World War II & Korean War Operations

Photographs illustrate soldiers involved in maneuvers, rifle training, and battlefield scenarios in both World War II and the Korean War.

Two German prisoners of war being taken to U.S. 6th Division Prisoner of War Encampment for interrogation and searching, Plouay, France, U.S. Army Signal Corps, August 28, 1944

Anefo photo collection. Netherlands Brigade maneuvers. 18. H.M.G. position Exercises Princess Irene Brigade. heavy machine gun statement. July 1943. Britain

Korean newsmen lunch on survival rations with Marines from the 3rd Marine Division during exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Pohang Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A Marine from Co. L, 4th Bn., 12th Marines, fires his M-16A1 rifle with M-203 grenade launcher while practicing cover and concealment during a reconnaissance, selection and occupation of position (RSOP) training exercise during Operation Bear Hunt '88. Subject Operation/Series: BEAR HUNT '88 Base: Uncheon Country: South Korea

Bazooka Team On Korean Front -- This two-man bazooka team prepares to fire at tanks of the North Korean army, near the front lines of the battle by American and South Korean troops against the Red invaders from the North. July 12, 1950. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

soldato sul vallo atlantico, 1939 1945

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action with tanks at Toba and surroundings. View from the tower of the tank on the canons. On the right is a covered soldier. March 1949. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Solo

Anefo photo collection. Princess Irene Brigade. Dutch soldiers training. Card reading exercises. 1940-1945}. Britain

Two German prisoners of war being taken to U.S. 6th Division Prisoner of War Encampment for interrogation and searching, Plouay, France, U.S. Army Signal Corps, August 28, 1944

Anefo photo collection. Netherlands Brigade maneuvers. Attackers Cross Smoke Screen Covering Road Exercises Princess Irene Brigade. attackers cross smoking screen covered road. August 1943. Britain

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Photos on article 'in Porrong are the tanks' in the magazine Weapon Budders. Visiting the hussars of Boreel, te Porrong. Two hussars and a machine gun. November 5, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Porrong

Britain's Airborne Troops -- Airborne troops boarding a "Hotspur".Glider troops are being trained in ever increasing numbers in this country. Fully armed they are learning to board and pilot their gliders and rapidly disperse on landing -following up with the beat methods of attacking the enemy wherever he may be found. These Photographs, taken at an R.A.F. station, show selected men from the Army who, after initial training in piloting aircraft, are tought navigation the study of air conditions, etc., and how to handle the "Hotspur" troop carrying glider. October 11, 1942. (Photo by Fox Photos).

P.I.A.T. Anti-Tank gunners on 5th -- Army front. British infantry men on the 5th Army front. The gun is a PIAT (projector Infantry-anti-tank) the new infantry weapon whose 2 3/4lb bomb can peirce 4 inches of the finest armour, wreck a tank's interior and kill the crew, and can also be used against concrete pill-boxes, machine gun nests etc. April 14, 1944. (Photo by Sport & General).

A member of an explosive ordnance disposal team uses a metal detector to check for mines on the beach. U.S. Marines have been assigned to Lebanon as part of a multinational peacekeeping force after a confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Inside The Glasshouse -- They Are Drilled on "Commando" Lines. The Detention Barracks is equipped with a first-class assault course where the men are inculcated with the fighting spirit. Most of them thrive on it. April 12, 1951. (Photo by Paul Popper).

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Fire Category: Combat Camera; Portfolio Place: 1ST Place Portfolio Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: "Fire", screamed Lance CPL. Smith as he and other members of his team fire a live Shoulder Launched High Explosive Rocket during a live fire exercise during "Tandem Thrust" a joint training exercise in Australia. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST Base: Rock Hampton State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

U.S. Marines set up mortars and M-60 machine guns prior to a firing demonstration for South Korean newsmen during exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Pohang Country: Korea

Peleliu, Marine soldier, 1945

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.

The QPO Company of the Mariniers Corps is in the area of Moerdijk. QPO is the abbreviation of Patet Orbis (as widely stretched the world) and is the arms spell from the Dutch Marines Corps. Marines equipped with a Browning M1919 A4 (.30) Mitraailer.

Wo McKenzie of School of Infantry demonstrates the new F.N. Rifle. April 29, 1955. (Photo by Southern Command Army Public Relations).

The Jewish army training in Palestine. This photo taken by a special correspondent from the New York Times shows Hagannah soldiers training in the handling of a 75 mm mortar and that of a machine gun.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Borneo (1947 February). A soldier overlooks the sea. February 1947. Borneo, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Dutch East Indies

A member of the 82nd Airborne Division stands guard at Point Salines Airfield during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. A C-141B Starlifter aircraft is parked on the runway. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Private First Class David Harris, right, and PFC Richard Voegtlin, both of Company C, 27th Engineers Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, prepare to stand guard duty with an M-67 90 mm recoilless rifle during Exercise EAGLE STRIKE III. Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Three U.S. Marines of Co. K, 3rd Bn., 6th Mar., talk to two Peruvian children during Operation Unitas XXII. The Marines are participating in a joint amphibious landing exercise with military men from many South American countries. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXII Base: Paita Country: Peru (PER)

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), a Loyalist soldier defending Madrid, 1937.

Chiang's Son May Be Tapped - Col. Chiang Ching-Kuo, son of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, may be among 250,000 nationalist troops trapped in Suchow. A tank corps commander, he is shown (right) talking to a veteran during recent suchow action. August 12, 1948. (Photo by ACME Photo).

The British Army in Burma 1945 A Bren gun team in action at Ywathitgyi, February 1945.

U.S. And Red Armies Link Up - First Pictures -- Private George Atkinson, PFC Orie Dekker, of 7 South High Street, Passaic NJ., and PFC Bill Diehl of 707 W. Vine Street, Lancaster PA., talk with Russian soldiers of the Guards Division, during the historic link-up.Firm contact has been established between ground forces of The First American Army and those of the Russian Army. The historic meeting took place at 4 pm on April 26, in the town of Torgau, on the Elbe River - 75 miles South of Berlin, when First Army Troops met forward elements of the Russian Guards Division. June 11, 1945. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Return to and entry into solo. Dutch command post in the streets of solo while entering the city. December 21, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Java, Dutch East Indies, Solo, Surakarta

A member of Co. C, 1ST Bn., 3rd Marine Division prepares to fire his M-203 40mm grenade launcher during a training exercise. Country: Unknown

Anefo photo collection. WI West Indies / Anefo London series. Soldier Royal Netherlands Army Modern Tommy-gun Curaçao's Rocky Coast Soldier Dutch Army modern Z.G. Tommy-gun rocky coast Curaçao. {1940-1945}. Curacao

USAF Captain Wilmer N. Grubb is given first aid while being guarded by his captors in North Vietnam. January 1966.

DF-SN-85-09974. Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine from Co. K, 3rd Bn., 7th Marines, fires an AKMS assault rifle under the supervision of a Thai instructor during the combined Thai/U.S. Exercise Thalay Thai '89. Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Thailand (THA)

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.

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

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Parade in Medan III - 3 Infantry Regiment. Drink soldiers from metal cups. July 1947. Indonesia, Medan, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Photograph showing men of the British First Airborne Division using a 3-inch mortar in one of the woods surrounding Arnhem, in Holland, September 1944. On 17th September 1944 Operation 'Market Garden' was put into action; a bold plan devised by Field-Marshal Montgomery to drop thousands of airborne troops into Holland to capture an invasion route into Germany. The British First Airborne, American 81st and 101st Divisions took part in the plan, which was ultimately unsuccessful. Date: 194

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Operation near Keboemen, Tjilatjap. Patrol. Calculated behind a muurje view an officer and a soldier with a ticket bag. March 29, 1949. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Navy Navy Anefo London series. Dutch nobility breasts, managed flee Dutch East Indies, serve slight mortar exercises, training Dutch Marine Training Institute Dartmouth England. September 10, 1943. Britain

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Landing exercises I Infantry Brigade 7-December Division in Tjilinting. Exercises on Java's North Coast. The bridgehead is formed and the troops present therein are supplied by the ML from the air. Parachutes come to the packages with ammunition and food. May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

A member of D Co., 1ST Light Armored Infantry (LAI) Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, checks his 5.56mm M-16A2 rifle during Operation Desert Storm.The rifle is fitted with a telescopic sight. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Tjiamis, Tasikmalaja and Soekaradja. A sniper has directed its rifle and looks through a telescope. December 26, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Genisten blowing ice cream at a bailey bridge using trotyl.

Home Guards Taught the Art of Camouflage -- A guards Sergeant instructs a Home Guard.Part of the Training for Home Guards in camp is the, art of camouflage. At a camp in the South of England, Home Guards were given a lecture and practical demonstration showing how they can conceal themselves both in towns and in the country. The camouflage officer illustrated with the aid of rubbish from dustbins, how it was possible for a man to conceal himself in London should street fighting become necessary. February 22, 1943. (Photo by London News Agency Photos).

1940s MEN SOLDIERS LOADING T-34 ROCKET LAUNCHER MOUNTED ON SHERMAN M-4 TANK WORLD WAR 2 WWII

Poll photo collection. War volunteers in Malacca and Indonesia. Dutch Marines in the port of Singapore before departure to Indonesia. February 1946. Singapore

Midshipmen from many colleges receive a briefing on the operation of the tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided (TOW) missile at Gun Position 7. The midshipmen are on their Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) spring break and are touring Camp Pendleton. The TOW is an anti-tank, ground-to-ground and air-to-air guided weapons system used by the infantry. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vintage photograph. Marines capturing another hill after driving back North Korean troops

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Entry and advance to Djokja by 1-15 Infantry Regiment. Infantreists at the rise in Djokjakarta behind a Vickers machine gun. December 19, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Portrait photo of soldier ndvn f.w. Duyn with a chicken on his shoulder. At Wonju: Sold F.W. Duyn, Jan Steenstraat 23, Haarlem, with live companion: "A live emergency ration is always easy

Private Mark Hunt of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry, thrusts his bayonet into a target during training on the North Fort bayonet course. Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A staff sergeant from the 222nd Transportation Company, Arizona National Guard, cleans a piece from an M-60 machine gun during weapons training at Range 13. The company is preparing for its deployment to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Fort Huachuca State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A machine gunner with the 82nd Airborne Division leads the way up a trail outside of Gamboa during Operation Strike Hold, an Army contingency exercise. Subject Operation/Series: STRIKE HOLD Country: Panama (PAN)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Farewell to the supplement to the shock troops of the T-Brigade. Men with plunge bags for a house. January 4, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspectorate General H.J. Curls by Indonesia. General curls visits a field kitchen or field bakery. May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Ngadioem. Buitenpost East Java. Soldier affects a grenade in the grass and marks him with a ribbon. May 2, 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspection travel General P.L.G. Doorman (September-October 1946). General Doorman and Zijjn company during a drinking break. September 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. NATO exercise "Atlantic Lion" visited by Queen Beatrix in West Germany. American soldier with a state portrait of Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus under the arm. September 21, 1983. Germany

A.A. Gun used as field gun near Medjez-El-Bab on the river Medjerda about 32 miles from Tunis and 43 miles from Bizerta. It was captured by the British First Army in November, 1942, after strong enemy resistance.

Air Service Command, Robins Field, Warner Robins, Georgia, USA, Jack Delano, U.S. Office of War Information, July 1943

Black and white photograph of World War II (1939-1945); British troops fighting in the brush and forests of Burma.

The War In Indo-China. -- Wounded French being evacuated at Dien Bein Phu, Scene of some of the Florcast-ever fighting in the battles against the rebel Vient Miah Forces. March 24, 1954.

State Railways, SJ da 812.

THE MCKENZIE BREAK (1970), directed by LAMONT JOHNSON.

Seabees from Construction Battalion Unit 402 (CBU-402) clean their M16A1 rifles prior to an exercise in which they will repel a simulated terrorist attack on the base. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

06/30/1937. Soldiers in front of the alcarria.

Marines from 1ST Battalion, 4th Marines, scales the face of a mountain with his company as part of a mountain training exercise. Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Tet Offensive was a military campaign during the Vietnam War that began on January 31, 1968. Regular and irregular forces of the People's Army of Vietnam, as well as NLF (Viet Cong) resistance fighters, fought against the forces of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), the United States, and their allies. The purpose of the offensive was to strike military and civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam and to spark a general uprising among the population that would then topple the Saigon government, thus ending the war in a single blow. Although the offensive failed militarily, it succeeded psychologically, undermining American confidence and marking a major turning point in the Second Indochina War (Vietnam War).

U.S. Navy officials visit Guadalcanal -- Maj. Gen. Joseph L. Collins of the U.S. Army. June 07, 1943. (Photo by "U.S. Office of War Information Picture")

DM-SN-88-09731. Base: Little Rock State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Close-up of an army soldier holding a gun and a canteen

Photo collection Government information service. DIAS Rotterdam Continuous series of 7. Undated. Rotterdam, South Holland

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers participating in the Medical Simulation Training Center's Combat Lifesaver Course train with a New Jersey National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk MEDEVAC helicopter on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, May 25, 2022.

SGT Virgil Dwyer of Co. L, 3rd Bn., 5th Marines, looks through the sight of an M-72A2 light anti-tank weapon that has a pellet gun device mounted on its right side. This device saves the 5th Marines $95.00 each time it is fired during training. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Ejército, servicio militar. Artillería, maniobras en Lluçanes, Barcelona. Años 70.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Man with gloves and leather belt drinks from a mug. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

A soldier, armed with an M-16A1 rifle, stands ready during exercise Kindle Liberty. Subject Operation/Series: KINDLE LIBERTY Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

Midshipman Jeremiah I. Pupert assembles an M-47 Dragon medium anti-tank/assault weapon during Exercise Contramid '82. Subject Operation/Series: CONTRAMID '82 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. troops fighting in the streets of Seoul, Korea. 2nd Battle of Seoul, Sept. 20, 1950. Korean War, 1950-53. (BSLOC_2014_11_54)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Purification actions near Brebes in the presence of Kol. Luitwheel (commander "w" brigade). Colonel Luitwieler, Commander W-Brigade is viewing the action area with binoculars. 25 June 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC MP man. Military police member with machine gun (Owen MK 1). 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

DF-SN-85-12594. Base: Kegelman Auxiliary Air Field State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Exercise shooting..

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit from Lieutenant General Spoor to Makassar; Commemoration 1 year exist East Indonesia; Recording Soekawati. Commemoration 1 year anniversary East Indonesia (Negara Indonesia Timur). Demontration fighting techniques by KNIL soldiers. December 23, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Rebel attack on Bethlehem, Sept. 14, 1938 Arrival of British troops on the scene with mounted machine gun on car, West Bank, Bethlehem, Israel

The Arab Legion -- At the training camp 'Abdully' 4,000 recruits are trained for the Legion. Here they receive 60 days' of basic training. They are drilled English fashion but their uniforms at this stage are a mixed bag of Arab and British cast-off clothing. August 4, 1952. (Photo by Camera Press).

Boxing 769th M.S.C. Ft. Devens , Forts & fortifications, Soldiers, Boxing. Jack Miller Collection

Military - General - Guns - Australian. October 4, 1943. (Photo by C. Mail Special Photo Service).

Aviation 932B - Australia Paratroops (See Also: Australian Army File; Special Air Service Commandos). July 31, 1945.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC 2-15 Infantry Regiment and I-12 RVA on the rise East Java. The caterpillar of a Bren carrier is checked. December 20, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Paratroopers of the 17th Airborne Division assist each other before leaving the First Allied Airborne Army's take-off on an aerial invasion of Germany, east of the Rhine River. Carbine holster visible on the hip of the man on the left. ETO, 3/24/1945.

LCOL Timothy J. Hannigan, commanding officer, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, talks on the AN/PRC-77 field radio carried by his radio operator during the combined Thai/U.S. Exercise Thalay Thai '89. Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Thailand (THA)

military Australia Royal Military College Duntroon circa 1940 cadets receive instructions for the use of the light Bren machine gun,

The King Riddles The Target with a Bren Guns Deadly Shooting - The King shows his form as a gunner: Here he is firing a bren gun at the ranges.The King proved himself an excellent gunner when he tried out a bren gun during his visit to a British small arms factory: He ridled the target with bullets, sixty shots at 200 yards. it was Sunday when the King paid his visit but all the workers were on the job full steam ahead: His Majesty, who was accompanied by Mr. Herbert Morrison - The Minister of Supply - said that the country was grateful for the splendid way in-which they had responded to the call for increased output. July 01, 1940.

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