Military Life during Conflicts

Photos illustrate soldiers engaged in daily activities during conflicts, like working on trenches and logistics, showcasing the reality and hardships of wartime.

'Une semaine de combats sur la rive gauche de la Meuse; 12 mars. --Nos soldats creusant des tranchees : a l'horizon, la crete des Caurettes', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916".

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action with tanks at Toba and surroundings. Coolies and soldiers pass a hole in a dyke road. March 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. Dinner being served at a No. 83 Group Signals Unit , in a field near Bazenville, Normandy.

World War I, Scottish soldiers in a trench awaiting a counter-attack, ca. 1918

08/31/1914. The French in Campaign. Section of an infantry company firing at the enemy from a trench.

08/31/1917. The War in Franica - Canadian Soldiers Collecting Belts Abandoned by the Enemy (Somme Front).

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.

Farmers Help Soldiers Pushing A Truck Loaded In The Russian Steppe, Russia, 1944.

07/31/1936. Militias Making Trenches Against Air Attacks.

'Une semaine de combats sur la rive gauche de la Meuse; 12 mars. --Nos soldats creusant des tranchees : a l'horizon, la crete des Caurettes', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916".

Before the Russian position at Pavlowieczi.

British infantry Morval 25 September 1916

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Graves improve channels, laying bridges. undated

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Re-training 41 R.V.A., the exercises, after an exercise, everything is discussed again; Some pictures at Art. lt. King. Rest break during an exercise?. November 12, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

09/30/1936. The Republican Gunners of Ávila Bombing the National Forces that Remained in Navalmoral de la Mata (Cáceres) after being taken by them.

France. November 1914. From the Battle of the Coast. Hunters of Africa (French Colonial Army forces), advancing towards the dunes in Nieuport territory.

Flame-throwers in action Probably Fürnitz, Carinthia; photographer: 10. Armeekommando, Rohr.

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

01/31/1916. The Germans in Campaign. Opening of Trenches in a Position (. ), after a Combat, by German Troops.

Ministry of Information First World War Miscellaneous Collection On the training ground. Men going through the gas school. Each man is accustomed to passing through a gas room and shown the efficiency of his helmet.

Italian transport on the road towards Udine Near Udine, Veneto, between Cividale and Udine. Photographer: 10. Armeekommando.

Kamenz. Machine Gun - Company

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

A quiet moment in German trenches

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection

Artilleriestellung, Studynka. .

German soldiers push out bogged down vehicle Operation Barbarossa - German Invasion of Russia, 1941 - 15th Infantary Division of the Thuringia-Kurhessen Division

British and French artillery observers Battle of Langemarck 1917

Troops addvance Battle of Ginchy 09-09-1916

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Demonstration of the military fire brigade. Whole unit in action. January 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

U.S. Army 1911 maneuvers in Texas: 17th Infantry in camp

Fotocollectie Eerste Wereldoorlog. With the Canadians in the great battle. Bringing in a wounded Canadian on a truck from the battle of Courcelette. 15 september 1916. Courcelette, Frankrijk

''La troisieme phase de la Bataille; Au flanc d'un ravin, sur la rive droite de la Meuse, des elements d'infanterie attendent', 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

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.

Col. Zygmunt Zieliński, dr Ludomir Nowierski and NN lieutenant LP during exercises 2 p. Uhlans of the Polish Legions in Czewl. Front of the Polish Legions in Volhynia. Janowski, Stanisław (1866 1942)

Anefo photo collection. Wieringermeerpolder. December 8, 1945. Noord-Holland, Wieringermeer

The British Army on the Western Front, 1914-1918

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Disconnection work, Horsterpeel. undated. Horsterpeel

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Teasing heather. undated

Inspector-General Z.K.H. Prince Bernhard sees 41 armored brigade during his working visit how a small bridge was laid by genists of the Acie of 41 geniebat.

Smoking on Frederikkazern at the Hague.

Wewak Peninsula (A.I.F). July 30, 1945.

Front of Petersburg Lines 1864 Timothy H. O'Sullivan American, born Ireland. Front of Petersburg Lines 267943

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Divorce, De Peel. undated. De Peel

Morris Island, South Carolina Federal mortars aimed at Fort Sumter, with crews. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Equipment and supplies, Charleston (S.C.), History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Forts & fortifications, Mortars (Ordnance), United States, South Carolina, Morris Island.

At bayonet point, a German machine gunner surrenders to two British soldiers at Croiselles. Date: circa 1918

Northumberland Fusiliers at Thiepval Sept 1916

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Semarang sector. Semarang: The statements, which the extremists in recent months, despite the file conditions within the demarcation line at Semarang, have turned out to be little utility. A captured bunker at Semarang. 26 July 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Semarang

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 Sketch drawn by William Skeoch Cumming, based on one of his own photographs.

'Printemps de 1916 : Le chant de l'Alouette', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916".

Red Cross personnel, in the trenches, treating wounded French Soldiers during World War I, France, 1914-1918

''L'expedition des Dardanelles, L'attaque par voie de terre; Les Anglais sous le feu de l'ennemi, le meme jour, apris leur debarquement au Nord du cap Helles, a la pointe extreme de la presqu'ile: au centre, vers le fond, l'explosion d'un gros obus turc', 1915 (1924). From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Field gun M.8/05 to combat an Italian gun in a tunnel on Cuklahang X. Armeekommando Rohr.

Anefo photo collection. Soldiers help with the potato harvest on Goeree Overflakkee. October 26, 1960. Goeree-Overflakkee

The British Army on the Western Front, 1914-1918

Army Printing and Stationery Section First World War Collection Demonstration by the 11th Canadian Brigade Tumpline Company. On left: showing the possibility of continuing work with the tumpline whilst wearing steel helmet and gas-mask. On right: a trumpliner wearing his tumpline bandolier-fashion after delivering his load.

Italian machine gunners in action at Fossalta, Battle of Piave, Italy, World War I, from l'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLV, No 27, July 7, 1918.

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 Irregular volunteers, attached to one of the British units, looking out for the enemy hidden behind giant straw sacks.

German army manoeuvres, 1936.

A photograph of British soldiers climbing over the parapet of their trench during the Battle of Morval. The battle, which began on 25th September 1916, was part of the greater British offensive which had begun with the Battle of the Somme in July. Date: 1916

Aircraft, Burma, India &Troops & PARATroops,MEIKTILA War

English prisoners at work near Doberitz

05/31/1916. In the north of France. French Gunners Gunning an Enemy Airplane.

Anefo photo collection. Military exercises Castricum (paratroopers). October 17, 1951. Castricum

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. A leg truck has fallen off the road and is stuck in a roadside. With united power, it is tried to help him on the way again. September 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

11/30/1914. From the Turkish army. Artillery Soldiers, with their new Field uniform, Receiving and Transmitting Orders by telephone.

Exercises of the Sturmbatalion in Levico.

D Company, 1/5 RWR work party, near Baghdad, 1918. Artist: Unknown

Petersburg, Virginia. Bomb-proof in front of Petersburg | Library of Congress

Blasted tree stumps, Mesnil, Champagne, France, World War I, 1915. Artist: Unknown

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

Werk Sommo Officers and staff of the fortification (under the command of Oberleutnant Califius), south front, Trentino, near Lavarone. Photographer: Flam.

Russians serving in the German Army, Eastern Front, 1941-1945. Detail from a German propaganda poster. Three soldiers of the Russian National Army of Liberation, a unit commanded by Bronislaw Kaminsky and deployed to fight Soviet partisans. An estimated million Soviet soldiers, some volunteers, fought on the German side during the Second World War. Many were prisoners captured in the initial German invasion. The photographer is unknown.

The British Army in Burma 1944 During the approach to Mandalay British troops closed in on the Japanese who were strongly entrenched around the weir sluices on the River Mu. These soldiers keep watch on Japanese positions only 400 yds away.

01/31/1937. An Advance of the iron column Advancing during the fight on the Teruel front. Photo: Vidal Corella.

Troops advance Battle of Ginchy 09-09-1916

March 1916. The Germans in Campaign. Advanced Sentinels of a German position in northern France. Photo: Parrondo.

Excl.hofmann at Hir.309 in Michalowka.

Second World War. Front pictures. Soviet Union. Rot the German Wehrmacht in a forest. Soldiers with a box with eggs packed in straw

British wounded Bernafay Wood 19 July 1916

US Participation in World War I, French Battlefields. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Attack on the Soviet Union, Operation Barbarossa, original caption: The first wounded. 23.6.1941 at the river bow, Belarus, Europe

Troops passing the ruins of Monchy on the way up the line, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers

30.5cm mortar in charging at Plotycza 28.Juli.1916.

Rifle grenade contactor in the defense trench on the funnel 80 steps away from the enemy, Kote 363, South II. Gebrow.

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 Second Boer War, 1899-1902 British troops at the Waterval Cemetery.

Pvt. Leo R. Hahn, Intelligence Dept. 127th Infantry sniper. In two days he has hit two German snipers. He is the champion marksman of the 127th Infantry, Co. L, 127th Infantry. Benhols, Alsace, Germany. Photo taken June 27, 1918.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Balige, Tarooeng, Si Borong-Brong and on the way to Padang Sidempoean 2nd police action, actions "rooster", "duck" and "pigeon". A Bren carrier drives over a being improvised bridge. December 30, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Collection 558 pH. C. Visser. Dutch ambulance in Sint-Petersburg. Soldiers in a trench. 1916. Russia (until 1917)

Knatchbull M (capt the Hon) Collection Slightly wounded man returning after the attack on Mametz Wood: 'Pommier Redoubt, France, 7th July 1916.

Photo collection First World War. The Western Front in France. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Excavating Dug-outs in their trenches .. 1914-1918}. France

Anti-aircraft Bren gun in action in one of the forward positions at Tobruk, which A.I.F. and other Empire troops are holding with dogged heroism against German attacks. July 03, 1941.

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 British Troops practising digging-in.

Geilenkirchen Captured. British and American Troops check in German prisoners taken during the capture of Geilenkirchen. Left to right are; Gunner Aubrey Smith, of Stewartby, Beds. Pte. Lester Moore, of Cazenovia, Wis., and Bombadier Joe Meyer, of Boxmor, Herts. November 21, 1944. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Photograph of Machine Gun Emplacement 1917. The photograph shows the machine gun emplacement on the crest of Vimy Ridge and the men who drove the Germans away during the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Unknown

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

French Colonial troops on the defence at Pervyse. Date: P

The Official Visits To the Western Front, 1914-1918 King George V riding through Hesdin Forest on a light railway while visiting a company of the Forestry Corps working there, 7 August 1918.

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