Military Operations Underground

Photos capturing soldiers in underground command posts and training environments during conflicts, highlighting strategic military planning.

Under Ground Defenders -- Besieged French defenders of the Indochina fortress of Dien Bien phu man an underground command post in the battered northwestern bastion. Communist-led Vietminh attackers struck at the strategic strong point from three directions today in a desperate attempt to overcome the weakened garrison. April 3, 1954. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Under Ground Defenders -- Besieged French defenders of the Indochina fortress of Dien Bien phu man an underground command post in the battered northwestern bastion. Communist-led Vietminh attackers struck at the strategic strong point from three directions today in a desperate attempt to overcome the weakened garrison. April 3, 1954. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,WACS War

Turret Trainer - 303Rd Bomb Group, England, 28 October 1944.

Aircraft, Burma, India & Training

Men Of The 364Th Fighter Group, 67Th Fighter Wing, Load Ammunition Belts In The Wing Of A Plane At 8Th Air Force Station F-375, Honnington, England. 4 September 1944.

'Double Job' - Lt. N.C. Garvin.

Soldiers were deployed to break a strike of municipal staff (public urban transport, dirt collection service, streets, gas factory, power plant) in March / April 1955 in Amsterdam.

In fighting togs, these Marauder-men-members of the crew of the Martin B-26 Marauder medium bomber, "Sad Sack" get a final tune-up around the coffee pot in their crew room. Hot coffee and biscuits "Down the hatch," these fliers took off a few minutes

After Being Transported By Rail & Barge From Budge Budge, India, Gasoline Was Then Transported By Consolidated C-109'S Of The 7Th Bomb Group, 10Th Air Force From Kurmitola, India To Kunming, China. Here, A Member Of The 7Th Bomb Group Fills One Of The Ga

Radar and Electronic Warfare 1939-1945 Naval Radar: The radar operator at his action station in a British convoy escort. He passes range (from the cathode ray tube immediately in front of him) and bearing (from the cylindrical box near his right hand) by voice pipe to the bridge.

Part Of A Complete German 'Robot Bomb' Found Intact By Members Of The 9Th Air Force In France. The Parts Were Flown To The U.S. For Further Study. 8 November 1944.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Series Borneo; Book Borneo. Three men busy making a dark room?. June 1948. Borneo, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Dutch East Indies

AM-504 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Anefo photo collection. Koks in Eefde. July 10, 1948. Eefde

Functional report made on board HR. Ms. Tromp (1948-1954). Sailors during the guide exercise. Is part of Object series AVDKM 530024 up to 530050.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of the December 7 Division per MS Boissevain. Tap from drinking on the quay. October 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

Members Of The 11Th Cargo Re-Supply Company Attaching Parachute To 30 Cal. Ammunition Boxes, Which Are To Be Dropped To Guerilla Troops Behind Japanese Lines. Douglas C-47 "Skytrains" Usually Carries From 4000 To 5000 Pounds On Such Missions. Normally,

Aircraft, Burma, India &ELECTRONICS,RADIO War

Crewmen participating in exercise Unitas XX load supplies on board the guided missile destroyer USS DEWEY (DDG-45). Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XX Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Prince Rainier from Monaco has picked up his hunting Albacaro in Delfzijl. The prince when boarding. December 19, 1963. Delfzijl

Enlisted ordnance men , Armories, Ordnance industry, Arms & armament, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Army's flying delivery vans. Provisions being packed at the Royal Airforce station at Heliopolis, Egypt, to be delivered by air to troops in the desert by Westland Lysanders.

Photo made during the renovation of the cruiser Hr.Ms. The seven provinces (1954-1975) at the Rotterdamsche Drydok Maatschappij (RDM) on the Heijplaat in Rotterdam. With this renovation, the Terrier guide weapon system is constructed.

Photo collection First World War. Man in diver suit, the German sterling, is lowered by the hatch of a sunken ship. 1914-1918}

Little Boy the codename for the type of atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945

Photography during the Second World War In his mobile darkroom, RAF photographer Sergeant C A Frogley checks processed aerial film taken by a Mosquito reconnaissance aircraft over Germany the previous night. The operation involved searching for and photographing German troop movements.

AE-21 Suribachi and AE-22 Mauna Kea , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A naval rating recruit loads a six inch gun with help from his instructor at HMS IMPREGNABLE at Devonport, one of the Royal Navy's training extablishments.

Sgt. Lancia At His Position In Radio Compartment Of A 381St Bomb Group Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 6 October 1943. England.

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.

Cpl. Leo Birks Of Riverside, Iowa (Outside Plane) And T/Sgt. William F. Fields Of Surrency, Georgia Remove Sheet Aluminum From The Side Of A Boeing B-17 Which Had Been Damaged In Action. Warton, England. 23 March 1943.

Army Printing and Stationery Section First World War Collection Light railways. Mobile workshop.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC School training directors and motorcyclists (S.O.B.M.) in Bandoeng. Soldier busy maintenance motorcycle. April 1947. Bandung, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

A television team mounts a TV camera in an Agusta Bell (I) UH-1 helicopter at the MarineLiegkamp Valkenburg (MVKV). The UH-1 is a transport / detection and rescue helicopter.

Aircraft, Burma, India &MEDICAL, EVACUATION,Air War

S/Leader Walton, Group Capt. Humphries, Gen. Alexander Brig () Col. Roosevelt, Lt. Col. Frank Dunn, holding conferences in film room of 3rd Photo Group.

Anefo photo collection. Submissive O21. 1945

ARC-3 Aeolus , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

The Royal Horse Guards Prepare -- Troopers of the Royal Horse Guards cleaning and polishing their plumed helmets and steel, cuirasses - in case they are needed - at the Knightsbride Barracks, London.Controversy has been caused by the announcement that the Household Cavalry forming the mounted escorts for the Royal Wedding, would be in drab khaki uniforms instead of the picturesque ceremonial dress of pre-war popularity.Hopes are being entertained however, that the authorities - will allow the ceremonial uniforms to be worn and thus add to the pageantry of this Royal occasion. November 6, 1947. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited).

Members of 8th Service Squadron load C-47 transport of 6th Troop Carrier Sq., 5th Air Force, with drums of gasoline for forward combat area,Ward's Drome, Port Moresby, New Guinea. April 1943.

$Trip to South America: White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) communications equipment preparations, personnel, and city views 1961-12-15 \u2013 1961-12-18. Several unidentified men load White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) communications equipment onto an airplane for President John F. Kennedy's trip to South America. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.$

Mosaics in one phase of assembly by 31st Division Photo Intelligence Section in the Philippine Islands. Maps in this area were inadequate and erroneous; so aerial mosaics were used by advance units whenever possible.

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. Navy Navy Anefo London series. Welter (colonies) Kleffens (Foreign Affairs) visit Marine Installations Surabaya. Left Front Minister Foreign Affairs E.N. Claffens. commander Marine Surabaya Captain-Ter-Zee P. Koenraad. background (with hat hand) Minister Colonies Ch.J.i.M. Welter. commander naval power Netherlands India, vice admiral c.e.L. Helfrich. Helfrich commander Marineliegkamp Morokrembangan Surabaya, Captain-Lieutenant-Ter-Zee P.J. Hendrikse .. 1941. Indonesia, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Surabaya

carrier pigeon used by the British army; to carry messages during world war one

Gen. W. K. Harrison, Jr., signs armistice ending 3-year Korean conflict. Gen. Harrison, left table, and North Korean Gen. Nam II, right table, sign documents. July 23, 1953. F. Kazukaitis.

A Gi Rewinds A Roll Of Movie Film. Kajalein, Marshall Islands. 23 April 1944.

Anefo photo collection. Hospitally "Orange". Quartermaster Veenstra paints a cabin on the hospital ship "Oranje" on Monday October 22, 1945. The "Oranje" left its berth at the Princes Pier, Port Melbourne on October 23, 1945 for a help mission to Batavia. October 22, 1945. Australia

***** U-boats or Nazi aeroplanes attack a convey a special ***** to the engine-room for more steam and more *****.Then the stokers work at high speed. This picture ***** a more leisurely moment in the stokehold when there is even time for a smile. December 12, 1938.

Preparing gun for action. September 17, 1940.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Soebang and surroundings. A jeep or three-quarter tongue has a flat tire. Dutch and Indonesian men look at the damage. December 1, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Captain Aden Badhan, Senior Officer of a Peruvian combined services mission to Portsmouth, signing the visitor's book aboard HMS VICTORY, October 1945. Captain Aden Badhan, Senior Officer of the Mission, signing the visitor's book aboard HMS VICTORY.

Brick trillery of the fourth K.U.K. Army probably in the area of Kowel.

Anefo photo collection. Hospitally "Orange". Shipping, Australia. October 22, 1945. Australia

DN-SN-87-09891. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

Putting The M-14 In The Igniter Of A M-76 500 Pound Incendiary Bomb.

Cooks at work in the galley of a Royal Navy ship on a Malta convoy, 21 August 1942. The cooks in the galley, carry on with their job, paying no attention to the bombs falling round the ship during a Malta convoy.

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. World War II, Marine, merchantlovenloven, ships, crew, Britain. 10, 1943. Britain

Student officers at MIT , Ordnance industry, Cadets, Military officers, Universities & colleges, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Records of U.S. Army Operational

DDE-719 Epperson , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Anefo photo collection. Marvo Lieutenant Elferink Italian ship on my walk back in Rotterdam. October 9, 1949. Rotterdam, South Holland

DN-SN-85-02049. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Fire line engineer A / B Hr.Ms. De Ruyter (1953-1972) During Journey Smaldeel 1

The Royal Navy during the Second World War- the Campaign in Normandy, August 1944 At Courseulles, France a sick berth attendant taking particulars from wounded men lying on the specially constructed racks on board the Hospital Tank Landing Ship LST 428 as the ship helps to transport casualties, including enemy wounded, from the battle area to the United Kingdom.

The British Reoccupation of Burma To prevent the spread of disease in Japan all clothing owned by prisoners returning under Operation Nipoff, the scheme devised to repatriate 35,000 prisoners, is disinfected by staff of 46 Field Hygiene Section to kill off lice. Operation Nipoff was directed by Headquarters Burma Command but administered by the Japanese themselves through their former Burma Area Army Headquarters staff.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Quarterly Master General to Prize. Cargo of a cargo ship is placed on land. July 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC General Doorman visits Bandoeng. Ltd Head Workplace 81 in Bandoeng? Maintenance of an M2 Stuart Tank. 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC General Track in Palembang: posts in West Sumatra. Wapendrill. 2nd of Links Adjustant General Colonel P. Alons. June 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Palembang, Sumatra

Two officers walking , Ordnance industry, Armories, Military officers, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Besides being an operational base, this airfield in Europe was also a supply depot for glider bombs, parts of which were manufactured right on the field in a huge plastics factory. Cpt. David Barnby, a British Paratrooper (left) and 1st Lt. James E.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,Transportation War

Brigadier General Leslie R. Sears, Jr., tour of beryllium laboratory , Ordnance industry, Armories, Laboratories, Military officers, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Student officer 9.5 shop , Armories, Ordnance industry, Arms & armament, Cadets, Military officers, Saws, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

The Royal Navy during the Second World War At Harwich one of 'the Black Squad' Stoker George Dix smoking his pipe whilst taking a breather before starting to clean the funnel in which he is standing.

Influenza Ward showing Cubic Arrangement, U.S. Army Camp Hospital No. 42, Bar-sur-Aube, France, 1914-1918

Officers and men observing machinery , Ordnance industry, Armories, Military officers, Machinery, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Aircraft, Burma, India &Operations War

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC School for the training of parachutists in Bandoeng (Andir). Instructor learns an aspiring parachutist how to land. July 3, 1947. Bandung, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Aircraft, Burma, India &PHOTOGRAPHY, Operations &MAPPING War

Pipes Piled On Board A Douglas C-47 Of The 1St Air Commando Group, Being Transported Over The Hump To China. This Pipe Will Be Used In Laying An Oil And Gas Line From Calcutta, India To Kunming, China. Here, A U.S. Airman Catches Up On His Reading Durin

Haidenschaft Field Bakery; Isonzo front; Photographer: War Measurement 5.

8Th Bomber Command Airman Keeps A Fire Going In A Coal Stove In The Nissen Hut Quarters At An Air Base Somewhere In England.

Volunteer Port Security on duty, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Medical care at Petroleum-Maatschappij Moela Enim to chort. Moela enim. Sumatra. Healthcare in the liberated areas a coffin with medicine and bandage. October 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Palembang, Sumatra

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

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Jettison Petrol Tanks- the Production of Jettison Tanks For USE by the United States Army Air Force and Royal Air Force, Britain, 1944 At a factory somewhere in Britain, two women pack a stack of jettison petrol tanks ready for dispatch to the United States Army Air Force. According to the original caption 'the tanks carry a sting in their tail as a grenade has been fixed in each one which will explode on impact and turn the jettisoned tank into a fair substitute for an incendiary bomb'.

Anefo photo collection. The Westland. May 27, 1946

Reading Room Of The 479Th Anti-Submarine Group At An Airbase In St. Eval, England. 1943.

Clerk Of The 163Rd Liaison Squadron, 10Th Army, Checking Supply Of Propellers. Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto.

Anefo photo collection. First post Diaconessen Hospital Beaten in Overtoomse Veld. September 23, 1965

Thule (depicted name).Thule (depicted name)

Exhibit , Ordnance industry, Armories, Exhibitions, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

6' D.C. firing pistol , Firearms, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Cpl Eldon E. Haek, 333 States Street, Sedro Woolley, Washington, A Painter For The 18Th Fighter Squadron, 318Th Fighter Group, Sprays New Black And Yellow Tail Identification Colors On The Planes Of His Squadron. The New Color Scheme, Being Adopted Throu

War album 95, picture 28402.

A Gi Reads 'Movieland' Magazine In An Underground Installation On Ie Shima, Ryukyu Retto. 1945.

Aircraft, Burma, India & Training

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