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Military Funerals and Memorials

Images capturing solemn military funerals and memorial services, highlighting the respect and traditions associated with honoring fallen servicemen.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Festivities in Padang because of the annual stay of the U-Brigade in Central Sumatra. Commemoration honorary cemetery. A soldier lays a wreath. November 28, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Padang, Sumatra

Anefo photo collection. Remembrance death 4 May at Weteringschans. May 4, 1951. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Marvo funeral The Hague lieutenant at sea Pieter Koops. April 27, 1953. The Hague, South Holland

Soldiers' Graves at the Te Henui Cemetery Nitrate negatives, black-and-white negatives

Anefo photo collection. Funeral of the schout-at-night d.c.m. Hetters on the General Cemetery Rhenen on the Achterbergsestraatweg there. Archer the flower wreaths, left with white cap in the hands, the commander of marine forces lieutenant admiral c.e.l. Helfrich. To the right of him the funeral director F. van Hernen. Very to the right, deputations of the Dutch and Belgian pilotage. September 9, 1948. Rhenen

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Funeral ceremonies at the honor of Kembang Koening in Surabaya. Sailors salutation at the monument. March 8, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Surabaya

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Remembrance memory of the U-Brigade in Padang. Colonel J.W. Sluyter places a wreath at the Dutch flag. May 4, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Padang, Sumatra

Anefo photo collection. Commemoration of war graves Committee New Church Amsterdam Katafalk with the wreaths. November 3, 1956. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Flowers for Kennedy laid at the RAI by Schoolchildren at Ooster Cemetery in American Fallen. November 26, 1963

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Herbegrafen's ereveld Antjol. Emergency of 24 executed by the Japanese the funeral. February 8, 1948. Ancol, Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Place flags for Memorial Day. May 29, 1947

Anefo photo collection. George Meany (Chairman American trade union), wreath laid at the docker. July 13, 1965

Anefo photo collection. Commemoration Japanese capitulation Hague; President Vrijburg lays wreath, left Ms Willinge Sligher (ex-camp head Tjidengkamp). August 15, 1985. Hague, South Holland

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Ereveld Tjililitan. Memorial Municipality U-Brigade on Ereveld Tjililitan .. November 8, 1946. Batavia, Cillilitan, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Hildebrandem monument revealed in Haarlem. June 1, 1962. Haarlem

US Cemeteries Dedicated in France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Adolf Hitler (* 20 April 1889 in Braunau am Inn) ( 30 April 1945 Berlin), Leader of the Nazi Party, Reich Chancellor from 1933, also self-appointed "Fuehrer" and head of state of Germany

Soldiers Saluting at Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA, October 20, 1938

Anefo photo collection. Kranglagding by Richard Pape (former navigator Royal Air Force and writer of "Boldness Be My Friend"). March 18, 1954

Anefo photo collection. Marvo funeral Adelborst Hendriks, The Hague. July 21, 1954. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Airborne commemoration Oosterbeek. English envoy sir neville butler. September 17, 1952. Oosterbeek

The funeral of Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz, a Hitler confidant who was convicted as a war criminal by the Nuremberg court martial, turned into a manifestation of Knight's Cross bearers, old and new Nazis. Aumuehle near Hamburg, 06.01.1981, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Memorial Oosterbeek Children lay flowers. September 17, 1953. Oosterbeek

Anefo photo collection. Commemoration of hostages in Goirle Noord Brabant. August 15, 1950. Goirle, Noord-Brabant

021117-A-6173R-004. Base: Fort Meade State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast

Britain Honours Her War Heroines Mrs. Odette Churchill G.C., M.B.E. who as Odette Sansom, served with the French Resistance Movement until captured and tortured by the Nazis but who survived the ordeal, holding little Tania Azabo, daughter of the late Mrs. Violette Szabo, one of the brave women captured and murdered by the Nazis in the notorious Ravensbruch concentration camp, and who was posthumously awarded the George Cross, after the Service. A special Service to honour the memory of the 52 war dead - all women, and all parachuted into France during the war - was held at St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, London. Princess Alice Countess of Athlone unveiled a memorial plaque bearing the names of the 52 heroines. January 1, 1948. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Ltd.)

Adel breast training 1975.

Elsevier photo collection. National commemoration Grebbeberg World War. behalf Queen Prince Bernhard, Brigade C.F. Pahud Mortanges laid wreath monument. 4, 1954

The traditional tribute to the dead Russians, soldiers and victims of the Nazi dictatorship, with the event Flowers for Stukenbrock 1970, focused on the care of the graves mainly by young people, Germany, Europe

10/07/1964. Aviation accident in Granada. A French Dc 6 crashes on the Sierra Nevada drip peak. A hundred relatives of the victims visit the grave of the San José de Granada cemetery where the remains of the 75 deceased rest.

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard Living Memorial Municipality at Airborne Cemetery of Oosterbeek, where victims of the Battle of Arnhem lie in 1944; Text degraded. September 16, 1969. Oosterbeek

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.

Anefo photo collection. Princess Margriet reveals monument Teuge airport commemorate return Princess Juliana daughters liberated Netherlands 2 August 1945. September 7, 1985. Gelderland, Teuge

Anefo photo collection. Death Plesman (Chapelle Ardente), O.A. Queen and Defile Kranzlagding. January 4, 1954

Anefo photo collection. Monument to parachutists in Driel. September 17, 1961. Driel

Anefo photo collection. The Hague Dead Cell Mercharge, Scheveningen Annual commemoration. September 25, 1954. The Hague, Scheveningen

Anefo photo collection. Princess Irene reveals the monument to the Princess Irenebrigade in Tilburg. October 27, 1955. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

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. Funeral court van der Werf in Dirksland Marvo. 17 May 1951. Dirksland

Return To Alamein -- Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery stands before the Memorial at El Alamein which he had just unveiled, after laying a wreath on the stand. The ceremony was performed yesterday on the 12th anniversary of the great battle of the Desert War. October 25, 1954.

Elsevier photo collection. Commemoration fallen 7 December division National Monument Dam Square. former commander gene. MAJ. B.D. H.J.J.W. Dürst-Britt, Engles Korp. Crown laid wreath monument. December 7, 1956. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

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.

Anefo photo collection. Ceremonies at the Haagsche Schouw war monument at The Hague. Wreath of joint illegal organizations at the Haagsche Schouw war monument. May 14, 1945. Leiden, South Holland

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Ereveld Tjililitan. Memorial Municipality U-Brigade on Ereveld Tjililitan .. November 8, 1946. Batavia, Cillilitan, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Elsevier photo collection. Airborne commemoration Airbornekerkhof Oosterbeek. March 17, 1952. Oosterbeek

Jacqueline Kennedy, accompanied by her brothers-in-law Robert and Edward Kennedy, approaches John F. Kennedy's gravesite to receive the flag being folded by servicemen representing all branches of the U.S. armed services. November 25, 1963. Abbie Rowe photographer.

UNO Group Visits FDR's Grave.Members of the Seven-man United Nations Organization site committee(grouped at left) advance one by the to lay a single rose each on the Grave of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt at Hyde Park, N.Y., Jan.10. in a ceremony a few moments earlier two wreaths were laid on the grave. The committee arrived at the Roosevelt estate after a three-Hour tour of picturesque Hyde Park. October 1, 1946. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Anefo photo collection. Commemoration of February 1941, overview during commemoration. February 25, 1965

In memory of the 68 victims of the Gestapo who were shot in the Wenzelberg gorge on 13.04.1945, Nazi victims and anti-fascists demonstrated in Solingen, Germany on 13.04.1980

Anefo photo collection. Marvo funeral Oegstgeest Captain Marine Haftkamp. October 7, 1955. Oegstgeest

The funeral of Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz, a Hitler confidant who was convicted as a war criminal by the Nuremberg court martial, turned into a manifestation of Knight's Cross bearers, old and new Nazis. Aumuehle near Hamburg, 06.01.1981, Germany, Europe

Memorial services were held recently at Yokohawa, Japan, as the first group of United States war dead from Korea were placed aboard a ship to be returned home. This marked the first time that war dead have been returned to United States from an active battle area. High-ranking military and Unite Nations officials participated in the solemn dock side ceremonies. Latest casualty figures issued by the United States Department of Defense show that 8,101 members of the United States ground, sea and air forces have been killed in action in Korea since the Republic of Korea was invaded by the Communists in June, 1950. March 19, 1951. (Photo by United States Information Service).

Anefo photo collection. Kranzegging Dam by Mariniers Marvo. May 4, 1948

Anefo photo collection. Royal couple Princess Beatrix Prince Claus Ethiopia; Preparation E.D .. undated. Ethiopia

Anefo photo collection. Second by Willem V in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft. April 29, 1958. Delft, South Holland

Chapman's grave wreath plant.Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Removal of Lesseps' statue during the Suez Crisis in 1956 - Group of Egyptians are Removing statue of de Lesseps because of the Suez crisis

Gen. Tracy's body carried from Trinity Church

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Glass of General S.H. Track. On July 1, 1949, the 1st Battalion 1-15 R.I. A farewell visit to the last resting place of General S.H. Track on the ereveld Menteng Poeloe, in Batavia. At the grave of General S.H. Track holds Lieutenant Colonel J.F. Scheers a speech. July 1, 1949. Batavia, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Flowers are laid at the War Memorial Putten during the annual commemoration. October 2, 1956. Gelderland, Putten

Barnade Guard Royal Air Force. Recordings made for the benefit of issuing "exercise prescription Klu

Howard Hasbrook volunteers for a demonstration of a scaled-down version of Lieutenant Colonel John Stapps rocket sled set up in the hangar at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory. In 1945 Stapp, an Air Force medical doctor, volunteered to participate in a deceleration program to study the human bodys tolerance to aircraft crash forces. A 1500-pound sled powered by rockets was installed in 1947 on a section of railroad track in the California desert. Stapp participated in 29 experiments over the next seven years and broke land and deceleration records. These tests studied the effects of acceleration, G-force, deceleration, and wind blast on humans. Stapp suffered broken bones and retinal hemorrhages, but suffered no permanent damage. NACA Lewis was conducting a series of crash impact studies in the mid-1950s using dummies in actual aircraft. Irving Pinkel, the director of the program, and Stapp became friends through their mutual in

A soldier places flowers at the graves of Dutch cases on the plunger's ereveld at Pusan.

Anefo photo collection. Strike on Rotterdam shipyards; Strikers are on the fence of Wilton Fijenoord. August 26, 1970. Rotterdam, South Holland

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Erre cemetery Ambon. Cross on the grave of J. Lucas, SLD KNIL, died 20-5-1943. 1947. Ambon, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

The ship's doctor giving a lecture on first aid to crew members on HMS ATHERSTONE at Plymouth, 7 March 1942. The Ship's Doctor giving a lecture on first aid to members of the ship's company.

Entierro de Camarón de la Isala. Julio 1992. CAMARON DE LA ISLA.

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