World War I Military Activities

Historic depictions of military personnel, inspections, and tank squadrons in a war environment, showcasing the early 20th-century military attire and equipment.

Emperor William congratulating officer somewhere on western front, 1914

Emperor William congratulating officer somewhere on western front, 1914

Fotocollectie Eerste Wereldoorlog. The Western front. Rifle inspection after being relieved from the front line. 1914-1918}

Melilla, February 1908. Moroccan War, camp on the beach.

Madrid, around 1932. Tank squadron waiting for the order to advance.

Inspecting by its excellence General of the Infantry Succovaty v. Vezza at the Sturmbatalon Exercise Square.

Inspection by se.kgl.hrheit Prinz Leopold.v.Bayern.

The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916

12/31/1908. The garrison of the ore sink Rejecting the enemy.

02/09/1928. Madrid, in the Carabanchel camp. The Madrid garrison tree festival. In the image, the soldiers carrying out the planting.

Elsevier photo collection. Hippic party (struggle kniters hair pms, namely W. van Haamstede) De Blinkert Kraantje Lek T.B.V. Local comité Haarlem Central Commission Broadcast Children out. June 1927. Haarlem, Noord-Holland

War album 107, picture 32810.

Menage of a machine gun department. At the front.

01/02/1909. Moroccan War, Melilla Campaign. Spanish troops resting.

06/30/1913. The execution of soldier Cerda. Company of the Cirinola regiment parading before the body of Juan Bautista Cerda, immediately after the sentence was fulfilled.

Photo collection First World War. The British Western Front in France. The Cambrai Advance. Infantry Advancing Below Canal Bank for Shelter. 1914-1918}. Cambrai, France

N.Y. National Guard training and maneuvers at Fishkill and Peekskill, N.Y.: Column of troops crossing dry bridge construction by engineers

Officers and soldiers of 1 and 2 regiments of the Polish Legions Uhlans before a friendly football match in Czewl. Front of the Polish Legions in Volhynia. Janowski, Stanisław (1866 1942)

Turkish procession. 1898, Middle East, Israel and/or Palestine

Austrians crossing the Wislocka i.e., Wislok

Photo collection Spaarnestad topics. Collaboration. Dutch SS resin camp internment camp. July 1945. Netherlands

13th Calvary

British cavalry Cambrai 1917

''La resistance Serbe; Premiere ligne d'infanterie serbe avancant sous le feu', 1915 (1924). From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Battery Going into Action, Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862. Artist: Andrew Joseph Russell (American, 1830-1902). Dimensions: 14.7 x 19.9 cm (5 13/16 x 7 13/16 in. ). Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady (American, born Ireland, 1823-1896 New York). Date: 1862. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Andrew Joseph Russell.

Government Troops Quell Mexican RevoltMexican infantry shown in action against the rebel forces October 4th. These are the first exclusive photos to reach this country. October 11, 1927. (Photo by International Newsreel Photo).

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 Boer prisoners awaiting transportation to one of the POW camps.

05/31/1938. Delivery of a flag to the 112 mixed brigade by the Antifascist Women of Alicante. Paquita Sánchez acted as godmother, who gave a speech at the event, in which the deputy for Alicante Ginés Ganga, the head of the brigade and Colonel Ortega also spoke.

Marie Victor Duval Charles Maurice (1869-1958)French general of the First World War. On 19 April 1918 he was appointed adjutant general; aerospace and operations at General Headquarters. In May 1918; he established the first air division

German infantry platoon preparing to march into war, World War I, photograph by Argus, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLI, No 36, September 6, 1914.

'La Roumanie Envahie; Paysans de la Dobroudja emigrant vers le Nord', 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Fotocollectie Eerste Wereldoorlog. The British advance in the West. Troops coming from the trenches after some hard fighting. 1914-1918}

Adolf Hitler (* 20 April 1889 in Braunau am Inn) ( 30 April 1945 Berlin), Leader of the Nazi Party, Reich Chancellor from 1933, also self-appointed "Fuehrer" and head of state of Germany

Inspecting by Se.K.K.Hoism Archduke Karl Franz Josef.

World War 1. German soldiers marching toward Albert, France during the German Offensive of Spring 1918. (BSLOC_2013_1_166)

Inspecting by Se.K.K.Hoism Archduke Karl Franz Josef.

Fotocollectie Eerste Wereldoorlog. The front in France. Two German prisoners are seen in their steel hate bringing in an officer of the Grenardier Guards. 1914-1918}. Frankrijk, Gincy

Photo collection First World War. The Front in France. Troops coming in Along a Light Railroad track. 1914-1918}. France

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 Troops of one of the British mounted regiments collecting forage for their horses.

The Hundred Days Offensive, August-november 1918

Battery Tension attracts a load car from a street trench, recorded 14.12.1916.

Photo collection First World War. The British Western Front in France. The German Offensive. Bringing in Wounded. 1914-1918}. France

Aircraft, Burma, India &Transportation War

The Honve Minister Samuel Baron of Hazai at the past March of Artillery.

Anefo photo collection. Series Dutch soldiers camp England. No descriptions photos. Soldiers march past portrait Queen Wilhelmina. June 5, 1940. Britain

Check in commander 2 p. Juliusz Ostoi Zagórski with squadrons commanders and other officers during exercises in Czewl. Front of the Polish Legions in Volhynia. Janowski, Stanisław (1866 1942)

Fotocollectie Eerste Wereldoorlog. The British Western front in France. The German Offensive. A bunch of Jocks who have been through it pose for the camera on the roadside. 1914-1918}. Frankrijk

Inspection by se.kgl.hrheit Prinz Leopold.v.Bayern.

The Battle of Arras was a British offensive during the First World War. From 9 April to 16 May 1917, British, Canadian, New Zealand, Newfoundland, and Australian troops attacked German defences near the French city of Arras on the Western Front.

Inspection by his imperial Highness Prince Oskar von Preussen, Narajow & Hinowice.

Madrid, 04/11/1912. In the Carabanchel camp. Forces of the Royal Corps of Halberdiers during shooting exercises.

07/31/1914. The German Army in the Campaign. German Soldiers Prepared in a trench waiting for the right moment for the attack.

German prisoners lined up for examination

Visit of the K.K.Lir 21 at Dobrowlany 16.8.16. .

The French launch their offensive, 2nd Battle of Champagne, France, 25 September 1915. Artist: Unknown

Bannerweight D.93.JR.Planzer-Baltin in New Zuczka.

Visit of K.K.Lir.21 at Dobrowlany. 16.8.16. .

Storm patrol KMDT.The Issonzofront.8.9.17. .

Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion stacking logs, Syria, 20th century. The French Foreign Legion was established in 1831 as an elite unit of foreign volunteers. The Legion's primary function in the 19th and early 20th century was the expansion and protection of France's overseas territories. Syria was governed by France between the two World Wars under the terms of a League of Nations mandate. The artist is unknown.

N.Y. 14th Reg't. on march, Mission, Tex.

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.

World War I - French African soldiers train at Garoua (a port city and the capital of the North Region of Cameroon) before leaving for the battle fields of Europe. 1915

The United States Army in France, 1918 Troops of the 326th Regiment moving forward German trenches at Choloy.

Photo collection First World War. German soldiers excerpt in the courtyard of a fortress. 1914-1918}

Japanese infantry regiment

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.

Uniformed Cuban soldiers in the field with their flag and weapons. The multi-racial group is at Guanabacoa, east of Havana, ca. 1899 (BSLOC_2017_10_43)

The French Foreign Legion in Syria, 20th century. Artist: Unknown

Dresden. In the fire battle, protecting regiment

Army band practice, Howshera, 1917. Artist: Unknown

General John S. Casement and His Outfit. Date/Period: Between 1867 and 1868. Albumen print. Width: 31.3 cm. Height: 22.5 cm (sheet). Author: ANDREW J. RUSSELL.

American ammunition wagon blocking the road during the capture of the St. Mihiel Salient. The wagon's position delayed the advance of a column. Photograph taken on October 5, 1918. This information was captured and authenticated by the A.E.P. censor.

Melilla, January 1912. Moroccan War. Of the campaign operations in Melilla. Ammunition column bivouacking during a march towards advanced positions.

Heading Lager 1.komPanie Des Bataillons III / 377.

Aircraft set on the ground nine aircraft J 11 set up on the ore.

Jerusalem war cemetery dedication 1917, Israel

10/31/1915. From the army of Great Britain. King George V (X) Reviewing a regiment of Ullster Volunteers, near Aldershot.

Fort Totten's garrison posing for a photograph, c. 1861-1865, during the US Civil War. Three gun crews are at their battle stations and the fort soldiers are in formation in the entrance. Note the barrier of tree branches (BSLOC_2018_6_168)

Photo moment of repeat exercise in Doorn / Veluwe of an Infantry Bataljon of the Marines Corps. Is part of Object series AVDKM 53146 to 53165.

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.

05/31/1915. The War at the Dardanelles. English Soldiers Preparing to Lay a Telegraph Line (Sedul Bahr Fort).

Duke of Aosta Emanuele Filiberto (1869-1931) entering Gorizia, August 9, 1916, Italy, World War I, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLIII, No 34, August 20, 1916.

Visit of K.K.Lir.27 at Bereznica. 16.8.16. .

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection British troops on the march along a road on the Italian Front.

Cumberland Landing, Virginia. Federal encampment on the Pamunkey | Library of Congress

Irish soldiers in the trenches at the North Channel, Cambrai offensive, France, World War I, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLIV, No 50, December 16, 1917.

African American soldiers in formation at Camp Meade, Pennsylvania, May 1899. African Americans, most from the southern states, volunteered hoping that military service would improve their civil rights. In Cuba they were called the 'Immunes' due to their under 10% rates of yellow fever, compared to the 75% for white soldiers (BSLOC_2017_10_14)

08/25/1920. In Rostrio. Military Maneuvers. HM the King (X), accompanied by the colonel of the Valencia infantry regiment, touring the Trincheras field.

Entrenchments on left of Bermuda Hundred Lines 1861-65 Andrew Joseph Russell American. Entrenchments on left of Bermuda Hundred Lines 268149

Photo collection First World War. The Western Front. Group of Prisoners tasks in The New Advance. 1914-1918}

King Geo. reviews Australians

Germans passing thro' Paracin, on Belgrad - Nisch Line

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 Supply wagon being pulled out mud by troops and oxen.

Instruction Detachment of the Kais.ottm. Masch. Techn. Teaching Company in Maltepe. (Small Asia.).

Inspection by its Royal Highness Prince Leopold V.Bayern in Narajov and Hinowice.

12/07/1912. In front of the María Cristina barracks in Madrid. The King's immemorial regiment, number 1 of the Infantry weapon, Listening to the field mass Celebrated yesterday tomorrow on the occasion of the day's festivity.

German prisoners

Revolucionarios Haciendo Fuego

Parade, ending the front by General Next Kirchbach.

Mash. rifles are brought to position.

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