River Operations in Military History

A series of historical images depicting troops and divers using boats for reconnaissance, salvage, and military exercises across various rivers.

Preparing diver for sea salvage, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. ships blessing. undated

Tahiti - General Scenes. December 23, 1947. (Photo by ACME News Pictures).

Anefo photo collection. Recovery: Vlissingen. Closing NOLLEGAT. October 1945. Vlissingen, Zeeland

Assault troops crossing the Dnieper river Operation Barbarossa - German Invasion of Russia, 1941 - 15th Infantary Division of the Thuringia-Kurhessen Division

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.

Preparing diver for sea salvage, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Anefo photo collection. Army exercises Eindhoven. 11 June 1952. Eindhoven

War-free bridge

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Rest home on the island of Edam. Tie ? By boat of male and female soldiers. 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Report Semarang and surroundings. Municipal swimming pool Semarang. Public on the edge of the pool. March 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Semarang

marinai recuperano anfore nel mar ligure, 1950

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Men of the Anti Aircraft Control on board HMS HOOD looking up to the sky. They have been responsible for shooting down two Italian bombers.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Borneo (1947 February). Soldiers step into a sloop. February 1947. Borneo, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Dutch East Indies

The R.A.N. on boom defence duty at an Australian Port.Bringing a line from boom working vessel to the slide, down which the net will be Drawn from the shore, after which it will be towed out to the boom defence position. October 11, 1950.

Philippine Islands-Guns and ammunition were flown on a furtive sortie to a band of Moro and Sulu guerrillas. Catalina planes unloaded 5,000 pound in the lagoon and got away before the Japs could do anything about it.

V 6165. Hurty (depicted - name)

Benham's Wharf at Belle Plain-One month before the famous bridge across the James. Belle Plain, Upper Wharf, erected by Engineer Corps, General Benham, Chief, May 15, 1864 - so reads the inscription made by the photographer on his negative. At the time Grant was in the midst of an unsuccessful attempt to circumvent Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia at Spotsylvania, One month later, Grant finally decided to cross the James. One hour before noon on June 15th, General Benham received orders to prepare a pontoon-bridge across the James River for the passage of the entire army.

Fedala, Morocco. Jeep rolling off a landing boat at Fedala harbour during the landing operations of the U.S. task forces there. 1942.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC New Guinea Series: Photos at the article 'Manokwari fourth party' for the magazine Weapon Budders. A large prawn arrives at a beach. August 31, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, New Guinea

Bridge construction Operation Barbarossa - German Invasion of Russia, 1941 - 15th Infantary Division of the Thuringia-Kurhessen Division

The Uprooted -- "Frogmen" of the underwater demolition teams of the U.S. 7th Fleet perform their duties in a "Scorched Earth" plan. They destroyed harbour facilities as well as onshore installations that might have been of use to the Chinese Communists. February 18, 1955. (Photo by United Press).

"Combined Operations": British capture of Majunga Madagascar. Troops of No.5 Commando in a landing craft on its way inshore, to Majunga. August 9, 1943. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A floating mine is being towed by some sailors in a small rowing boat into harbour at Singapore, where it is to be dismantled.

Anefo photo collection. Water shortage 1953 .. First auxiliary troops to Land Stavenisse. February 5, 1953. Stavenisse, Zeeland

Anefo photo collection. Soldiers unload motor ship Quintus. May 18, 1946

Cochinchina is a region encompassing the southern third of Vietnam including Saigon, or Ho Chi Minh City. It was a French colony from 1862 to 1948. The later state of South Vietnam was created in 1954 by combining Cochinchina with southern Annam. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 15th centuries), They are nowadays concentrated between Kampong Cham Province in Cambodia and central Vietnam's Phan Rang and southeastern Vietnam's Phan Thiet, Ho Chi Minh City and An Giang areas. Approximately 4,000 Chams also live in Thailand, mostly in the southern provinces of Pattani, Narathiwat, Yala and Songkhla. The Chams form the core of the Muslim communities in both Cambodia and Vietnam.

"Bikini" Fire Service Transportable Water Unit. The "Bikini" on the River Mole, propelling itself by water jet from feather weight pumps on board. The provision of water is the first essential for fire fighting. In the emergency preparations the Home Office had, therefore, to consider by what means supplies of water for this purpose could be maintained when normal supplies were for one reason or another not available. From easily accessible sites there would be no difficulty but from those where the water is inaccessible to ordinary pumps and to meet situations such as was encountered in the raid on London in December 1940, where the water failed because of the exceptionally low tide, the "Bikini" unit was developed. October 27, 1954. (Photo by Fox Photos).

Photograph of Two Groups of Military Individuals Rushing from Water Landing Craft to Shore.

Fifth Cross The Volturno -- During the darkness of October 14/15 1943., the Fifth Army launched its big attack on the Volturno River. Soon, several bridgeheads were in Allied hands, and armour began to make a river crossing. Now (19.10.43)., Allied Forces are well over the river at several points and have occupied the town of Cancello, some six miles from the coast and estuary of the Volturno after a fierce contest.Picture made in the early morning light just after the launching of the attack on the Volturno, shows: - "Paddling their own canoe" First German prisoners captured helping to ferry themselves to the Southern bank of the river, where they were interrogated. October 20, 1943. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Australian troops utilise a ***** assault boat captured from the Japanese to assist ***** cross one of many streams in pursuit of the Japanese. March 16, 1945. (Photo by Australian Official Photo).

Soldiers run over a floating walkway during a watercolor. Pay attention to the English equipment of the soldiers.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War The Alligator amphibious tank coming out of the sea during Combined Operations practice at Dundonald Camp.

Group of men at side of vessel Description: 'Photograph (Cinematograph Film) entitled 'With Captain Scott Royal Navy to the South Pole (British Antarctic Expedition)'. Group of men at side of vessel by Herbert Ponting (1870-1935). Date: c.1907 southpole, captainscott, britishantarcticexpedition, herbertponting

Royal Air Force Marine Branch, 1939-1945. Seaplane tenders and launches undergo maintenance at their mooring at Mount Batten, Devon.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Fisheries on the Sacred Sea at Tjilatjap. On the beach of Tjilatjap is fished with the help of towing nets, which are brought by Prawen a final abuse and then pulled on the beach .. April 1, 1948. Cilacap, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Gabon Road (West Africa - Magazine Unit Story). Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

italia, sardegna, mattanza dei tonni al largo dell'isola di san pietro, 1921

35 Vietnamese refugees await rescue from their 35 foot fishing boat. They were rescued by the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) 350 miles northeast of Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, after spending eight days at sea. Country: South China Sea

A quayside scene showing stretcher cases being transported to a hospital ship by means of a motor lighter in the Eastern Mediterranean during the First World War. In the distance can be seen a British airship. Date: 1916

Karlskrona 1914.Inbogening of shot torpedo.Karlskrona 1914.Inbogening of shot Torpedo

Approx. 1939,1941, training Wehrmacht, original caption: Ulm, inflatable boat on the Danube, Ulm, Germany, Europe

07/31/1916. The fight against the Planes. Sailors of a French warship firing an anti-aircraft gun at an enemy airplane.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC New Guinea series. Prawen alongside a larger ship. October 1948. New Guinea

British marines landing at Haifa from H.M.S. "Barham" during 1929 Palestine Riots, Mandatory Palestine, G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection, August 1929

Two American Red Cross Girls Join 20 War-Weary Youths Of The 15Th Army Air Force On Tour Of The Famous Grottoes Along The Italian Seacoast. At The Mouth Of The Subterranean Caves, The Boats Unloaded And The Party Proceeded By Foot Through The Precarious

Britain's Midget Submarines: Craft with members of her crew on the deck.Here are the first photographs of Britain's X-craft or Midget submarines. February 23, 1944. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Vintage photograph. A group of Ranger trainees cross a swift stream in an inflated rubber boat

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Joy Flight 2 kill, divers on the way to the wreck. January 23, 1965. Katwijk

Senegalese soldiers embarking on the Egyptian coast, World War I, 1915. Artist: Unknown

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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Pekalongan. Festivities on the occasion of saying goodbye to 2-4 R.i .. Pekalongan. On the occasion of the departure of 2-4 RI, some festivities took place. The most spectacular were prawnacles between groups of Pekalonganian fishermen .. May 13, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Pekalongan

Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Detachment 21 (EOD Det. 21) discuss their mission during search and rescue (SAR) operations as they stand near the beached and over turned Filipino frigate RPS DATU KALANTIAW (PS-76). The ship was overtaken by Typhoon Clara. Base: Calayan Island Country: Philippines

Kiel U-Boat Pens DestroyedA view of the wrecked U-boat pens at Kiel after their demolition by British Engineers.Despite constant attacks by the Royal air Force, the giant concrete U-boat pens at Kiel, nest of Germany's underwater convoy raiders, were never put completely out of action. Now, however, their destruction has been completed by demolition charges. October 31, 1946. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

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.

An amphibious duck, loaded with supplies for American troops from an offshore vessel, chugs through New Guinea water. December 06, 1943. (Photo by U.S.A.Signal Crops Photo).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Sinterklaas celebration. Sint Nicolaas arrives by a bridge. December 5, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Duikers and Kikvorsmen demonstrations at the diving center of the Royal Navy in Den Oever. Kikvorsmen jump through the rubber boat in a row in the water and will later pick up again by a fast sailing ship.

Prospectors loading cobalt specimens into a launch nosed on to a lonely New Caledonian beach. May 25, 1951.

Torpedos ready to be charged, American Navy, circa 1915

Anefo photo collection. Marine divers at Dordrecht. May 25, 1949. Dordrecht

Dunkirk. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the Royal Visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. The royal company aboard the Beatrix on the way to Nickerie. November 1, 1955. Nickerie, Suriname

Elsevier photo collection. Dutch-Belgian army exercise Eindhoven Leopold Bridge Parate Lichting 1951 lanyter 4 barrels Veluwe. exercise crossing Dutch units Scheldt Maaskanaal. bridges "destroyed" Dutch artillery stock assist soldiers crossing. 13 June 1952. Belgium

Anefo photo collection. Royal Dutch Brigade Princess Irene. Normandy. September 1944. France, Normandy

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Kuala Tenengkol KliL. Two knil soldiers are waiting for a bridge and overlook over fishing village. March 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Anefo photo collection. Army exercise back Lash. May 26, 1962. Well

Troops of General Shafters command landing from transports at Daiquiri during the Spanish American War

Hunting.

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection River Postwoman boarding her boat.

The German Navy in the Second World War A German Type II U-boat submerging.

Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1944-1945. Crews of Vickers Wellingtons practice dinghy drill, possibly at Foggia Main , Italy, after heavy rains created a flooded expanse on the airfield. Here one of the crews is launched onto the water in their J-Type rubber dinghy.

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

U.S. Marines disembark from a utility landing craft during landing operations at the port. The Marines have been assigned to Lebanon as part of the Multinational Peacekeeping Force following a confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Salmon stitch. undated

Anefo photo collection. Water shortage 1953 The Dijkgat at Herkingen on Goeree-Overflakkee, made in early February 1953, but was not closed in time, is now thrown with basalt blocks. Zolderschuiten with these blocks are hazarded in the hole and at great speed the pieces of basalt are then thrown into the water. 12 March 1953. Goeree-Overflakkee, Herkingen, South Holland

Vintage photograph. Marine amphibious tractors

1937. On the banks of the river, the women of the town wash the clothes of the troops, and they wait until they are dry to take them to the headquarters.

Anefo photo collection. VCJC Kamp Nunspeet. August 9, 1949. Nunspeet

07/31/1898. Photo gallery of the Yankee invasion of Puerto Rico:1. North American ships arriving at the island.2. General Miles returning aboard.3. Boat with troops.4. General Miles heading ashore.5. American soldiers head towards the city of Ponce.6. Yankee advance.7. Guanica Beach.8. Disembarkation.9. Mambises and Yankees fraternizing.10. North American troops garrisoned in Ponce.11. landing dock.

Second World War. Front pictures. Soviet Union. Infantryists crossing a waters

Anefo photo collection. Destruction: Amsterdam port. Pontoons with German marine mines. May 1945. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Demonstrations aboard the mine hunter HR.MS.DRUNEN (M 818)

Italian Offensive of the Isonzo; boats are launched into the current slowed down by a dam, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Water release disaster 1953. Dutch soldiers evacuate residents from the area affected by the disaster.

SGT. 1ST Class Wayne Engle of I Corps Aviation Detachment uses his flight helmet to bail water out of his raft during a training exercise in Lewis Lake. Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Offering anchor by Captain of the Dirk Buk at the primary school in Rotterdam. April 26, 1961. Rotterdam, South Holland

SHAPE Personnel in Paris. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Van Pakem and Baoengan. Paoëngan (east coast Sumatra). In collaboration with the Royal Navy and military aviation, Dutch troops did a landing at Baoengan which landing preceded the occupation of Pemetang Siantar. July 29, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Borneo (1947 February). Soldiers wade through the sea to the beach. February 1947. Borneo, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Cold in the Netherlands. December 20, 1945. The Netherlands

***** at Bridge-Building. July 1, 1940.

Cochinchina is a region encompassing the southern third of Vietnam including Saigon, or Ho Chi Minh City. It was a French colony from 1862 to 1948. In 1864, all French territories in southern Vietnam were declared to be the new French colony of Cochinchina, which was to be governed by Admiral Jules Marie Dupre from 1868-74. The later state of South Vietnam was created in 1954 by combining Cochinchina with southern Annam. In Vietnamese, the region is called Nam Bo.

Hr.Ms.zomer (M 883)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Photos Liberation North Sumatra. The LCVP with Dutch soldiers, part of the operation "sea snake", on a river in North Sumatra. December 19, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Anefo photo collection. Royal Dutch Brigade Princess Irene. Normandy. Soldiers climb Kadetrap. September 1944. France, Normandy

The War in the Far East- the Burma Campaign 1941-1945 The Arakan Campaign January 1943 - May 1945: Jeeps being unloaded from landing craft during the landings on Akyab Island.

Anefo photo collection. Emergency in action Alblasserwaard. 11 March 1953. Alblasserwaard, South Holland

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Report Madura. Madura: On Madura, where the health status among the population is very bad, the Dutch Red Cross has a heavy task. Hundreds of patients are helped per day. Sister boat and male nurse from Hees come to land where the patients are already waiting. August 1947. Indonesia, Madura, Dutch East Indies

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