WWII Military Operations

Black and white images depict various WWII military scenarios, including tanks, artillery in action, and soldiers, revealing the intensity and challenges of warfare.

Soldier group. (Corn harvest). Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

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.

Destroyed Soviet tank along the highway from Brest to Pruzana. Operation Barbarossa - German Invasion of Russia, 1941 - 15th Infantary Division of the Thuringia-Kurhessen Division

British 60pdr gun in action.

Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. An RAF officer examines pieces of wreckage from the first German jet fighter to be shot down by the RAF, as Royal Engineers prepare to drain water from the crater left by its impact in a field south-west of Nijemegen, Holland, in the search for further remains. The aircraft, a Messerschmitt Me 262 flown by Hauptmann Hans-Christoff Buttman of 1./KG(J) 51, had fallen to a patrol of five Supermarine Spitfire Mark IXs of No. 401 Squadron RCAF, led by Squadron Leader R I A Smith, on the previous day.

Soldier group. (Corn harvest). Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

HMS Thistle, 1st Class Gunboat at the China Station 1910 - 1912 Imperial troops at Hankow Railway station before the final assault on the city.

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 Demonstration parachutists. Motorcycles. April 30, 1946. 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.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC v.p.t.l .. Prison transport. A Section of Soldiers with Prisoners "That's how you should not walk in a capture transport. Here the prisoners run in succession and divided into the section". 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC v.p.t.l .. capture transport. A group of Indonesians is discharged under surveillance "a prison transport from behind. The prisoners are together. Pay attention to the security in the back". 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Man emphasizes trench carp lorry. undated. Noord-Brabant, Valkenswaard

Aircraft, Burma, India &CAPTUREDMATERIEL War

Approx. 1939,1941, soldiers of the Wehrmacht fetch water, exact place unknown, Poland, Europe

08/31/1917. On the Western Front English Cavalry patrol near St. Quentin (Amiens St. Quintin road).

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

Soldiers of the staff of 1 division 'December 7' make during an exercise in the Veluwe as an experiment use of mopeds.

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 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 try to create the connection in the shortest possible time. 25 June 1948. Cikempek, 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.

Piles of Rocks. Original Title: Miscellaneous. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Bridge over the river Dnieper Operation Barbarossa - German Invasion of Russia, 1941 - 15th Infantary Division of the Thuringia-Kurhessen Division

08/31/1936. In the vicinity of towns located in the war zone, the roads are narrowed by means of sandbags to facilitate the inspection of vehicles.

French soldiers at rest after combat, Champagne region, France, World War I, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 22 April 1915. The photographer is unknown.

Anefo photo collection. Kamp Oirschot. August 18, 1950. Oirschot

Anefo photo collection. Southern hiking trail in Amsterdam South disappears. July 10, 1961. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

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.

Chinese Christians sitting on their belongs, which are piled on a truck leaving Peking, China in the time of the Boxer Rebellion c1902.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Krawnang, Poerwakarta, Tjikempek. POLTATIONAL ACCOUNT. Krawang-Section. Part of a field artillery battery.. July 23, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

The fields of Northern France are being searched for "mines" and "Booby traps" left by the Germans and that is the job pictured in progress. Men of the 9th AF, "Sappers" work in advance of the on-coming Allied Forces to detect where these explosives

Anefo photo collection. Walcheren. 28 February 1946. Walcheren, Zeeland

The British Occupation of Java A 3.7 inch gun of the 24th Indian Mountain Battery (5th Indian Division) opens fire on an Indonesian mortar position that had been firing onto British positions around the town of Grissee, some ten miles out of Surabaya.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Demonstration parachutists. Parachutists have landed in a field. April 30, 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Inspection By His Excellency G. d. I. Succovaty at the exercise ground of the assault battalion; probably in the area around Narajow and Hinovice, Galicia; photographer: Korps Hofmann.

'La bataille de la Somme; Abri betonne allemand pres de la gare de Combles.', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916".

10/31/1916. On the Somme front. Placement of a Telephone Network by the English in the line of fire.

Anefo photo collection. Colonel Schafroth at Maneuvres in Oldebroek. April 8, 1948. Oldebroek

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Sports day A.A.t. Too Buitenzorg. Skill test with motorcycle. April 19, 1948. Bogor, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

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The British Army in Pre-1914 Period Troops of the Lothian and Border Horse Yeomanry resting in the open field.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Powerful performance. Surabaya 21-7-1947 / 22-7-1947. Roadblock with tree trunks. July 21, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Surabaya

Dogna valley The photography team and their police escort during a halt; Friuli, south of Pontebba. Photographer: 10. Armeekommando.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC REPORTAGE Artillery. Artillery. Shooting exercises. Savings (25-ponders). May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

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 Tangerang. A Dutch soldier is on the roof of a bunker in the company of Indonesian boys. July 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Tangerang

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC 1st Infantry Brigade. Patrol. Firing with a mortar. July 1947. Bogor, Buitenzorg, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

The British Army in Pre-1914 Period

The US Army on the Western Front 1914-1918 French and American daylight patrol leaving the trenches, Badonviller.

Personnel when derailed between Håmojåkk and Lina River.

The Hundred Days Offensive, August-november 1918

Training Kikvorsman in Den Oever. "Citizen transport" over the mud.

Second World War. Front pictures. Soviet Union. Relatives of the German Wehrmacht in the Schützengraben

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Purification actions around Medan. Medan-brostagi: Purification campaign in the Medan area. By shoving mountain streams, the TNI tries to initiate the grounds. The men of the fieldgenie restore the problem within a short time. October 13, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

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.

Anefo photo collection. Forest fire and heath fire at Scherpenzeel. 22 May 1956. Scherpenzeel

Poll photo collection. War volunteers in Malacca and Indonesia. Exercise at Kamp Chaah on Malacca. March 7, 1946. Malacca, Malaysia

Anefo photo collection. Walcheren: Repair Nollegat in the Zeedijk and other places in Walcheren. Soldiers look at work. 1945. Walcheren

The Royal Navy during the Second World War The 4 inch High Angle anti aircraft gun crew on board a destroyer in action. The men are wearing gas masks.

Eighth Army 'Ducks' Of Through. -- The "Ducks" being loaded with casualties by members of the R.A.M.C.Independent Amphibian Companies of the R.A.S.G. have done a big job with the 8th Army in Italy.Whilst the big battle of the Sangro river was at its height one of these units carried supplies in their "ducks" over ground which the transport could not negotiate so relieving the badly congested roads. Working day and night the men of this unit (who took part in the Italian and Sicilian Landings) supplied front line troops. In 24 hours they transported 700 tons of materials to forward elements this included 60, 000 rounds of artillery ammunition, 45,000 rations and 15,000 galloons of petrol on their return trips they have evacuated Allied wounded and many prisoners of war.Although they often put to sea to reach the battle area, there are no naval men attached to the Company. In this particular unit there is not one man who had any sea-going experience before joining the service. Picture ma

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Linggadjati / Purification actions. Linggadjati: The rounded TNI gangs, which ceases the order "firing" with feet, preferably nesting amidst the kampong population. At the first morning light is a Dutch purification spatrouille on the road to purify the Kampong of unwanted elements .. September 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

08/31/1914. German artillery. A battery ready to enter fire. On one of the pieces you can see an officer observing the enemy's movements.

A group of German soldiers watch the devastation of the Praga quarter of Warsaw from behind their batteries following the invasion of the Polish capital in September 1939. Date: 1939

Anefo photo collection. Westkapelle after 5 years bombing, 2 farmers at Dijk. September 30, 1949. Westkapelle, Zeeland

King Victor Emmanuel of Italy with Ambassador Thomas Page, Brig Gen C G Treat, Col Wallace and officers of Allied Mission in Italy, between Villafranca and Sommacampagna, 1 August 1918

Anefo photo collection. Capitulation: 't Gooi. After the capitulation, German pulls away from the throt. Here a kolonne horse and cars with which goods and bicycles are carried towards Germany. The weapons and equipment must still be returned. May 1945. Het Gooi

The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916

Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. Square mesh type tracking is laid during the construction of the first airfield in Normandy to be built by the RAF at Lingevres (B19).

10/31/1909. The Rif campaign. General Sotomayor's Aides Watching the Advance of the Troops from One of the Positions Recently Occupied.

Anefo photo collection. Exercises air target artillery England-Holland Schalkhaar. June 16, 1949. Overijssel, Schalkhaar

Anefo photo collection. Recovery: Schiphol. Bunker repairs. 1945. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Fifth Army Fights Mud And Germans On Roccamonfina A 5. 5 medium field gun, of a British regiment being towel, manhandled and bought into action position, over very bad country on top of Mount Roccamonfina. The men had great difficulty getting these guns into position owing to the soft nature of the earth, as can be seen by the deep wheel tracks. February 22, 1944. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

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.

01/01/1912. Spanish soldiers in Morocco. Rest of the Troops in one of the Exploration Marches recently carried out.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC occupied Bandoeng area. Soldiers stack sandbags. 1946. Bandung, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Evacuation of Finnish refugees, autumn 1944.

Anefo photo collection. Ned. Troops liberate Netherlands, sleep German-built Bunkers / Kingdom Dutch Princess Irene Brigade, weapon (flames). February 1945. Nieuwland

08/31/1936. Militias Advancing through one of the Sectors Conquered from Franco's Troops.

Vintage photograph. Captain briefing troops prior to the infiltration phase of the Battle Indoctrination Course

03/31/1915. The Germans in France. Group of Officers Observing the Effects of the bombing of Reims from a road next to said City - Photo: Parrondo - in the background the silhouette of the cathedral can be seen.

Anefo photo collection. Capitulation: Soest. The armed part in Soest, where the Germans have to hand in their weapons. May 10, 1945. Soest, Utrecht (province)

Italian troops crossing the River Piave at Grave di Papadopoli, October 29, 1918, Italy, World War I, from l'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLV, No 45, November 10, 1918.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Jumping exercise at Andir at Bandoeng. Parachutes will be rolled up again after landing. 25 June 1948. Bandung, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

The British Army in Pre-1914 Period Soldier of the Lothian and Border Horse Yeomanry during rifle practise.

Second World War. Front pictures. Soviet Union. Group of German Wehrmittikers with horse roles while passing a village. In the foreground an aircraft cannon

'Dans la Bataille; Ligne de resistance formee dans un chemin creux, au Nord de la foret de Villers-Cotterets, par des elements d'un regiment de zouaves', 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Enemy on Kiska.

Anefo photo collection. Capitulation: Soest. Returning weapons by the Germans. The armed part in Soest, where the Germans have to hand in their weapons. May 10, 1945. Soest, Utrecht (province)

Photograph of a contingent of the United Nations Emergency Force taking over Port Said airport in Egypt. Dated 20th Century

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. DRESTENDIER Holslootdiep. undated. Drenthe

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 Top to bottom: William Skeoch Cumming, Ogston, McLearn and Cub, all of the 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders at a piquet at Belfast.

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

The Battle of Britain Locals watch as troops and police inspect Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 (W.Nr. 3367) 'Red 14' of 2./JG52, which crash-landed in a wheatfield at Mays Farm, Selmeston, near Lewes in Sussex, 12 August 1940. Its pilot, Unteroffizier Leo Zaunbrecher, was captured.

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Annual St. Hubertus hunt in Amersfoort on the "De Treek" estate. November 7, 1959. Amersfoort

Just A Few Miles Behind The Front Lines In Normandy, France, Men Of The 9Th Air Force Aviation Engineers Constructed Emergency Landing Strips With "Hessian Mat" Used For Surfacing. After The Selected Site For The Airstrip Is Graded And Leveled, The Mat,

March 1937. Group of Militias Resting Near the Almighty Forest.

Photograph taken during the First World War showing the British soldiers physically moving big guns forward by force. Taken between 19141918.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Kilima Hawaans in Pangkalan. The Kilima Hawaans were a guest at the hard-to-reach outpost Pangkalan of the 2nd inf. Brig. Group Wim van Herpen? is on the hood of a jeep. April 22, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Pangkalan

Dutch soldiers travel for exercises from Oirschot to 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.

Anefo photo collection. Vogelsang (West Germany). Army exercises 32nd regiment. Infantry exercises. October 10, 1956. Germany, Vogelsang

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