliéni. : Set of the Court of Invalides during speeches. Court of Invalids during the speeches delivered during the national funeral of General Joseph Galliéni, 7th arrondissement, Paris, June 1, 1916. Drawing with gelatino-silver buromure. June 01, 1916-01 June 1916. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Great War, War 14-18, War 1914-1918, First World War, XXth XXth XX 20th 20th 20th century

Oviedo, 04/01/1941. A moment from the campaign mass celebrated on Paseo de José Antonio, on the occasion of the second anniversary of the victory in the Spanish Civil War.

Crowds of people and a guard of honour of tanks, meeting M. Maisky, Soviet ambassador, and members of the Russian military mission when they arrived at a tank factory somewhere in Great Britain(), where the weeks tank production is for Russia, showing the Stalin tank, which had just been christened by Madame Maisky 1942 or 1943.

The Coronation - 1911 -- The approaching Coronation of King George VI at Westminster on May 12th, brings back memories of the last Coronation - that of his father King George V.This interesting picture, taken from one of the windows of Buckingham Palace, shows: The Royal Coach Departing On Its Way To The Ceremony for the Coronation of King George V in 1911.The Victoria Memorial can be seen very prominently in this picture. April 26, 1937.

The parade on Red Square in Moscow on November 7, 1941.

Image of the Memorial D-Day Parade. Law vehicles of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division in the Potterstraat in Utrecht; In the background the Voorstraat.

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

Invalids. Delivery of decorations. Injured brought by nurses. Injured by nurses in the court of the invalids during a discount of decorations, 7th arrondissement, Paris, during the First World War WAR 1914-1918. Discounts of decorations on the Esplanade of the invalids, during the First World War. Paris (VIIth ARR.), 1914-1918. Draw at gelatin bromide of silver.

Russia Emphasises Crushed SwastikaLarge wreaths are carried to the base of the statue of a Giant Russian soldier standing on a crushed swastika, symbol of the end of Hitler's Third Reich, during unveiling ceremonies of this new Berlin memorial to Russian war dead in the city's Treptower Park, Soviet sector. Theunveiling took place on the fourth anniversary of V-E day, May 8th. The 40-foot high 7,000 Russian soldiers who fell in the final assault on Berlin, contains marble from Hitler's ornate Reichs-chancellery, now in ruins. May 10, 1949. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt's Funeral Procession with Horse-Drawn Casket, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., USA, April 24, 1945

Trucks with Italian soldiers, November 11, 1936, Genoa, Italy, 20th century.

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection British troops arriving on leave at a London Terminus.

Soldiers who had fought in the Battle of France, 1940, being welcomed back in Unter den Linden, Berlin. Hitler called it one of the most glorious victories of all time and bells across Germany rang for a week in honour of the victory.

Military of Britain. ***** The Guardsman who Frintrd -- Fiat out ***** full length on Horse Guards *****. July 26, 1947.

Elsevier photo collection. Jubilee KMA 125 years, playing party march composed 14 police music corps town hall. July 17, 1953. Breda

d'honneur, la Medaille militaire et la Croix de guerre; a gauche, de profil, M Barthou, ministre de la Guerre, qui a preside la breve et emouvante ceremonie, se detache du groupe ou l'on peut reconnaitre les marechaux Foch, Petain, Joffre, le general Gouraud, m. Albert Sarraut, ministre des Colonies, le comte Sforza, ministre des Affaires etrangeres d'Italie, M. Lloyd George...', 1920. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Anefo photo collection. 24-hour strike in Belgium by 2 years of service. Police on the street. August 9, 1952. Belgium

Anefo photo collection. Opening States General (arrival at Binnenhof). September 16, 1958

Anefo photo collection. Defile and inspection VOC (Wezep) in Groningen. April 5, 1950. Groningen (city)

Vintage Photograph. West Point Cadets in formation. Frame 3

"Hitler youths" in Earl Prussia in the background the medieval Marienburg. August 1, 1935.

JOHN F. KENNEDY: YEARS OF LIGHTNING, DAY OF DRUMS (1966), directed by BRUCE HERSCHENSOHN.

The British Army in the Interwar Period

Anefo photo collection. Police workers' mitigation parade Prague. 26 February 1948. Prague, Czech Republic

Nationalist supporters gather in Barcelona's Plaza de Cataluña, after the fall of the city in 1939, during the Spanish Civil War

Photo collection Spaarnestad topics. Arnhem '45, Battle of Arnhem. The commemoration of the 17th September reached a highlight at Arnhem when Queen Juliana revealed a reminder monument in the market for the Grote Kerk. This monument, a creation of the Arnhem sculptor Gijs Jacobs van den Hof is not only referred to as a memorial to the fallen Arnhemmers, but also as a stock of alloyed troops, who left life in the battle around Arnhem

Anefo photo collection. Parade of the Royal Students Shooting club T.G.V.The 16th anniversary for Prince Bernhard, students. November 9, 1960

Madrid, 12/23/1908. Queen Victoria's saint. The Plaza de Armas of the Palace during the reception in his honor.

Anefo photo collection. Tour of Prince Bernhard by West Netherlands. The prince leaves the town hall of Haarlem. June 29, 1945. Haarlem, Noord-Holland

Image of the wreath laying at the monument for fallen railway staff at the Moreelsepark in Utrecht during the war, during commemoration of the dead.

10/11/1950. Great procession in Seville.

Anefo photo collection. Liberation day in the Karthuizerspeeltuin. May 5, 1958. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

06/01/1968. The Moorish Guard Escorting the Generalissimo along Paseo de la Castellana.

06/01/1912. Serious Parliamentary situation in Hungary. The Parliament building, surrounded by Troops to prevent the entry of Expelled opposition Deputies.

Anefo photo collection. Entertainment: Carré "Meet The Navy". Show "Meet The Navy" organized by the Canadlan Leave Center in the Theater Carre in Amsterdam. July 1945. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Opening States General 1968 (Prinsjesdag).

Anefo photo collection. Great rehearsal of the tattoo in Delft. Overview of final. August 23, 1961. Delft, South Holland

Photo collection Spaarnestad topics. Compiègne 1940 ceasefire. Prince Bernhard opened the restored capitulation hall of the former hotel in Wageningen. DEILER OF OLD MILITARY VEHICLES. In addition to the Prince the Canadian General B.D. itching. May 5, 1975. Wageningen

Crowds of Parisians celebrating the entry of Allied troops scattering for cover as sniper fires from building on the Place de la Concorde, Paris, France, U.S. Army Signal Corps, August 26, 1944

Poll photo collection. Troon distance Queen Wilhelmina / Inauguration of Queen Juliana. Monday afternoon. Riding tour by Amsterdam with the Royal Family in the Golden Carriage.The royal military chapel in the new uniform of the Grenadiers wardrobe goes in advance to the Golden Coach .. September 6, 1948. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Italy. Rome. lowering of the flag at the XII fascist lever. 1930

Italy. Rome. Lowering Of The Flag At The Xii Fascist Lever. 1930

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana reveals monument to the St. Eusebius church in Arnhem. September 17, 1953. Arnhem, Gelderland

Anefo photo collection. Funeral illegal fighters in Haarlem. November 27, 1945. Haarlem

Anefo photo collection. Overview of Ranghulden. April 27, 1948

09/18/1939. On September 19, Adolf Hitler made his entry into what until 19 days before had been called the "Free City" of Dantzig. The old dream of annexation had been fulfilled.

Anefo photo collection. The throne change in Luxembourg, Large Duchess Charlotte and spouse. November 12, 1964. Luxembourg

Garibaldi Celebrations In Rome.The ashes of the wife of the Italian national heroes settled on the Janiculus.On the day of the return of Garibaldi's 50th death, the ashes of Anita Garibaldi, the goddess of the Italian joys of liberty, were placed on the Janikulus, near the equestrian statue of her husband.The mortal remains Anita Garibaldi On the way to the Janiculus. August 2, 1932.

07/31/1921. Vigo. For the Soldiers of Africa. One of the polling tables organized by the Ladies of the Red Cross board. Photo: Jaime Pacheco -.

Anefo photo collection. Commemoration of February strike in Amsterdam, mayor lays a wreath. 25 February 1960. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

The fleet men on march..

Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), leader of the National Fascist Party, delivers a speech on May 24, 1930, in piazza Duomo, Milan, Italy, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, year LVII, n 22, June 1, 1930.

Anefo photo collection. American and Canadian pilots from the Second World War lay a wreath on Stadhuisplein in Rotterdam I.P. The destroyed wreath in Amsterdam. Pilots, commemorations, wreaths, city halls. July 4, 1969. Rotterdam, South Holland

Madrid, 01/04/1940. A detail of the Victory Parade.

Elsevier photo collection. National Institute "Support Legal Authority" held country day Rotterdam, afternoon o'clock deilé held town hall, 2 battalions national reserve, 2 batteries air target artillery, 3 departments National Policy, Bataljon municipal police border surveillance company. DEPILÉ town hall links stage authorities including Minister Beel, mayor Schokking van den Haag civil military authorities. September 20, 1952. Rotterdam, South Holland

The State Railways SJ Operating Defense goes high at the Royal Palace.

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