Military Ceremonies and Social Settings

Photographs capturing military gatherings and social interactions, showcasing award presentations and camaraderie among service members.

On 30 November 1944, American and Russian officers attend the grand opening of the officers' club at Poltava Airbase, one of the shuttle mission bases in Russia.

Poll photo collection. Presentation of the Military William Order and other awards by Queen Wilhelmina in the presence of the other members of the royal family at the Soesterberg airbase. Decorated and guests listening to a table speech, right from the Prince Bernhard speaker. June 20, 1946. Soest, Utrecht (province)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit from Lt. G.G. van Mook and C.L.G. Rail to Medan. Medan. Visit of the Lt.GUV. Gene. and the army commander to Sumatra .. October 4, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Poll photo collection. War volunteers in Malacca and Indonesia. Officers in a salon. 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Poll photo collection. Presentation of the Military William Order and other awards by Queen Wilhelmina in the presence of the other members of the royal family at the Soesterberg airbase. Decorated and guests at the table, with prince Bernhard in the middle forward. June 20, 1946. Soest, Utrecht (province)

American volunteer pilots of No.121 (Eagle) Sqaudron playing poker in the dispersal hut at RAF Rochford in Essex during August 1942. In the Pilots' Dispersal Hut at Rochford airfield, personnel of No 121 (Eagle) Squadron play Poker as they await the order to 'scramble'. Left to right they are: Pilot Officer Beatie (standing, from Georgia), Pilot Officer Heppel (New Jersey), Pilot Officer Kearney (New Mexico), Flight Sergeant Blandy (South Carolina), Flight Sergeant Carpenter (standing, from Pennsylvania), Flight Officer Hasey (Oklahoma), Flight Sergeant Sanders (Tennessee) and Flight Sergeant Vance (Virginia). In the rear right-hand corner of the photograph, the telephonist can be seen, along with several other personnel awaiting the call to action.

On 30 November 1944, American and Russian officers attend the grand opening of the officers' club at Poltava Airbase, one of the shuttle mission bases in Russia.

A number of military attachés visits the petty officers' school (O.Os.) in Weert.

First US Army Rehabilitation Centre- Recuperation and Training at 8th Convalescent Hospital, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, UK, 1943 In one of the dormitories at 8th Convalescent Hospital, Stoneleigh Park, the camp jazz band practices. The band, led by Sergeant Woodrow Laundry (of Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, standing left), consists of a piano, drums, two guitars and a trumpet. Other soldiers can be seen lying on their beds in the background.

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

Poll photo collection. Reportage Marine. Indian naval crew to dining table. 1939

Anefo photo collection. Defile Jubilea Marva (reception). October 23, 1954

Poll photo collection. Prince Bernhard visits Dutch troops on their army base in Great Britain during the Second World War. Prince Bernhard in conversation with soldiers during a drink. 1940. Great Britain

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

Technical Training Conference At Headquarters Of Chinese Air Force, Nanking, China.

Poll photo collection. War volunteers in Malacca and Indonesia. Lieutenant Nortier (right) and Captain Vaessens on the meal in the tent in the Morib Beach camp on Malacca. March 5, 1946. Malacca, Malaysia

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of the December 7 Division per MS Boissevain. Members of the December 7 Division receive post awarded. October 19, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

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

Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. Anglican Chaplains meet to discuss future programmes for RAF personnel in France, under the chairmanship of A H Paget-Wilkes (third left), Senior Church of England Chaplain to the Advanced Air Striking Force.

On board Hr.Ms. Rotterdam (D 818) (1957-1981), a submarine booth of the Friesland class, during the so-called cross journey with nobility breasts. An extensive travelogue can be read in the Jaarboek Koninklijke Marine (km) 1964 from page 431. Bingo evening on board.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspection travel General P.L.G. Doorman (September-October 1946). Speech by General Doorman during the meal. September 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Farewell Lieutenant Colonel formeijne PLV. A.G. (Spelderholt). Farewell to Lieutenant Colonel formeijne (links), deputy adjutant general, in the Studderholt building in Batavia. In addition to him (right) a major. September 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

AAF Personnel stationed somewhere in the Aleutians, stage the type of party that conditions allow.

Anefo photo collection. Dinner Marine officers. 26 August 1947

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Saying goodbye to lute. Col. Borghouts. Farewell to Lieutenant Colonel J.J.F. Borghouts. November 1, 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

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

Latest Pictures Of German Siegfried Line. - Soldiers listening to the radio, in one of the underground Barrack rooms. New Pictures Received today of the fortifications on the western frontier of Germany, Known as The Giegeried Line, which the German claim is stronger than France's famous ***** Line. June 14, 1939. (Photo by Keystone)

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. A WAAF intelligence officer, Section Officer P Duncalfe, questions the pilot, Warrant Officer H Blunt (to her left), and crew of Avro Lancaster B Mark III, JB362 'EA-D', ('D for Donald') of No. 49 Squadron RAF, on their return to Fiskerton, Lincolnshire, from a bombing raid on Berlin, Germany. On their next sortie to Berlin five days later, Blunt and his crew were shot down in 'D for Donald' and killed.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Photos article Weapon brothers Women's corps KliL. Meal at the women's corps. January 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945. RAF Hawker Hurricane pilots relax in the Officers' Mess at Chittagong, India.

Lunch offered by the year old (290est) Korps Marines in the Rivièrahal van Diergaarde Blijdorp in Rotterdam, December 1955.

Military officers at luncheon , Armories, Ordnance industry, Military officers, Luncheons, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Anefo photo collection. MOC HILVERSUM. Easted sailors. September 23, 1948. Hilversum

Anefo photo collection. Red Cross: Hospitally Orange. Hospitally ship orange. Captain doctor Explanation of journalists in Lounge. 1945

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

Col. Mesick with men , Armories, Ordnance industry, Military officers, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Activities (KOKAKETS in the galley) of crew members recorded while making a report on board cruiser Hr.Ms. De Ruyter (C 801), 1955.

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

Men at table , Armories, Ordnance industry, Military officers. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Marawati at Njalindoen Tjitjoeg; Evacuation T.N.I. Marawati. Weapons are submitted to which a registration in documents is made by a sergeant. February 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Opening Catholic Military Home, Volkel airbase. August 26, 1953. Noord-Brabant, Volkel

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

The Royal Navy during the Second World War At a Signal School in one of Britain's principal naval bases (possibly HMS DRAKE). A class under instruction in wireless telegraphy wearing their gas respirators to prepare them for working under any conditions.

Chiefs Of Staff Meet In London -- Left to Right: Round Table General Hoyt Vandenberg, U. S. Air Force; Admiral Louise Defeld, U. S. Navy; Gen Omar Bradley, U. S. Army; Major General A. M. Gruenther, director of U. S. Joint Staffs; Major General F. Kibler U. S. Observer Western Union; Captain the Hon. R. D. Coleridge, R. N. Secretary to the British Joint Staff Mission in Washington Admiral Sir Federick Darlymplt-Hamilton British Joint Services mission in Washington; Brigadier A. T. Cornwall Jones, Cabinet Officer; Brigadier C. R. Price, Secretary Chief of Staff Committee; Air Marshal Sir William Elliot, Chief Staff officer to the Minister of Defence; Field Marshal Sir William Slim, Chief of the imperial General Staff; Lord Tedder, Marshal of the R. A. F., and Admiral of the fleet Lord Fraser of North Cape, First Sea Lord. Seated In Left Background in Captain T. M. Brownrigg, RN. Director of planning at the Admiralty.The U. S. Chiefs of Staff met their English Counterparts in the Defence

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC 1000e greetings to the Netherlands from the studio in Semarang. Soldier G. van Poppel from 6-11 R.I. Should the thousandth greeting. Left of him the presenter Captain Branse .. June 26, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Semarang

Training for telegraphist. Is part of the AVDKM 530403 to 550413 object series.

General-Major der Mariniers (Genmarns) Nass receives some American officers in the Van Braam Houckgeestkazerne (VBKAZ) in Doorn. A joint lunch is offered.

The Dutch army is practicing in La Courtine. Pay attention! The above description is a generic series description based on the information stated by the army film and photo service. In the long term, this global description will be specified.

The Belgian Lieutenant General F. Burmiaux, Commander 2 Ataf (right) brings a working visit to the Soesterberg airbase. In the mid-General-Major Kite-Observer A.L. COX.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Award of the deputy main aldermenier Pastor M. LAM. The raised army mushier pastor M.D with the cross of merit earned. Lamb, third from the right. Third of Links-General Colonel P. Alons. April 16, 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Woerner Eugen (herr) Collection German artillerymen playing cards in a dug-out, (Argonne, August/December 1915).

Anefo photo collection. KNIL soldiers in Roermond to training and transition to Royal Netherlands Army. August 9, 1950. Limburg, Roermond

English prisoners of war are served breakfast aboard Queen Victoria.

V 5725. Thule (depicted name)

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.

Anefo photo collection. Departure repayment flops to the Dutch East Indies Indonesia. November 4, 1947

French Fortress Troops: Life in the Maginot Line. French N. C. O's at lunch in their room underground in the Maginot Line. January 2, 1940.

Anefo photo collection. Series about the help that the farmers of the candid troops received. 1945

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit by Professor Romme to Medan. Dr. C.P.M. Romme) takes a trip along the "Dodenweg" from Medan to Belawan. After the trip meal with officers .. 2 February 1947. Indonesia, Medan, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Anefo photo collection. Return Koningin Wilhelmina with the Piet Hein. September 26, 1947

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Lieutenant-Governor General of Mook receives Dutch journalists for their departure to the Netherlands ten Paleize for a confidential conversation. May 13, 1948. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Sailing trip of sailors and marines in Leiden. June 7, 1949. Leiden, South Holland

Wrns at Work. 1940, on Board the Training Ship HMS Defiance, Devonport. Wren Stewards in HMS DEFIANCE serving scones and tea to officers.

Citizen Air Force Cadets - R.A.A.F. December 10, 1952.

Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. Airmen from No 504 Squadron RAF relaxing with a few drinks and enjoying a sing-song around the piano at a local pub in Middle Wallop, Hampshire.

Anefo photo collection. Opening chess championships canteen police headquarters. April 5, 1954

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder, Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Mediterranean Air Command, enjoys a cup of tea with airmen in the first RAF Malcolm Club, after opening it in Algiers.

Civilian Conservation Corps - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Anefo photo collection. Visit from the American Admiral H. Kent Hewitt to the Netherlands in conversation with journalists at the Amstel Hotel. October 1945. Amsterdam

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Farewell Kampong Melajou Melayu. Dutch soldiers in a barrack. An Indian soldier plays a guitar, singing other soldiers. November 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Party evening in harmony. Soldiers at the radio. November 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Dutch Guinea: Tour named Governor Platteel. KLM hotel Biak, Representative KLM, Mr. G.J.C. roller, governor flat wife lunch. lunch, resident H. Veldkamp wife, commander Marine Barracks Sorido, Kolonel J. Smith, commander M.L.D. Colonel A. V.D. Hats. July 1958. Biak, Guinea

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Cocktail party at the Huize of General Buurman of Vreeds. In the middle adjutant general colonel c.h.j.f. Van Houten. Left General Major P.LG. Doorman (Sous-Chef Generale Staff). September 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Image of ir. A.A. Mussert (leader of the National Socialist Movement, N.S.B.) in the Raadskelder (Stadhuisbrug 1) in Utrecht in conversation with journalists in preparation for the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the N.S.B. the day after.

Criminals - Belsen Trials - Germany War File. November 30, 1945. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Discussions TNI officers 2nd Infantry Brigade Colonel Uijlenberg and General Dürst Britt (returned 2nd inf. Brig. 7-2-1948. Not suitable for publication "). Dutch and Indonesian officers in a conference room. January 30, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Operation 'Nor'easter' - 11/14/1952 , Offices, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Poll photo collection. Repatriation service India. The dining room of the female help corps in Ataka. December 1945. Ataka, Egypt

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.

New Zealand Repatriates Arrive in England- Everyday Life For Repatriated Pows in Margate, Kent, England, UK, April 1945 Liberated New Zealand Prisoners of War enjoy their first meal in England at the Grand Hotel, Westcliff, Margate, which is being used as a reception centre. The original caption states that the meal usually consists of soup and poached eggs on toast. Right to left, the soldiers are: N L Gates, R C Blakey, C L Vogthall and H J Smaill. Blakey has a bandage on his head.

Anefo photo collection. Indonesian sailors receive distinction diploma. them, vice-admiral helfrich. {1940-1945}. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Allied Forces Celebrate Passover- Jewish Traditions in Wartime Britain, April 1944 During a Passover ceremony being held in a large hall attached to a barracks, somewhere near London, the Commanding Officer of the barracks says a few words to those gathered for the Passover meal.

Royal Air Force Transport Command, 1943-1945. The crew of a BOAC Consolidated Liberator is briefed by an officer of Transatlantic Flying Control in the Operations Room at Prestwick, Ayrshire.

Anefo photo collection. Plaque to the Royal Institute of the Navy donated by Selden Chopin. September 27, 1950. Den Helder

Americans in Britain- the Arrival of the Civilian Technical Corps, Bournemouth, England, 1941 Civilian Technical Corps members Henning (from Champaign, Illinois), Manning (from Del Rio, Texas) and Gates (from Brooklyn, New York) enjoy their breakfast in a sunny dining room, probably at their billet at Annerley Court Hotel in Bournemouth.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Roman Catholic Christmas. December 25, 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Naval Recruits Take the First Steps To Seamanship. 12 January 1943, Devonport, New Recruits of the Royal Navy Are Posted To HMS Raleigh For Their Initial Training. WRNS cooks serving some of the new recruits in the ship's galley.

A new class of conscript soldiers commits maintenance of their equipment on the tapijn Kazerne in Maastricht. These soldiers are classified by the Box Compagnie, 4th Depot Infantry.

Anefo photo collection. Lieutenant General A. V. van den Wall, laying tennest awarded to soldiers who exceeded Elfstedentocht in Princess Julianakanne in The Hague. January 24, 1963. The Hague, South Holland

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Mapive soldiers (cadets). November 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Members Of The 379Th Bomb Group Are Served Refreshments At A Headquarters Dance In England. 6 July 1944.

Erskine At Bomber Briefing -- Sir George Erskine, East African Army Commander, attends a briefing of crews of the Lincoln bombers of the Royal Air Force, prior to an action against Mau Mau terrorists. The bombers were sent from the Middle East Command, and operate in the Abordare mountain prohibited areas. November 28, 1953. (Photo by United Press Photo)

U.S. Air Cadets Study At Yale University -- The historic classrooms of 240-year old Yale University are now being used for technical training of 2,700 cadets of the U.S. Army Air Forces. Here students who have already received basic training are listening to a lecture on an aircraft machine gun. Virtually all U.S. colleges and universities are now engaged in training members of the American armed forces. March 22, 1943. (Photo by Interphoto News Pictures, Inc.).

NATO Airbase in France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

The Women's Auxiliary Air Force, 1939-1945. Members of the WAAF Police taking part in a demonstration court martial during a training course at the RAF Police School at Uxbridge, Middlesex.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Cheribon. Parade on the occasion of the birthday Princess Juliana, also said goodbye to the W-Brigade. Cheribon. The cabaret company of Bernard Barends in the Studio of Radio Cheribon. April 30, 1948. Cheribon, Cirebon, Indonesia, Indonesia, Java, Java, Dutch East Indies

8Th Bomber Command Airman And Members Of The Royal Air Force Enjoy A Few Moments Of Relaxation At A Pub Somewhere In England.

V 5714. Thule (depicted name)

Signing naval applications

Hitler meets with Naziyouth members circa 1930

American Red Cross Service Club, Norwich- Life at the Club at the Bishop's Palace, Norfolk, England, UK, 1943 In the entrance hall of the American Red Cross Service Club at the Bishop's Palace in Norwich, American soldiers Staff Sergeant J F Boyer Jr (of 6301 Edwood Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio) and Pfc Bill Makrooginis (of Butler, Pennsylvania) wait for their mending. Behind the counter, sewing buttons onto the men's jackets are Mrs Trappes Lomax (wife of a British Brigadier in Iraq) and Mrs Hildesley (married to an RAF air gunner). A third member of the staff can also be seen.

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