Military Monuments and Memorials

A collection of striking military monuments featuring sculptures commemorating war heroes and events, showcasing a range of styles from solid stone to dynamic bronze figures.

Detail from the Socialist Revolution Monument consisting of the DPRK and KWP flags rendered in stone and lined with 228 bronze figures, forming part of the Mansudae Grand Monument on Mansu Hill, North Korea

Ukraine. Sevastopol. Monument to the Defense of Sevastopol in the Second World War. 1941-1942.

Detail from the Socialist Revolution Monument consisting of the DPRK and KWP flags rendered in stone and lined with 228 bronze figures, forming part of the Mansudae Grand Monument on Mansu Hill, North Korea

France, Eure-Et-Loir Department, Chateaudun, 1870 War Monument

USA, District of Columbia, Washington DC. The World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington DC.

Georgia, Gori. Soviet-era military mural.

Washington, DC. Korean War Veterans Memorial

051020-A-6108G-075. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Japanese war memorial Koror Island, Palau

Vietnam, Dien Bien Phu. Victory Monument

China, Beijing, Statue celebrating the navy aircraft and army forces outside the Beijing Military Museum.

Washington, Dc., Iwo Jima Marine Memorial.

Some of the 19 statues of soliders at the Korean War Veterans Memorial are reflected in the black granite wall etched with images of vetrans.Mall,Washington,D.C...

Kosmaj, Rogaca, Belgrade District, Serbia. September 12, 2024. Kosmaj Monument to World War II Ant-Fascist partisans, by Vojin Stojic.

Brooding Soldier / St. Julien Memorial, Canadian First World War One monument at Saint-Julien / Sint-Juliaan, Flanders, Belgium

Ukraine. Sevastopol. Monument to the Defense of Sevastopol in the Second World War. 1941-1942. View at back light.

Scotland, City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh. Statue of Field Marshal Earl Haig located on the Edinburgh Castle Esplanade.

Poland, monument of General Karol Swierczewski at the Walter-Berg

Monument honors the telecommunication officers of the North Vietnam Army near Doc Mieu, Vietnam.

Iwa Jima Memorial, Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington Cemetery in USA

Washington, DC, Korean War Memorial

Africa, Gambia. Capital city of Banjul. Arch 22, 114-foot high archway commemorates bloodless military coup of July 22, 1994. Statue of soldier in uniform with child.

Russian military cemetery in Vienna, Austria, Europe

Memprial of soviet soldiers in Murmansk, Russia

Padrao dos Descobrimentos

Famous Iwo Jima memorial in Washington D.C. WASHINGTON, USA - AUGUST 20, 2019: Famous Iwo Jima memorial in Washington D.C., USA Copyright: xZoonar.com/imagoDensx 21722822

Washington, DC, Korean War Memorial

The World War I memorial and cemetery of Redipuglia, Italy

Europe, Hungary, Budapest,Heroes Square, unknow soldier grave

Spec ops police subdivision SWAT in action.

Terracotta Army warriors buried in Emperor tomb outside Xian China Detail of the pottery terracotta army warriors and soldiers found outside Xi an China Copyright: xZoonar.com/StevexHeapx 12911293

Russia, Saint Petersburg, Kronverksky Island, Artillery Museum, interior, hallway with statue of Russian soldier from World War Two

Poland, Wroclaw, Wroclaw's dwarfs, former symbol of resistance, fire fighters

two soldiers in front of the freedom monument in Riga, Latvia RIGA, LATVIA - JUNE 16, 2024: Guard of honour in front of the national freedom monument consisting of two unknown soldiers. Copyright: xZoonar.com/Hansennx 22099062

Members of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard conduct training at the Air Force Memorial in Washington, D.C., July 26, 2016. The vision of the honor guard is to ensure a legacy of Airmen who promote the mission, protect the standards, perfect the image and preserve the heritage of the U.S. Air Force.

Statue of Great Depression bread line, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington DC, USA

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Spain, Canary islands, Tenerife island, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Military Museum in Almeida Castle

ATHENS, GREECE, MAY 20, 2010: Changing of the presidential guard Evzones in front of the Monument of the Unknown Soldier near Greek Parliament, Syntagma square, Athenes, Greece, Europe

Changing of the guar. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Athens. Attica. Greece.

Kyrgyzstan, Karakol, Soviet war memorial

U.S. Marine Corps drill instructors with Receiving Company, Support Battalion await the arrival of new recruits at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, Dec. 5, 2022. Receiving is the recruits' first day at MCRD San Diego, upon arrival recruits are checked for contraband, given haircuts, made phone calls home, and issued gear.

ATHENS, GREECE, MAY 20, 2010: Changing of the presidential guard Evzones in front of the Monument of the Unknown Soldier near Greek Parliament, Syntagma square, Athenes, Greece, Europe

Asia, Vietnam, Hanoi, Hoa Lo. Heroes of War, Hanoi Hilton Prison

138 Black Flags in Havana Cuba

Arizona, Window Rock. Monument to Navajo Code Talkers. Capital of the Navajo nation & seat of tribal government.

Naval memorial with guard soldiers

Infantry men figures in Pit 1 at Qin Museum, exhibition halls of Terracotta Warriors, Xian, China

230329-N-PA221-1081 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (March 29, 2023) A U.S. Navy Sailor assigned to the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) explores Busan during a Morale, Welfare and Recreation tour. NIMCSG is in the U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

CHINA, SHAANXI PROVINCE, XIAN, QIN SHI HUANG DI TOMB, TERRA COTTA SOLDIERS

Poland, , Warsaw, Monument to the 1944 Warsaw Uprising

Infantry men figures in Pit 1 at Qin Museum, exhibition halls of Terracotta Warriors, Xian, China

War memorial for fallen Argentinian soldiers of the Falklands conflict in Ushuaia, Argentina

China, Shaanxi, Xian, Army of Terracotta Warriors,

USA, Los Angeles, Santa Monica Beach. War Veterans memorial.

Close-up of part of Battle of Britain War Memorial

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-23. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-23. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Italy, Lazio Region, Frosinone Province, Monte Cassino, Polish war cemetery, statue detail

Roman soldiers taking part in decursio, the ritual circling of funeral pyre, c180-196. Artist: Unknown

USA, Utah, Ballard, Northern Ute Veteran's Memorial

World War II near Karakol, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

Soldiers guarding the Greek Parliament marching.

The battlefield cross rests at the Missing Airmen Memorial, representing loss and mourning for the POW/MIA service members at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Sep. 15, 2022. National POW/MIA Recognition Day was established in 1979 through a proclamation signed by President Jimmy Carter.

War museum, Rovereto castle, Rovereto, Trento province, Italy

Memprial of soviet soldiers in Murmansk, Russia

Virginia, Lexington. Stonewall Jackson Statue And Cannons At Virginia Military Institute.

ATHENS, GREECE, MAY 20, 2010: Changing of the presidential guard Evzones in front of the Monument of the Unknown Soldier near Greek Parliament, Syntagma square, Athenes, Greece, Europe

Bust of King Christian IX, National Memorial, Prussian-Danish War 1864, Dybbol, Dybbol Trenches, South Jutland, Denmark, Europe

Woman during military service. Patrol. Dormition Abbey. Patrol. Jerusalem. Israel.

Athens Greece Parliament Soldiers Marching at Unknown Soldier Memorial (MR)

a monument and sign commemorating the atomic bomb during world war two, nagasaki, japan

Soldiers National Monument, Gettysburg National Cemetery, Pennsylvania, USA

China, Shaanxi, Xian, Terracotta army.

Historische Schachstücke Türkische Soldaten auf einem Schachbrett Historical chess pieces Turkish soldiers on a chessboard LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/MilanxVasicekx 13028305

England, East Yorkshire, Lissett. Memorial to the 158 Squadron at Lissett in East Yorkshire.

Statues of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk decorate Atatürk Park during the Atatürk Memorial Day Ceremony in Adana, Türkiye, Nov. 10, 2022. In commemoration of 84th anniversary of the death of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first president of the modern-day Republic of Türkiye, the 10th Tanker Base Command and the 39th Air Base Wing paid tribute to Atatürk. Atatürk is credited with the birth and modernization of Türkiye and his accomplishments are celebrated throughout the nation. During this day of remembrance, the entire country of Türkiye pauses for two minutes at 9:05 a.m., to symbolize the moment Atatürk passed.

USA, Kansas, Marysville, Pony Express Monument

The sun rises on names engraved on the replica of the original Vietnam War Memorial at the 2001 Airshow at Offutt Air Force Base. Many people visited "The Wall That Heals" during the Airshow and left mementos, such as this rose, in memoriam of those who died during the Vietnam War. The original memorial is located in Washington D.C. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

The Army of terra cotta warriors at the Tomb of Emperor Qin Shihuangdi, Xian, Shaanxi Province, China

U.S. Military Cemetery of the Pacific in the Punchbowl Crater of a long dormant volcano.

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier; inaugurated March 25th 1932. A war memorial to fallen soldiers, in front of the Greek Parliament building, Athens.

The Vietnam Womens Memorial on the Mall. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Stone Mandarin Honor Guards at Tomb of Khai Dinh, Hue, North Central Coast, Vietnam

France, Normandy. World War Ii Museum

Infantry men figures in Pit 1 at Qin Museum, exhibition halls of Terracotta Warriors, Xian, China

American Cemetery, Colleville, Normandy, France

China, Xi'an, Qin Shi Huang Di Mausoleum with Terracotta warriors.

Ukraine, Kiev, war memorial monument and tanks, Museum of the Great Patriotic War

The Royal Air Force Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, near Lichfield, Staffordshire in the United Kingdom. It is a British site of national remembrance and to honor the fallen, recognize service and sacrifice, and foster pride in the British Armed Forces and greater civilian community.

Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Rhynie. World War One memorial at Rhynie.

Display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. USA. (Editorial Use Only)

Terracotta Army Museum, Warriors and Horses depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, funerary art, Xi'an, China

The museum at Rorke's Drift. KwaZulu Natal. South Africa

040314-F-2902B-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Babylon Country: Iraq (IRQ)

During a drought in 1974, farmers digging a well stumbled across one of the most amazing archaeological finds in modern history - the terracotta warriors. The terracotta army, thousands of soldiers, horses and chariots, had remained secretly on duty for some 2,000 years, guarding the nearby mausoleum of Qin Shu Huang / Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of a unified China (r. 246 - 221 BCE). The infamous Qinshi is best known for his ruthless destruction of books and the slaughter of his enemies. Each of the terracotta figures, some standing, some on horseback, and some kneeling, bows drawn, is unique, with a different hairstyle and facial expression.

ATHENS, GREECE, MAY 20, 2010: Changing of the presidential guard Evzones in front of the Monument of the Unknown Soldier near Greek Parliament, Syntagma square, Athenes, Greece, Europe

Two men at grave site on Remembrance Day, London, England

The Women of World War II, monument in front of the Cabinet Office Building, Horse Gardens Road, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

SEPULCRO DEL GENERAL PRIM - SIGLO XIX. Author: ZULOAGA PLACIDO. Location: PANTEON DE HOMBRES ILUSTRES. MADRID. SPAIN. CONDE DE REUS. GENERAL PRIM. GENERAL JUAN PRIM Y PRATS (1814-1870).

Changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece.

Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA takes a moment to pay tribute to Russian space icons interred in the Kremlin Wall during a tour of Red Square and the Kremlin in Moscow May 8. Nyberg, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency are preparing for their launch May 29, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.NASA/Stephanie Stoll

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