Military Exercises and Infrastructure Work

Black and white images showcasing military personnel in exercises alongside scenes of pavement construction with bicycles, depicting historical activities and outdoor settings.

Vintage photograph. Land mines fired from control tower to simulate war conditions for recruits on an infiltration course

Anefo photo collection. Korea exercise volunteers on Waalsdorp. September 26, 1950. Korea, Waalsdorp

Anefo photo collection. Pavement from the dike to Marken. October 11, 1957. Marken

Second World War. Russia, Oblast Tver. Civilians on the run. On the street a dead civilian and two killed horses

Anefo photo collection. Repeat exercises Marines in Driebergen. October 1, 1953. Driebergen

Vintage photograph. Land mines fired from control tower to simulate war conditions for recruits on an infiltration course

First World War Panoramas Collection

The Battle of Cambrai, November-december 1917

Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. Armourers push a trolley loaded with 500-lb MC bombs through a flooded area at B58 Melsbroek, Belgium, to re-load the waiting North American Mitchells of No. 180 Squadron RAF.

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)

9.2 inch howitzers on Western Front Dec 1916

Anefo photo collection. Royal Dutch Brigade Princess Irene. Landing Normandy a motorcyclist boost Rulle sand beach. August 1944. France, Normandy

Knatchbull M (capt the Hon) Collection Turkish prisoners at work on No. 5 Squadron R. N. A. S, aerodrome at Imbros: Gallipoli, August 1915.

Anefo photo collection. Exercise with cobra anti-tank rocket. March 21, 1961

North Africa Pix - Arram Well-Drilling. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. 1953 flood plates. Collection Photo collection Anefo, photo number 905-5432. 11 February 1953

Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945 Ground crew of an RAF Spitfire squadron which has just moved to a new airfield in Central Burma, struggle to erect their mobile workshop in strong winds before the monsoon arrives.

Anefo photo collection. Ned. Forces liberate Netherlands, sleep German-built Bunkers / Kingdom Dutch Princess Irene Brigade. February 1945. Vrouwenpolder, Zeeland

Anefo photo collection. Decision 34 Officers Oldebroek (artillery). May 31, 1949. Oldebroek

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 Lothian and Border Horse Yeomanry at rifle practice.

Anefo photo collection. Tropical battles. December 3, 1947

Anefo photo collection. Rilland Bath goes into "fourth road" Support Center. March 3, 1953

Anefo photo collection. Marines repeated, exercise at Ermelo. September 23, 1965. Ermelo

Stretcher bearers Battle of Thiepval Ridge September 1916

Anefo photo collection. Destruction: Zeeland Visit from the British minister Attee to the vandalism and inundations on Walcheren. Minister Attee with military and civil authorities. March 10, 1945. Vlissingen, Walcheren, Zeeland

Anefo photo collection. Wieringermeer. At Medemblik, aid grounds were deployed (spring 1945) to get the Wieringermeerpolder to dry as quickly as possible after the inundation. December 3, 1945. Noord-Holland, Wieringermeer

Armoured vehicles will be taken to the landing points in L.O.T.S. (Tank landing craft) one of which is shown in this picture, close in shore with her draw bridge lowered and her crew watching tanks, 6 pounder guns, and Bren carriers making for the shore. This photograph, taken during the Sicilian landings, gives a very good impression of what a tank landing craft looks like from her decks. June 03, 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.

Anefo photo collection. Capitulation: Soest. Returning weapons by the Germans. Large amounts of German mause rifles are collected in the armed pot in Soest. May 10, 1945. Soest, Utrecht (province)

Anefo photo collection. Capitulation: Den Helder embarkation of Germans. In Den Helder, the disarmed German soldiers in LCT boats are boarded with destination Harlingen, from which the long journey to the "Heimat" is covered on foot. June 1945. Den Helder

07/31/1909. Arrive from the convoy to your destination. The booth with the protective fence.

128 mm railway guns were largest in Ploesti, Rumania. There were 24 or these each of which could fire 1 shell every 5 seconds.

Position of Kozowa.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Lord Louis Mountbatten (on right) watching a landing exercise on the beach at the combined operations centre at Dundonald Camp. Note the fact that the men are using a dummy landing craft, the ramp of which leads into shallow pit filled with water so as to simulate a true amphibious landing.

IWO JIMA--Marines of the Fourth Division pinned down by enemy fire as they hit the beach at Iwo Jima on D-Day. 2/27/45.

Anefo photo collection. Recovery: Amsterdam. Led by the Captain J. Breman, the 2nd Genius Compagnie in Amsterdam started recovery work of very far-reaching scope. Her task is to remove all traffic barriers in the city of Amsterdam as quickly as possible, including clearance work in the port. The work also exists by clearing up the gammoners in the streets, the gaps in the road surface, caused by wooden cubes, to close: flooded cellars empty, etc. A very special task is to lighten the lifting cranes At the Javakade, which were blown up by the Germans and form a major obstacle to shipping deep in the water. June 1945. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Royal Air Force- Air Defence of Great Britain (adgb), 1943-1944. Wing Commander J A Mackie, the Commanding Officer of No. 157 Squadron RAF, with a Czech RAF doctor and a member of the crash crew, make a frantic attempt to rescue the pilot and observer of a burning De Havilland Mosquito at Predannack, Cornwall, after it caught fire over the airfield and crashed from 200 feet following a practice flight. The Station Padre, Squadron Leader Brown, can also be seen rendering assistance on the right. While firemen covered the aircraft with foam the officers tried to release the trapped fliers, but they found that, in the crash, the observer had been thrown across the pilot and it was difficult to get at their harnesses in the excessive heat. They were eventually cut free by another medical officer. The observer, Flying Officer Scobie, survived though badly injured, but the pilot, Flying Officer J L Clifton, was killed.

American soldiers creating beachheads during the Vietnam War. Date: January 13, 1969. Photograph number: 127 GVB-60.

The Korean War 1950 - 1953 The last group of Royal Marines wade shore during the raid on Chinnampo.

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 British Army troops cooking a meal nearby their camp.

Engineers Of The 814Th Aviation Battalion At Work With Air Hammers On Bomb Crater Left By 500 Lb Bomb On Field At Youks-Les-Bains, Algeria, North Africa. Men Wear Guns And Helmets While At Work Because Of The Frequent Air Attacks.

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.

Royal Air Force- Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Lockheed Hudsons of the Mobile Operations Force of No. 216 Group RAF, based at El Adem, flying at low level over the Libyan desert, transporting supplies to the advanced units of the Eighth Army. The leading aircraft belongs to No. 117 Squadron RAF.

British 8 inch howitzers France May 1917

Anefo photo collection. Exercise La Courtine, 25ponders batteries in Stell Air Force intervening. July 7, 1959

Soldiers participating in an amphibious exercise during the Vietnam War. This photograph captures the moment as soldiers carrying their rifles make their way towards the shore. The exercise took place in 1962 as part of the American military activities during the war.

Luxembourg Troops Fight With United Nations- Training With the Belgian Army in England, UK, 1943 Two soldiers from Luxembourg run along the sand during a bayonet charge as part of a training session with the Belgian Army along the coast, somewhere in England.

Crossing of the Piave in full flow, October 24, 1918, with the Priula Bridge destroyed in the background, World War I, Italy, photo by Enrico Unterveger, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XVLII, No 43, October 24, 1920.

Anefo photo collection. Capitulation: Soest. Returning weapons by the Germans. Soldiers of the 6 fall suspension division provide weapons and ammunition to meadows in the municipality of Soest. May 10, 1945. Soest, Utrecht (province)

Anefo photo collection. Atlantikwal: Westkapelle. Report from the battlefield after the battle for the Scheldtemonding (Westkapelle). In the background three tanks switched off, on the right a pale tank (mining cleaner). November 1944. Westerschelde, Westkapelle, Zeeland

Anefo photo collection. Dike seal on Schiermonnikoog by Army (200 male). February 21, 1962. Friesland, Schiermonnikoog

Liberated civilians getting away from battle and Australian going into battle mix on a Tarakan beach shortly after the landing. May 21, 1945. (Photo by Australian Official Photo).

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Salmon fishing, fishermen, cantry, tighten. July 1949

Soldiers positioned at the fortifications in Centreville, Virginia. circa 1862.

Anefo photo collection. Princess Irene Brigade. Dutch soldiers practice prepared upcoming invasion liberation homeland. Maneuvers snow. {1940-1945}. Britain

Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1942-1945. Armourers of No. 3201 Servicing Commando work from improvised cover by the perimeter track at Comiso, Sicily.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC REP. Airports m.l. (Banjoemas, Semarang). Semarang airport. A bomb intended for a p.40 is transported to the plane .. August 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Various ceremonies in Lahat. granting a distinction or attachment to an airport the decision is read out. April 30, 1948. Indonesia, Lahat, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Timmerforras drawn by horses on Bollstafjärden, Ångermanland. Nordic

Allies' North African Booty -- Ammunition to fit anything.The huge amount of booty left in allied hands at the finish of the North African campaign is now being collected from the fields of Tunisia and placed in dumps. One of these is pictures here, already contains two thousand vehicles which have been driven or towed in. There are countless others disabled and wrecked, awaiting recovery on the battlefields. May 31, 1943. (Photo by British Official Photo).

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

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

The British Army in Burma 1944 Stuart tanks of 50th Indian Tank Brigade prepare to cross the Kalapanzin River at Buthidaung, 18 December 1944.

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

Photograph of Military Individuals Rushing from Water Landing Craft to Shore.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC For article "Klein Karwei van de Genie". The genius, which usually carries out its work far from the inhabited world, suddenly occurred in the center of Surabaya by cleaning up a shelter for the former Palace of Justice. The holes in which the spring loads were applied were covered with reed mats to prevent shard effect. November 16, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Surabaya

British Pass Shells Up Sicily Beach -- British Tommies form a chain to pass ammunition ashore somewhere in Sicily. In deeper water a tank moves shoreward from landing craft. This is an official British photograph. July 14, 1943. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Operation 'Alert' - Boston Regional Office - 1954 , Fire fighters, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Anefo photo collection. Liberian cargo ship Ping An stranded at Ter Heide. Rescue teams busy transferring a line. November 24, 1965. Ter Heijde, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Destruction: Zeeland Visit from the British minister Attee to the vandalism and inundations on Walcheren. Minister Attee during a walk along the destroyed coastal defense. March 10, 1945. Vlissingen, Walcheren, Zeeland

French Infantry firing from trench

Water shortage 1953.

***** Rails Repaired In France -Twisted *****, the result of demolition work by the retreating Germans in France, are put back into working order by members of the 733 railway operating battalion of the third Army, Dec. 3. December 7, 1944. (Photo by Associated Press Radiophoto).

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 Oxen drawn column of the British Army carrying an artillery gun (5 inch gun?) across a river, possibly the Modder River.

Poll photo collection. Israel 1948-1949. Dancing members of a unity are accompanied by the Israeli army on the flute. January 1, 1948. Israel

Knatchbull M (capt the Hon) Collection One of the big coast defence guns at Sedd el Bahr knocked out by the Fleet In March 1915. Gallipoli.

Anefo photo collection. Canadian victory parade in The Hague. A unit of the domestic armed forces passes the stage on Savornin Lohmanplein. June 2, 1945. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Exercise La Courtine, 25ponders batteries in Stell broken during artillery exercise. July 7, 1959

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Standing by a quadruple Vickers 0.5 inch machine gun, a member of the crew of HMS SUFFOLK looks over an ice flow in the Denmark Straits whilst the ship is on patrol.

Anefo photo collection. Exercise with cobra anti-tank rocket. March 21, 1961

Second world war. north africa. british prisoners. 1942.

The Camargue - (Magazine Unit). Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Species.The shooting.At the middle of the Stockholm archipelago.Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Anefo photo collection. Capitulation: Harskamp camp where SS people and countrykeepers are convenient. A "Bühne" was built in Kamp Harskamp, where a few performances per day are given and for the comrades. Singers and musicians bring their number for a large audience (addiction Anefo). June 1945. Gelderland, Harskamp

Anefo photo collection. Marven funeral to camp. Marinier III, H.P. Schinkel. August 1, 1953. Kampen

Serious Situation In Korea -- Men of the Middlesex Regiment pass along the open road under the protective guns of American tanks.With the entry of a large Chinese army into the Korean war, the forces of the United Nations have been foced back and latest reports indicate that the situation is "Very grim". December 06, 1950. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

Anefo photo collection. Maneuvers western fleet. July 9, 1949. North Sea

Coulson Richard N (lt Col) Collection 8th Scottish Rifles Gamp: Merioneth Defences, 51st October 1917.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Lord Louis Mountbatten (on right) watching a landing exercise on the beach at the combined operations centre at Dundonald Camp. Here the men making their way out of sandbagged emplacements.

Anefo photo collection. Schouwen-Duiveland. 1945. Schouwen-Duiveland

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Parachutists in action during the 2nd police action. Para's await transport from an airport. December 19, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Marines from the 7th Marine Amphibious Brigade (7th MAB) drive an M-151 light utility vehicle through a water-filled trench to test the vehicle's fording gear. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Execution of two Arab spies in Tripoli

Surrey Yeomanry 1917

Anefo photo collection. 1953 flood plates. Collection of photo collection Anefo, photo number 905-5452. 11 February 1953

library of congress 13 inch mortar "Dictator" in front of Petersburg, VA mounted on railroad carSt Petersburg VA

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. An RAF padre leads the hymn-singing from the back of a lorry during an open-air Sunday service for ground crew on the airfield at Luqa, Malta. Behind the chaplain, an RAF officer accompanies the singing on a harmonium.

Attendant. .

The Campaign in Sicily 1943 The Drive for Messina 10 July - 17 August 1943: The first Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfire lands at an airfield, converted from a wheat field, watched by Sicilian farmers who are working on the harvested wheat.

Anefo photo collection. Tarakan (1945). Dutch armed forces land on Tarakan. May 3, 1945. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Tarakan

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