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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

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Salatiga. Holidays II-2 R.V.A .. Skill ride vehicles. Men around a barrel with water in which a soldier stirs up with a stick? A little boy in the foreground. October 8, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Salatiga

Anefo photo collection. NATO exercise "Atlantic Lion" visited by Queen Beatrix in West Germany. Queen Beatrix in conversation with soldiers. September 21, 1983. Germany

Training with Mortier, 1947.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Second centenary of Minurs and Sickers of the Genius. Celebration 2nd centenary by the genius in Tjilitjan. Until the festivities also included a competition of Baileybruggen. May 15, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Men of the 7th Worcester Regiment display a Japanese flag captured on Mount Popa, 16 April 1945.

Cooks & Canteens & Mess Parades Australian Military. September 1, 1942.

Churchill Tanks on Manoeuvres in Britain, October 1942 The crew of an A Squadron, 43rd Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment, 33rd Brigade, Churchill Mk II tank on the turret discussing plans of operations round a map.

The British Army in Burma 1945 Men of the 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment searching the ruins of a railway station for Japanese snipers, during the advance of 14th Army to Rangoon along the railway corridor, 13 April 1945.

World War Two: British soldiers arrive to take part in the battle of France 1940

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 A British soldier manning a Maxim Gun.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reporting Semarang and surroundings. Ereveld Tjandi (Candi). March 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Semarang

Keeping Up Pressure On Catania -- Stripped to the waist, British gunners lever their gun into position on the Catania front. At the time this picture was taken Sicily was experiencing a full-summer heat wave.Catania front,. focus of fighting in Sicily.The 8th. Army is enlarging its bridgehead in spite of all enemy opposition, and steadily increasing pressure is being applied along the whole 8th. Army and U.S. front. August 04, 1943. (Photo by British Official Photograph)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Train accident Tjikempek. There is still unrest in the corner of Tjikempek, Poerwakarta and Pagadan Baroe. Terrorists destroy and burn the possessions of the civilian population, as a result, they try to undermine Dutch authority. They also did not like to have the Batavia-Bandoeng train by blaging the rails to derail and shake on it, allowing some victims to regret. Immediately the repair work started. Railway workers and soldiers attempt to reduce the connection in the shortest possible time. In the shade of a wagon, the Brenschutter, his weapon to fires ready, the guard. June 25, 1948. Cikempek, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Two infantrymen during a field service exercise. The front man is ready to throw a (exercise) hand grenade.

Second World War. Netherlands under German crew. Wedding posts on a striking tree next to a signboard in dunes on the North Sea (probably at The Hague)

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 US Army on the Western Front, 1917-1918

Anefo photo collection. Artillery group exercises in Ermelo. August 17, 1950. Ermelo

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Two men erecting a sign to mark the extremity of the beach whilst a third man keeps guard as naval beach parties and commandos train at HMS SAUNDERS, Kabrit, Bitter Lakes near the Mediterranean.

General Mark Clark In Indo ChinaGeneral Mark Clark (centre) U.N. Supreme Commander in Korea, gets down to it as he watches officer cadets of the Viet Nam Army at mortar drill - a picture taken during his recent visit to the French Army command in Viet Nam. April 9, 1953. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. 25-Ponder guns is fired. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Greek Woman Guerrilla On TrialSeen here is one of the sixteen women who were among the 111 Greek guerrillas captured following the shelling of Salonka Feb 10. The guerilla are being tried in Salonika charged with conspiracy against the state, murder and treason the trial began Feb 27. March 18, 1948. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Anti-Aircraft Defenses Ready For Air Raiders -- In preparation for air raids that may never come, anti-aircraft gun defenses have been set up all over New York City. And crews are on 24-hour watch for enemy planes. Photo above show anti-aircraft, gun high up on the roof of a skyscraper, with the crew pointing it skyward in an imaginary "Alert". Because of Army censorship background and all identifying marks have been blacked out so that location of this emplacement will not be revealed. (Photo censored and approved by the U.S. Army). December 29, 1941. (Photo by ACME).

Anefo photo collection. Report from the camp in Vught. In the penal camps in Vught, 7,000 Dutch collaborators and land crashes are locked up. Soldiers of the Dutch shock troops are charged with the surveillance, especially from the 300 Dutch SS men. Led by the camp commander, the Major L. Mennes, and his helpers, these prisoners are used to purify O.A. The surroundings of Vught van Landmijnen. They are dressed in the blue-white striped prisoners of the former Dutch people captured by the Germans. The prisoners receive the minimum civilian ration, which is also reduced because all delicacies have been taken off. Pending their final trial, they take the days under a strict regime here. After the Secure barbed wire fence, criminal exercise takes place. June 1945. Noord-Brabant, Vught

A corporal of the Mariniers (Kplerns) as a gun granary shooter on the field of the Van Ghentkazerne (VGKAZ) to the ROTAUM. The anti-tank weapon is placed on a 7.62 mm NATO fal rifle. FAL means fusil automatique army (light automatic rifle) and is produced by the Belgian factory Fn (Fabrique National Restoration).

The French army camp La Courtine. Pay attention! The above description is a generic series description based on the information stated by the army film and photo service. In the long term, this global description will be specified.

Royal Air Force- Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Flying Officer Stanley 'Glorious' Devon, Air Ministry Official Photographer, sitting on steps set up behind a three-ton lorry in the Libyan desert in the last days of his second assignment to the Middle East.

S.S. men unregenerate Nazis arrive at Luneberg after having walked all the way from Munich to testify in Joseph Kramer's behalf. The beast of Belsen has lacked no witness willing to aid in his defense. October 22, 1945. (Photo by Mirror Features).

Marines from Company A, 1ST Reconnaissance Battalion, practice rowing in a raft while taking part in a training exercise during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Tjikadjang. Tea company "Juliana". Adhesive springs is applied or removed. October 28, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Second World War. Front pictures. Soviet Union. Relatives of the German Wehrmacht with a plow (probably for tearing the grass scarf for trenches)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Republic: Sidamanik and Bah Bonton (tea factory) east of Siantar. Sidamanik (Sumatra's east coast). A purification pattern of infantry VI has been allocated to drive back an infiltrated TNI gang behind the demarcation line. However, the 'freedom fighters' have had a chance to burn the Bah Boeton tea factory. Underturbed Japanese army cars are found in the garage. October 27, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Infantry gun in a trench of Infantry Regiment No. 27 II. Bataillon.

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

Ground Crew Of The 94Th Fs, 1St Fg, Pose On Their Lockheed P-38 Lightning At An Airfield Somewhere In Italy.

Army Manoeuvres in Hungary -- Air defence Exercises. A.A. Gun in action during a night attack. October 30, 1939. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

Coast Guard Combat Photographer Surveys Saipan Battleground. Coast Guard Combat Photographer Ted Carl Needham, of 2297 Green, San Francisco, surveys the wreckage of what was once Japanese military installations on Saipan Island, in the Marianas. Needham, photographer's mate first class, came ashore with a Coast Guard beach party from a Coast Guard-manned assault transport which landed troops on the enemy-held island.

Image of some soldiers of the 49th West Riding Infantry Division (Polar Bears) near their tent along a forest edge in Veenendaal during the liberation.

A Mark IV 18 founder in full recoil during a practice street in a fitting march at ***** by students at the school of artillery officers *****. September 23, 1940. (Photo by Barry Newberry/)

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943 Vehicle tenders of No. 53 Repair and Salvage Unit, transport salvaged Hawker Hurricane fuselages through the Western Desert for repair at the Hurricane Repair Section, Helwan, Egypt.

Photograph of Military Individuals in a Water Landing Craft.

Tuskegee airmen exiting the parachute room, Ramitelli, Italy, March 1945, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

A Bren gun expert on guard duty. September 23, 1940. (Photo by Commonwealth Department Of Information).

Infanterist with Lee Enfield rifle. Here with stuffed nail bayonet.

Marines from the 3rd Marine Division try to stay warm as they prepare their meals during exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Pohang Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Italian Troops Move Into Trieste. Italian soldiers waving to the crowds from lorries in which they entered Trieste on Tuesday to take ever following the recent agreement. October 29, 1954.

Wearing full protective gear, a soldier from the 71st Chemical Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), uses a chemical agent monitor to check an open container of chemical munitions for leaking rounds during an exercise designed to test the unit's ability to detect and mitigate a chemical leak. Base: US Army Chemical Activity Country: Johnston Atoll

Water shortage 1953.

Anefo photo collection. Army maneuvers in West Germany, soldiers in action / affected. September 22, 1954. Germany

Anefo photo collection. Series Training Camp Lejeune Dutch Mariniers.Bayonet Fight Dutch Junction Instructor Lieutenant James L. Owen. 14, 1944. Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, United America

Soldiers are deployed by the mountains of victims at the train disaster in Harmelen on January 8, 1962. The enormous power of the collision is apparent from the loose wheel trains and the banned rails. On the right in the background, the boom of a heavy military hoist venture Ward de la France is visible.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Cheribon. Cheribon: a Humber of the 6th Eskadron armored cars in action during the rise to Cheribon. The commander of the vehicle speaks through a microphone. 26 July 1947. Cheribon, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Food dining during the evacuation of Finnish refugees, autumn 1944.

Still Guards the beach.Wartime Precautions in evidence today at Picnic Point, Sandringham, ***** say this part of the beach is still inaccessible because of the barbed wire entanglements. December 14, 1949.

An emergency exercise of the fire brigade, the civil protection and the Red Cross dealt with the training for the rescue of injured persons and disaster response in Mettmann, Germany, 13 November 1971, Europe

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 Officers of the Lothian and Border Horse Yeomanry resting in the shadow under fly sheet of their tent.

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880 - April 5, 1964) was an American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army. He was a Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines Campaign. Arthur MacArthur, Jr. , and Douglas MacArthur were the first father and son to each be awarded the medal. He was one of only five men ever to rise to the rank of general of the army in the U. S. Army, and the only man ever to become a field marshal in the Philippine Army.

Newfoundland Troops in England, Commando Training, 1942 Gunner Tom Grace, a Commando of the Newfoundland Heavy Artillery Regiment, crawls along the grass, a machete in his mouth, as part of a training exercise somewhere in England.

Anefo photo collection. Woensdrecht; Activator Cut out barbed wire deposits. April 23, 1984. Noord-Brabant, Woensdrecht

Historic photo, airship in the First World War, ca. 1915

Soldiers in action at part of the obstacle course The so-called "washboard".

Photograph of Canadian personnel portable Triple Polsten 20mm anti-aircraft mount. France. Dated 1944

The U.S. Army Jeep... A Militarist's Dream Come True -- As desert filling stations. January 04, 1951.

Inspector General Z.K.H. Prince Bernhard visits the gunblance of the shooting range at the army site Seedorf during his working visit to the 41 armored brigade. The CSM allows the shooting exercises here.

Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. Corporal J Morgan of an RAF Regiment Armoured Car Squadron, seen while on patrol in a Humber light reconnaissance car in the streets of Ghent, Belgium.

Water release disaster 1953.

Military transport on the line between Nässjö - Falköping.

King Visits Australian Troops -- The King this week paid a visit to Australian troops in the Eastern Command.His Majesty watching with interest an Australian soldier assembling a Vickers Gun while blinfolded. November 04, 1940. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

James Whitmore (foreground, left), Guy Madison (foreground, right), on-set of the western film, "The Command", Warner Bros., 1954

British soldiers from the British Expeditionary Force sharing a railway carriage, and a meal, with some horses, on their way to the front in August 1914, shortly after the outbreak of World War I. Date: August 29th 1914

The operating defense yard, Tomnäs

Real Gas Test for universal trainees and militia members of the 7th Battalion at Mount Martha. A mobile gas chamber is used for this instruction. Top: Wearing respirators, troops line up to enter the chamber. Below: Emerging after four minutes. Before leaving the chamber the men remove their masks and get a whiff of gas. May 20, 1940.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A group of armourers wheeling a 500 pound bomb along the flight deck of HMS FORMIDABLE prior to the strike on the TIRPITZ and enemy positions.

Elsevier photo collection. 50th anniversary army corps, formerly field army. Lieutenant G.J. Le Fèvre de Montigny, future chief Staff (left) commander army corps Lieutenant J.H. Couzy tour exhibition material Apeldoorn. October 1, 1957. Apeldoorn, Gelderland

Personnel of the 10th Photographic Reconnaissance Group outside a Nissen Hut at Chalgrove Airfield.

DN-SN-88-01906. Subject Operation/Series: SANDCRAB '86 Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Jeeps being driven into the open doors of an LCT at a port in Britain in preparation for D-Day. June, 1944

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection American troops entraining for overseas, Winchester 1918.

Exercise Shift ...

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Ereveld Tillemaplein 3-7 R.I. Communtees are killed in the 2th anniversary. Lieutenant Colonel C.M. Schilperoord reads the names of the 20 cases, standing in the memorial. July 1, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Semarang

Anefo photo collection. Two military police officers on a motorcycle. October 1945

11/30/1936. A Militia Fighting in One of the Sectors of the Center.

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