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Historical military camps and operations in various environments, showcasing soldiers, tents, and logistics in challenging terrains.

USA, Utah, Promontory Pt, Joining Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroad lines, May 10, 1869

Anefo photo collection. Refugee camp from residents of Syrian-Israeli group. April 19, 1973

Bedouin tent of paprus, papyrus 1898, Middle East, Israel and/or Palestine

Greek soldiers resting after their stay in the trenches, 1917, Greece, Europe

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Troops of the 48th Division marching past General the Earl of Cavan. Granezza, September, 1918.

08/31/1909. The Sandbag Trenches. Infantry Soldiers Building a Trench in the Advanced Positions.

Street scenes in Mitrovica. Recorded in January 1916..

09/01/1909. A General tent in a Makeshift camp. General Sotomayor with Some Chiefs and Officers of his Column, Resting in his Provisionally Set Up Tent.

War-free bridge

Italian Communist Youth Federation, Camping In Ravenna, 1975.

Boer War Photograph Taken by B W Caney

Original caption: "Santa Ysabel. (Roads) Breaking trail for side hill work NN #515 ". 1936 - 1942. Pacific Region (Riverside, CA). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Mission Agency. 11/15/1920-6/17/1946. Photographs

British artillery passing through Jerusalem. 1917, Israel

The old Genoese Castle at Balaklava, from above the castle pier, Crimean War, 1853-1856, Roger Fenton historic war campaign photo

Turkish Red Crescent in Palestine during World War I

Camp Scenes, 1915-1916, Egypt, by William Saunderson Cooper. Gift of Andrew Cooper, 2001.

North Korean prisoners, taken by the Marines in a foothills fight, march single file across a rice paddy, 1950.

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 Mule train wagon of the British Army on the move.

Dedication ceremonies at the Soldiers' National cemetery, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Military camp at De Aar, South Africa, Boer War, 1900.Artist: Underwood & Underwood

Our Coldest Town - ***** hardy type you can rent a house for 6 *****. July 19, 1941.

Periscope In a trench; probably in Sosnow, near Podhajce, Galicia; photographer: Korps Hofmann.

Engineers clearing a destroyed tank from a road, World War I, 1917-1918.Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers

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.

The Last Mansud Campaign -- Types of stretcher. The control type "not stretcher" is exceedingly light, comfortable and Mandy. March 15, 1918. (Photo by Sport & General War Service).

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Operation Husky: The Sicily Landings 9-10 July 1943: Troops drying their clothes after the wade ashore during the start of the invasion of Sicily. In the background is part of the Invasion Fleet.

Ireland. Episode of the Irish agricultural crisis. Eviction and seizure of property of a settler family. Engraving by Tomás Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). La Ilustracion Española y Americana, 1881.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reporting Hollandia. Mountain landscape with quonset sheds in the foreground. February 1947. Hollandia, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, New Guinea

07/31/1909. General Alfau's brigade Hearing Mass. The moment of Rise.

Indian. Kashmir. Get Clutter lamayuru

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.

The logistic services of the Italian troops in Berat, Albania, World War I, from l'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLV, No 31, August 4, 1918.

Palestine is a name given to the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. The region is also known as the Land of Israel, the Holy Land and the Southern Levant. In 1832 Palestine was conquered by Muhammad Ali's Egypt, but in 1840 Britain intervened and returned control of the Levant to the Ottomans in return for further capitulations. The end of the 19th century saw the beginning of Zionist immigration and the Revival of the Hebrew language. The movement was publicly supported by Great Britain during World War I with the Balfour Declaration of 1917. The British captured Jerusalem a month later, and were formally awarded a mandate in 1922. In 1947, following World War II and the Holocaust, the British Government announced their desire to terminate the Mandate, and the United Nations General Assembly voted to partition the territory into a Jewish state and an Arab state. The Jewish leadership accepted the proposal but the Arab Higher Committee rejected it; a

British Medical Services in the Second World War The Medical Chain of Evacuation: View of a tented medical complex on the Anzio beachhead. Units present are No 2 Casualty Clearing Station (CCS), No 15 Mobile CCS, 140 Field Ambulance and No 36 Field Surgical Unit.

Cannon made by rebels now in use near Juarez

A well masked position of the shbdiv.9 in the lasting position at the m.h.kalinowka, southwestl. Zornizcze. Recorded on November 9, 1915..

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. A oricier or administrative officer keeps a speech standing on a locomotive in a station. March 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1940-1943. Armoured cars and vehicles rest on the track between Lahej and Musemir in the mountains of Southern Arabia, during a reconnaissance patrol by the RAF Armoured Car Section, based at Khormaksar, Aden.

Aqaba, Arabia (current Jordan) the French camp , 1918 - Near East, Egypt, Palestine, Cyprus - Paul Castelnau (photographic section of the armies) - (January 9 -October 6) (French - Aqaba , Arabie ( actuelle Jordanie ) Le camp français). Foreign presence, camp, home, Relations internationales , Habitat , Architecture, Arabie, Akaba, Camp Français

04/01/1916. The Italo-Austrian War. Tyrolean Hunters, Located on an Eminence, Shooting the Enemy. Photo: "Welt Im Bild" -Approximate date.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,Transportation War

Italian troops under the castle in Canale d'Isonzo, Slovenia, XI Battle of the Isonzo, World War I, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLIV, No 35, September 2, 1917.

Anyone who can jump on the stained glass

American Civil War: A Union artillery unit in Petersburg, Virginia, c. 1861.

At the outset of the 1959 Tibetan uprising, fearing for his life, the Dalai Lama and his retinue fled Tibet with the help of the CIA's Special Activities Division, crossing into India on 30 March 1959, reaching Tezpur in Assam on 18 April.

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.

The U.S. Army Jeep.... A Militarist's Dream Come True -- The jeep can fill them up almost as fast as the bombs can make them, say engineers, who see this fast-moving car keeping airport runway in smooth repair. November 02, 1942. (Photo by Interphoto News Pictures, Inc.).

Black and white photo of the War in Ethiopia after the Italian invasion of 1935; Italian bombers at the Battle of Adoua, waiting to take off.

Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1942-1945. Officers of No. 244 Wing RAF relax at their open air Officers' Mess at Pachino, Sicily

The Taeping Rebellion in China:...Soo-Chow, where the Wang was beheaded, 1864. Engraving from a photograph, '...illustrative of the capture of the Chinese town of Soo-Chow by the Imperialist troops, under Major Gordon; and the subsequent destruction of the Taeping or rebel leaders...Within the stockade we see the tents of the Taeping soldiery'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

Views from the Turkish camp.

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.

Armed And Ammunition Stock Found Near Palestine Potash Company's Powerhouse - Britain Troops leaving their lorries before carrying out the search of the Palestine Potash Company's Plant, June 21.A large stock of Arms and Ammunition was found by British troops near the powerhouse of the Palestine Potash Company's plant at the North end of the dead Sea, June 21. The search, during which all civilian traffic was stopped at the junction of the Potash Company's road and the highway leading to Jericho, was made despite protests from Simcha Swerdloff, the works manager who was arrested later.He objected to the holding up of Production. June 27, 1946. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Al Hoceima (Morocco), 09/08/1925. Landing of Spanish troops in Al Hoceima.

10/01/1936. Aragon Front. Assault Guards Building Huts in Rest Time.

Vehicles carrying United Nations delegates and newspapermen travel along the road to Kaesong, site of the armistice agenda talks in Korea. The talks were resumed recently after the Communist aggressors acceded to General Matthew B. Ridgway's requirement that there be full representation by the press of the free world at the meetings. August 27, 1951. (Photo by United Information Service).

Stripped to the waist, gunners of the 31st Medium battery, CMF, fire their 25-pounder on the artillery range at Puckapunyal. Here the gun is at full recoil after firing. In this practice the gunner fired 800 rounds. April 30, 1953.

An aerial view of the "Combat City" being built to train troops for methods of operation in Urban Terrain (MOUTS). Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Cassino Captured By Allied Troops -- A View of the Abbey on Monastery hill after its capture a by Allied troops, taken from the air from a Piper Cup aircraft by an official R.A.F. Photographer.A Special communique from Allied Headquarters in Italy on May 18th announced the capture of the town of Cassino and the abbey on Monastery Hill by Allied troops. The final assault on the town was carried out by British troops while Polish troops took the Monastery. May 25, 1944. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Research victims mass murder environment Kampong Guris (?), Near Medan. The research team standing in a gap. December 13, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Alto de los Leones, September 1936. Field hospital on the Guadarrama front.

The March on Rome, a coup détat by which Mussolinis National Fascist Party (Partito Nazionale Fascista, or PNF) came to power in the Kingdom of Italy. It took place from October 27 to October 29, 1922.

Dresden. Barrack of the Royal Saxon 4th Field Artillery Regiment No. 48

Artillery battery returning from Val Veny, near Courmayeur, Italy, photograph by Brocherel, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXV, No 33, August 16, 1908.

Somme district

Photographic print of Bofors gun firing during target practice. This Gold Coast Battery has a mixed British and African gun crew. Dated 1945

08/01/1936. The Militias after a Battle, Replenishing Forces, Reading the press or Resting.

Anefo photo collection. Dike seal on Schiermonnikoog by Army (200 male). February 21, 1962. Friesland, Schiermonnikoog

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Pankelan at Krawrang. Report to Pankelan. Isolated outpost of 1-4-8-regiment infantry. Dutch soldier is moved across a river by carriers. March 12, 1948. Indonesia, Krowang, Dutch East Indies

Chairborne -- High Representative of the Dutch Crown in Indonesia, Doctor Louis Joseph Maria Beel, made a Dryshod tour of the outer districts of the Indonesian Archipelago during his recent visit by Travelling Chairborne from shore to boat. Dr. Beel returned to the Netherlands from Batavia, Java, February 16, for discussions on the Indonesian dispute with his Government.Arriving at the Hague, Dr. Beel denied Rumours of his imminent Resignation Because of a Reported disagreement with the Dutch Cabinet on the Future course of Action in Indonesia. June 30, 1949. (Photo by Associated Press Feature Photo).

08/31/1911. Operations on the Kert River. The first lieutenant chief of the cycling section with a couple Crossing the River, near the Tauriat-Zag camp to carry an order To the Position. Photo Silva.

State entry of the prince of wales (later King Edward VII) into Lahore, during his tour of India (and Pakistan) 1876. Indian princes on decorated elephants line the route.

Slit Trenches Abandoned By The Axis In U.S. Counter-Attack In TunisiaThe slit trenches and equipment shown here were abandoned hurriedly by Axis forces, when the U.S. Army successfully counter-attacked in Tunisia. May 7, 1943. (Photo by U.S. Office of War Information Picture).

Vado del quema by Romeros de Triana in 1935. Photo Serrano.

Capture of Jerusalem, Palestine, World War I, c1917-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers

Entertainment Films - Concert Parties, Gambling Etc. - Australian Troops. November 25, 1944.

Midway Island, Pacific Ocean: November 2, 1942 Two Marines make the most of their station on Midway Island with a sandbagged hut and a patio lounge chair for reading.

Vintage photograph. North Korean prisoners taken by the Marines march in an open formation

Japanese forces land at Chemulpo, Korea, captured by the Japanese army from Chinese force; during the Sino-Japanese War, October 1894

Penedés. Recolección de la uva. Año 1968.

01/01/1955. Villagers the guard at the entrance to a cave (Toledo).

Transport of dead, Bulgarian Army

Algeria Pictures - Mineral Wealth. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Soldiers' graves 1917, Middle East, Israel and/or Palestine

Italy, 11/01/1911. Italo-Turkish War. Driving an Arab spy, prisoner in Tripoli.

Alamein Memorial Unveiled Tomorrow -- The Stone of Remembrance and the Cross of Sacrifice in the war cemetery at El Alamein where tomorrow, Sunday, the twelfth anniversary of the great battle, Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery will unveil the memorial. October 22, 1954.

French Troops - French Foreign Legion - Foreign Troops. June 04, 1953.

Bombardment of Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Date/Period: 1864. Painting. Oil on canvas Oil on canvas. Height: 784.09 mm (30.87 in); Width: 1,914.39 mm (75.37 in). Author: Conrad Wise Chapman.

''L'aide Francaise aux Armeniens; La cote inhospitaliere ou s'etaient refugies, au Nord de Latakieh 5000 Armeniens, chasses de ce vilayet par les massacres', 1915 (1924). From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Poll photo collection. Repatriation service India. Women of women help corps at one of the tents in Ataka in which they are housed. December 1945. Ataka, Egypt

Sudeten Germans Fleeing Across Border German-Czech Border -- A family of Sudeten Germans are pictured carrying their possession: in a hand cart as they fled across the border from Czechoslovakia, only the women and children of this family are together, the men having fle110, by another route to join Konrad Henlein's "free corps," the Sudetens were ready to return to their homes as soon f as the "free corps" men had taken possession of the areas marked for annexation by Germany, war seemed to stand between them and their homes on Sept. 24th as the new Czech government announced the mobilization of the entire 2,000 000 men of the army. September 24, 1938. (Photo by ACME).

We buried them on the battleground below the Apex, where they gave their lives for their honour and their country. From the album: Photograph album of Major J.M. Rose, 1st NZEF, 1915, Gelibolu Yarimadasi, by Major John Rose.

Anefo photo collection. Windhoos at Camping Duinoord on Ameland, three deaths and hundreds of injured, having ravage at the campsite. August 11, 1972. Ameland, Friesland

A column carrying food and ammunition supplies to Italian troops in outposts, near Misrata, Libya, Italian-Turkish war, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXIX, No 28, July 14, 1912.

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