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Wounded Soldiers and POWs

Historical images illustrate the experiences of wounded soldiers, alongside harsh realities faced by prisoners of war during conflicts in the early 20th century.

Italian soldiers departing for Ethiopia, November 15, 1936, Genoa, Italy, 20th century.
Italian soldiers departing for Ethiopia, November 15, 1936, Genoa, Italy, 20th century.
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Soviet troops entering the city, Battle of Berlin, Berlin, Germany, May 1, 1945
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Algeria, 1957. Artist: Unknown
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Anefo photo collection. Marvo funeral to the grave. March 17, 1949
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Anefo photo collection. Navy Begrafenis Den Helder. February 3, 1956. Den Helder
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Royal Air Force- Italy,the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1942-1945. Airmen of a field squadron of No. 1321 Wing RAF Regiment talk with local inhabitants, including the village priest, after landing at Katakolon, Greece, as part of the 'Bucketforce/'Rowanbucket' Task Force.
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España. Cárcel de Cádiz. Grupo de presos afiliados a la asociación anarquista La Mano Negra. Grabado de 1883.
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State store-rooms at the railway station in Villach Serbian prisoners of war before delousing in Seebach; photographer: 10. Armeekommando.
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The German-soviet Invasion of Poland, 1939 Lieutenant Y. Krivosheyev of the Red Army and one of his soldiers trying to make friends with visibly unhappy local children in a village of Kevly in the Soviet occupied part of Poland.
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Photograph taken during Moscow's May Day Parade showing heavy tanks, representing their armed might. Dated 20th Century
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A photograph of a female and male prisoners working outdoors with soldiers monitoring them. Dated 1908.
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04/01/1937. The workers of the commercial iron factory of Madrid received a visit from the forces of the Peasant brigade, after these workers had visited them, in turn, at the front.
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No. 151 Wing Royal Air Force Operations in Russia, September-november 1941 RAF sentries on guard outside the Wing Headquarters building, Vaenga.
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A group of Ekaterinburg's red guard train workers. (Sverdlovsk). November, 1917. 

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The Dutch army is practicing in 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.
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Anefo photo collection. Structure in the Betuwe (1945). A company tap for the damaged entrance to a church. They fit clothes. On the right in the doorway the pastor. 1945. Betuwe
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The Death March - The great death march acress Europe has begun. For months you have been told - when winter comes you will see more death and horror in Europe than ever occurred during the years of war. Can any battle compare with the long drawn out agony endured by the displaced people of Europe - who - tramping frozen and starving across a Continent - have to watch their children dying in their obliged to leave them by the roadside. With no food or provisions other than what they could beg from sympathisers on the journey, a party of 150 women and children set out from the polish town of Lodz on October 14th - hoping to find succour in the British zone of Berlin. December 23, 1945. (Photo by Mirror Features).
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Sitting Out The Truce -- Although a four-week truce has ended Arab-Jewish hostilities in Palestine, two of these Arab Legion veterans have their rifles slung across their legs as they relax at Nablus Road and Suleiman Street in Jerusalem June 13. Corner was a hot spot during the bitter fighting. June 16, 1948. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).
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Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection London County Council women ambulance drivers rendering first aid to a casualty.
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Photograph taken during the February Revolution 1917. Dated 20th Century
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Poll photo collection. Kazerne Rosenborg. Soldiers in the barracks engaged in maintenance of their equipment after the aubade in honor of the 55th anniversary of King Frederik IX. March 11, 1954. Denmark, Copenhagen
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Execution of rebels in Beijing, China following the Boxer Rebellion. The Boxer Uprising or Yihetuan Movement was an anti-imperialist uprising which took place in China towards the end of the Qing dynasty between 1899 and 1901.
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Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection London County Council woman ambulance drivers placing injured boy on stretcher.
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Vladimir-Wolynskij: Partial shot. (28 / II.1918.).
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The Rye Lifeboat disaster. A unsuccessful attempt at applying artificial respiration to a lifeboat man washed up from the wreck. On the 15th November a horrendous disaster occurred causing a crew of seventeen lifeboat men to perish in a raging sea. The crew belonged to Rye Harbour, the whole village went into mourning. The inquest criticised the lifebelts, they were found completely water logged. Date: 24th November 1928
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Smuggled Pictures Show Poland Under Nazi Hule -- Jewish children are made to wash the chlorinate ***** under the direction of Nazi guards. This ***** against epidemics through ***** lack of medical care for Jews. These remarkable pictures were taken "behind the backs" of the Nazi authorities in Warsaw, Lublin, and Cracow, and are the first to be smuggled out of Poland since the German occupation. They make a comprehensive picture of Poland under Nazi rule. October 4, 1944. (Photo by Fox Photos).
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Fulbright Students at Royaumont and Chantilly. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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The first Christmas of World War one - a wounded soldier and his family attend the service in the parish church Date: 1914
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First Picture Of Russian Occupation Of Hangol Finns Face For Over Frontier --The Dramatic meeting of Finnish Soldiers (Foreground) ***** Russian Soldiers facing each other over the temporary Demarcation line at Hangol. During last weekend Russian Troops took over, and Finnish troops evaculated the finnish Gibraltar, *****. April 12, 1940. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).
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Anefo photo collection. Nijmegen Four Days Marches. Hikers (soldiers) at the Waal bridge. July 15, 1980. Gelderland, Nijmegen
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New recruits joining British army during World War II
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10/31/1934. La Coruna. Mascot of the Third. The Troops of Asturias Begin to Return to Their Bases.
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Sweden/Vietnam: Anti-Vietnam War Demonstration in the snow, Lund, c. 1968. Photo by Gunnar 'Gunte' Hanse (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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Photo Series: Girl-Snipers -- The girls inspecting the town.Third Belorussian front. A group of girls, who have become super sharp shooters, fights on the Third Belorussian Front. Between them they killed over 2,000 German officers and men. Now girl-snipers are active in East Prussia. Photo No. 3. The unit to which the girl-snipers belong has dislodged Germans from small town in East Prussia. February 1, 1945. (Photo by Press Photo Agency).
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05/01/1916. The French in Campaign. Alpine Hunters, already equipped with metal helmets, heading to an advanced position in the Vosges.
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Anefo photo collection. Kamp Amersfoort, internment camp for war criminals and collaborators. Gate of the internment camp, with waving Dutch flags and a mini mill .. 1945. Amersfoort
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Anefo photo collection. Commemoration of Java Sea. February 27, 1947. Javazee
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Evacuation of Finnish refugees, autumn 1944.
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The old atmosphere of bars and cells has been abolished from Sweden's modern jails. Out go the juvenile courts and the Borstals symbols which once frightened generations of youngsters into toeing the line. My Lai exists every day in the jails of America. At ***** The men line up outside their cells. Davidson opens them. Inside ***** until morning, in an echoless silence. At dawn, life starts again. May 1, 1950. (Photo by Bert Hardy, Picture Post).
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POLAND - 1984: shows a scout taking mail, photo taken by Jerzy Tomaszewski, devoted 40th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising POLAND - CIRCA 1984: A stamp printed in Poland shows a scout taking mail, photo taken by Jerzy Tomaszewski, devoted 40th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising, circa 1984 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 5137364