Community and War Memorials

Photos capturing commemorative events, parades, and civil defense activities, reflecting post-war celebrations and memorials.

Communist Demonstration Outside Brixton Prison.General view during the demonstration for the release of Eisler a outside Brixton Prison. May 23, 1949. (Photo by Associated Newspapers).

Anefo photo collection. Firefighter. Voluntary fire brigade of Enkhuizen celebrates 150th anniversary. April 17, 1946. Enkhuizen

Image of the Memorial D-Day Parade on the Vredenburg in Utrecht with the Anti-Tank Platoon of the Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Highlanders Division with standing in the first vehicle Capt. Ralp Gault; On the right in the background the stage with dignitaries.

The Reconstruction of 'an Incident'- Civil Defence Training in Fulham, London, 1942 Men of the 'light rescue', previously known as stretcher parties, rush past a row of cars to their vehicles at their depot, somewhere in Fulham. The leader is wearing a white helmet, and can be seen to the right of the photograph, leading his men to their transport. They plan to take two cars to the incident, to deal with minor injury cases. It is interesting to note that the men still have 'SP' for Stretcher Party painted on their steel helmets.

Communist Demonstration Outside Brixton Prison.General view during the demonstration for the release of Eisler a outside Brixton Prison. May 23, 1949. (Photo by Associated Newspapers).

Anefo photo collection. Folk entertainment in Amsterdam. Bump REP. of the different festivities N.A.v. The liberation in the capital. DEILER for the Palace on Dam Square. Delegation of the Dutch Railways. 28 June 1945. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Strikes in Brussels. December 27, 1960. Brussels

Anefo photo collection. Firefighter. Voluntary fire brigade of Enkhuizen celebrates 150th anniversary. April 17, 1946. Enkhuizen

Anefo photo collection. Opening of the General General. September 18, 1951. The Hague

New Zealand Repatriates Arrive in England- Everyday Life For Repatriated Pows in Margate, Kent, England, UK, April 1945 A large group of New Zealand ex-Prisoners of War climb the steps to the grand entrance of the Grand Hotel, Westcliff, Margate, which is being used as a reception centre. They are all carrying kitbags or haversacks.

Anefo photo collection. Marechaussee with shields on Damrak. 17 June 1966

Handcuffed in Twos, men arrested in Sunday's (9th. Jan. 1938) Anti-Japanese riot, were marched from the cells to the police court. Here are some of the men walking between lines of Sikh constables. January 31, 1938.

Anefo photo collection. Army: Princess Irene Brigade Amsterdam. Parade of the Princess Irene Brigade in Amsterdam. May 31, 1945. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Inspection honorary guard for palace. February 1, 1962

Anefo photo collection. Journey from Queen Wilhelmina by liberated southern Netherlands (Zeeland, Brabant and Limburg). Column with amphibious vehicles drives through the streets of Middelburg. March 15, 1945. Middelburg, Zeeland

Anefo photo collection. Liberation joy: Amsterdam. Entry of the Canadians on Amstellaan (called Vrijheidslaan). May 8, 1945. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Access to the army exhibition in the Kromhoutkazerne Utrecht.

The standard bearer of the roaching guard of the Grenadiers wardrobe lodge in the arrival of members of the royal family at the Palace on Dam Square. Marriage of H.K.H. Princess Beatrix and Z.K.H. Prince Claus.

Anefo photo collection. Commemoration of February 1941 on Jonas Daniel Meijerplein. After the wreaths, people passed the docker along the monument. February 25, 1964. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Image of the entry of the reunists, at Stationsplein in Utrecht, with student resilience, during the celebration of the 60th anniversary (300th anniversary) of the university with the themes of Willem van Oranje in Utrecht in 1577 (Maskerade) And the great Geus (anniversary game).

Anefo photo collection. Birthday Prince Bernhard. Traffic jam. The Tambourps of the Royal Military Academy. June 29, 1961

12/31/1937. Lantern Destroyed by shrapnel on García Hernández promenade.

Anefo photo collection. Strikes in Brussels. December 27, 1960. Brussels

Anefo photo collection. Funeral Lieutenant at sea Schuringain The Hague. Funeral procession on Plein 1813. 26 January 1950. The Hague, South Holland

The honorary deposit by miltaires of Heutsz Regiment Infantry on the Damrak on the occasion of the marriage of H.K.H. Princess Beatrix and Z.K.H. Prince Claus. 3rd photo of Series Wedding of H.K.H. Princess Beatrix and Z.K.H. Prince Claus.

Anefo photo collection. Festivities Alkmaars relieved. October 9, 1950

Anefo photo collection. Lifting toll at Reeuwijk. January 19, 1948. Reeuwijk

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.

Anefo photo collection. Deilé Den Bosch for Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard, by Grenadiers and Hunters. July 7, 1954. Den Bosch, Noord-Brabant

Anefo photo collection. Funeral sailor D.P. Schraven The Hague Marvo. March 8, 1951. The Hague, South Holland

Police were quickly on the scene when several persons rushed an Italian fruit shop in Rockdale to-day. July 08, 1940.

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.

The Trial Of Neville Heath -- Reference to a "From tdable case" Against the main in the dock was made by Mr. Anthony Hawke, Crown Counsel, when the Trial of Neville George Clevely Heath, Aged 29, Opened Before Mr. Justice Morris At the Central Before Mr. Justice Morris at the Central Criminal Courts, Old Bailey, London, today September 24, Heath Pleaded not guilty to a charge of Murdering 33-year-old Mrs. Margery Gardner At a Notting Hill, London, Hotel on June 20.The Crowd outside the court in old Bailey today September 24 when the case was Adjoyrned for Luncheon. September 24, 1946. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Anefo photo collection. First female police officer in our country (Heerlen). October 14, 1953. Heerlen

Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of the Nazi ghettos during World War II. It was established in November 1940 by the German authorities within the new General Government territory of occupied Poland. At its height, as many as 460,000 Jews were imprisoned there

Service Wedding at Felixstowe. 17 January 1943, the Wedding of Wren Joyce Rich and Sergeant Joseph Barr at the Methodist Church, Felixstowe. Wrens and naval ratings haul the 'drag-ropes' of the car after the ceremony.

Anefo photo collection. Koningin Juliana is offered a certificate of the 125-year-old Grenadiers and hunters on Palace Soestdijk. July 1, 1954. Soestdijk, Utrecht (province)

Installation of new nobility breasts at the Royal Institute for the Marine (KIM). Commandeur C.J. Van der Werf, flag officer responsible for officers at the Royal Institute for the Marine (Vokim), keeps a speech. Left, Lieutenant at sea of special services of the 2nd class oldest category A.M. Sipkema, Head of Logistics Service of the Kim. Right, captain-lieutenant at sea L.L. Block, first officer of the Kim. The installation is on the so-called "bokkeveldje".

Anefo photo collection. Liberation: Doesburg 1945. NSB people have to turn stones. April 19, 1945. Doesburg

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard presents awards from Amsterdam /. July 15, 1948. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Berlin Wall Photo - 12/4/1961 - Behind a Thick Barrier of Military Equipped Volksarmy the Volkspolice and Construction Workers Erect a Tank Barrier at the Border Crossing 'Friedrichstrasse'.

Anefo photo collection. National commemoration on Dam Square, Kranzlagding. May 4, 1964

The Royal Saxon Infantry Regiment No. 103 on the march through the Kaiserstraße in Bautzen

Anefo photo collection. Remains of Princess Wilhelmina transferred. December 4, 1962

Scots guards on the Streets of London during the Siege of Sidney Street in 1911. 1911

Canadian soldiers between crowd of Amsterdammers. Canadian Miltaires in a small military vehicle surrounded by a large crowd of Amsterdammers, on Leidseplein in Amsterdam; Photo taken from Hirsch building (Atelier-Merkelbach) to the city theater.

Poll photo collection. Reporting soldiers. Decilé soldiers. Officers and a citizen (legal) stopped. 1945. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. Remains of Princess Wilhelmina transferred. December 4, 1962

Anefo photo collection. Stellage with plates with texts about World War II and liberation on Dam Square. 6 May 1980. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Poll photo collection. Military ceremony on the dam. Members of the Royal Netherlands Marine at one of the entrances to the Royal Palace. May 1945. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Liberation joy: Wageningen - Amersfoort. Entry of the Canadian 1st army in the province of Utrecht. May 7, 1945. Utrecht (province)

Anefo photo collection. First stone laying on Dam for Old Marktplein. May 13, 1950

Anefo photo collection. South Moluccers in garden Indonesian embassy, police at entrance embassy. August 16, 1973

Farewells, Reunions Etc. - British Troops. March 16, 1951.

Anefo photo collection. Army: Princess Irene Brigade Amsterdam. Parade of the Princess Irene Brigade in Amsterdam. May 31, 1945. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Sixth Lustrum Nijmeegs student corps, entry Emperor Charles the Great in Nijmegen. May 14, 1954. Nijmegen

Victory Parade in London, England, UK, 8 June 1946 Crowds line the route as Royal Artillery searchlight lorries make their way towards the Saluting Base in the Mall, as part of the Victory Parade.

Anefo photo collection. Throne follow-up by King Baudouin Belgium. Public at palace. July 15, 1951. Belgium

Anefo photo collection. Release wait. December 31, 1946

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.

"Salut a la France" Posters. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. German invasion started, pressed Vijzelstraat. April 15, 1965

The Women's Royal Naval Service on the Home Front, 1917-1918 Members of the WRNS at the entrance to Millers Hotel in Portsmouth.

Anefo photo collection. Large fire on Rembrandt Square, in which several properties failed completely. December 30, 1968. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

American soldiers with car surrounded by civilians.

Anefo photo collection. Visit Lord Mayor to Amsterdam. Mounted police in gala uniform. April 24, 1961. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

GW-FREGAT HR.MS. De Ruyter (1976-2001), submission

Scenes In Cork. Looking For Wanted Men - Armoured Cars on bridge and military cordons across street.On Saturday from 12 noon, large forces of military and police carried out extensive searches in Cork streets and house. Armoured cars held St Patrick's Bridge, while the operations went on and all pedestrians were held up and thoroughly searched. December 2, 1954.

Anefo photo collection. Opening of the States General, arrival Lange Voorhout. September 21, 1965

Troops To The Help Of Flooded London -- The long queue carrying every sort of utensil wait their turn as the Army water wagon brings their much needed supply. A picture from Clapton, London. Soldiers bringing with them many hundreds of mobile water tankers have now been called in to help in the flooded districts of London where large areas are completely without a domestic water supply owing to the rising flood waters overrunning the reservoirs and works. March 17, 1947. ;Troops To The Help Of

Anefo photo collection. Sailors help like polished pentings during Amsterdam strike. March 31, 1955. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Members of the resistance movement in fight with German soldiers. Flakhaven in Odense. 5th of May 1945.

The royal military chapel during the ceremonies at the palace on the Dam on the occasion of the inauguration of H.M. Koningin Juliana.

Anefo photo collection. Army: Princess Irene Brigade Amsterdam. Parade of the Princess Irene Brigade in Amsterdam. May 31, 1945. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Purification: Amsterdam Levantkade internment camp. Reporting of the internment camp on the Levantkade in Amsterdam. Now there are approx. 4200 prisoners, there is room for 30,000 people. June 1945. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Date: 1910-1915 - Firemen fighting a fire on Monroe Street .

Black and white photo of a demonstration of the Popular Front at the Bastille.

Guard UNO Main Gate. The main gate of the UNO Building, formerly the gymnasium of Hunter College in the Bronx, N.Y. is guarded by two UNO security police, Marvin F. McNerney (left) and Denis J. Casey, March 19. An unidentified New York City policeman stands at the far right. March 19, 1946. (Photo by Associated Press Photo). ;Guard UNO Main Gate. The main gate of the UNO Building, formerly the gymnasium of Hunter College in the Bronx, N.Y. is guarded by two UNO security police, Marvin F. McNerne

Anefo photo collection. Aalsmeer Bloemencorso and Stadium game "Masquerade", wreaths at the Veterans of the 7th and 13th Infantry Regiment. September 5, 1959

Anefo photo collection. Busralley Noordwijk mission Lindbergh. May 28, 1952. Noordwijk

Image of the wreath laying at the monument for fallen railway staff at the Moreelsepark in Utrecht during the war, during commemoration of the dead.

Anefo photo collection. Youth fire brigade competitions in Rotterdam. October 7, 1961. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Reals in Amsterdam, armed police at Damrak (overview). June 14, 1966. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Capitulation: The Hague. German prisoners of war are drained in the hague with sloper cars. A German soldier with his "Mädel". June 1945. The Hague, South Holland

Image of the Memorial D-Day Parade. Law vehicles of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division in the Potterstraat in Utrecht.

World war Two: signs marking the liberation of Strasbourg 1944

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.

Funeral ***** of 16 RAAF men killed in amberley crash ***** through Brisbane on Thursday afternoon. February 25, 1948.

Anefo photo collection. Visit Womans Royal Army Music Corps in The Hague. October 27, 1953. The Hague, South Holland

Elsevier photo collection. H.G. Winkelman reveals monument fallen grenadiers hunters Hofweg Hague. October 7, 1951. Hague, South Holland

Scenes at Royal Australian Air Force H.Q. Kodak House, Kingsway, London, five minutes after the news had been received that the Japanese had accepted the Potsdam ultimatum.Celebrating victory in London... October 05, 1945. (Photo by Royal Australian Air Official Photograph).

The Reconstruction of 'an Incident'- Civil Defence Training in Fulham, London, 1942 Members of the 'heavy rescue' party lower a stretchered casualty down a ladder from the upstairs window of this house on Edith Villas. Other Civil Defence workers look on as the casualty is guided downwards. The ladder stands on a large pile of rubble and debris, and blast damage can be seen on the walls of the building.

"Man the barricades!" This cry which rang out on Monday, August 21st, 1944. Here is the barricade of the Rue Saint Jacques adorned with portraits of Hitler and Goering in readiness for the battle for the Liberation of Paris. Date: 1944

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Men about to launch a small glider next to a large building.

Central London Recruiting station for volunteers to join the army in the First World War

Anefo photo collection. Commemoration of February 1941. Mayor Mr. G. van Hall lays a wreath at the monument the docker at J.D. Meyerplein. February 25, 1963. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Ministry of Information Second World War Press Agency Print Collection

Anefo photo collection. Liberation: Doesburg 1945. NSB people have to turn stones. April 19, 1945. Doesburg

Anefo photo collection. 475 anniversary St. Cathrien Gilde Vught. 12 June 1949. Noord-Brabant, Vught

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