Soldiers in Action

Dramatic photos of soldiers engaging in battle, showcasing various military units during pivotal moments in history.

Peleliu, Marines on ""Bloody nose Rodge"", 1945

The British Army in Burma 1945 Men of the 6th Gurkha Rifles go into action at Singu on the Irrawaddy bridgehead, with Sherman tanks in support, February 1945.

07/31/1936. Militias Advancing through one of the Sectors of the Center.

Peleliu, Marines on ""Bloody nose Rodge"", 1945

On the Alert - Nationalist Chinese soldiers with their weapons ready, sit in a trench during an alert here Aug. 19. The Chinese Nationalists say they repulsed two separate invasion attempts by the Communists last night Aug. 24 in the off-shore Quemoy Islands. The U.S. Seventh Fleet in the Formosa Straits has been alerted and reportedly is in the vicinity of the Chinese mainland. August 25, 1948. (Photo by UPI Photo).

Columnist Ernie Pyle rests on the roadside with a Marine Patrol. April 8, 1945, Okinawa.

Russian prisoners of war on the Zulwa-Slonim highway. Operation Barbarossa - German Invasion of Russia, 1941 - 15th Infantary Division of the Thuringia-Kurhessen Division

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.

The German Spring Offensive, March-july 1918

Black and white photograph of World War II (1939-1945) showing images from the Allied sea invasion of Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944; Allied forces mount their assault on the ridges overlooking the beach.

Piped Into Action -- With the sound of the pipes in their ears men of the 15th (Scottish) Battalion the parachute regiment go into action after dropping to early to attack the U.S. Air Force fighter base at Bentwaters, Suffolk. More than 100 paratroopers took part in the operation. Pipes John Bell and Robert Lamb jumped with the troops and played their pipes to rally the man. August 15, 1942.

U.S. Marines waiting at Entrance to Cave in which Japanese Soldiers are Hiding, Okinawa Island, Japan, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Marine Corps

Russians Attack On Southern Front -- Red Army infantrymen, supported by artillery, attack a Nazi-held village on the southern Russian front. July 2, 1942. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Anefo photo collection. Forest fire at Arnhem, soldiers in action. July 7, 1976. Arnhem

08/31/1936. Republican Forces Advancing on Navalmoral de la Mata (Cáceres).

Fifth Army Crossing The Volturno - British Infantry crosses a Pontoon bridge built by U.S. Engineers over the Volturno River.The Germans are being steadily pressed back along almost the whole length of the Allied line from the Tyrrhenian sea to the Adriatic. Masses of men and material are going over the Volturno River by bridges built by the Allies. January 16, 1944. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

WAR AND PEACE (1955), directed by KING VIDOR.

French Army - Training Recruits. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Evacuation of Crete. October 15, 1941.

French Dig In -- French Union defenders of Dien BienPhu strengthen trenches around the besieged northwest Indochina fortress in preparation for further assaults by Communist-led Vietminh rebels attempting to penetrate the defenses. In the background are planes on one of the vital airstrips .only access and egress from the surrounded fort. March 26, 1954. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Marines of the 81st Mortar Unit train in firing mortars during a general quarters drill. The Marines are here to participate in a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Japan/USA: A demolition crew from the 6th Marine Division destroy a Japanese bunker with explosives. Battle of Okinawa, May 1945

Marines from the Fourth Marine Amphibious Brigade move inland, around an LVTP-7 tracked landing vehicle, during an assault on the beach taking place during Operation Ocean Venture '82. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Vieques Island State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Britons Pound Enemy -- A Battery of British 25-pounders goes into action against Communist positions Monday near Anyang as United Nations troops approach the city on Korea's western front. Allied artillery today was shelling Seoul as Red resistance below the South Korean capital appeared to be crumbling. February 9, 1951. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

American troops landing on a coast in France during World War II

Champagne, Champagne-Ardenne, France in Champagne , (French - Champagne , Champagne-Ardenne , France En Champagne). Press, front, propaganda, weapon, hairy, flag, army, Registration , information, First World War, Political Life, Society, France, in Champagne

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Salatiga. Holidays II-2 R.V.A .. Bearnigence ride vehicles. Sand skiing. October 8, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Salatiga

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Coppening procession. Salatiga sector. During a purification campaign that was held at BuyG, the three inch mortar had to be used. October 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Marines with M16A2 rifles and M249 squad automatic weapon (SAW) in prone position at base of sandy hill. Country: Peru (PER)

British army helicopter in use during a training exercise 1949

Anefo photo collection. Capitulation: Den Helder embarkation of Germans. German prisoners of war in Colonne along the Balgzanddijk? in Den Helder, with men with an Asian appearance below. 1945. Den Helder

French Army Prepared for Defense (Magazine Unit Story). Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Battle scene, on-set of the British film, "The Drum", U.S. title: "Drums", United Artists, 1938

French Train as NATO Paratroopers at Pau. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Britain's 25 Pounders -- Sergt. Davis gives the 'fire' order during exercises. Picture of a 25lb Pounder in action. This gun is reckoned by the experts as the best gun in action. It is also a first class anti-tank gun and proved its worth in France Norway and Greece, also Libya. It is superior to anything the enemy possesses. Its mobility is like that of a Pit's Pony. It can turn inside its own length and can move as fast as the fastest tank, and it can fire with the speed of the French 75's. July 12, 1943. (Photo by Topical Press).

Tarawa Island, Marines marching on beach

Anefo photo collection. General curls. February 22, 1946

Inland shot taken at 0900, D-Day plus 1 on Iwo Jima. Marine in foxhole. February 20, 1945, Iwo Jima.

There men C Coy of 3 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, celebrated Melbourne Cup Day by advancing against the North Koreans under the wing of escorting United States tanks. November 22, 1950. (Photo by Public Relations Section, HQ BCOF Japan).

Vintage photograph. Under cover of a M4 Sherman tank, infantrymen advance in order to drive out Japanese soldiers who have infiltrated their lines during the night.

Attu, Aleutian Islands. Soldiers hurling their trench mortar shells over a ridge into a Japanese position. June 4, 1943

Corregidor Island (Philippines), 1942 (CA.). Conquest of Corregidor. Soldiers attack a North American fort that was part of the defensive system of the island fortress with flamethrowers.

Marines Flush Japs From Namur Dugouts -- This four picture layout gives a play by play account of U.S. Marines mopping up action on Namour Island in the Kwajalein Atoll.(1) Marines with guns trained on dugout exit yell for Japs to come out and surrender. or be blown up.(2) This pantsless Jap soldier surrenders and is helped out by two leather-necks because of a wounded leg.(3) Hands held high after being helped from his pillbox, This wounded Jap tells U.S. Marines there is another Jap soldier in the dugout who is afraid to give himself up.(4) After several threats to Dynamite the cement dugout, the surrendered Jap's companion, wearing a stomach bandage, gave himself up to Marines. Both prisoners received medical attention at a beach medical aid station. February 16, 1944. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

An M-60A1 tank from 2nd Marine Division moves forward against the "enemy" during Operation CAX 4-81. Subject Operation/Series: CAX 4-81 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Fire; Brigade equipment park 2nd inf. Brig. Poerwakarta. Poerwakarta. In the night of 2 on 3 July, terrorist gangs fired a storage location of the brigade equipment park, whereby O.M. a batch of rejected clothing, a number of car tires and five vessels were lost. Soldiers engaged in extinguishing and storage work .. July 3, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Purwakarta

Four Marines from Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion, 8th Marines, are in the prone position with their M-16A1 rifles during an assault. This is a part of Operation CAX-1-2-82. Subject Operation/Series: CAX-1-2-82 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SN-89-01618. Country: Philippines (PHL)

Photograph of Soldiers Crouching Behind the Bulwarks of a Coast Guard Landing Barge. French Coast Dead Ahead- Helmeted Yankee soldiers crouch, tightly packed, behind the bulwarks of a Coast Guard landing barge in the historic sweep across the English Channel to the shores of Normandy. Minutes later, they dashed up the beach under fire from the Nazi defenders. These Coast Guard barges rode back and forth through D-Day bringing wave of reinforcements to the beachhead. 1939 - 1967.

China Front... Storming-Party..... A certain unit of the Japanese troops was taken as rushing Changsha, Hupei Prov. the most important strategic city and the threat of Chungking, Chiang Kai-shek's, recently. September 26, 1941. (Photo by The Domei News Photos Service).

Anti-aircraft bofors gun in at position on a mound overlooking the beach in Algeria with a United States anti-aircraft artillery crew in position. 1943.

Picture Commemorates Suez Canal Landing - This picture depicting the assault on Port Said, Egypt, November 6, 1956, painted by Mr. William Herbert Lane, an admiralty artist, will be sent to Malta to commemorate the landing by the 45 Royal Marines Commando. The incident depicted is the first occasion on which helicopters were used as assault transport. In the background is the statue of Ferdinando De Lesseps which was later destroyed by the Egyptians. Mr. Lane lives at Cowley, Middlesex, and was formerly employed as film artist for 20th century fox, J. Arthur Rank and Warner Brothers. September 12, 1952. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Prakeeping actions Pekalongan W-Brigade. Pekalongan. In and around Pekalongan, treatment actions were held on 16 August. The stomachs are filled again and now fifteen minutes to catch up. The soldiers of 5-6 RI have selected a shady place to the Kali to stretch the knees. August 16, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Image of filling sandbags for the recovery of the railway line through Zeeland, after the flood disaster, near Rilland-Bath.

France, September 14, 1944Yank infantrymen creep up on the enemy. The soldiers hug the walls of buildings and take whatever cover they can to keep out of the hail of machine gun fire as Nazis are shooting their way.

WW1 - The Battlefield of Neuve Chapelle (10th - 13th March, 1915) - British trenches under shell fire. Date: 1915

Marine "Hits the Dirt" on Eniwetok. From a foxhole on Fragil Island, Eniwetok Atoll, Coast Guard combat photographer Edwin H. Latcham snapped a U.S. Marine just as he "hit the dirt" in advancing against Jap positions inland. Latcham, a photographer's mate first class, lives in Haddonfield, New Jersey.

Troops are offloaded from US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters onto the runway at Point Salines Airfield during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

British troops leave their trench positions to make a night attack at Mory, France Date: circa 1917

Project 30-107H & 1 - Little Feller I & II (Nevada Test Site) Test Activities. Tanks of the 1st Medium tank Battalion (Patton), 34th Armor, & personnel of the 1st Battle Group, 12th Infantry, 4th Infantry Div., Ft. Lewis, WA, prepare to move across Area 18, NTS, during Exercise 'Ivy Flats.'. Photographs of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at Pacific Island and Nevada Test Sites.

The Battle of the Somme, July-november 1916

World War II, Official U.S. Coast Guard photograh of American soldiers leaving an LCT to invade Omaha Beach on D-Day, 1944.

Photograph showing British infantrymen advancing towards enemy positions in Tunisia, North Africa, during 1943. The explosion and smoke in the distance would suggest that these men are advancing with artillery support. Date: 1943

DN-SN-86-00511. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Point Salines Country: Grenada (GRD)

1940s DECEMBER 27 1941 BRITISH WOUNDED SOLDIERS BEING EVACUATED TO LANDING CRAFT VAAGSO MALLOY ISLANDS NORWAY

A raiding party from the 9th Battalion, Scottish Rifles (Cameronians), leaving a sap and making for the German lines, 11 April 1917.

Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division fire a Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided Anti-Tank Missile (TOW) during TEAM SPIRIT '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Yang Gu Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

North Africa, 1942 (CA.) Second World War. The "Desert Rats", which became famous during World War II in North Africa.

Attack on Tobruk by the British. September 01, 1941. (Photo by Cinesound Picture).

Spanish Civil War: Battle For Irun -- A Photograph taken near oyarzun in a position on the front. Guarding the mule track. September 21, 1936.

Camicie Nere (Blackshirts) practicing advance on uncovered field in the vicinity of Mentana, Italy, photo by Istituto Luce, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, year LVII, n 38, September 21, 1930.

A U.S. Marine unit leaving Guantanamo Naval Base after the Cuban Missile Crisis. On Dec. 12, 1962, they boarded the USS Montrail bound for the home.

Marines Hit Tarawa Like Tornado -- The smoke of Battle is still rising from the twisted wreckage of JAP installations on Tarawa Island as Marines crouch behind a sand bag entrenchment which they threw up for protection on the flat island. The bloody battle to oust the Japs cost the American victors 1,026 dead and 2,557 wounded. January 24, 1944. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Pentjak Puncak and surroundings. Patrol walks over a dyke in a rice field. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Puncak

The Battle of the Somme, July - November 1916 German prisoners captured during the first day of the Somme offensive, 1st July 1916.

USA/Japan: The First Iwo Jima Flag Raising. Stars and Stripes carried ashore by the 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines is planted atop Mount Suribachi at 10.20 am, 23 February 1945. Louis Lowery, US Marine Corps

Japanese Army signals unit in China, 1937

Marine SGT William R. Childs, nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) defense instructor for the 1ST Battalion, 9th Marines, shows members of Company C how to wear NBC field protective clothing during a training class. Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

American troops leave camp to embark for the attack on Japanese-held Hollandia in Dutch New Guinea. April 24, 1944.

07/25/1936. Troops advancing as guerrillas along the slopes of Alto del León.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reportage Hollandia. KNIL soldiers with a rubber boat in the surf. February 1947. Hollandia, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, New Guinea

The Invasion -- The animated scene on the center beach is tanks, vehicles and stores unloading. June 8, 1944. (Photo by Photographic News Agencies Ltd.).

Yanks On Beach In Southern France -- U.S. Army medial men with their litters, and military police of the Seventh Army wait on the edge of a beach for orders to advance, just after effecting a landing in Southern France. Some soldiers still hug the sands in this picture, which was made just after the men for a time were pinned down by enemy mortar fire. August 18, 1944. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Infantrymen on Co. C, 18th Infantry Regt. 1st Division move up into Frauwullesheim, Germany February 1945.

Members of Co. C, 1ST Bn., 5th Marines, exit from an LVTP-7 tracked landing vehicle from Co. C, 1ST Amphibious Bn., during an amphibious assault training exercise at Delmar Beach. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

World War I (1914-1918). German troops against the Italian artillery. 1917.

Algerian Desert Maneuvers. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

World War II, U.S. paratroopers in action, circa 1940-1946.

Anefo photo collection. British soldiers with a captured Japanese flag. 1945

French Troops And Their American Armor Reach Normandy -- French troops and their American tanks roll ashore on a Normandy beach to help liberate their homeland from the Germans. The army was landed by LST (landing ship-tank) vessels nosed close to the shore. One French armored division is fighting with the U.S. The Army which has pounded back the enemy in lower Normandy and British while other French soldiers landed in southern France with America and British troops on August 15, 1944, when the allies establish beachheads between the Mediterranean ports of Nice and Marseille This is a radiophoto sent from London to the U.S. October 30, 1944.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Exercises December 7 Division Environment Kebajoran. In line, infanterists raised. June 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

***** Tanks photographed during the Manoeuvres in the Desert. Since Egypt obtained her independence the country has been ***** ahead with her big rearmament plans. Troops are now ***** in the desert near the Suez Canal to try out the new ***** inch guns which they recently received from the Manufacturers ***** in England. March 17, 1938. (Photo by Keystone).

50, 000 NATO soldiers in autumn manoeuvre Grosser Baer on 06.09.1976 in the district of Verden, Germany, Europe

DM-SN-88-08621. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Normandy, France: June 7, 1944 American assault troops landing on Omaha Beach durng the D-Day invasion of France.

DM-SN-85-08876. Subject Operation/Series: ZULU WARRIOR Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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