Military Leaders in Observation Trench

Black and white image of military leaders in a trench, reviewing maps and strategies. The scene conveys a serious, strategic mood with emphasis on teamwork.

Czech Arms On Israel's Frontier -- Egyptian Soldiers with a Czech Bazooka and a Czech light machine Gun during recent seven-days Manoeuvres on the Egyptian-Israel Border, and in the Gaza Strip, when the new Czech arms were used. February 16, 1955. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

British Commonwealth public relations, Tokyo -- U.S. Army Chief of Staff visits Commonwealth Division -- ***** of Commonwealth Division troops on the Korean front were viewed from a hillside observation trench by the U.S. Army Chief of Staff, General Lawton Collins, during his recent visit to Korea. From left: Brigadier W.G.H. Pike, Commander Royal Artillery Commonwealth Division; Major General Paul W. Kendall, Commanding General I Corps; Brigadier Thomas Daly, Commander 28 Brigade (obscured); General James Van Fleet, Commanding General Eighth U.S. Army Korea; General Mark W. Clark, Commander-in-Chief FEC; Major General A. J. H. Cassels, General Officer Commanding Commonwealth Division and General Collins. July 16, 1952.

Chinese Troops Pass Dead Japanese Soldier in Burma -- Chinese troops, part of a Chinese and American force advancing in the Mogaung Valley of Northern Burma, pass the body of a Japanese soldier killed with his pack animals during fighting in that area. Up to Hay 2, 1944, Chinese and American troops have killed more than 7,000 Japanese in Northern Burma and reconquered 7,500 square miles of territory since the start of their offensive in November, 1944. May 26, 1944.

U.S. Marines from the 6th Marine Amphibious Brigade, check a map as they play the role of aggressors during the Combined Arms Operation (CAO 1-82). They are dressed as Soviet naval infantrymen and are armed with Soviet rifles. Base: Fort Pickett State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The British Army in Burma 1945 Troops crouch behind a low wall as they enter Ywithitgyi village, February 1945.

1920 search party of the Imperial War Graves Commission, CWGC digging up dead WWI soldiers fallen during the First World War One

Marines of Company C, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marine Division fire an M-29 81 mm mortar during a training exercise. Country: Unknown

DA-SN-85-06196. Country: Unknown

Soldiers in camouflage uniforms pose with a GVB-296 reconnaissance vehicle during the Vietnam War in 1969. The vehicle, equipped with aerial imaging technology, was used by the American military to gather intelligence and scout enemy positions.

08/31/1937. Advanced position from which you can see Belchite, the Aragonese town devastated by the Republican aviation bombs.

Czech Arms On Israel's Frontier -- Egyptian Soldiers with a Czech Bazooka and a Czech light machine Gun during recent seven-days Manoeuvres on the Egyptian-Israel Border, and in the Gaza Strip, when the new Czech arms were used. February 16, 1955. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Two Marines man an outpost for Kilo Btry., 1ST B., 12th Marines. One of the Marines is talking on a field radio. The battalion is going through combat readiness evaluation at the Pakalula Training Area. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photograph showing men of the Royal Canadian Engineers, carrying mine-detectors, moving west of Ortona, Italy, during December 1943. These men were serving with the Allied army as it pushed northwards through Italy, against Italian and German resistance, in 1943 and 1944. Date: 1944

The British Army in Burma 1944 A 3-inch mortar team use the paddy fields for camouflage while attacking Japanese positions, November 1944.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Exercises with genius and pioneers by 4-1 Infantry Regiment. In October, 4-1 RI held a great exercise in the area of Lahat, with the main goal, the canal of a large river. Infantry, genius and pioneers participated in the exercise. The Mortier group in the statement. They are the soldiers Folkert Hummel from Zevenhuizen and Antoon Hansman from Lemelerveld (O). October 16, 1948. Indonesia, Lahat, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Environment Tjikempek, Telaga Sari. A Bren-Schutter and another soldier lie in coverage behind earth. December 10, 1947. Cikempek, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC (surgery crow) departure airport Semarang, arrival at Djokja airport. Five-armed soldiers whose front roles a card at an airport. December 19, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

German soldiers killed by artillery fire, 1st Battle of the Marne, France, 5-12 September 1914. Artist: Unknown

Italy. Veneto. Passo Falzarego. View of A Fort of The First World War (1915-1918)

07/31/1936. Protection of the advance of the Republican Troops.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Schietbivak in SOEMOWONO of the 441E battalion. The 411e battaljon held a final major exercise before occupying his items in the field of the T-Brigade. These men have considerably consider themselves in the last six weeks, because Major H. Vaessens, main instructor of the B division from Venlo knows how to tackle. Soldier Sander van Thiel from the Zuiderstraat 1 in Pijnacker explores the pre-area. Simon is already starting to get used to it and has become an accurate brunger here. "We are quite more than", he says, "and there is not much left from the bunch of citizens in military clothing, as we were on our arrival". November 9, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, SOEMOWONO

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Tengaran Complex (with the article 'Van No no man's land to protected area' in the magazine Werkbroeders). Patrol gang. November 22, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

American Infantrymen And President Roosevelt At Casablanca -- From the front seat of a jeep, President Franklin D. Roosevelt reviews infantry units of the U.S. Army in French Morocco during his stay at Casablanca. September 28, 1943. (Photo by Interphoto News Pictures, Inc.).

Korean War 1953. American soldier comforts another soldier in distress

A Marine from the 6th Marine Amphibious Brigade, who is wearing an M-17A1 gas mask, gives first aid to a wounded buddy during a simulated nuclear blast. This training is a part of the Combined Arms Operation (CAO 1-82). Base: Fort Pickett State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine engineer clears a road of mines during the force-on-force exercise of Operation Bear Hunt '88. Subject Operation/Series: BEAR HUNT '88 Base: Uncheon Country: South Korea

Photograph showing practical exercises of the Red Army in the far eastern territory of the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics). Dated 1939

Russia, August 1942. The hardships of war in Russia. The German Infantry advances with great difficulty through the swampy terrain of the Don delta. At the cost of great effort they make the ammunition carts roll over the muddy roads.

A fighting hole of the Red Army, Anonymous

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.

During Operation CAX-1-2-82, CPL Smith of Co. A, 1ST Bn., 8th Marines, moves into position to assault the objective. Subject Operation/Series: CAX-1-2-82 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Camouflage (See Also France & Germany) - Military Misc. March 21, 1941.

Photo moment of repeat exercise in Doorn / Veluwe of an Infantry Bataljon of the Marines Corps. Is part of Object series AVDKM 53146 to 53165.

Two combat ready members of the 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion are in a foxhole with their M-16A1 rifles during a field exercise. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Argylls patrol Tokchongang on the outskirts of Chongju. The bombed bridge is in the background. November 23, 1950.

World War II (1939-1945). Normandy Landings (June 6, 1944). Battle on the coast of Lower Normandy between Allied and German forces.

Anefo photo collection. Exercise Dutch soldiers going to Lebanon in forests at Schayk (explosives and barriers) make barbed wire extinguishers. February 8, 1979. Noord-Brabant, Schaijk

French Troops Occupy Corsica -- Marching inland form their landing at the port of D'Ajaccio on the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean, fully equipped French troops take over the strategic former French possession. They joined with local overilla units in the battle against remaining German garrisons. This is the first picture of French troops on Corsica. October 02, 1943. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Bazooka teams in training at Haramura, Japan.The British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan is being raised to war time strength and 3 Bn Royal Australian Regiment has been training intensively for the type of terrain which will have to be covered in Korea. September 13, 1950. (Photo by Public Relations Section, HQ BCOF, Japan).

U.S. Marines from an 81mm mortar unit run to their positions during a drill. U.S. Marines have been assigned to Lebanon as part of a multinational peacekeeping force following a confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Members of the 1ST Battalion, 21st Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, cross the Bug Han Gang River in rubber rafts during the joint South Korean/US training Exercsie TEAM SPIRIT '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Bug Han Gang Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK)

DA-SN-85-06158. Country: Unknown

Soldiers from Co. A, 1ST Bn., 64th Infantry, plan an attack on the Blue Forces during an exercise at the National Training Center. The soldiers are wearing multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) gear. Base: Fort Irwin State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Anefo photo collection. Military Training Camp in Bloemendaal (Visit General Curls). February 25, 1946. Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland

The British Army in Burma 1945 Fusilier McCartney, of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, armed with a Bren gun near Pyingyaing, between Kalewa and Shwebo, January 1945.

Germany. October 1914. Preparations for the fight. German soldiers cleaning and examining their rifles in camp.

A Saudi translator, left, interprets for Lance CPL. P. G. Markei of Co. C, 1ST Bn., 6th Marines, as he teaches a group of Saudi soldiers how to use the AT4 light anti-armor weapon during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Guns Brens. August 11, 1945.

Practical exercises of the Red Army in the far eastern territory of the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) 1939

American infantry leaving ***** French during charge. July 7, 1954.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Five-day advance by the Patjet mountains, Sendi, SOEMD GONDO, Djurang, Koeali, Lember, Brantas, Djoenggo, Batoe. Patjet-Batoe. Marine shields .50 Mitrailurer from an LVT an enemy statement. August 1, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Finnish Soldiers on Mandeuvres in a forest near Viipuri, ten miles from the Russian frontier, which has been strongly fortified in the past few months. November 28, 1939. (Photo by Keystone).

Anti tank guns being tested. March 18, 1942.

Canton.... Wiping Out.... A certain Japanese unit is seen as advancing under tropical trees in sweeping remnants, near Tsungfa, Canton Province. May 20, 1940. (Photo by The Domei News Photos Service).

DN-SN-85-02059. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

10/31/1937. Laying of Telephone Lines, in the Operations Field, by the Engineer Soldiers.

Making prisoners of war during an exercise at the B-Company of the Wardremiment Fuseliers Princess Irene.

Second World War. Front pictures. Soviet Union. Relatives of the German Wehrmacht in the Schützengraben with machine gun and field detour

Photograph of Gun Crews during the Japanese Attack on Pearl HarborGun crews during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. Marines and soldiers fire on raiding Japanese planes.

09/30/1936. Machine Gun Served by the Cartagena Militias Prepared to Repel the Attack of the National Troops.

Wounded Pow Carried to First Aid Station -- A wounded communist prisoner of war is carried in the arms of a U.S. paratrooper toward a first aid station during the bloody fighting in Compound 76 on Koje Island. Other paratroopers, some wearing gas masks, stand guard at entrance to Pow enclosure. June 10, 1952. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Balikpapan. Patrol of 4-3-II R.I .. During a patrol of 4-3-11 RI at Balikpapan. Rest break with heavy coastal guns. March 3, 1948. Balikpapan, Borneo, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC v.p.t.l .. Small Indonesian boy is being fascinated and kept under shot by a soldier with a bayonet on the rifle. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Infantry and Armers KliL. Ambaraya: Where the Republic again troubles the population of Indonesia, she finds the Dutch army against themselves to defend peace and order in the frying area. In the rows of the knir, blank and brown shoulder to shoulder are now about the future of Indonesia. August 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1944-1945. A 3-inch mortar crew of No. 2771 Field Squadron RAF Regiment bombarding enemy positions from their position in a ravine on the Colle Belvedere, north of Cassino, Italy.

Italian air force paratroopers preparing for military exercises, Italy, World War II, photograph by Luce from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year LXXI, No 51, December 17, 1944.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Infantry and Armers KliL. Ambaraya: In the liberated areas, the order "ceases the firing" by the round swainting TNI gangs joined with feet. Roof, murder and arson on the population is at the order of the day. Shoulder to shoulder with his white weapon brother also defends the son of Indonesia, the boy of the kill, land and people against the unwanted "freedom yells" .. August 1947. Ambarawa, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

American Of Japanese Ancestry Fire On German Snipers In Italy -- U.S. soldiers of Japanese descent fire a mortar into the hills on the Italian front, where German snipers are active. The soldiers belong to the famed 100th Infantry Battalion of the Allied Fifth Army, composed almost entirely of Americans of Japanese ancestry from Hawaii. Already cited far gallantry as a unit by U.S. Lieutenant Mark W. Clark, commander of the Allied Fifth Army, the 100th's soldiers have won nine Distinguished Service Crosses, 44 Silver Stars and three Logion of Merit Medals. One thousand of the battalions men have been wounded in action and now wear the Purple Heart decoration. September 15, 1944. (Photo by U.S. Office of War Information Picture).

A German military firing squad eliminates an opponent of the New World Order Date: circa 1940-1945

Soldier Learning how to use Thompson Submachine Gun, firing from Standing Position, Air Service Command, Daniel Field, Georgia, USA, Jack Delano for U.S. Office of War Information, July 1943

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Landing exercises I Infantry Brigade 7 December Division in Tjilinting. The bow valve of the landing craft is lowered, soldiers leave the vessel. May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

'Une contre-attaque sur les pentes de Douaumont, le 11 avril dernier', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916".

Turkish Troops - Post War Troops - Foreign Troops. March 4, 1954. (Photo by Bert Hardy, Picture Post).

A Marine from 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines is carrying an M-60A1 machine gun, during a mountain warfare field exercise. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two infantrymen are about to fired a flue grenade with a 2-inch mortar.

11/30/1957. An 81 caliber mortar hits a concentration of the parties of the Moroccan "Liberation Army" in Sidi Ifni.

2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry clearing the way and clearing mines, walking through the Kasserine Pass, Tunisia. 26 Feb 1943. World War II

Russian Front, Autumn 1942 -- The Don Valley. A gun crew in action against the enemy tanks. January 1, 1943. (Photo by British Ministry of Information).

Original Film Title: STRAFBATAILLON 999. English Title: PUNISHMENT BATTALION. Film Director: HARALD PHILIPP. Year: 1959.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Sworn officers Excessory. KNIL troops came up with a sworn. November 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

THE BLUE MAX (1966), directed by JOHN GUILLERMIN.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Patrol in the mountains between Tjikadjang and BOOFLOG. The patrol continues his way along a stream. December 16, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

War album 107, picture 32987.

08/31/1921. Melilla. Preliminary Operations Machine guns of the Segovia regiment, Number 75, firing from the position of the Had souk on the Moors who attacked the Casabona position.

American soldiers training during World War II

Water supply for soldiers and dogs, World War I, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLIII, No 45, November 5, 1916.

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

Anefo photo collection. Vogelsang (West Germany). Army exercises 32nd regiment. Infantry exercises. October 10, 1956. Germany, Vogelsang

Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. Pilots of No. 73 Squadron RAF grouped round the Duty Office dugout at Rouvres. Standing in the dugout entrance, wearing a balaclava, is Pilot Officer E J 'Cobber' Kain, later to achieve distinction as the first Allied 'ace' of the War. The officers grouped around him are (clockwise from Kain): Flying Officer R E Lovett Pilot Officer P V Ayerst Pilot Officer J G 'Tubs' Perry Flying Officer N 'Fanny' Orton Pilot Officers G F Brotchie A B 'Tommy' Tucker 'Smooth' Holliday. Holliday's left can be seen the head of a Greek journalist who was visiting the Squadron Standing in a line on the roof are (left to right): Sergeants R M Perry L J W 'Humph' Humphris B Speake D A Sewell G H Phillips J Winn Pilot Officer E 'Henry' Hall (Squadron Adjutant) Sergeants C N S Campbell S G Stuckey. Sgts Perry and Winn became the Squadron's first casualties when they were both shot down and killed north-east of Metz on 22 December 1939 by Messerschmitt Bf 109s of III/JG53.

12/31/1941. Australian detachment approaching enemy lines, protected by a smoke screen.

Three American soldiers viewed from behind, near ruins, original caption reads: 'At close grips with the Hun, we bomb the corkshaffer's', circa 1910s.

1950s 1951 US ARMY INFANTRY UNIT TAKES COVER FROM CHINESE COMMUNIST SMALL ARMS FIRE AT EDGE OF KOREAN VILLAGE SOUTH KOREA

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action of the V-Brigade, Gadja Merah the red elephant in Bekal and surroundings. Two soldiers have crossed the rot bleed of a kali and reach the shore. March 30, 1949. Bekal, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

The British Army in Burma 1944 A 3-inch mortar team, part of the 36th Infantry Division, use the paddy fields for camouflage while attacking Japanese positions, November 1944.

Anefo photo collection. Vogelsang (West Germany). Army exercises 32nd regiment. Infantry exercises. October 10, 1956. Germany, Vogelsang

U.S. 89th Division crossing the Rhine under fire - "I drew an assault boat to cross in - just my luck. We all tried to crawl under each other because the lead was flying around like hail." Crossing the Rhine under enemy fire at St. Goar, March 1945.

Photograph showing two soldiers of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion firing at Nationalist positions on the Morata Front, during the Spanish Civil War, 1937. The men are pictured firing their rifles from a well sand-bagged trench. The Abraham Lincoln Battalion was part of the International Brigade, a volunteer force which supported the Republican Government during the Spanish Civil War. Volunteers came from all over Europe and North America; the Abraham Lincoln Battalion had men from Cuba, Mex

of 3