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World War II Soldiers and Equipment

Historic images of World War II soldiers interacting with military equipment, depicting camaraderie, artillery, and transport in various settings.

1940s CREW OF FOUR WORLD WAR II SOLDIERS MANNING ARTILLERY CANNON LOADING SHELL INTO BREECH OF GUN

Ernie Pyle, famous war correspondent, and a U.S. tank crew at the Anzio Beachhead, Italy. March 18, 1944. (BSLOC_2014_8_217)

1940s CREW OF FOUR WORLD WAR II SOLDIERS MANNING ARTILLERY CANNON LOADING SHELL INTO BREECH OF GUN

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Emergency landing of a Curtiss P40 near solo. Recently a Curtiss P-40 fighter plane had to make an emergency landing on the edge of solo. Since there was no possibility to repair the device on site and it was also impossible to take off on the swimy field, the aircraft was dragged to elsewhere by soldiers to become dismantled. Sergeant Major Wassing of 17 a.A.t. From Alkmaar, the device attaches to the breakdown that the device will trickle while KPL. Jansen from Lemen (Noord-Holland) helps him a hand. April 13, 1949. Bondowoso, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower (front seat, left); General Mark W. Clark, Commander-in-Chief, United Nations Command (back seat, center), and members of their party begin a tour of installations in a jeep at the headquarters of the 2nd US Inf. Division. Korea, 12-5-52.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC tour through West Java through the Hussars van Boreel (reproduction). Krawang: The reserve eskadron armored cars of the Hussars van Boreel regiment makes a fourteen-day exploration through West Java. March 13, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Krawang, 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.

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

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Buitenzorg sports matches. Trucks fully loaded with knil soldiers. April 30, 1947. Bogor, Buitenzorg, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Cleaning the battery. Artillerists engaged in cleaning their equipment a captain looks. January 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Repeat exercises from the Mariniers corps in the Veluwe in the Elspeet area.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Presentation of RIM bookman at 4-10 Infantry Regiment. On September 5, 1949 a detachment of 4-10 R.I. A RIM bookman, donated by the Utrecht Asphalt factory, transferred to the soldiers on behalf of the Niwin. The battalion gets 7 of these crates. If the box comes in, the entire outpost is cheerful .. September 5, 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Kingdom Dutch Princess Irene Brigade Netherlands. Tilburg-Breda road. November 1944. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

Aircraft, Burma, India &Troops &Paratroops

Fight activities at an anti-aircraft gun site, employing men and women. Loading up the gun. May 20, 1942. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of the Sloterdijk troop transport ship. Soldiers aboard the Sloterdijk listen (to Speech General Spoor?). October 25, 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

France: May 4, 1918 A French soldier gets a haircut in the field under the watchful eye of his companions.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Armers and artillery: Ambarawa, Bringin, Salatiga. Salatiga: Bringin. The field artillery in action. II RVA answers the fire of the Republican troops .. July 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Bridge over the Lau Renoem, 8th field genius. Piece of guns, 25-pin with two soldiers. December 30, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

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.

Royal Air Force 1939-1945- the RAF in France, 1940 Once the Blitzkrieg had begun, the Hurricane squadrons in France were plunged into almost constant action, flying interception patrols and providing escort for RAF light bombers. Their airfields were subject to frequent Luftwaffe strafing attacks, with little or no warning. Here, personnel of No 85 Squadron at Lille-Seclin check air activity overhead while in the background two Hurricanes sit at 'stand-by', their pilots strapped in ready for immediate take-off, 10-12 May 1940.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Padang. Demonstration 4th Department of field artillery. Padang. Action? No, it's just exercises. The 4th department gave 6 and 7 July. Field artillery Some demonstrations with heavy guns. Calibrating, D.i. Paunt and Purse the Directives, of the "25 Pounders" .. July 6, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Front Noord-Oost Nederland: Groningen-Friesland. With the liberation of Northern Netherlands, the allied troops have given the statements at the Afsluitdijk at Zurich (Friesland). They can now oversee the German statements. The enemy still nestles on the Kornwerderzand.canadese military strip behind a brenmitraaier on the head of the Afsluitdijk (direction Kornwerderzand) .. April 18, 1945. Afsluitdijk, Friesland

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Buitenzorg and Soekaboemi. Soekaboemi: The greatest conceivable attention is paid to the care of our injured soldiers. Extremely slow, the ambulance car transports a wounded from the outpost to the auxiliary context. August 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Looking down into a gun pit showing the muzzles of the twin 0.303 inch Lewis anti aircraft guns manned by Wrens at Felixstowe.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Republic: Sidamanik and Bah Bonton (tea factory) east of Siantar. Ten minutes for the soldiers of 3 infantry VI during a heavy patrol trip in the mountain area around Sidamanik. October 27, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Royal Air Force- Italy,the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1942-1945. Dressed in protective suits, an RAF typhus team of No. 31 Mobile Field Hospital wait by their Fordson WOT1 Ambulances at Bari, as they prepare to receive wounded and sick partisans and civilians of the Yugoslav National Army of Liberation, evacuated to Italy by the Balkan Air Force Casualty Evacuation Section.

Lt. Gen. Ira C. Eaker, Commanding Gen. Of Maaf, Major General Lucien K. Truscott, Commanding Gen. Of The 6Th Corps, And Brig. Gen. Gordon P. Saville, Commanding Gen. Of The 12Th Air Support Command Inspect The New Revetments Built By Engineers At Anzio Be

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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.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Blora. A piece of field guns is loaded by artillerists. January 10, 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

DM-SN-86-07471. Base: Marine Corps Air Station

'Royal Air Force Transport Command, 1943-1945. Aircrew and WAAF nursing orderlies help to load a battle casualty on a stretcher into a Douglas Dakota Mark III of No. 233 Squadron RAF at B2/Bazenville, Normandy. The RAF's first 'casevac' flights to France were mounted by Dakotas of No. 46 Group on 13 June 1944, and the WAAF nursing orderlies pictured were the first women to be employed on these duties'.

12/31/1914. On the French Lines. Distribution of mail at one of the Outposts.

Anefo photo collection. Military action in Indonesia. December 30, 1948. Indonesia

Prince Bernhard, in his position as Inspector General of the Armed Forces, visits the exercise park at Sennelager Executive units of the 1st army corps. From a DKW Munga, the prince saves the acts of three infantrymen with a mitrailer gade. Brigadiereraal J.A.C is located on the wheel of the vehicle. Bartels.

North Vietnam: September, 1967 A gun crew of the North Vietnamese Armed Forces giving support to the infantry.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War 20 mm Oerlikon gunners of HMS STARLING on arrival at Liverpool. Left to right: Able Seaman Edward O'Malley, of Stockport, Cheshire (about to fix a fresh magazine of ammunition to the gun); Able Seaman John Smith of Islington, London; Able Seaman Edward Webster, of Dundee; and Petty Officer William G Barnshaw, of Callington, Cornwall.

Demonstration For An Indochina Visitor - Gen. Mark Clark, top Allied commander in the Far East,watches a display of mortar firing by pro-French Vietnamese cadets during his recent visit to Indochina. The cadets are being trained as future officers of the Vietnamese army, which is battling Communist-inspired Vietminh rebels in Indochina,one of the critical battle areas in the Ear Enst. April 06, 1953. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

More Troops Being Flown to Kenya -- Men of the 1st Battalion The Buffs boarding a transport at Stansted Aerodrome, Essex, en route for Kenya.More troops are being flown out to Kenya to assist operations against the terrorists following the recent increase in Mau Mau activities. March 30, 1953. (Photo by Sports & General Press Agency, Limited).

Anefo photo collection. Netherlands Brigade maneuvers. 13. Charge 25 Pdr. Exercises Princess Irene Brigade. 25 ponder loaded. July 1943. Britain

german troops riding on a tank Operation Barbarossa - German Invasion of Russia, 1941 - 15th Infantary Division of the Thuringia-Kurhessen Division

Guard Kum River Bridge - Pvt. Samuel Thomas of Cincinnati and Pfc. Rudolph Cassol (nearest camera) of Pittsburgh, Pa., guard a Kum river bridge with their 50 caliber machine gun. July 1, 1950. (Photo by Charles Gorry, Associated Press).

Attack on the Soviet Union, Operation Barbarossa, original caption: 1941, Czech tank with German crew, Vidomlja, Belarus, Europe

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

For First Publication Friday's EveningsIndian Navy Oerlikon gunners. Man of the R.I.N. aboard their new sloop - "Narbada". Royal Indian Navy Ratings aboard the new sloop H.M.I.S. "Narbada". June 2, 1943. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Medics carry a wounded U.S. soldier away from a rescue helicopter. His next stop will be the mobile surgical hospital at a Fifth Air Force fighter strip only a short distance from the battle lines Korean War, 1950-53. (BSLOC_2014_11_193)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reporting artillery. Artillery. Shooting exercises. Savings (25-ponder) is loaded. May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Two crewmen, aboard the frigate USS TRIPPE (FF-1075), load a Mark 46 anti-submarine warfare torpedo onto an SH-2F Seasprite light airborne multi-purpose system (LAMPS) helicopter on the flight deck during exercise Unitas XX. The helicopter is assigned to Light Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 36 (HSL-36). Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XX Base: Ilo Country: Peru (PER)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Landing exercises I Infantry Brigade 7-December Division in Tjilinting. The bow valve of the landing craft is lowered. May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

At an Advanced Allied Base. Mr. Forde, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Army, on a tour of inspection. August 10, 1942.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Balige, Tarooeng, Si Borong-Brong and on the way to Padang Sidempoean 2nd police action, actions "rooster", "duck" and "pigeon". A bus without tires and with palm branches on the roof, is tilted on a road between rice fields. In the foreground a Humber Scoutscar. Dutch infantrymen pass the obstacle. December 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

09/01/1936. A dynamiter from the Madrid defense reads the press during a break.

guerra, fronte russo, soldati appostati sul fiume, 1939 1945

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Man of the R. A. S. C., 7th Division, resting in a limber. Tressino, September, 1918.

New Armaments for France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Mechanised Troops On Manoeuvres -- Men of the 37th/47th Batt., 27th Bridade Royal Artillery having lunch beside their gun. Several hundreds of all types of Army vehicles made for Warley Barracks, near Brentwood, Essex, today carrying out a big organised military "move". It is part of the exeroises of the 4th Division, which begin with a preliminary concentration in this area of troops from Norwich and Colchester. August 18, 1939. (Photo by Keystone).

Military transport on the line between Nässjö - Falköping.

Anefo photo collection. Agriculture: Canadians. Canadian soldier working with Drillboor on a shelter. July 1945

Wearing full protective gear, two members of the 71st Chemical Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), look on as a third soldier uses a chemical agent monitor to check for contamination around a container express (CONEX) box used to store chemical munitions. The soldiers are taking part in an exercise designed to test the unit's ability to detect and mitigate a chemical leak. Base: US Army Chemical Activity Country: Johnston Atoll

Anefo photo collection. South of the Netherlands. Report on the dangers of mines and abandoned ammunition for children playing. Speeches from fire brigade and police to the children. Encons of accidents. 24 December 1945. Southern Netherlands

Anti-Invasion Exercise -- A large scale anti-invasion exercise in which over 50,000 troops, including armoured divisions were engaged, has recently taken place in the Southern Command. The opposition was arranged to test most of the counter measures which will be employed in the event of an attempted invasion. General Sir Alan Brooke, the Commander in Chief. Home Forces, was present at the exercise. A halt for food during the exercise. August 18, 1941. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1944-1945. Pilots of No. 93 Squadron RAF Detachment leave their dugout for a scramble at Nettuno, Italy. Leading the way, from left to right, are: Flying Officer E Stewart of Ipswich, Suffolk; Lieutenant J Marais SAAF of Johannesburg, South Africa, and Sergeant D Karck of Cockerham, Lancashire.

Second World War. Netherlands under German crew. Two relatives of the German Wehrmacht at a twin socketafette 36 with MG 34 and carabiner 98k in a trench in dunes on the North Sea (probably at the Hague)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Bren carrier with crew and camouflage. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Armor train 2 Boden at the national border.

Anefo photo collection. Netherlands Brigade maneuvers. Exercises Princess Irene Brigade. August 1943. Britain

The British Army in Burma 1945 Sherman crews eat a meal in the shade of 'Cairngorm', a Sherman tank of 116th Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps, between Taungtha and Meiktila, 15 March 1945.

British Army Maneuvers In Egypt -- Members of the Royal Sussex Regiment using a light machine gun against "Enemy" a Aircraft, during the Maneuvers. Members of the Royal Sussex Regiment stationed in Egypt the been taking party in maneuvers in Wadi Sofe Desert. They have been living under canvas while carrying out trench digging exercises in gas masks, laying field telephones etc. February 13, 1938. (Photo by Keystone).

Korean War. POW's on mess duty in a POW camp in North Korea prepare a whole pig for the camp dinner.

Left to right, CPT Ken Wheeler, 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron, MAJ John Buck, 374th Tactical Airlift Wing, 2LT Robert Reneau, 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron, and 1LT Dave Loar, 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron, await a training bundle dropped from a C-130E Hercules aircraft. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

An armed infantryman jumps from a bunker on the Waalsdorper Practitioner.

The King At General Montgomery's H.Q. -- The King today (May 22nd) visited General Montgomery H.Q. He lunched with General Montgomery and afterwards inspected, the General caravans, and described one of his drivers.The King looking at a shield on General Montgomery caravan marked with the names of the campaigns in Egypt. Tripolitania Tunis, Sicily and Italy. July 04, 1944. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Anefo photo collection. Perse excursion Shooting exercise on the "Argis" Den Helder. May 2, 1949. Navy base Den Helder

Second World War. Front pictures. Soviet Union. Relatives of the German Wehrmacht in a Schützenhoch on a machine gun

Australian Tanks - Tanks - War File. November 02, 1942.

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.

Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940. Ground crew and armourers refill ammunition belts with .303 bullets by Hawker Hurricane Mark Is of No. 85 Squadron RAF at Lille-Seclin.

Training Our Paratroops -- Paratroops, ***** of their parachutes, off to "attack position" during their training. Britain Paratroops, prepared for their skilled and ***** work, are now ***** intense training at a R.A.F. station. They are instructed by both army and R.A.F. instructions and are a volunteer force. January 23, 1941. (Photo by Keystone)

Anefo photo collection. Landmines clear in Hoek van Holland. Series Landmines clear in Hoek van Holland. August 1945. Hoek van Holland

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Shipping from the U-Brigade from Batavia to Padang (1st series). Arrival Padang. Emmahaven. Speech by resident of Padang?. November 20, 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Padang, Sumatra

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Patrolgang Modjokerto. A member of the patrol squats at the bank of a river. It is armed with a gun gun type of Lanchester. May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

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

Knatchbull M (capt the Hon) Collection A gun crew of 'B' Battery, Royal Horse Artillery (29th Division) before leaving England, February 1915.

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.

Shelter in a finnish village Russian plane ***** regularly, been ***** then raids on. Now every village has constructed shelters like this. January 18, 1940. (Photo by London News Agency Photos Ltd.).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC tour through West Java through the Hussars van Boreel (reproduction). Krawang: The reserve eskadron armored cars of the Hussars van Boreel regiment makes a fourteen-day exploration through West Java. March 13, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Krawang, Dutch East Indies

Troops working in one of the underground artillery towers of the Maginot Line defensive installation. Man in foreground is using a time-fuse setter, early 1940, World War II

Anefo photo collection. REPORTAGE MOD. September 24, 1947

U. S. Giant Landing Craft "BARC". Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. A soldier inspects the course of a gun. The guns bears the emblem of 3rd af. 12th reg. Veldartillerie Kl. August 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Piat Infantry-Anti Tank - Guns War File. April 16, 1944. (Photo by Canadian Army Photo).

Crew members A / B Hr.Ms. Submarine O 21 (1940-1957) in 1941.

Anefo photo collection. Night exercise of framework training on eight March to Spaarndam. March 8, 1946. Noord-Holland, Spaarndam

British machine gun

March 1916. The French military health service. Driving a wounded person after the first treatment has been carried out in an ambulance in the vicinity of the combat line. Photo: Boyer -Approximate date.

Photo collection prints Anefo Rousel. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection of photo collection prints Anefo Rousel, photo number 157-1097. 1956

Soldiers Cleaning Rifles, WWII, 2nd Battalion, 389th Infantry, US Army Military Base Indiana, USA, 1942

A U.S. Marine stacks sandbags in front of a tent as he prepares his campsite upon his arrival here. U.S. Marines have been assigned to a multinational peacekeeping force after a confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

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