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Tank Maneuvers and Military Exercises

Images capturing tank operations in various environments, showcasing military training and the evolution of armored warfare.

New U.S. Tank Destroyer - Pictured here for the first time is the new M-10 tank destroyer of the U.S. Army during a test at the grounds of the U.S. factory where it was designed and is now being turned out in mass production. The manouverable M-10, already tested in battle, is heavily armored, faster than the ordinary tank and carries heavy firepower. Its mission in battle is to seek out and ***** the enemy's armed vehicles. May 15, 1943. (Photo by U.S. Office of War Information Picture).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action southwest of Indramajoe after a railway. In early October, treatment actions were held southwest of IndramaJoe in order to free this area of terrorist gangs. Per carrier is getting married. October 19, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

DA-SN-88-04513. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Wartime in the Scillies- Everyday Life on the Scilly Isles, 1941 Smiling members of an anti-aircraft gun crew pose for the camera at their posts, somewhere in the Scilly Isles, 1941.

Anefo photo collection. Front Noord-Oost Nederland: Enschede - Hengelo Battle and Liberation Achterhoek (1 April 1945), Enschede (April 1, 1945), Hengelo (3 April 1945). A British brencarrier at Hengelo. April 3, 1945. Enschede, Hengelo, Overijssel, Twente

Anefo photo collection. Training soldiers I.V.M. Broadcast to Lebabon in UN connection at Korps Command Troops in Roosendaal. February 2, 1979. Noord-Brabant, Roosendaal

Marines from Btry. R, 5th Bn., 11th Marines, stand aboard their M-110A2 self-propelled 8-inch howitzer as they conduct a gun drill during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

An M-60A1 tank and driver from Company D, 8th Tank Battalion, are taking part in a field exercise. Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Soviet made armored car captured by South Korean troops surrounded by U.S. ordnance men, 1950.

The British Army in Burma 1945 Infantry and a Lee tank wait while sappers clear mines on the road to Mount Popa, 20 April 1945.

Anefo photo collection. Army exercise in Germany. Centurion tanks from the 41st battalion on the rise. October 12, 1961. Germany

An LVTC-7 tracked command vehicle from the 8th Marines crosses a river during an exercise. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photographs depicting military activities in France, May - June 1940. Included photographs of Rommel, Guderian, Dreuz, Bottcher, Italian General Garaboldi, Lucie Rommel, shots of Rommel with Hitler. Photographs of equipment and troops arriving and in action, from the personal collection of Rommel.

Armored train with cannon of 190, February 1918, France, Europe

OHJ -byggnad.lok 6 "Lillan" (Well Nr. 3) OHJ, Orsa - Härjedalens Järnväg

Khe Sanh is the district capital of Huong Hoa District, Quang Tra Province, Vietnam, located 63 km west of Dong Ha. Khe Sanh Combat Base was a United States Marine Corps outpost in South Vietnam (MGRS 48QXD850418) used during the Vietnam War. The airstrip was built in September 1962. Fighting began there in late April of 1967 known as the 'Hill Fights', which later expanded into the 1968 Battle of Khe Sanh. U.S. commanders hoped that the North Vietnamese Army would attempt to repeat their famous victory at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, and the battle ended as a failure for the North Vietnamese Army. The defense of Khe Sanh became one of the largest sieges of the war and commanded heavy international attention in the media one of several climactic phases of the Tet Offensive. On July 5, 1968, Khe Sanh was abandoned, the U.S. Army citing the vulnerability of the base to enemy artillery. However, the closure permitted the 3rd Marine Division to construct mobile firebase operations along th

The British Army in Burma 1945 Lee tanks during the advance south from Mandalay, 20 March 1945.

Anefo photo collection. Saying goodbye lt gene. F. V.D. Peat as a commander of landmarks in flax packs two new tanks type Leopard along the separating general. December 18, 1968

This Australian War Memorial photograph shows tanks forcing a path through a dense New Guinea rain forest in 1943. Tomorrow "The Sun" reproduces the finest description of jungle warfare ever written. January 01, 1941. (Photo by Australian War Memorial Photograph).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Anti-aircraft gun (BOFors 40L60 or 40L70). 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

German armoured car during the advance on Paris, May-June 1940. Artist: Unknown

Driving Towards Rostov: Picture ***** Form Forward Soviet Battle Area -- Picture radioed direct from Moscow, was taken with a Red Army forward unit taking part in the three pronged drive towards Rostov and the Ukraine. Soviet tanks going in to attack. May 17, 1949. (Photo by U.S.S.R. Official Photograph).

Photographs depicting military activities in France, May - June 1940. Included photographs of Rommel, Guderian, Dreuz, Bottcher, Italian General Garaboldi, Lucie Rommel, shots of Rommel with Hitler. Photographs of equipment and troops arriving and in action, from the personal collection of Rommel.

Sprilling attempts at the Russian war showplatz.

Politicians See Britain's New War Weapons -- Two-pounder anti-tank guns in "Action" during the demonstration at Aldershot today Feb 22. A selection of the latest army types of weapons, fighting machines and other equipment, were demonstrated before a party of peers and members of Parliament at Aldershot, Hampshire, today Feb 22. March 11, 1939. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Three medium combat tanks of the RAM II type.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Tankmanoeuvres Batavia. Maneuvers Eskadron Fighting trucks KliL. November 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

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.

Photographs depicting military activities in France, May - June 1940. Included photographs of Rommel, Guderian, Dreuz, Bottcher, Italian General Garaboldi, Lucie Rommel, shots of Rommel with Hitler. Photographs of equipment and troops arriving and in action, from the personal collection of Rommel.

German tank in action on the Russian front, World War II, 1942-1943. Artist: Anon

Anefo photo collection. Princess Irene Brigade training camp midlands. Overview garages Bren carriers Dutch camp. July 1943. Britain

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Loekan Pakem and Baoengan. The first armored cars jerk inside Pematang Siantar. BRENSHUTTER AND COUTCAR commander. July 29, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Return in the direction of and through the ANAI gorge. Refermin from the Padang sector in the direction of the "Anai gap": Humber armored car from the 5th Eskadron armored cars called'Mokum ', behind it Bren carriers. December 22, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

The Battle for Glosoff Operation Barbarossa - German Invasion of Russia, 1941 - 15th Infantary Division of the Thuringia-Kurhessen Division

The War in the Golan. Syrian border. 10/12/1973. Israeli Army 155mm Batteries Opening Fire on Syrian Positions (Yom Kippur War).

A tank advancing to support the infantry, France, Spring Offensive, World War I, from l'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLV, No 18, May 5, 1918.

Poll photo collection. Reporting soldiers. A military exercise. A river must be crossed. A Humber armored car passes the pontoon bridge. 1945

Anefo photo collection. Army exercises West Germany. September 27, 1954. Germany

Anefo photo collection. Third practice march through Gelderland-Overijssel. August 31, 1949

Soviet infantrymen wearing chemical and biological protective gear conduct a decontamination exercise on T-62 main battle tanks and a cargo truck. Country: Unknown

Command transfer at the tankbataljon at Camp Amsvorde in Amersfoort. A number of Centurion combat tanks during the parade.

Adolf Hitler inspecting a destroyed French tank, France, World War II, 1940. Hitler is pictured during a visit to German troops occupying France after their victorious campaign in 1940. The photographer is unknown.

Anefo photo collection. Vogelsang (West Germany). Army exercises 32nd regiment. Centurion tanks in action. October 10, 1956. Germany, Vogelsang

Tanks - The Australian battle tank. April 16, 1944. (Photo by Victor Edward Johnston/Fairfax Media).

Guns on the AlertGuns in the forest are trained on the Aberdare Mountains, where gangs of Mau Mau terrorists are in hiding. The first major action against them is in full swing. Here, men of the African Rifles Independent Armoured Car Squadron are playing their part. October 29, 1952. (Photo by Daily Mail Contract Picture).

Tanks And Their Antidote - M-4 Tanks (right) and M-10 tank destroyers(left), the antidote for axis tanks, move toward completion on parallel assembly lines at the Grand Blanc, Mich., tank arsenal of the Fisher Body Division of General Motors. The M-10 turrets are open-topped, but have been retouched in this picture so as not to disclose details of armament. March 22, 1943. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Black and white photo of Leon Blum (1872-1950), socialist politician and three-time Prime Minister of France, sitting in his library.

Poll photo collection. Liberation from Noord-Brabant along the Corridor Bergeijk - Valkenswaard - Aalst Eindhoven. Military of the Irish Guards gets a cigar from a resident of Aalst. September 18, 1944. Aalst, Noord-Brabant

Anefo photo collection. Army exercises West Germany. September 27, 1954. Germany

Princess Beatrix brings an introductory visit to various parts of the Royal Navy. On the Sieveront of the Artillery School on Fort Erfprins, the commander of Maritime Means (CMM) lays Willemsoord, Captain-Ter Sea (KTZ) A. van Altena, from what happens, while Captain-Lieutenant-Ter Sea (KLTZ) F.H. Heckman watched.

Russians Scorch The Maikop Oilfields -- German motorised units leaving behind burning oil wells of Maikop after failing to subdue the flames. Although the Russians were forced to fall back in the Maikop area, they Caucasus, thus forcing the Germans to give up any attempts to get the fires under control. September 14, 1942. (Photo by Keystone).

Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 Humber Mk IV armoured car

Two Panther Panzerkampfwagen V Panther Sd.Kfz. 171 Tanks, Part Of A Column Smashed In A Vally South Of Stavelot By Ninth Air Force Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Fighter-Bombers Of Major General E.R. Quesada's Ix Tactical Air Command. Having Destroyed Large

Vintage Photograph. Mobile 8-inch self propelled artillery gun for the US Army.

Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 AEC Mk III armoured car

Russian Tanks In Kiev -- Russian Army tanks pass through Kiev, with the Soviet caption Identifying the Location as Khreshchatyk Street in Kiev. November 07, 1943. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

British Armour Captures Bridge Across Waal; Rhone's Main outlet to sea.General view of Armour crossing Bridge in strength. November 20, 1944. (Photo by British Newspaper Pool Photograph).

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard at demonstration of grant from K. L. in Hedel. November 27, 1963. Hedel

Passed Operational Censorship SWPA -- U.S. amphibious troop carriers, known as "alligators" undergoing intensive training exercises somewhere in the Southwest Pacific. This type of craft has been used extensively in the war against Japan. In the early days of the war the Allies were obliged to think in terms of defence, but the "alligators" are essentially an offensive Weapon. December 26, 1943.

M60A1 tanks from the 2nd Marine Division move forward to engage the Danish Leopard II tank force, in a staged tank battle during Operation NORTHERN WEDDING '82. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING '82 Base: Oxsbol Country: Denmark (DNK)

Right front view of a camouflaged M-60A1 tank from the 8th Marines advancing during an exercise. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Fall of Saigon was the capture / liberation of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by the People's Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front on April 30, 1975. The event marked the end of the Vietnam War and the start of a transition period leading to the formal reunification of Vietnam under communist rule. North Vietnamese forces under the command of the Senior General Van Tin Dung began their final attack on Saigon, which was commanded by General Nguyen Van Toan on April 29, with a heavy artillery bombardment. By the afternoon of the next day, North Vietnamese troops had occupied the important points within the city and raised their flag over the South Vietnamese presidential palace. South Vietnam capitulated shortly after. The city was later renamed Ho Chi Minh City, in posthumous honour of the communist leader Ho Chi Minh who had died in 1969.

Communist China's Forces -- Medium tanks lined up on parade in Peking's "Red Square". Note the Chinese emblem inside the Soviet star.Russian-built tanks on parade in Peiping, the Red China capital. They were later sent against United Nations forces in the Korean campaign. November 30, 1950. (Photo by Camera Press).

Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles of the British Army 1939-45 Sherman ARV Mk II

M-9 Bulldozer kit assembled on M-60 tank , Armories, Ordnance industry, Tanks Military science, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

An M-109A1 155mm self-propelled howitzer is offloaded from a YC-15 aircraft during a heavy loading test. Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A "duck," loaded with oil drums destined for a supply dump at Gela, Sicily, crawls out of the water onto the beach. July 1943.

1975 Victory Parade.

DN-SN-89-05104. Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT USHER 88 Base: Unknown

A Marine amphibious LVTC-7 tracked command vehicles that is a part of the Combined Arms Operation (CAO 1-82), is in the process of being camouflaged with a net, cut trees and branches. The Marines participating are a branches. The Marines participating are a part of the 6th Marine Amphibious Brigade. Base: Fort Pickett State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines aboard an LVTP7 tracked landing vehicle, personnel, after arriving near the town of Saint Georges during Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Second World War. Relatives of the German Wehrmacht on and on a tank during an exercise insert (probably in Holland)

Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 Humber I light reconnaissance car (Ironside I)

Anefo photo collection. Princess Irene Brigade. Dutch soldiers training. "Dutch Forces Invasion Exercises". Brencarrier leaves landing boat. February 1944. Britain

Anefo photo collection. Day of Infantry in Isabellakazerne in Den Bosch. September 13, 1962. Den Bosch

Anefo photo collection. Opening of the Infantry Driving Training Center near Veldhoven. January 9, 1963. Noord-Brabant, Veldhoven

An M3A1 half-track with the standard and default guard of the Hussars Prince Alexander Regiment with a Centurion Battle Tank passing the Deignelpunt with, among others, H.M. Koningin Juliana and Z.K.H. Prince Bernhard during the Parade in Ede on the occasion of Liberation Day.

Anefo photo collection. NATO exercise "Aqua Marine" involving all the equipment between Venlo and Nijmegen through pontoon bridges over the Maas. Tanks and crew are about the Pontoon Bridge at Well in Limburg. September 19, 1983. Limburg, Well

Anefo photo collection. Military Defile in Rotterdam, Queen birthday. April 30, 1954

Second Italo-Ethiopian War. Ethiopian soldiers in captured Italian tanks at an encampment near Jijiga, in the south, where forces are gathering for an counter-offensive. Dec. 1935.

A Colonne Centurion combat tanks pass the Deignel point with, among others, H.M. Queen Juliana and Z.K.H. Prince Bernhard during the Parade in Ede on the occasion of Liberation Day.

American soldiers utilizing "supply tanks" to transport supplies to the front lines amid heavy shellfire on the British-American front during World War One. This image showcases the innovative methods used to ensure provision of essential resources in hazardous conditions.

Thousands of Tanks in the Middle East War Zone. 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

The air-cushioned landing craft LCAC-6 comes ashore during Cobra Gold '90, a combined Thai/U.S. exercise. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '90 State: Rayong Province Country: Thailand (THA)

Vessels of the Polish Navy, offload tanks during the landings in Normandy during D-Day. World War Two

German tank captured by the 26th Australian Battalion at Monument Wood, near Villers-Bretonneux, on 14 July 1918; photograph taken at Vaux 4 August 1918 after the tank had been handed over to the Australian War Records Section - - Mandatory Photo Credit: TAHO.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reportage Dajeuhkolot (Bandoeng sector). DEILER DIFLANT WITH BULLOZER. 19 February 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

The British Army in Burma 1944 A 4.5-inch anti-aircraft gun of 66th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, at one of the main supply airstrips on the Ledo road, 24 July 1944.

Anefo photo collection. Flower parade "melody in flowers" Bollenstreek. April 24, 1954

German modern armoured vehicles used during the Battle for Normandy, Second World War. The vehicles shown include Panther and Tiger tanks (left foreground), two assault guns (one a Wasp), Elephant and Hornet tank destroyers, several anti-aircraft vehicles, an armoured ambulance and two remote controlled explosive tanks (a B4 and a Beetle). NB: these vehicles were only the ones that the Allies knew about and let information be published about at the time. Date: 1944

All Day With A Sherman -- Tpr. A. Morrison, (gunner) of 6 Smithy Road, Rothienorman, Aberdeen. R.A.C. Regt. (Gordon Highlanders) at Taungtha, the road to Meiktila. Five Scotsmen who are part of the Allied tank forces keeping open the lines of communication towards Meiktila have in their charge, this Sherman tank called 'Cairngorm', a team of tank men who have already shown the Japs what in means to be up against a Scottish Collaboration, that the ladies from hell are as tough clothed in Srmour plate as they always have been in kilts. Characters in the order of the day in the life of a Sherman crew are :- Capt. J.M. Weir, (Tank and Squadron Commander) of Glasgow. Sgt. B. Smith Co-driver and troops Sgt.) of 22 Woodpark Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire.Cpl. Welson, (Co-driver) of 2 Drumlanrig St. Hawick, Roxb'GH.Cpl. J. Picken, (Radio Op.) of the Square, Cults, Aberdeen. Burma Scene : Pagoda and Sherman tank on the Taungtha road. March 01, 1945. (Photo by British Official Picture).

War Amid Ice - Flooded for defense, areas like these have frozen over in Europe's bitter winter. A Dutch Army tank testing ice-resistance. February 14, 1940.

Joint Attack -- Slashing Attacks like this by the Cossacks, in close coordination with Red Army tanks, have hurled back the demoralized German Troops of Field marshal Edwald Von Kleist from Rostov in the greatest rout the Reich troops have suffered in the War, ending for the present the Axis threat to the Rich Caucasus. May 12, 1941. (Photo by ACME).

"Crusader" Tanks are Being Turned Out by the Thousand in this British Factory. 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

Tanks and Afvs of the British Army 1939-45 Humber light reconnasissance car Mk III

The British Army in Burma 1944 A Chevrolet CMP lorry of 36th Infantry Division enters the town of Tigyiang (now probably Htigyaing) during the advance down the Irrawaddy (Ayeyarwady) Valley towards Mandalay, 22 December 1944.

British-Soviet Frontier Post In Germany -- Private Frank Kendrick, of Walsall, is the last sentry on the road into the Russian zone. The control point is at Helmstedt, on the autobahn leading from the British zone to Berlin. July 08, 1947. (Photo by Pictorial Press).

Australia's Blitzkrieg Army - The Machines - Australian made gun carriers on their way to manoeuvres on the range. Several hundred of these will be attatched to the Armored Division. November 29, 1941. (Photo by Kosmos Press Bureau (Australia) Pty. Ltd.).

German world War Two postcard showing an attack by German stuka aircraft on Russian tanks

Artwork: "Camouflaged Truck Convoy". Artist: Heiner Schlesing. Catalog Number: G.O.1.6192.47. US Army Art Collection. Country: Unknown

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