World War II Special Operations

Images depict a diverse group of individuals engaged in guerrilla warfare and espionage in jungle settings, showcasing military attire and equipment from World War II.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Military tractor is a road through scrubs. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Cooks K. Weir, H. Stanley (left), and R. Benentt (right) prepare breakfast while the regiment is on the move.The branches from which they have constructed their "gunyah" seem to hold the Australian atmosphere. April 22, 1940.

Yorktown, Virginia (vicinity). Comte de Paris, Duc de Chartres, Prince de Joinville and friends at lunch. Camp Winfield Scott. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Lookout in a tree. 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Americans in trenches east of Madrid. Spanish Civil War.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Return A division. A soldier stands for a row of trees covered by retreating TNI troops. December 21, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Kirk Douglas, Lonely are the Brave, 1962

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reconstruction bomb replenishment (reproduction). Padang: Five Dutch people left life through the blast of a bomb on the road. In September, the Atjher Oemar, Spy of the TNI, was arrested on a Dutch field. He turned out to be the man who had brought the bomb to explosive (reproduction). September 23, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Padang, Sumatra

First African American infantry unit to see action in World War II. Soldiers of the 93rd Infantry Division on patrol in jungle on Bougainville Island in the South Pacific during World War II. May 1, 1944.

Emergency Mass Feeding, Fort Dix, New Jersey 1954 , Civil defense, Stoves. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

The Great Leap Forward of the People's Republic of China (PRC) was an economic and social campaign of the Communist Party of China (CPC), reflected in planning decisions from 1958 to 1961, which aimed to use China's vast population to rapidly transform the country from an agrarian economy into a modern communist society through the process of rapid industrialization, and collectivization. Mao Zedong led the campaign based on the Theory of Productive Forces, and intensified it after being informed of the impending disaster from grain shortages. Chief changes in the lives of rural Chinese included the introduction of a mandatory process of agricultural collectivization, which was introduced incrementally. Private farming was prohibited, and those engaged in it were labeled as counter revolutionaries and persecuted. Restrictions on rural people were enforced through public struggle sessions, and social pressure. The Great Leap ended in catastrophe, resulting in tens of millions of excess

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Bridge construction (Bailey) at Kampong Ladjan, SOEMOWONO. Ladjan Soywono: The bridge at Ladjan was through the TNI. blown up. However, a new Bailey bridge was laid by the genius from Salatiga. On the remains of the old bridge, spring charges are applied. November 23, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, SumoWono

Randolph Scott, Forrest Tucker, on-set of the western film, "Gunfighters", Columbia Pictures, 1947

Exercise of the artillery measuring regiment, Amersfoort; battery, long basic base gate, triangulation battery, calculation center, motorcycle, meteorological battery, light measuring battery

Anefo photo collection. Front Noord-Oost Nederland: V1 Startbaan. Launching installation of German V-1 Rockets at Almelo (Paradijsbos). Man with two girls at remnants of a V1. April 20, 1945. Almelo, Overijssel

Aircraft, Burma, India & Training

Two men hunting

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Bandoeng. Rekruten from the Chinese safety corps Pao An Tui. Bandoeng: Rekruten from the Chinese cracking corps Pao An Tui during shooting exercises. October 1947. Indonesia, 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.

Japanese raid on Darwin Spitfires manned by the R.A.A.F. and R.A.F. went into action for the second time in Australia when 49 Jap bombers and fighters raided Darwin. At least 14 were shot out of action. A bomb crater in a road. In the crater is Cpl. T.E. Harper of Sydney. April 11, 1943. (Photo by Commonwealth Deportment Of Information).

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.

U. S. Air Force personnel, from the 823rd Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) assigned to Tactical Air Command (TAC) 9th Air Force, use backbone and heavy equipment to clear fallen trees during post-Hurricane Elloise cleanup operations. The 823rd CES is a Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operations Squadron, Engineer (Red Horse). Base: Fort Walton Beach State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photograph showing a unit of Republican troops firing from behind a parapet of sandbags, near San Sebastian in the province of Guipuzcoa, 1936. Date: 1936

Cambodia was, as a protectorate of France from 1863 to 1953, administered as part of the colony of French Indochina, though occupied by the Japanese empire from 1941 to 1945. After King Norodom's death in 1904, France manipulated the choice of king, and Sisowath, Norodom's brother, was placed on the throne. The majority of the Cambodian population live rurally and rely on agriculture, especially rice paddy, for their livelihoods.

Anefo photo collection. Army deployed during drought control in Longburden, Mobile Colonne at Harmelen to work with pump 2x. July 6, 1976. Harmelen

Deadly New Rifle. The Belgian FN.30 rapid-firing ***** will soon replace the Lee Enfield .303 as standard equipment for the Australian services. Split-second photography caught, in midair, the shellcases ejected from the new weapon demonstrated by Lt.-Col. J. E. M. Hall in Melbourne. February 9, 1955.

Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. Leading Aircraftman Ernie Hulstone of the RAF Regiment washes his feet in a biscuit tin while other members of his squadron man a 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun at B5/Le Fresne Camilly, Normandy.

The Party Of 20 War-Weary Youths Of The 15Th Army Air Force Joined By 2 American Red Cross Girls, Enter The Subterranean Caves Of The Famous Grottoes Along The Italian Seacoast, By Foot Through The Precarious Narrow Passageways, Studded With Limestone Sta

World War I - British troops cross through bush areas of South West Africa (Namibia) during offensives against the German forces. 1914

The War in the Far East- the Burma Campaign 1941-1945 Logistics: A Royal Air Force wireless unit attached to a British Army column operating in North Burma arranges for food and supplies to be dropped.

Anefo photo collection. Journalists in military uniform. April 21, 1951

07/31/1909. Scenes from the Campaign. Ranch Time and its Preparations Give the Camps a Picturesque Animation. The Soldiers, in Groups, Make their food in the Containers They Have. This photograph gives an idea of the picture that a camp offers shortly before the ranch touch.

Members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) take part in cleanup efforts on Route 6, Nimitz Hill Road, in the aftermath of Typhoon Omar, which swept through the area on August 28th. Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Members of the Women's Forestry Corps returning after a day's work.

Poll photo collection. Travel to Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles. Man with a gun on a boat. October 1947. Nickerie, Suriname

Wiley Post and Harold Gatty. January 01, 1933.

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.

Early N.S.W. arrived ***** Williamstown range ***** Rifle Association's ***** Miss F. Fergusson, ***** Mr. L.G. Noble, of ***** January 27, 1936.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC "On waiting at the water". On waiting at the water. March 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Roadside conference near the murder scene this afternoon. In foreground Det.- Sgt. J. Matthews is showing fingerprint exert Supt. A. Martin where the girl fled from her attacker. Others in the picture are Sen.-Det. E. Suttie, Inspecting-Supt. A. A. Webster (who is hiding Mr Norman McCallum), First-Const. G. Bishop (hand raised), and Inspector F. Hobley. August 24, 1955.

Spanish Civil War. Morris Stamm and John Coon, Gandesa, August 1938.

Anefo photo collection. Army involved in the leveling of land for the construction of the village, a residential community for the disabled at Arnhem. Handicapped, army, charity. October 11, 1965. Arnhem, Gelderland

World War I 1914-1918. French observation platform high in a forest tree. From 'Le Pays de France, 10 June 1915.

Anefo photo collection. Viewing shelters naval establishment Surabaya Governor (GG) mr. A.w.L. Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachoumer. front left Governor front commander naval power Netherlands India Vice-Admiraal C.E.L. Helfrich. middle citizens director naval establishment c.w. Heringa. Surabaya visited GG 23 24 June 1941 i.v.m. Inspection Defense Devices Navy Regercent Conferences Surabaya Semarang .. June 24, 1941. Indonesia, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Surabaya

John S. Herrington, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, speaks with a group of Marines while on a visit to Okinawa. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Police education. Standing freehand shot Disc Police School Base Hollandia. October 1957. Hollandia, Guinea

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. photo movie recordings KOEMBE rice project. 1956. Guinea

guerra, bersaglieri, 1939 1945

Testing the field and perspective of the International Harvester M9A1 semi-truck using a cable animal to move a 17-pin cannon (anti-tank gun). Remove with the winch of one half-broken and the other as "anchor". The front half-puppy is "anchor and the rear half-puped liegs with discs.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Trial layout pond on the Koningsweg in Arnhem. February 1958. Arnhem

A corpsman from the 8th Marines takes the camouflage net off a mobile generator as preparations are made to get underway during an exercise. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Gettysburg, Pa. Alfred R. Waud, artist of Harper's Weekly, sketching on battlefield. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Published in: Viewpoints; a selection from the pictorial collections of the Library of Congress .. Washington : Library of Congress ., 1975, no. 77, Published in: "War" chapter of the ebook Great Photographs from the Library of Congress, 2013, Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Communications, Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa, 1863, War correspondents, United States, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg.

Anefo photo collection. Test mobilization exercise "trident" in Eastern part Noord-Brabant. Soldier J. G. Bergman from Esch and Complete Ransen. August 6, 1953. Noord-Brabant

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Trial layout pond on the Koningsweg in Arnhem. February 1958. Arnhem

10/31/1936. The Chiefs, At Ranch Time, Testing the Food Before Being Served to the Troops, in the Field House Sector.

Madeleine Farm near PAU. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Range finder practice at Randwick Small arms. ***** who are training their as potential officers for the A.I.F. get the range on the old Randwick Rifle Range. October 15, 1940.

Soldiers and citizens at work in the vegetable garden of the military repair resort 'Aardenburg'.

Members of the 724th Combat Engineer Battalion bolt sections of a pontoon bridge together during a training exercise at Lake Stillwell. Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

On the crest of the buttressed wall, 01 May 1923, by Leslie Adkin. Gift of G. L. Adkin family estate, 1964.

Country Club For US Airmen- Rest and Recuperation in the English Countryside, Stanbridge Earls, Romsey, Hampshire, 1943 Lieutenant J D Baird (standing) and Captain J R Bullock enjoy a spot of trout fishing on the banks of the River Test in Hampshire. Lieutenant Baird is the pilot of a 'Fort' (B17 Flying Fortress) from Suring, Wisconsin and Captain Bullock is a B17 navigator from Greensboro, North Carolina. According to the original caption: 'These fighters expected trout fishing to bore them, were genuinely surprised and pleased by the enjoyment it gave in spite of little success in the shape of fish.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Orientation visit to the Karo-Plastte. Sumatra east coast (sock): On 6 and 7 March, the Wali Negara of the Negara Soematera Timoer, Dr. T. Mansoer in the company of Tengkoe Hafas and the head of the information service, Mr. orang kaya Ramli brought an orientation visit to a Portion of the east coast namely the Karo-Plast. Some members of the company at Tobameer. March 6, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

The British Reoccupation of Malaya Under close supervision, Japanese prisoners of war carry crates of munitions from the former Japanese ammunition store in limestone caves at Batu, Selangor State, near Kuala Lumpur. These bombs and shells were later dumped at sea in the Straits of Malacca.

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.

Gyttorps powder use. Before the blast. The nitrolite charge is covered with well-packed clay of stone-free soil.

DA-ST-85-02366. Subject Operation/Series: LIFELINE Base: Southport State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) propaganda poster in Nicaragua. The party was named after Augusto CA©sar Sandino, who led the Nicaraguan resistance against the United States occupation of Nicaragua in the 1930s. The FSLN overthrew Anastasio Somoza in 1979, ending the Somoza dynasty, and established a revolutionary government in its place. Following their seizure of power, the Sandinistas ruled Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990, first as part of a Junta of National Reconstruction.

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