Medical Evacuations in Combat

Iconic images of Marines carrying injured soldiers during battles, highlighting medical support in wartime environments.

Pollarding 18 pounders. March 4, 1941. (Photo by Barry Newberry/).

An injured Marine is removed from the field during reserves training. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Wounded Marine Gets Help On Iwo Beach -- Corpsmen carry a wounded Marine toward an evacuation boat on the beach at Iwo Jima while other marines huddle in Foxholes. February 25, 1945. (Photo by Joe Rosenthal, Associated Press Photo).

A United States Army infantryman runs to protective cover with other members of his unit, as they take shelter from Communist small arms fire in the Republic of Korea. The photograph illustrates how Korean towns and villages have been devastated because of the North Korean and Chinese Communists determination to make battlegrounds out of populated areas. May 24, 1951.

Pollarding 18 pounders. March 4, 1941. (Photo by Barry Newberry/).

American Hotchkiss Gun in Action, Western Front American Hotchkiss Gun in action. Western Front.

The Hundred Days Offensive, August-november 1918

French forces in the Balkans; during World war One 1915

July 26, 1936. Republican Forces during their advance in the Guadarrama Ridges.

The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916

Guerra Franco-Prusiana (1870-1871). Combate en la vía del ferrocarril. Grabado. Original de 1874 por Alphonse Marie de Neuville (1835-1885). En Campagne, por Jules Richard. Obra editada en París en 1885. Biblioteca Histórico Militar de Barcelona. Cataluña. España.

Canadian Troops in Italy & Sicily - Foreign Troops. June 19, 1944.

Marines armed with M-249 squad automatic weapons move out on a patrol during Operation Provide Comfort, as Allied effort to assist Kurdish refugees fleeing the forces of Saddam Hussein in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Silopi Country: Turkey (TUR)

Soldier on a ridge before a battle, April 1917, Aisne department, Hauts-de-France Region, France, Europe

09/30/1936. Republican Soldiers Shooting at a small group of National Troops that remained in a town they conquered.

Soviet Machine-Gunners In Battle For A German-Occupied Village -- Automatic riflemen of Red Army guards unit dislodging the enemy from a populated place. November 26, 1942. (Photo by U.S.S.R. Official Photo).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Series Borneo; Belongs to article from Vaandrig Hartwigzen about the Dajaks for world news. Soldiers with a full packed attached to a parade place?. June 1948. Borneo, Borneo, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Dutch East Indies

06/30/1913. A supposed tactician in Zeluan territory. Explosion of the Mines Placed by the Engineers, when the infantry Withdraws, Firing with Volleys.

The Battle of the Somme, July - November 1916 German prisoners captured during the first day of the Somme offensive, resting by the roadside. Note a sword bayonet Pattern 1907 Mark I with a hook quillon. 1st July 1916.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Bandoeng sector. During a break, soldiers have staff cards. July 21, 1947. Bandoeng, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

1940s UNITED STATES MARINES HAVE SITUATION WELL IN HAND AFTER VICIOUS FIGHTING ON THIS SOUTH PACIFIC ISLAND WORLD WAR 2

Anefo photo collection. Leusderheide is burned down to destroy remaining ammunition. August 19, 1947. Leusderheide

American assault troops with full equipment move onto Omaha Beach behind heavy material including half-tracks and DUKWS. Smoke in the background is from Naval gunfire supporting the landing. Normandy. June 6, 1944.

Members of the 36th Medical Battalion, armed with M-16A1 rifles, don chemical warfare gear during a tactical exercise taking place in conjunction with the 46th Combat Support Hospital. Base: Fort Devens State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

05/31/1915. The English in War. Artillery soldiers busy lifting a fallen cannon during a march.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Soebang and surroundings: Training Indonesian volunteers. Indonesian volunteers during an exercise in the outskirts. January 1949. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Armed forces of the United States are actively engaged in supporting the United Nations resolution asking member nations to help the Republic of Korea repel the invasion by Communist forces of North Korea. The photograph shows U.S. Army troops manning a 75-millimeter recoilless rifle in a battle area in the Republic of Korea. July 10, 1950. (Photo by United States Information Service).

World War 1. Somme Offensive. These French soldiers were bombing (throwing hand grenades) at the German trenches near Maurepas from a range of fifteen yards. They would follow with a bayonet charge to take the German position in hand to hand combat. August 1916. (BSLOC_2013_1_132)

Inchon Korean War. October 09, 1951.

Italian infantry attack on Monte Cucco, Italy, World War I, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLIV, No 21, May 27, 1917.

DM-SN-88-07338. Subject Operation/Series: PHIBLEX WEST COAST 4-85 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Medical Corps Under Fire: Members of the U.S. Army Medical Corps hurry along a road in Holland which is under fire, carrying an infantryman who was wounded by an 88mm. mortar explosion on a stretcher. In the foreground, the wounded soldier's comrades wait in a ditch for a lull in the fighting before advancing to a new objective. December 4, 1944. (Photo by U.S. Office of War Information Picture).

Australian Troops have made many friends in Primitive and picturesque Northern Syria. Free French Troops occupy adjoining areas. Australians marching back to their camp after attending a village church. March 2, 1942.

Exercise during assault training, Schabs Cutting barbed wire; Schabs, South Tyrol.

The Mesopotamian Campaign, 1916-1918 Indian troops guarding Turkish prisoners captured at Sannaiyat, which was occupied by the 1st Corps, 24 February 1917.

Peleliu, Marine soldiers on beach, 1945

Crest of Monte Sabotino Machine-gun and observation base. 16. Korpskommando.

French positions in the battlefields of champagne, world war one 1917

'Les Americains en Ligne; Une piece de 75, sous son camouflage, et ses servants americains', 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Italian soldiers in trenches at Montello, Battle of Piave, Italy, World War I, from l'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLV, No 27, July 7, 1918.

Marines from the 3rd Marine Regiment take part in a sand table command post exercise during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Landing exercises I Infantry Brigade 7-December Division in Tjilinting. Soldiers have left the landing craft and come to land. May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

''Le Champ de Bataille; Sur le terrain du combat de Haelen, les morts et les blesses enleves, les cadavres de chevaux temoignent encore de l'opiniatrete de l'attaque et de la defense', 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Advancing Infantry Operation Barbarossa - German Invasion of Russia, 1941 - 15th Infantary Division of the Thuringia-Kurhessen Division

01/31/1938. National Flags on a newly occupied hill.

British capture a ridge in the North. Wounded jocks coming through the trenches after receiving first aid. October 30, 1918. (Photo by Ministry of Information).

Austro-Hungarian trenches under fire in the Carpathian Mountains, November 1915

07/27/1936. Peasants Entering the Gates of Sigüenza as a Guerrilla.

Dutch Measure Of Precaution.Army Leave Stopped.Queen Of Holland Inspects Dutch Defences and Manoeuvres.The Queen of Holland inspects the manoeuvres at Waalsdorp.An announcement has been broadcasted by the Dutch Premier that, owing to the international situation, the Government had decided not to allow army conscripts to go on furlough on Saturday, as they would otherwise have done. These picture received in London this afternoon by air shown the queen of Holland inspecting the Dutch defences and manoeuvres at Waalsdorp. March 12, 1936.

Japan/USA: US Marines help escort an elderly Okinawan civilian away from the front. Battle of Okinawa, May 1945

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 British soldier standing in the assembly line, possibly during the surrender of the Boer fighters ceremony.

04/30/1912. Catalan agricultural institute of San Isidro. Visit of the Institute Members to the Beehives of Mr. Ribas's estate, during the official excursion that they have just taken.

Scots Guards Go Into Action At El Alamein - The Guards moving forward under cover of a smoke screen and protected by the tanks. In addition there is the natural screen made by the traffic clouds of dust sent up by the tanks. July 01, 1942. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Life in the trenches, Cornillet hills, May 1917, Marne department, Grand East region, France, Europe

World War I 1914-1918: French farmhouse set on fire by German shellfire. From Le Flambeau, Paris, 18 September 1915.

GIs Find Silver Cache in Jap Junk Yard: Yanks of the 132nd Infantry "American" division stand by as two of their buddies uncover a hidden trap door leading to a silver cache in a Japanese junk yard. Discovery of the cache followed a tip as to its whereabouts under a few feet of dirt and discarded machinery. December 3, 1945. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Vintage photograph. Laborers shown in field harvesting potatoes

Hill Tribesmen Fighting With The British In BurmaA Kachin patrol moves through the burning village of Tonnges. The village harboured Japanese police and spies.A picture taken by an army photographer accompanying a Kachin unit at Tigyaing, South of Katha, North Burma front in December 1944. The Kachin tribesmen of the North Burma hills are giving valuable assistance to the 36th. British Division with whom they are fighting their way south. April 23, 1945. (Photo by London News Agency).

World War I, American machine gunners in battle, 1918

Marines from Battery, B, 1ST Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Brigade, set up a M101 105 mm howitzer during Operation ZULU WARRIOR, taking place at the Pakalula Training Area. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

"Battle Positions" In Ancient Ruins17 pounder Anti-tank gun in action.Ruins of Roman towns which, only a century ago were legends to European explorers. Were visited by British Anti-tank Gunners during a maneouvre in Transjordan. The Regiment had recently changed its equipment and it was found necessary for training purposes, to organize a long exercise in suitable country where deployment and shooting could be combined. Therefore, the Commanding Officer decided on Transjoran, ideal country for this type of training. The troops had the fortune during the exercise to visit Jerash and Petra, two ancient Roman towns, which for centuries were not seen by Europeans. January 22, 1945. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Anefo photo collection. WI West Indies / Anefo London series. Curacao. English regiment King's Shropshire Light Infantry exercises Suffisant. jump vehicle. 1940. Curaçao

372nd Infantry , Soldiers, United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 372nd. Jack Miller Collection

US Participation in World War I, French Battlefields. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

British Wounded In Egyptian Desert - The first wounded British soldiers in the new attack on Axis forces in Egypt receive care from the Royal Army Medical corps at an advanced desert field dressing station. These men are of a Highland division. October 27, 1942. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Stalingrad. In a worker's settlement ***** outskirts. November 1, 1942. ;Stalingrad. In a worker's settlement ***** outskirts.

Okinawa U.S. Marines pass a dead Japanese soldier in a destroyed village, during World War two 1945

Soldiers of the 11th East African Division crossing the River Chindwin by ferry before moving towards the village of Shwegyin, Burma, December 1944. Askaris of the 11th East African Division crossing the River Chindwin by ferry before moving towards the village of Shwegyin, December 1944.

***** Pass German Dead East Of Rhine -- ***** British troops move past bodies of dead ***** as they advance after breaking ***** from the Rhie bridgehead on the ***** sector of the Western Front. ***** is a British Official photo radioed ***** from London and received in New York ***** 27. March 28, 1945. (Photo by Associated Press Radiophoto).

French Zouave infantry killed by gas, Second Battle of Ypres, Belgium, 22 April 1915, (1929). Artist: Unknown

U.S. Troops Move by Plane to Attack in the New Guinea -- What General Douglas MacArthur calls the "continous, calculated application of air power" in New Guinea is illustrated by these pictures showing task forces moving by plane into the theater of operations. In this the first picture, American troops wait at the edge of a New Guinea flying field for transport planes to take them to the fighting front. March 22, 1943. (Photo by Interphoto News Pictures, Inc.).

Anefo photo collection. Training soldiers I.V.M. Broadcast to Lebabon in UN connection at Korps Command Troops in Roosendaal. February 2, 1979. Noord-Brabant, Roosendaal

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Republic: Sidamanik and Bah Bonton (tea factory) east of Siantar. Soldier Tudy from Medan of the Connection Save. Infantry VI is looking for contact with the other Pelotons through its field radio, which participate in a treatment campaign in the mountainous area around Sidamanik. October 27, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Red Army Reserved Move-Up -- Red Army reserves marching to the advanced lines during the successful Soviet offensive of August 1943.Red Army reserves moving up to take the offensive as the situation on the Eastern Front swung back their way. January 13, 1944. (Photo by U.S.S.R. Official Photograph).

Bisley: The bob-nailed boot and safe single, taken during the shoot for the Ashburton Challenge shield at Bisley to-day. Nine-hundred public school cadets competed for the cap, which Allhallows school, Rousdon, Devon, won. July 8, 1954. (Photo by Daily Mail Contract Picture.).

Russian Theatre Of War -- Red Army men who captured Orel press their offensive liberating one village after another from Fascist invaders. January 10, 1943. (Photo by British Ministry of Information).

U.S. Marines stand in a foxhole near the front lines of combat on Saipan, July 1, 1944.

On The British Western Front In France -- Portuguese gas sentry on duty. March 28, 1918. (Photo by British Official).

Water release disaster 1953.

Australian-manned general Stuart tanks supported by Australian and American infantry attack Buna. Two American soldiers dress the wounds of an Australian. This photo was taken during the actual advance. January 28, 1943.

Anefo photo collection. Netherlands Brigade maneuvers. 29. COVERING Road Approach Weapon Princess Irene Brigade exercises. Cover access road weapon.. July 1943. Britain

American-Made Tractor Does Heavy Duty For Chinese Army In Burma Mud -- An American-made tractor drags a truck and a heavy artillery piece of the Chinese Army to a firing position in the drive towards Lashio key Japanese supply center northeastern Burma. By March 1, 1945, Chinese army units were mopping up enemy remnants about 3 miles (5 kms) north *****. These Chinese soldiers received equipment and additional training in America combat and technical schools in northeast India and in China. March 26, 1945. (Photo by U.S. Office of War Information Picture).

Battle of Alsen, Als, 29 June to 1 July 1864 between the Kingdoms of Denmark and Prussia, island in Denmark

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Practice? A row of soldiers stand in a river and draw a long rope. October 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Hong Kong Refugee 'Overflow' Camp Illicit Entry Fears -- A refugee family outside a hastily thrown-up rattan shelter at the camp on the slopes of Mount Davis, Hong Kong.Chinese refugees, flooding into Hong Kong territory from Communist-held China, have established themselves in an 'overflow' camp on the site of the old Jubilee Fort on the slopes of Mount Davis.In ruined buildings and in squalid rattan huts they have gradually formed their own sparwling community on the cliffside. April 24, 1950. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Japan/USA: Men of US 6th Marines Division resting in Naha, Okinawa, Japan, 29 May 1945. Battle of Okinawa

09/30/1936. Republican Soldiers Entering a House Conquered from the Nationals to Make a Thorough Search.

American soldiers go ashore during the Normandy landings. landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II.

The Hundred Days Offensive, August-november 1918

Close-up of Two Soldiers in Uniform sitting on ground examining Clothing for Lice during World War I, Nantillois, France, U.S. Army Signal Corps, October 22, 1918

The Mesopotamian Campaign, 1916-1918 British and Indian troops examining a Turkish 5.9 inch artillery gun wrecked by premature burst. 1917.

North Africa, January 1943. World War II. Colonel David Stirling, founder of the SAS (Special Air Service), with a commando group operating behind enemy lines, somewhere in the desert in North Africa.

U. S. Anti-Aircraft Battery - Shows Teamwork In Action -- The director station of a battery of U.S. Army anti-aircraft artillery combines mechanical and electrical ingenuity with speed work on the part of a highly trained crew. The artillery-man at the left, field telephone in hand, is in touch with the flank spotting station, getting reports on the accuracy of the fire. Next to him, the azimuth tracker follows the target with the director. Top rear: The observer who notes the flight of the enemy aircraft, then the elevation tracker, the auxiliary point matcher and the altitude point matcher. The latter keeps the pointers on this part of the director identical with the readings set electrically by the height finder. February 01, 1943. (Photo by Interphoto News Pictures, Inc.).

Arthur - Iwo - No.2. May 9, 1950. (Photo by North American Newspaper Alliance).

Digging Coral for IE Shima Air Strips --- Aviation engineers from the 1902nd and 805th Battalions operate coral pits at Ie shima as work goes ahead full speed on new air strips and taxiways from which Far East Air Forces planes will strike at the Jap hoel Credit: Far East Air Froces AR 25-7-45. August 13, 1945. (Photo by Far East Air Forces).

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.

A battery of 25-pdr field guns ready to fire from a 'Z' Craft on the Myebon Peninsula in Burma, January 1945. A 'Z' Craft beached on the Myebon Peninsula loaded with 25-pdr guns used to fire on the Japanese lines less than 6 miles away, 13-18 January 1945.

British Workers Guard Their Work- the Home Guard, England, 1941 Men of a factory Home Guard charge across a field towards the camera, bayonets fixed, as part of a training exercise, somewhere in England, 1941.

French Army - Training Recruits. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

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