Historical Military Practices

Black and white images illustrating military training, command meetings, and wartime strategies from the 1940s to 1960s, highlighting historical context and procedures.

1936 - A diplomat at the US Embassy in Paris asks a man about a team of North American volunteers he has brought from Barcelona to France and plans to bring to America during the Spanish Civil War.

Men with medal on lapel (EV003597_H)

The nationalization of waj and cwj.

Male navy soldier checking time on wristwatch

ONE TOUGH COP

Chief switchboard operator, T/5 Sam Lepuna of Chicago, Ill., 5th Division, 3rd U.S. Army, puts a call through from his frontline post near Schankweiler, Germany. 24 February, 1945.

Franklin's 250th Anniversary Celebrations in Paris. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Naval captain on board ferry.

finlandia, ritratto di due ragazzi, 1942

The Battle of the Atlantic 1939-1945 British Personalities: Half length portrait of Air Chief Marshal Sir Philip Joubert RAF (left), Commander in Chief Royal Air Force Coastal Command from June 1941 to February 1943. Photograph taken at Area Combined Headquarters.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of Dr. L.J.M. Beel, high representative of the crown, at Kemajoran airport in Batavia. The high commissioner of the crown, Dr. L.J.M. Beel in conversation with a radio reporter. November 3, 1948. Batavia, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photograph of French soldiers from the Vichy government on-leave in Paris visiting a bar. 1943. Dated 20th Century

Fair fight (OV2023_49)

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A Russian rating sounding the bell of HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN (after being passed to the Soviet Navy and renamed ARCHANGELSK).

Worker in Washington Tinplate Work, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA, Jack Delano, U.S. Office of War Information, February 1941

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

A picture of multiple portraits of Polish victims, taken inside the Museum of the Second World War, in Gdansk

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.

F. W. Thompson, T. Baillie, A. G. Porter. February 17, 1953.

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Asking for a favor (OV2023_226)

Admiral James D. Watkins, CHIEF of Naval Operations, right, gets an explanation of some of the equipment in the War Gaming Center at the Naval War College. Watkins is visiting the college for a commanders in chief conference. Base: Newport State: Rhode Island (RI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Tell That To The Marines!, U.S. Marine Corps

Anefo photo collection. Van Doheren and Commander Voordewind. March 3, 1951

Law enforcement (OV2023_72)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC PARE-PARE at Makassar. PARE-PARE at Makassar: Soekawati, the president of East Indonesia, accompanied by his wife, visiting the works of art in the Sadang River and the Power Station of Sawito. Mrs. Soekawati gets explanation. January 1948. Celebes, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

1950s SINGLE FOOT PATROL POLICE OFFICER SERGEANT IN UNIFORM AT NIGHT LOOKING AT CAMERA HOLDING FLASHLIGHT BLOWING WHISTLE

"Rhythm For The Wracs" Army Girls Get Their Own Band"Chosen Instrument". The Euphonium is no instrument to be taken lightly, and Bandswomen Jacqueline Fox, of Edgware, looks suitably serious, as she plays.Girls of the Women's Royal Army Corps will soon be stepping out to the music of their own Wrag band, thanks to the good work now being performed at Queen's Camp, Guildford, Surrey. Under the baton of Mr. F.A. G. Goddard, Lram, Arcm, late bandmaster of the Beds. and Herts. Regt, new recruits - both to the Army and the world of band music, are making great a trides with woodwide, brase, and peroussion. November 4, 1949. (Photo by Fox Photos).

Moshe Dayan (20 May 1915 - 16 October 1981) was an Israeli military leader and politician. He was the second child born on the first kibbutz, but he moved with his family in 1921, and he grew up on a moshav (Israeli village or settlement). As commander of the Jerusalem front in Israel's War of Independence, Chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (1953-58) during the 1956 Suez Crisis, but mainly as Defense Minister during the Six-Day War, he became a fighting symbol of the new state of Israel. After being blamed for the army's lack of preparation before the outbreak of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and for his failure of nerve during the war, he left the military and joined politics. As Foreign Minister Dayan played an important part in negotiating the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Telephonist. November 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Ingenious - This radio receiving set used by POW in Japan is on display in Melbourne's Air Force Week exhibition. Vital parts were hidden in an airman's wooden clogs. May 27, 1948.

SECURITY GUARD (EV001450_H)

12/31/1943. Follow The Boys.

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