Historical Combat Scenes

Black-and-white images showing soldiers in combat positions during historical conflicts, with a focus on trench warfare and military tactics.

The weapon which is said to have changed German Infantry tactics: A machine-gun in the German trenches. 1914

08/31/1936. Republican Soldiers Shooting at the Naionales in Guadalupe (Cáceres).

'La Bataille de la Somme; a l'arriere de la bataille: prisonniers rapportant dans nos lignes une de leurs mitrailleuses', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916".

Infantry regiment 40 in position.

Australian infantry, small box respirators at The First World war Battle of Ypres 1916

03/31/1915. The Germans at War. Soldiers of the Belgian Occupation Corps Building Trenches (photo Parrondo).

The German Spring Offensive, March-july 1918

Image of the construction of an emergency dam of sandbags after the flood disaster.

The British Army on the Western Front, 1914-1918

07/28/1936. Entrenched Patrols Firing against the Nationals in Somosierra.

The weapon which is said to have changed German Infantry tactics: A machine-gun in the German trenches. 1914

Beijing, China: 1937 Chinese army troops camped outside of Peiping in preparation for fighting against the invading Japanese.

Presumably a photo gallery of a honing unit with field of application in Galicia.

War album 49, Figure 13346.

Canadian machine gun squad on Vimy Ridge 1917. The Canadian victory at the Battle of Vimy Ridge; 9-12 April 1917; is considered by many as a defining moment for Canada in World war One

PATHS OF GLORY (1957), directed by STANLEY KUBRICK.

Australian Field Canterbury in action at ***** Galley in France, during fight for Bullecourt, May 1917. October 30, 1937. (Photo by Australian Official Photo).

Photograph of members of the Red Guards, paramilitary volunteer formations consisting mainly of factory workers, peasants, Cossacks and partially of soldiers and sailors for 'protection of the Soviet power'. Dated 20th Century

The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916

British grenadiers, armed with what the caption described as 'the most deadly weapon of this murderous war,' marching towards the front lines in July 1916. Date: 1916

Republican soldiers shelter in a trench during the Campaign of Gipuzkoa, the Spanish Civil War, Nationalist Army conquered the northern province of Gipuzkoa, held by the Republic.

KGV Rawlinson Congreve 1916

WESTFRONT 1918 (1930), directed by GEORG WILHELM PABST.

Italy, December 1915. The Italians on campaign. Assistance to an injured person by the Italian Red Cross.

01/31/1915. The Belgian army in the War. Placement of an artillery piece in the Dunes.

España. Campaña del Rif de 1921. Sanitarios españoles curando un soldado herido bajo el fuego enemigo en Irgueman. Tarjeta postal.

Verdun (France), 1916. The Battle of Verdun pitted the German and French armies between February 21 and December 19, 1916.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Pankelan at Krawrang. Report to Pankelan. Isolated outpost of 1-4-8-regiment infantry. A patrol lights a ditch over a sawah over a few tree trunks. March 12, 1948. Indonesia, Krowang, Dutch East Indies

Shipbuilding during the First World War Female labourers shovel sand to form an embankment at a shipbuilding yard in the United Kingdom during the First World War.

At an advanced allied base. Mr. Forde. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the army, on a tour of inspection. August 10, 1942.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Medan. Dutch soldiers during a break in the shade. August 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 Group of the British Army troops on look-out in the rocky terrain.

11/30/1914. In full combat. French Soldiers Firing at the Enemy from One of Their Trenches.

The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916

The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916

The Gallipoli Campaign, also known as the Dardanelles Campaign or the Battle of Gallipoli or the Battle of Çanakkale (Turkish: Çanakkale Savasi), took place on the Gallipoli peninsula in the Ottoman Empire (now Gelibolu in modern day Turkey) between 25 April 1915 and 9 January 1916, during the First World War. A joint British and French operation was mounted to capture the Ottoman capital of Constantinople (Istanbul) and secure a sea route to Russia. The attempt failed, with heavy casualties on both sides. The campaign was considered one of the greatest victories of the Turks and was reflected on as a major failure by the Allies. The Gallipoli campaign resonated profoundly among all nations involved. In Turkey, the battle is perceived as a defining moment in the history of the Turkish peoplea final surge in the defence of the motherland as the ageing Ottoman Empire was crumbling. The struggle laid the grounds for the Turkish War of Independence and the foundation of the Republic of Tu

08/31/1921. Melilla. Fortification work Soldiers of the Otumba regiment making trenches in the vicinity of the second Caseta (photo Barrios) - Approximate date.

Bulgarian soldiers assault a French trench during World War One 1916

04/30/1916. In the Verdun region. French Soldiers Carrying a 75 Trench Cannon.

March 1915. How the Germans Fight. German Infantry Soldiers Advancing During Combat: Some Shoot, While Others Dig Trenches. (Parrondo photo).

Soviet Soldiers

Turkish machine gun in position with team. .

World War I, American soldiers of the 132nd Infantry, 33rd Division, in a trench at Alexandre, Meuse, France, U.S. Signal Corps photograph, 1918

A wounded Boer - A wounded Boer at Spion Kop, South Africa - Wounded soldier receiving first aid from another soldier, other soldiers engaged in fighting around them. 1900

Italian soldiers resting in the trenches in Castagnevizza, Karst region, Slovenia, World War I, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLIV, No 34, August 26, 1917.

'Les debuts des troupes Russes sur le front Francais de Champagne; Un blesse leger don’t le moral est bon', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916".

War album 107, picture 32777.

U.S Troops in Castellonorato Area: In their retreat the Germans blew up every bridge large or small - American soldiers can here be seen filling in a stream beside a blown up bridge in the vicinity of Castellonorato. July 4, 1944. (Photo by U.S. Official Photograph).

The Hundred Days Offensive, August-november 1918

First pictures of the Allied landings at Sansapor on the northern coast of the Vogelkop Peninsula - extreme north western part of Netherlands New Guinea.A Netherlands Indies Civil Administration (N.I.C.A.) Unit landed half an hour after the first troops went ashore. The photo shows Dutch and Indonesian Netherlands Indies Civil Administration personnel on the beach prior to moving inland. September 4, 1944. (Photo by Netherlands Indies Government Information Service Photo).

Presumably a photo gallery of a honing unit with field of application in Galicia.

At the Piave Feben.Italer 24.6.18. .

Trenches at Honved Infantry Regiment 309, Sosnow.

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.

12/31/1936. An advance in one of the Sectors of the center Photo: Tello.

Funeral of the bodies by ABB.Abs. On the battlefield V.Kotovice. .

British soldiers in a trench on the first day of the Somme (1 July 1916), lining up for a roll call after the attack. Date: 1916

The picture shows a column German soldiers marching over one from grenades upset battlefield.In the forehand, another group take a break in the protection of grenadeholes.In the background you see how a large number of soldiers jerk on a wide front .. The picture shows a column German soldiers that march over one from grenades upset battlefield.In the forehand, another group take a break in the protection of grenadeholes.In the background you see how a large number of soldiers are moving on a wide front.

10/31/1914. Türkiye in the War. Turkish Army Line Infantry Forces in New Field Suit.

German Machine Gunners in Trench, World War I, 1914-1917

Dresden. Protect in fire position

09/30/1909. The salute to the flag at the moment of being raised. The Bugles Play the Royal March, the Soldiers Present Weapons and the Chiefs and Officers Salute Militaryly.

Fotocollectie Eerste Wereldoorlog. The British Western front in France. Digging themselves in. Now being practically open warfare comparatively small posts are dug. 1914-1918}. Frankrijk

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Gading and Plajen, action by mountain field. Action in the direction of Gading, Plajen and Wonosari. The infantry raised at night to close the area, which gangs were signaled, the purification started in the morning. Patrol walk. March 9, 1949. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945. Airmen of the RAF Regiment crawl under barbed wire during a battle-training exercise at the Regiment's training school at Secunderabad, India.

Australian troops patrolling an anti-tank ditch outside Tobruk.Australian on patrol along the anti-tank ditch outside Tobruk. A close watch is kept over this ditch night and day to counter enemy attempts to pierce the towns defences. May 30, 1941.

GARY COOPER in SERGEANT YORK (1941), directed by HOWARD HAWKS.

Protect arbbing a.dis.isonfontront. 4.9.17. .

01/31/1913. The War in the Balkans. The Bulgarian artillery in the bombardment of Andrinópolis, which is carried out incessantly.

Members of a Canadian infantry unit take cover during an encounter with communists in Korea. July 06, 1951.

09/30/1914. The last tribute. German soldiers decorating the grave of a German officer who died heroically on the battlefield.

Automatic rifle team ready for action. Chauchat 1915 model, calibre 8mm. Amphersbach, Alsace.

Riffian shooters, 1909, War of Melilla, Morocco, photo by Salah Aziz, L'illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXVI, No 36, September 5, 1909.

Soldiers of the Japanese military passing by rocks, Manchuria, China, 1932

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana hiking march to watchduin. 5-4 TB Alkmaar. September 27, 1948. The Hague, Kijkduin

Second World War. For billeting. Soviet Union. Relatives of the German Wehrmacht when celebrating outdoors

Photo collection First World War. The Western Front. A HALT by the way for the boche wounded after the taking of guillemont. 1914-1918}. France, Guillemont

Soviet Troops fight in streets of Koenigsberg -- Soviet troops fight the Germany in the streets of Koenigsberg, capital of east Prussia, which was captured by the Red Army on April 9, 1945. Koenigsberg was first encircled on January 30, The following month the Germans broke the encirclement, but the fortress city remained under siege while the Russians cleaned up an East Prussian pocket to the southwest. A little more than thirty-six hours after Soviet forces began an all-out assault on the provincial capital city on April 8, Koenigsberg fell. During the final operations, 27,000 German soldiers, including the garrison commander, were taken prisoners by the Red Army. This is a radiophoto sent from Moscow to the U.S. May 11, 1945. (Photo by U.S. Office of War Information Picture).

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Battle of Cambrai 20-11-1917

Russian soldiers during a religious service at the camp, Poland, World War I, photograph by the Daily Mirror, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLI, No 51, December 20, 1914.

''En Afrique, La conquete du Cameroun; L'entrée des troupes anglo-francaises a Garoua, le 11 juin 1915; Le salut aux couleurs', 1915 (1924). From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Anefo photo collection. Princess Irene Brigade. training. Tiger lip attack. 1943. Britain

Unloading food in Valona for the hungry city, Albania, photograph by Aldo Molinari, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XL, No 20, May 18, 1913.

Photograph of French Soldiers in the Trenches and bomb craters in a destroyed forest during combat in World War One. Dated 1915

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 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.

Towards La Malmaison, northern France, c1914-c1918. Artist: Unknown.

Distance measurement in Velde, Infantry 1938-1940.

Trench Taking away the dead; probably near Podhajce, Galicia; photographer: Korps Hofmann.

Ready To Defend Prague -- Last week when chancellor Hitler of Germany and prime minister Neville chamber lain of England, debated the fate of Czechoslovakia the army continued to prepare for the worst. These Czech soldiers are resting on their way to take up positions for the defense of the capital. September 24, 1938. (Photo by ACME).

Front line towards Monastir, Serbia, c1916. Artist: Unknown.

Marching stormtroopers a.d.isonzofront. 19.9.17. .

Infantry Regiment 79 in the position at Olyka, recorded on November 21, 1915.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A raiding party communicating by telephone with the reconnoitring party ahead during training at Hvalfjord, Iceland. The men are led by specially trained officers who teach them the art of taking cover and harden them with long treks over country.

Anti-aircraft machine gun in action in the Italian trenches in the Karst region, Italy, World War I, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLIII, No 9, February 27, 1916.

July 1918, the English at war. an improvised field telephone station among some ruins.

Winston Churchill as a prisoner of war after being captured during the Boer War while working as a correspondent for the Morning Post. He is pictured at extreme right, standing apart from the British troops with whom he had been captured. He later managed to escape. Date: 1899

11/22/1936. Spanish Civil War. Moment of rest for the military in the trenches.

Shanghai... Clearing up.... (Hupei Province) - A Certain unit of the Japanese troops, crossed over Han-shui, pursuing hotly of the remnants of the Chiang Kai-shek's army. June 04, 1940. (Photo by The Domei News Photos Service).

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