Public Responses to Troop Movements

Images of civilian reactions and protests during historical military events, showcasing interactions between troops and civilians, and civil unrest.

San Francisco, California: January 7, 1969 Riot police establish a line during the San Francisco State University student strike demonstration and subsequent riots.
San Francisco, California: January 7, 1969 Riot police establish a line during the San Francisco State University student strike demonstration and subsequent riots.
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07/31/1936. The Armed Militias, on four roads.
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Lancastria Survivors -- Survivors of The Ill-Fated "Lancastria" Cunard White Star Liner, which was bombed off St. Nazaire, France, have arrived in this country. There were 5,000 troops, 300 crew and 50. Civilians aboard. July 26, 1940.
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Anefo photo collection. Six old marines hit 1st pole for new Willem Bridge in Rotterdam. 27 May 1978. Rotterdam, South Holland
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Left-wing sympathisers of the Red Army Faction (RAF) protesting in Dortmund on 13.11.1974 after the death following the hunger strike of Holger Meins in the city of Dortmund, Germany, Europe
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The collective bargaining dispute (strike) of the Industrial Union of Metalworkers (IG Metall) on 6-7 March 1974 mainly affected the shipyards and other well-known metal companies in Bremen, Germany, Europe
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DA-SN-86-08548. Base: Saint Mere-Eglise Country: France (FRA)
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Anefo photo collection. Police end of blockage Bijlmerbajes by foundee guards. November 11, 1983. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Anefo photo collection. Celebration in Krimpen to the leak of victory over the bishop of Utrecht by the Dutch count Dirk V in 1064. Scene from the showed spectacle: Count Dirk V during the storm of the castle of the bishop of Utrecht. April 30, 1975. Krimpen aan de Lek, Zuid-Holland
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The spontaneous strike, here on 10.9.1969 by the miners of the Minister Stein colliery, was one of the starting points of the strike movement of what later became known as the September strikes in the coalfield, Germany, Europe
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Anefo photo collection. Demonstration cruise missiles Hague connection final manifestation allotment population. October 26, 1985. Hague, South Holland
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Anefo photo collection. End of four-day Nijmegen. July 28, 1961. Nijmegen
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Anefo photo collection. Pand D Vogelstruys evacuated again in the afternoon. Mobile unit in action. September 8, 1980. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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U.S. hostages arrive at Rhein-Main U.S. Air Force base in Frankfurt, Germany, after their release from Iran, on January 21, 1981. They are among 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days after their capture at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. The sign on the plane door reads, 'Welcome back to freedom.' With the passage of the Rogers Act establishing the current merit-based, professional Foreign Service, the modern Foreign Service was created on May 24, 1924. On May 22, 2014, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivered remarks at an event celebrating the 90th anniversary of the U.S. Foreign Service.
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Anefo photo collection. Demonstration Amsterdam Chile suppressed peoples Latin America. Counterfeit tank demonstration chili suppressed Latin America Amsterdam. September 11, 1981. Amsterdam, Chile, Latin America, Noord-Holland
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Anefo photo collection. Evacuation of a squat on the Prinsengracht 715 in Amsterdam. Building is cleared by me with an armored wagon. February 9, 1981. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Prinsengracht
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Photographs taken during the Poll Tax riots. The Poll Tax Riots were a series of riots in British towns and cities during protests against the Community Charge (poll tax), introduced by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
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Anefo photo collection. The 59th Four Days Marches in 1975. Scottish soldiers dressed in skirt at Elst. July 15, 1975. Elst, Gelderland
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The Guardsman -- Although shocked, nobody batted an eyelid when an officer of Coldstream Guards collapsed during a rehearsal of Trooping the Color. The officer was later punished with 28 days piquet duty. A guardsman also fainted at the same rehearsal. Usual punishment for a ranker is from three to eight days confined to barracks. Recurring cases of strong healthy guardsman fainting on parade is worrying army HQ. Leading doctors, dietitians and scientists have been co-opted to solve the fainting
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Germany, Berlin, the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989.
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Policemen of saratoga aircraft carrier in a naples street, 1980
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About 100, 000 demonstrators, peaceful and violent, came to Brokdorf in the district of Steinburg to protest against a nuclear power plant, protected by a large police force 28.02.1981, Germany, Europe
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Iranian community marching in protest against Iraq, Washington D.C.
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Anefo photo collection. Demonstration in Lisbon, Portugal, prevented by soldiers. Despite a prohibition, members of the Portuguese Maoist Memorandis MRPP wanted to keep a demonstration on January 31. Soldiers prevented the demonstrators by the city. Armed soldiers in battle clothing stop the protesters. February 2, 1975. Lisbon, Portugal
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A group of well-wishers wait on the flight line to greet students from the Saint George's University School of Medicine in Grenada. The medical students are being flown to the base after being evacuated from the island during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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VJ-Day At The Palace -- The amazing scene from the roof of Buckingham Palace showing the huge crowd gathered to greet the Royal family as they appeared on the balcony. August 15, 1945. (Photo by Topical Press).
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Dependents and base personnel welcome crew members aboard the guided missile cruiser USS BUNKER HILL (CG-52) as the San Diego-based ship arrives for a port call. The vessel is enroute to its home port following deployment to the Red Sea during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)
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Before the Victory Parade : Wrens and sailors sleep in hammocks in the Mall opposite the Saluting Base the night before the parade Date: 7 June 1946
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About 100, 000 demonstrators, peaceful and violent, came to Brokdorf in the district of Steinburg to protest against a nuclear power plant, protected by a large police force 28.02.1981, Germany, Europe
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East Germans brave the weather as they gather for the official opening of the Brandenburg Gate. Base: Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)
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DN-SN-88-01799. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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GDR, Berlin, 04. 04. 1990, guard house at the Brunnenstrasse border crossing, Wall strip, C Rolf Zoellner
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DEU Germany Gladbeck : Bank robbery and kidnapping in a bank in Gladbeck. The hostage taker were arrested 3 days later by a SWAT Team after a long pursuit
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Anefo photo collection. Students Tiengemeten island Helicopter school South Beijerland Island insulated cold. January 19, 1987. Zuid-Beijerland, South Holland
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Tear gas disperses crowd on Kent State University Commons. Shortly afterward National Guardsmen fired 67 rounds in 13 seconds into a crowd of 500 Anti-Vietnam War protesters. 4 students were killed and 9 others wounded. May 4, 1970.
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Veterans march in the dedication day parade for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Anefo photo collection. Vietnam demonstration, smoke bomb in the RAI. May 20, 1967
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Anefo photo collection. Demonstration against the possible placement of cruise missiles in Woensdrecht. Rocket like ice stall. July 2, 1983. Noord-Brabant, Woensdrecht
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The strike at the Ford factory, here in Cologne on 27-29 August 1973, was a spontaneous strike (wildcat strike) and part of the same series, dominated by Turkish migrants, also caused by strong inflation, Germany, Europe
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The US Army's conduct of the war in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos met with increasing opposition from the German public in the 1960s, especially from the youth and student movements. Essen 1965, DEU, Germany, Bonn, Dortmund, Europe
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Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade bid farewell to Command Sgt. Maj. David Pitt, the Division Command Sgt. Maj., on Fort Bragg, NC, Feb 8, 2023. Paratroopers gifted Pitt with a plaque displaying his outstanding leadership and history with the division.
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DN-ST-89-08226. Base: Shanghai Country: China (CHN)
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Anefo photo collection. Alarm exercise at Schiphol with 100 extras; "Wounded" are taken care of. April 19, 1975
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Anti-war demonstrators, meeting outside the Pentagon, display a sign. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Anefo photo collection. Demonstrators protested Aircraft Woensdrecht Kruishraketten; Demonstrators banner soldiers uniform demonstration. 17 1986. Noord-Brabant, Woensdrecht
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A crowd of visitors gathers at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial after its official dedication. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Anefo photo collection. Province House in Assen occupied by Moluccans; Deposits around Province HOUSE. March 13, 1978. Assen
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Anefo photo collection. Entry Four Days Marches Nijmegen. July 20, 1984. Nijmegen
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The tribute to the Nazi war victims on the Graeberfeld, among them numerous soldiers of the Red Army of the USSR, on the occasion of Anti-War Day on 30 August 1980 in Stukenbrock. Heinrich Alberzt, Germany, Europe
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Anefo photo collection. French service warders and Dutch sympathizers demonstrate against French government Dutch sympathizers policy on Binnenhof. February 2, 1980. Binnenhof, The Hague, South Holland
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Anefo photo collection. "Inner court near" DEM. LBO students against proposal De Jong (O & W) to absorb textile work forms such as alga. forming box on Lbo. April 27, 1981. The Hague, South Holland
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Ca 1986 7, Hunsrueck. Peace movement at the Nato base
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DEU, Germany: The historical slides from the 84-85 r years, Ruhr area. IG Metall demonstration in favour of a 35-hour week ca. 1984
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Anefo photo collection. Demonstration at the Peel's airbase against the possible arrival of cruise missiles. Demonstrant at banner. March 19, 1983. Limburg, Venray
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Nationlsozialismus Gedenken Auschwitz Geschichte 27.01.2025 Potsdam Landeshauptstadt Platz der Einheit- Bundesweit gedenken Menschen der Opfer des Nationalsozialismus anlässlich der Befreiung des Konzentrationslagers Auschwitz vor 80 Jahren Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Potsdam Mike Schubert Potsdam Brandenurg GER *** National Socialism Commemoration Auschwitz History 27 01 2025 Potsdam State Capital Platz der Einheit Nationwide people commemorate the victims of National Socialism on the occasion of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp 80 years ago Lord Mayor of the City of Potsdam Mike Schubert Potsdam Brandenurg GER
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Pierre Poujade Addresses A U.D.C.A. Meeting -- Poujade, left, speaks during a rally organised by the Union for the Defence of Shopkeepers and Artisans in Paris. Behind the leader of the movement are his chief lieutenants; the backcloth depicts the Poujadists emblem an angry cockerel marching across France. February 28, 1955. (Photo by Camera Press).
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Nationlsozialismus Gedenken Auschwitz Geschichte 27.01.2025 Potsdam Landeshauptstadt Platz der Einheit- Bundesweit gedenken Menschen der Opfer des Nationalsozialismus anlässlich der Befreiung des Konzentrationslagers Auschwitz vor 80 Jahren Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Potsdam Mike Schubert Potsdam Brandenurg GER *** National Socialism Commemoration Auschwitz History 27 01 2025 Potsdam State Capital Platz der Einheit Nationwide people commemorate the victims of National Socialism on the occasion of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp 80 years ago Lord Mayor of the City of Potsdam Mike Schubert Potsdam Brandenurg GER
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About 100, 000 demonstrators, peaceful and violent, came to Brokdorf in the district of Steinburg to protest against a nuclear power plant, protected by a large police force 28.02.1981, Germany, Europe
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Northern Ireland, Derry Or Londonderry. Mural Homage To The Dead Persons During The Fighting Of 1968.
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Pantera demonstration, 90's
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The US Army's waging of war in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos met with increasing opposition from the German public in the 1960s, especially from the youth and student movements. Duesseldorf 1968, DEU, Germany, Bonn, Dortmund, Europe