Soldiers in Action

Dramatic photos of soldiers engaging in battle, showcasing various military units during pivotal moments in history.

Peleliu, Marines on ""Bloody nose Rodge"", 1945
Peleliu, Marines on ""Bloody nose Rodge"", 1945
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Infantry troops of the 1ST Bn., 21st Inf., 25th Inf. Div., hit the mock-up North Korean compound in the Korean Army Special Forces Training Area during an air-mobile assault using UH-1 Iroquois helicopters. The soldiers are participating in the joint Korea/U.S. training exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Geon Cha Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
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Birds eye view of canyon at Wounded Knee, South Dakota - Dead horses and Indians, 1891
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Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South East Europe, 1942-1945. Operation HUSKY: personnel of a Beach Balloon Detachment bring gas cylinders ashore at 'Cent' Beach near Scoglitti, Sicily.
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The Royal Navy during the Second World War- Operation Torch, North Africa, November 1942 General view of transports anchored off shore near Algiers. Two lorries are parked on the beach, whilst two landing craft are beached and several more can be seen between the beach and the large number of supply and troopships stretching across the horizon.
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Enemy Troops Passing Burning U.S. Equipment, Ardennes-Alsace Campaign, Battle of the Bulge,1945
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Native American fighters charging down hillside on horseback, on-set of the western film, "Little Big Man", National General Pictures, 1970
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An artillery gun team from Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marines, reload their 105mm howitzer during Operation CAX-1-2-82. Subject Operation/Series: CAX-1-2-82 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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1960S Marines Landing On Shore During Blue Marlin Exercise In Vietnam
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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Dropping flight to Long Nawang (Borneo). From Balikpapan from being regularly executed "Dropping flights" to Long Nawang, an outpost in 't Hartje van Borneo .. May 24, 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
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12/31/1940. The commander of a Japanese squadron giving final instructions to the pilots.
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Photograph of the US Forces landing in Iwo Jima Bonin Islands, Japan. Dated 1945
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Anefo photo collection. Oostzaan disaster. January 21, 1960. Oostzaan
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Invaders Hit the Shore in Invasion Maneuvers - American troops, carrying rifles and light fighting equipment, spring through the surf from Coast Guard-manned landing craft in final amphibious maneuvers somewhere on the North African coast. Invaders and Coast Guard invasion craft, such as these, hit the beaches of French Normandy before dawn D-Day
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Marines of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, prepare to set-up camp around their M-60A1 tank. These men are a part of Operation CAX-4-81. Subject Operation/Series: CAX-4-81 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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U.S. Marines from 1ST Marine Brigade land ashore during exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: P'Ohang Country: Korea
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Poll photo collection. Reporting soldiers. A military exercise. A river must be crossed. Busy with the crossing. 1945
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Members of the National Fire Service tackle a blaze in a house during a Civil Defence exercise in Fulham, London in 1942. Four firemen of the National Fire Service tackle a blaze in a house near to the bomb-damaged buildings from which many casualties have been evacuated. Behind them, rescue work continues in these houses on Edith Villas in Fulham.
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An Army parachutist from 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces, Georgia, is the first soldier to land to participate in Operation GABLIN WATER. A Marine runs to give the soldier assistance. Subject Operation/Series: GABLIN WATER Base: Camp Wilson, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Canadian Troops in Germany & Western Front - Foreign Troops. March 12, 1945. (Photo by Canadian Army Photo).
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Out of the gaping mouths of Coast Guard and Navy Landing Craft, rose the great flow of invasion supplies to the blackened sands of Iwo Jima, a few hours after the Marines had wrested their foothold on the vital island. 1945.
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Anefo photo collection. Crossed military vehicle. June 24, 1976
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British Army Front: Termoli Area Rain on the Italian front has turned some of the forward area into seas of mud. These picture taken on a diversion round a blown bridge near Guglionesi.(S.W of Termoli) /give some idea of the difficulties Allied troops have to content with. January 13, 1944. (Photo by British Official Photo).
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Yanks Stream past Dead SS Trooper -- Cut down by a Machine Gun burst, a Dead German SS trooper lies in the Schleuse river near Waldau, Germany, as Yanks of the 26th division splash by to ford the steam and attack enemy positions in nearby pine Forests. April 18, 1945. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).
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Allied Capture Of MUBO.: American reinforcements for the troops, who, after having landed at Nassau Bay, joined forces with the Australians and captured Mubo. This photo. shows the reinforcements at an isolated beach awaiting darkness before moving to Nassau Bay. August 8, 1943. (Photo by Department of Information, Commonwealth of Australia).
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DM-SN-85-10414. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Denver Pyle (left), Dan Haggerty (right), on-set of the western film, "The Adventures Of Frontier Fremont", Sunn Classic Pictures, 1975
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Arrival of the helicopter with the American General James A. van Fleet at the NDVN in the 'cannon valley'. Visit James A. van Fleet to the Ned. Detachement (cannon valley)
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U.S. Marines of Fifth Marine Division raise American flag on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Bob Campbell, U.S. Marine Corps, February 23, 1945
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Photo collection prints Anefo Rousel. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection of photo collection prints Anefo Rousel, photo number 157-1094. 1956
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Japan/USA: Raising the Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima, 23 February, 1945
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DA-SN-86-08539. Base: Belford Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)
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Yangtze river, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1871.
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The Royal Navy during the Second World War Directing incoming landing craft by means of semaphore flags, as naval beach parties and commandos train at HMS SAUNDERS, Kabrit, Bitter Lakes near the Mediterranean. The landing craft mechanised (LCM 1005) that brought the troops to the beach can be seen behind the two men.
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US military personnel line up to board a C-130 Hercules aircraft for their return home at the conclusion of Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)
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The security of the outer ring was entrusted to the Air Force Security Corps staff (LBK).
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Italian anti-aircraft artillery on an Aegean island, World War II, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year LXVIII, No 38, September 21, 1941.
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DM-SN-85-10415. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DA-SN-84-07968. Subject Operation/Series: BRIMFROST '83 Base: Fort Richardson State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Military - Armoured Personnel Carriers. January 16, 1953. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).
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Photograph of Japanese troops using Elephants to cross water in Burma. Dated 1942
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Iwo Jima, Japan: c. 1955 An American flag ceremony at the monument on Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima where Joe Rosenthal took his iconic photograph.
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Adam Goldberg, Edward Burns,Tom Hanks, Matt Damon and Tom Sizemorze , Saving Private Ryan , 1998 directed by Steven Spielberg Dreamworks LLC ,Paramount Pictures
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Battle! . Country: England Printed By: Multi Machine Plates, Ltd.. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters