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Indonesian Soldiers in Combat

Historical black and white images depicting soldiers in various combat positions and actions in Indonesia during the late 1940s.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Photo reportage Kebon Selada and Kota Batoe (2nd and 3rd Cion of 4-10 R.I. and 3 grid). Patrol gang. December 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Photo reportage Kebon Selada and Kota Batoe (2nd and 3rd Cion of 4-10 R.I. and 3 grid). Patrol gang. December 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit of MP JHR. M. Ruijs de Beerenbrouck to Java. Parliament in company of officers on a bridge in a landscape. March 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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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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Black troops took over the supply problems of units of the 32nd division on the beach at Saidor, New Guinea shortly after the capture of the Jap barge staging point on the north coast of New Guinea. February 28, 1944. (Photo by US Signal Corps photo).
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Remembrance memory of the U-Brigade in Padang. Soldiers wear a wreath. May 4, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Padang, Sumatra
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Return from Padang. After the occupation of Loekeboek Selasieh (Sumatra) a patrol pulls out to explore and purification of the environment. December 20, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Purification actions around Medan. Medan-brostagi: Purification campaign in the Medan area. Colonel P. Scholten in the field during a tea break with a sandwich. Left of him a 1st lieutenature. October 13, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra
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Private A.G. Young and R. Campbell, both from Gloucester, toss grenades while advancing. March 29, 1955.
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Evolution of an Airstrip , Bulldozers go to work in the jungle mud at Morotai Island in the Halmahoras, building a vital airstrip for Allied bombers and fighters. This scene was photographed after ground had been cleared of all trees and jungle undergrowth. Note the wetness of the ground and depth of the mud which must form a foundation for the strip. October 30, 1944. (Photo by USA Signal Corps Photograph).
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The Opening Up of a Continent (West Africa - Magazine Unit Story). Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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Arrows And Spears Are Anti,Mau Mau WeaponsDeadly, poison,tipped arrows and spears are the weapons carried by these trilby,hatted Kikiyu 'Home Guard' members, who are engaged in defending their village against attacks by the Mau terrorist secret society. May 14, 1953. (Photo by Planet News Ltd.).
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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 Action Infantry II KNIL to depok. Men stand in line with the mobile canteen. July 1946. Depok, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Pekalongan treatment actions. Purification actions were undertaken in the Belik area. Different kampongs were thoroughly investigated, while the open site was crossed with the most caution. The deposited part has been searched, the action has ended. Now the men can go home again. September 1948. Belik, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies
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British soldiers move in on a derelict building at a densely timbered plantation. August 13, 1951. (Photo by Straits Times).
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500 Lb Bombs Dropped By Marine Sbd'S, Fell On Sayre Highway Three Miles South Of Marawag On Luzon. Over 100,000 Lbs. Of Bombs Were Dropped On This Position In Four Days In Support Of Infantry Advances. Japanese Machine Gun Emplacements And Dugouts Were
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Borneo (1947 February). Pause during patrol people. February 1947. Borneo, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Dutch East Indies
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Rembang, Blora and Tjepoe. Two soldiers are on the front of a 3/4 tonner. January 10, 1949. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspection travel General P.L.G. Doorman (September-October 1946). Officers to the outdoor meal under a shelter. September 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. By the sea, on the coast, pose two soldiers with a -Chinese? - Citizen who holds a Stengun. August 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC General Doorman in Soerabaja, 1st series. General Doorman and Companion on a hilltop. 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit of mainlegeralmuzenier Colonel H.J.J.M. Van strails to a retreat house in Lembang. Head aldermill of strails with three almsers. From left to right Driessen, Van Straelen, Vroom and Mooy. March 1947. Bandung, Indonesia, Java, Lembang, Dutch East Indies
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Return 3-11 Infantry Regiment and 4-6 Infantry W-Brigade Regiment. During the advance of Goemiwang to Bandjarnegara: Soldier Adriaan Black from Raamsdonkveer makes radio contact with other parts. December 1948. Goemiwang, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies
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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 Opmans der V-Brigade. Rendez-vous peel of trucks. In the foreground motorcyclists. December 20, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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The Campaign in Burma, April 1945 Indian engineers construct a wooden bridge over a shallow stream or 'chaung' during the advance to Rangoon.
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Poll photo collection. War volunteers in Malacca and Indonesia. 1st lieutenant R. Dunki Jacobs from the KNIL Information service in a destroyed house in Depok. April 11, 1946. Depok, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit General Curls to Medan and Padang. Visit to Padang. General curls and his company becomes Colonel J.W. Sluyter, Commander U-Brigade, rounded around in the Marijke Swimming Pool. May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Padang, Sumatra
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Dressed by West Java of the Hussars van Boreel, W.O. Radiowagen (Film car). Armshirts and other military vehicles on a train. March 27, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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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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Laying mines / mine clearance / bushes seekers, Mijnenschool Bergen op Zoom.
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U.S. Marines and members of the military of Sri Lanka talk together as they look over the heavy rubber fuel bags that are used to refuel the helicopters. The Marines and the helicopters are from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 (HMM-165). Country: Ceylon (LKA)
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Group of soldiers in camouflage uniform poses at a truck. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Soldiers Working on the Land- Helping With the Harvest, UK, July 1945 Three British soldiers helping with the harvest make stooks of wheat in the sunshine, somewhere in Britain. The solider in the centre appears to be from the Welch Regiment.
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Chinese Cart home a Japanese prize slung on poles, the battered fuselage of a Japanese Warplane, which participated in the terrific five-day-and-night bombing of Chungking, was carted off to Headquarters by these Chinese. It was brought down on the outskirts of Chungking. The bombing climaxed three months of aerial attack which ended on Aug. 23. September 11, 1940. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).
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Bavarian infantry battling Turcos and Znaben in the hop fields near Weissenburg, historic illustration, illustrated war chronicle 1870 to 1871, German campaign against France
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DN-SN-85-02110. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Grenville Country: Grenada (GRD)
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A ***** gunner in the Malayan jungle. July 28, 1941.
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Anefo photo collection. Lemandjang. July 31, 1947
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Oliebollenkampagne Malang New Year 1949. Oliebollenkoning Pieter Oldhof brings Oliebollen Oliebollen on New Year to the front at Kepandjen and Wlinggi, a campaign made possible by the Burgerij van Malang View of the procession, including the canteen trolley by the Burgerij Van Surabaya. January 1, 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Orientation visit to the Karo-Plast. Sumatra east coast (sock) 6 and 7 March has the Wali Negara of the Negara Soematera Timaur, Dr. T. Mansoer in the company of Tengkoe Hafas and the head of the information service, Mr. orang kaya Ramli brought a orientation to part of a portion of The east coast NL. The Karo-Plastte .. March 6, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspection requirement General P.L.G. Doorman (September-October 1946). General Doorman at a sandbags reinforced observation post .. September 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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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 Allied Occupation of Sumatra Troops of the 2nd Battalion, Frontier Force Rifles (26th Indian Division) manning 3 inch mortars at their newly established strongpoint just outside the British held sector of the town of Medan in Sumatra.
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The British Occupation of Java Men of the Bengal Sappers and Miners burn houses in the village of Bekassi as a reprisal for the murder of five members of the Royal Air Force and twenty Maharatta riflemen whose Dakota transport aircraft crash landed near the village.
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1950s SEPTEMBER 1951 US ARMY 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION SOLDIERS ON HEARTBREAK RIDGE FIRE 81MM MORTAR AT COMMUNIST ENEMY TROOPS KOREA
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Evacuation Withdrawal from Purworedjo. Dutch kolonne leaves Sherman Tank. October 21, 1949. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Purworedjo
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Photograph showing Nationalist soldiers assaulting a farmhouse near Irun, northern Spain, 1936. These soldiers were engaged in 'mopping-up' operations and believed there might be Republican snipers inside the farm. Date: 1936
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Soldados japoneses suicidas cargados de bombas se lanzan contra objetivos enemigos. Solo los militares y soldados del emperador tienen la valentía de hacer algo así. En la imagen se ve a uno de estos soldados lanzándose contra un tanque inglés.
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asia, cina, raccolta del riso, 1930 1940
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Return from Peeteran to Patjet 3-5 Infantry Regiment. Surabiah sector. In many places, the Dutch troops were received by the population to their rise. Upon their rise from Peeteran to Patjet, many Indonesians offered their help, which was accepted by our men. July 23, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies
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Air Force firefighters of the 437th Military Airlift Wing check over their P-4 aircraft firefighting and rescue truck parked near the runway at Melville Hall Airport during exercise Camille. Subject Operation/Series: CAMILLE Country: Djibouti (DJI)
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Men who are doing guard duty around Darwin's coastline. November 08, 1950.
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Free French Forces before the Battle of Gabon, Anonymous
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Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. extraction bunch forest fired. September 1954. Guinea
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Lumberjacks' wood floats on the river Tjitaroem. The men eat bread. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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Japs trapped on this arm of bay.China Straits at the entrance to Milne Bay. The Japanese forces that could not be withdrawn by their naval vessels are trapped on the peninsula shown in the distance are being slowly exterminated. This view is looking north. September 01, 1942.