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Military Parades and Celebrations

Historic scenes of military parades and public celebrations, displaying troops, flags, and crowds, reflecting the cultural significance of military events through the years.

The Soviet Red Army in Riga, 1940, Anonymous

07/31/1936. Parade, through the Puerta del Sol, of the Tramway Militia Battalion that Fights in the Sierra.

Poll photo collection. Reproduction photography. Photo of a photo me boys with drums at a parade. January 1, 1951. Syria

'La delivrance de l'Alsace et de la Lorraine celebree a Paris le 17 novembre 1918. La foule, rue de Rivoli et place de la Concorde, devant le ministere de la Marine: a droite, les terrasses des Tuileries', 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Soviet military orchestra in liberated Budapest, 1945, Anonymous

Burial of Edith Cavell, Brussels, Belgium, 1915. Artist: Unknown.

German government forces arrest spartacists 1919. The Spartacist uprising (Spartakusaufstand), was a general strike and the armed battle in Germany from January 4 to January 15, 1919. Its suppression marked the end of the German Revolution. The name Spartacist uprising is generally used for the event even though neither the Spartacist League nor the Communist Party of Germany led this uprising; each participated only after popular resistance had begun.

Anefo photo collection. Queen's Day 1960. Boy scouts pull the plates. April 30, 1960. Soestdijk, Utrecht

Belgians re-enter Termonde

Madrid, 11/05/1982. Funeral for the general chief of the Brunete Armored Division, Mr. Víctor Lago.

05/10/1931. Fire at the Jesuit church in Madrid.

French Army joins Belgians - French marines welcomed by the residents of Ghent at the start of World War I

Periódico Nuevo Mundo, 27 de julio de 1917. Revolución en Valencia, Julio, 1917. Una sección de guardias de seguridad, patrullando por la calle de la Paz. Museum: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE ESPAÑA, MADRID.

Almadén (Ciudad Real), March 1939. Entry of the national troops into Almadén.

08/31/1936. The Martínez Barrio Battalion, Doing Instruction.

Anefo photo collection. Grenadiers and golden carriage overview. September 21, 1948

Crowds of Norwegians gather in Oslo; to celebrate the liberation of Norway after World War Two

Eva Braun's Photo Albums, ca. 1913 - ca. 1944. These albums are attributed to Eva Braun (four are claimed by her friend Herta Schneider, nee Ostermeyer) and document her life from ca. 1913 to 1944. There are many photographs of Eva, her sisters and their children, Herta Schneider and her children, as well as photographs of Eva's vacations, family members and friends. Included also are photographs taken by and of Eva Braun at Hitler's chalet Berghof (or Kehlstein), photographs of Hitler and his entourage, visitors to Berghof and the scenery around Berchtesgaden, and some studio portraits of Eva and members of her family.

Turks Celebrate Capture Of Constantinople -- Turkish soldiers dressed in similar costumes to those worn 500 years ago when their ancestors captured Constantinople. On May 29, 1453, exactly 500 years ago, the Ottoman Turks captured Constantinople, the queen of cities. Thus perished at a single blow the last sad remnants of "The Glory That Was Greece, the grandeur that was Rome". July 1, 1953. (Photo by Paul Popper).

Re-enactment of the storming of Winter Palace, St Petersburg, during the Russian revolution in 1917

Anefo photo collection. Festivities Alkmaars relieved. October 9, 1950

11/30/1914. Prim's centenary in Barcelona. The public around the statue of General Prim during the act of unveiling the Commemorative wreath placed on the pedestal.

Barcelona, 01/25/1944. Commemoration of the V anniversary of the Liberation of Barcelona. In the image, appearance of the Paseo del Conde de Egara during the offering of the Crowns.

Photograph taken during a Revolutionary demonstration in Russia. Dated 20th Century

Valencia, 09/01/1911. On the occasion of the strike in Valencia. Artillery and cavalry forces camped in front of the bullring.

Anefo photo collection. Queen Wilhelmina back in The Hague. Noordeinde Palace. On the back of the Rechercheur of the Queen's Security Service. July 6, 1945. The Hague, South Holland

Madrid, 01/04/1948. A view of the Plaza de Oriente during the Victory Parade.

Freikorps unit takes to the streets in Berlin during unrest in the years of the Weimar Republic. Circa 1924

06/30/1908. Toledo, the Infantry festival. Entry of HM the King into the courtyard of the castle to deliver the Royal Dispatches to the New Lieutenants.

12/31/1936. Iron column in Castellón. In the photo Russians, English, Italians and Valencians, passing through Castellón, in a vehicle taken to the Nationals, on a break from the Fight.

*Black and white* On April 30, 1945, the scarlet banner of Victory was hoisted over the burning Reichstag in Berlin. On May 8, the act of unconditional surrender of fascist Germany was signed. The Soviet army saved the peoples of Europe from fascist slavery.

HJ march

Crowd at a National Socialist meeting in Dresden, 1933 - 1935 news photograph Dresdenlondon baryta paper gelatin silver print political meeting, propaganda meeting. political demonstration. crowd, mob Dresden

Austrian Troops In Austria -- Citizens of Linz here welcome NG German Troops making a peaceful and Triumphant invasion today. The man driving the armoured car appears to be perfectly happy. German Troops marched into here today, others driving through the streets modern armoured cars. They arrived shortly before Herr Hitler himself. They were met by cheering Nazis celebrating the German coup which has led to the downfall of chancellor Kurt Von Schuschnigg and members of his ministry. April 11, 1938. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

09/30/1910. The Lisbon Revolution. The Republican artillery in the Plaza de Don Pedro.

Anefo photo collection. Staghound armored car from the Armers School from Amersfoort climbed by the youth in West Friesland. 10 June 1949. Noord-Holland, West Friesland

Russian supply column at Przemysl, March 1915, (c1920). 'The Fall of Przemysl, March 22, 1915'. Austro-Hungarian forces surrendered to the Russians at the fortress of Przemysl (now in south-eastern Poland). From "The Great World War - A History" Volume III, edited by Frank A Mumby. The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd, London, c1920

JOSE MILLAN ASTRAY JUNTO A ENRIQUE PLA Y DANIEL OBISPO DE SALAMANCA. Location: EXPOSICION DE LA GUERRA CIVIL ESPAÑOLA. MADRID. SPAIN.

03/31/1955. "Frog-Men" from the Balearic Islands base.

Defilé on Dam Dam in Amsterdam at the liberation parties on 28 June 1945..

Anefo photo collection. 4 MAY commemoration of the dead, outlines memorial dam. May 4, 1954. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Anti-A-Bommars in Amsterdam, under the led from ridden police. January 1, 1962. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

12/31/1919. Saint Sebastian. Demonstration of mourning burial of Mr. Marques de Rocaverde, former mayor of the capital Donostierra.

Fascist squads entering Rome through Porta del Popolo, March on Rome, October 28, 1922, Italy, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year LIV, No 44, October 30, 1927.

Photograph of Nazi soldiers singing in front of a Church in Paris, during the German occupation of France, in World War Two. Dated 20th Century

04/30/1918. In San Lorenzo de el Escorial. Arrival at the royal monastery of the corpse of SA La Infantita Pilar.

Anefo photo collection. Liberation joy: Wageningen - Amersfoort. Entry of the Canadian 1st army in the province of Utrecht. May 7, 1945. Doorn, Utrecht (province)

King Chulalongkorn, Rama V (1853-1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. He acceded to the throne in 1868 at the age of 15 after the death of his father, King Mongkut, Rama IV. King Chulalongkorn is considered one of the greatest kings of Siam. His reign was characterized by the modernization of the country, including major governmental and social reforms. He is also credited with saving Siam from being colonized.

Bruneck, Kaiserjägerfeier on 16.1.1916. Roth goes off the front of the Bae set up. .

Image of the meeting between the commanding officer of the 49th Reconnaissance Regiment (Polar Bears), LT.Col. J.P.F. Miles D.S.O. and Hauptmann Behrje, adjutant of the Ortskommandant Major F. Cremer, on the landing of the town hall (Stadhuis bridge 1) in Utrecht during the entry of the Allies.

Photograph of the Triumphant march of the Guards through London. The photograph shows some of the 8,000 who took part passing the laurelled pillars in the Mall. Dated 1919

American Troops and Guns in Malmedy -- American Troops and Guns move through a street in Malmedy, Belgium, south of Aachen, as the Yanks took defensive measures against The German Thrust in the Belgium - Luxembourg Salient. January 2, 1945. (Photo by Peter J. Carroll, Associated Press Photo).

GDR, Berlin, 03. 03. 1990, Wall Brandenburg Gate, border guards drive people off the Wall

The town of Oviedo in Spain, is re-taken by civil guards after riots in 1936

Polish state flag flies again over Warsaw after Russian forces entered the city in 1945

04/30/1926. Paris. The Festivities of Joan of Arc. In the foreground, from left to right: Messrs. Painleve, Durand, General Gouraud and Admiral Febel in front of the statue in the Plaza de las Pyramids, witnessing the parade of the troops. (role photo) -.

London Sees Victory Parade Rehearsal -- The early morning crowd watching the mechanised procession coming up Whitehall into Trafalgar Square. In the background rises the tower of Big Ben.Londoners turned out early on the Sunday preceding Victory Day to watch a full dress rehearsal of the mechanised part of the Victory Parade. June 02, 1946.

France Takes Over Tende And Brigue -- The official flag-raising ceremony carried out by French Troops at Brigue during the transfer.Under the terms of the Italy an Peage Treaty the two small Alphine districts of Tende and Brigue become French Territory. The ceremony of transfer took plade September 16. September 18, 1947. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Madrid, 09/18/1913. Trial for the murder of Rodrigo García Jalón. María Luisa, collaborator in the crime committed by her father, Captain Sánchez, driven in a cellular car from military prisons to the women's prison under the custody of the civil guard, amid protests and whistles from the public.

Image of the Memorial D-Day Parade. A Bedford Truck of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division in the Biltstraat, near Poortstraat, in Utrecht.

Image of two Canadian armored vehicles in the Hoofdstraat in Veenendaal during the liberation, with a cheering crowd of spectators along the street side.

Anefo photo collection. Commemoration of February strike at J. D. Meyerplein Mayor of Hall during his speech. February 25, 1959

Berlin, Germany: c. 1917 A woman bestows a bouquet of flowers on a member of the German Red Cross Brigade passing through Berlin. The German Red Cross carries arms.

Crack Government Troops In Shanghai -- This overhead view shows a crack unit of the Chinese Nationalist army parading along the Shanghai bund today as Chinese Communist armies edged closer to the city. April 30, 1949. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

01/16/1911. Garbage collectors' strike in Barcelona - one of the Cleaning Service Cars protected by Infantry Forces.

Image of a truck on which burgers climbed, in the Korte Minrebroederstraat in Utrecht, during the entry of the Allies.

Poll photo collection. Report Amsterdam. Marching Marines on the Prins Hendrikkade in Amsterdam. 1933. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

09/30/1936. The Armored Car "Santiago García", which entered the National Ranks, Causing more than sixty Deaths.

Night rally on Tempelhofer-Feld Berlin on May 1st. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

Celebration Of The Fail Of Tripoli -- Some of the flags of the United Nations being carried amid the ruins of the former palace of Justice. The Maltese 'Lionised' all English service men they could get hold of.Malta celebrated the news of the fall of Tripoli with enthusiasm and joy. As soon as the news of the capture of Tripoli was known huge crowds of Maltese assembled in the battle-scarred city of Valetta and ' let themselves go amidst the grim ruins of the once famous palaces and historical monuments. February 08, 1943. (Photo by Fox Photos).

Magnitude Birthday Parade before the leader - Grubend takes the leader from the parade of the Armed Forces. Here the tank force. April 20, 1938. (Photo by Atlantic-Photo).

Anefo photo collection. German troops drive center Amsterdam (Vijzelstraat) Haarlem Utrecht. 16, 1940. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

12/31/1936. Cannons Taken From Italian Troops in the Guadalajara Sector, Being Driven Through the Central Streets of Madrid.

Actress Madeleine Roch of the Comedie Francaise as the personification of Victory, concert of the bands of the allied armies in Piazza Duomo in Milan, Italy, World War I, from l'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLV, No 9, March 3, 1918.

Photo collection Government information service. DIAS Opening States General. undated. The Hague, South Holland

Paris (France), 1940. German troops parade victoriously through Paris. In the background, the triumphal arch.

Visit Sr. Imperial Highness Archduke Eugen in Villach. .

Workers demonstration in Tver (The city was known as Kalinin () from 1931 to 1990). October, 1917.

March of the SA. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

03/07/1918. Civic Demonstration in Alicante. 1, the People, with the Authorities, As they pass through the Paseo de los Mártires. 2, laying of Wreaths at the monument of the Martyrs of Liberty.

Bliżej Kultury Wolski, Wacław Saryusz (1870 1933)

Photograph of the great march of allied troops through Paris, in celebration of the Peace. Dated 1919

07/31/1920. London. An Inauguration. Unveiling of the statue of North American President Abraham Lincoln.

1970 victory parade.

View of the front and left side wall of the Huis Voorstraat 2-4 in Utrecht; The busy street during a manifestation with a few soldiers on horseback.

The members of the Provisional Government at the mass grave of the February Revolution Victims on the Field of Mars, Anonymous

Anefo photo collection. New Year's reception for Corps Dipl. On the palace on the dam arrival royal couple. January 25, 1962

''Le retour du pelerinage; Le Nord-Est Africain', 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914.

The Hundred Days Offensive, August-november 1918

World war two: liberation celebrations in the centre of in the Strasbourg, France 1944

Guerra mundial 1914-1918. Regimiento de infantería alemán desfilando por las calles de Leipzig. Año 1914.

Meeting of the reactionary forces in Istanbul during the insurrection of April 13, 1909, Turkey, photo by Maurizio Galli, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXVI, No 18, May 2, 1909.

Italian Communists Bombard Police with Cobble-Stones During ***** In Second Day of General Strike.In the second day of the General Strike, called all over Italy by the Confederation of Labour in protest against the attempted assassination of Signor Palmiro Togliatti, the Communist Party Leader, Communists blocked this main Rome street with uptorn cobble-stones, while workers on bicycles formed a human chain as a barricade across the thoroughfare, - biding the bricks - as Police were provoked to enter the stone-throwing area. July 15, 1948.

01/01/1958. Deeds - Celebrations.

Funeral of Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918 - 1970), President of Egypt, serving from 1956 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the 1952 overthrow of the monarchy and introduced far-reaching land reforms the following year

Black and white photograph of Hitler giving a speech in Vienna's Hero's Square.

Munich. March of German and Italian fascist (well-being proximity station square)

Trip to Europe: Germany, Frankfurt: President Kennedy at Paulskirche, 4:35PM. President John F. Kennedy and others walk to Paulskirche (St. Paul's Church) following his address at Römerberg Square in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany (Federal Republic). Those pictured include: Minister-President of Hesse, Georg August Zinn; Mayor (Oberbürgermeister) of Frankfurt, Werner Bockelmann; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs, McGeorge Bundy; Special Counsel to the President, Theodore C. Sorensen; the President's sister-in-law, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland; Kennedy family friend, Kirk L

In Red Square They Celebrated - This picture, according to the Russian caption which accompanied it, shows Square, Moscow as Russians celebrate May Day. From the platform on the Lenin Mausoleum (centre) government and military leaders, including M. Stalin, watched the parade of Soviet armed forces. At right is the Kremlin. May 07, 1951.

Standard bearers with Swastikas march by Nazi party members Munich 1923 Germany

German soldiers on the Champs Elysees, Paris, 14 June 1940. A column of German troops in motorcycles with sidecars heading towards the Arc de Triomphe on the day that Paris fell to the Nazis. The photographer is unknown.

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