Military Figures in History

Historical portraits of unidentified military personnel showcasing uniforms and military roles, reflecting various historical contexts and regions.

British Troops In Albania - British Troops. November 13, 1944.

British archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935), known as Lawrence of Arabia. Seen here in uniform in the RAF.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Aunt Kee 'visits Semarang. Aunt Kee has become reality in Semarang. June 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Semarang

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit by Professor Romme to Medan. Portrait of a Lieutenant Colonel of the KNIL. February 1947. Indonesia, Medan, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

British Troops In Albania - British Troops. November 13, 1944.

Do You Want To Know How An Aaf Guy Feels After Spending A Couple Of Months In A Nazi Prison Camp, Do You Want To Know What It Does To Him Then Look At This Man'S Face. Look Close.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Passports IX. Young military. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Rome, Italy may 1965: A police officer in uniform leans on a railing, lost in thought, on the deck of a ship, possibly in the 1960s or 1970s

Second World War. For billeting. Ukraine. Relatives of the German Wehrmacht with steel helmet

Anefo photo collection. Pasfoto Kamp Zeeburg. Military. 25 April 1952. Amsterdam

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Passport photos. Soldier is under exhibited on a chair, his head is not clearly visible. Failed recording?. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

'Wingate, Captain of the Chindits', 1943-44. Artist: Unknown.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Portrait of a soldier of the December 7 division. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Second Lieutenant Th. Oostendorp after returning from the hospital, where he was treated after a blow with a rifle flask from a Chinese soldier. 2nd lt th. Oostendorp, back from hospital. (Fold on the head with (Chinese) flask. (I gave "))

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Bandoeng Convoi. Captain with Australian hat and cigarette in its mouth corner, behind the handlebar of a jeep. 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Count Bernadotte. June 27, 1948. (Photo by The Associated Press Ltd).

Anefo photo collection. WI West Indies / Anefo London series. Javanese marine, stationed Antilles. {1940-1945}. Curacao

Second World War. Front pictures. Soviet Union. Relatives of the German Wehrmacht on a motorcycle. In the background a farmhut

Sentenced to hang - Norman Andrews. December 15, 1950.

Rome Italy may 1951 Vintage Italian soldier in fatigue uniform leaning exhausted against a wall Nostalgic military concept

Col Cochran:Cochran's squadron, the 65th, hardly ever lost a battle. principally because Phil had made the acquaintance of a pretty chick whose home happened to be near the 64th base. and she operated as an efficient interceptor system. Whenever the *****. Col. P. G. Cochran U.S. Air Force, is the model for the comic drup "Flip Cochran". December 24, 1944.

Poll photo collection. War volunteers in Malacca and Indonesia. Soldier in Malacca. February 1946. Malacca, Malaysia

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. An officer upon receipt of the royal couple at the CPIM (Curaçao Petroleum Industrie Maatschappij) in Julianadorp. October 21, 1955. Curaçao, Julianadorp, Netherlands Antilles

Upcoming infantryman with hung patterns.

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

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Pasport photos I. soldier without ranking signs with beret by left shoulder epaulet. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Two German soldiers, one middle aged, on the Oder Front in early 1945. The Soviet (Russian) armies were near but paused, after their successful VistulañOder Offensive of Jan. 12 -Feb. 2, 1945. Germany, World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_8_99)

Lt. B.E. Anderson of 8519 S. Olive St., Los Angeles, California, officer California, officer in charge of a 9th AF bomb disposal unit in France, defuses a German Teller mine found near a gun emplacement from which the Germans had been routed.

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.

J. Percival. August 20, 1945.

Second World War. For billeting. Soviet Union. Portrait of a Wehrmittalman in front of the wooden wall of a farmer hut

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Drivers. An Indonesian driver. 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

021206-M-3031H-020. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Portrait of an unknown Dutch soldier. 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Col. Philip Cochran, U.S. Air Force, is the model of the comic - ship "Flip Borrow". December 24, 1944.

Anefo photo collection. Capitulation: Harskamp camp where SS people and countrykeepers are convenient. An interned. June 1945. Gelderland, Harskamp

Vineyards, R.E. Van, reserve first lieutenant kite observer.

Anefo photo collection. Capitulation: Harskamp camp where SS people and countrykeepers are convenient. Sergeant from the Landstorm, C.J. Kolijn, with the award Iron Cross of 1e class on his chest. June 1945. Gelderland, Harskamp

A conscript military, photographed at home. He is classified at the Box Compagnie, 4th Depot Infantry, lanyed on the tapijn Kazerne in Maastricht. On the photo, future Sergeant J.BIKKER, who has made a large number of photos during his service. Of these, approximately 700 photos are placed on the NiMH image bank.

Anefo photo collection. General Curls visits officer and petty officers training camp in Bloemendaal. February 22, 1946. Bloemendaal

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Pasports VI. Soldier in overall. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Enrollee Frank Vermillion - Indian Service School Driver. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

One of the members of the Auxiliary Fire Service now undergoing a course of training work with the men of the London Salvage Corps. August 16, 1941. (Photo by Keystone).

Second World War. Netherlands under German crew. Relatives of the German Wehrmacht in front of a residential building (well with the Hague)

Vintage Photograph. Postman carrying letters and postage on sidewalk.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Pasports. Portrait of a soldier (2nd lieutenant). November 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

John Buckmaster, Son of Gladys Cooper; Private In The U.S. Army, now Working In London With Col. Ben Lyon.John Buckmaster, son of Gladys Cooper, the Actress, has just arrived in London as a private in the United States Army.Private Buckmaster, who is now working in the Public relations Office of Colonel Ben Lyon, was drafted nearly two years ago.He is 29, and has been an American Citizen for a year.This is his first visit to England for six years. He has already seen his father, Captain Herbert Buckmaster; but has not seen his mother, who is in Hollywood, for two years.Photo Shows: John Buckmaster, son of Glayds Coope, at work in the old-World Garden attached to the Headquarters in London of the Public relations office of Colonel Ben Lyon. August 09, 1944.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Pasfot photos II. Young man in shirt with epaulettes. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Germans Rauter and Philipse. H. Philipsen. August 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

British Troops in Japan -- John McCammon British Servicemen who decided to spend his leave in Perth Aust. May 29, 1947. (Photo by Scott).

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.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reaiting bronze lion to Sergeant Rijnders. Portrait of the Sergeant W.W. Rijnders with his distinction. July 23, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

021206-M-3031H-065. State: Guadalcanal Country: Solomon Islands (SLB)

Submarines and Submarine Officers. 4 February 1943, Malta. Lieut I M Stoop, RN, Torpedo Officer HMS RORQUAL.

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. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Caption: "Stoking hard work. Indonesian Stoker" Indonesian Stoker Dutch passenger ship. 1943. Britain

Fuller, L.G. (Aircraft-man)Who landed 2 planes at once after they had become looked during a mid-air collection. October 02, 1940.

Portrait of hotze sheep, soldier at the Dutch Detachement United Nations in Korea. Hotze Schaap, Leeuwarden (see Further Undersignment list)

The operating defense yard, Tomnäs

With the Fleet Air Arm - Malta Gc. Major Newsome, Royal Marine, has been CO, Fleet Air Arm for 3 1/2 months in Malta. He was stationed in Western Desert for 9 months. Was with Ark Royal for eight months, his hometown is Rudgewich, Sussex.

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.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Passports photo and film section. Military with power cap. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

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.

021206-M-3031H-079. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Brendon Finucane. September 22, 1941. (Photo by Planet News Ltd.).

The British Army in Burma 1944 With a Bren gun across his shoulder, Private J George of the South Wales Borderers, 36th Infantry Division, looks tired and unshaven after nearly a week on patrol in the Pinwe area, 18-19 November 1944.

Operation Pedestal, August 1942 Personalities: Head and shoulders portrait of Lieutenant Alistair C G Mars, DSO, RN, commanding officer of HMSM UNBROKEN.

He Kissed And Said, "I'm Sorry" -- A young, handsome US airman, so shy he apologised for kissing a Brisbane girl, hopes to go to Sydney "where the girls aren't bashful". "I've heard it doesn't matter about a guy being bashful down there, because the girls aren't." he said wistfully. He is Airman First Class Preston Gregory, 21 (above), of La Junta, Colorado, who flew in from Japan on Monday in a plane sent to pick up A US basketball team touring Australia. He said he "forgot himself" and kissed

Vintage Photograph. Man sits in studio portrait looking to the left of frame does a salute in Marine uniform.

General Tassigny In London - General De Lattre Tassigny arriving at the Ministry of defence in London.General Jean De Lattre Tassigny, French high commissioner and commander-in-Chief in Indo China, has arrived in London for talks with British Chiefs of staff and members of the Government. October 5, 1951. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited)

Anefo photo collection. Series Border Correction Germany. Cup with cap. 19 April 1948. Germany

Photographs Relating to the Minor Nuremberg Trials

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

2Nd Lt. Lawrence P. Liebers, P-38 Fighter Ace In North Africa.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Portrait photos (miscellaneous) passport photos. Portrait of a 1st lieutenant (mustache and glasses). 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Submarines and Submarine Officers. 4 February 1943, Malta. Lieut J M C Fenton, RN, Navigator, P46.

Vintage Photograph. Man in pilot gear raising arm with clouds in background

Photograph - Operation Fire Fly. Photograph - Operation Fire Fly. Operation Firefly - Capt. Charles James Burks of Pittsburgh, PA., is battalion surgeon of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, and jumps with the boys when occasion demands. His medical unit is one of the busiest in the peacetime army as the unit sustains a 10%%%% casualty each jump. Capt. Burks wears the "jumpsuit" of a paratrooper.

Artwork: "Portrait of a German Flying Ace" Artist: E.H. Lutz. Country: Unknown

Anefo photo collection. Pasfotos Army No 250406201. 19 September 1950

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.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of the December 7 Division per MS Boissevain. Soldier looks out of porthole. October 19, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

Bardouille, Lawrence , Soldiers. Jack Miller Collection

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Pasport photos III. Sergeant KNIL. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Civilian Conservation Corps - Minnesota. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

California Coast Guardsman Decorated for Heroism in Marshalls. With fire creeping toward the ammunition compartment below decks on a burning LCI, Coast Guardsman Howard R. Larson, seaman first class, and two Coast Guard companions risked their lives to go below and carry out four wounded ammunition passers on stretchers. As their landing barge pulled away to safety off Parry Island in the Marshalls, the LCI exploded. For this deed of heroism, Coast Guardsman Larson, whose home is at 11900 Utah Street, Hollywood, Calif., received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and a personal commendatory letter signed by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. The son of Martin T. Larson, retired Anaheim, Calif., orange grower, Larson enlisted in the Coast Guard in July, 1942, and served 24 months in the Pacific war theatre. Serving aboard a landing barge, he hit the beach for 13 days and nights at Kwajalein, Parry Island and Eniwetok.

Sitting One Out: a fencer watches the tactics of his next opponent from the sideline. July 28, 1941.

Poll photo collection. KLM staff house style and schiphol. Portrait of a KLM kite commander. August 1951

Firemen. June 30, 1955.

Navy Fighter Pilots Aboard a British Aircraft Carrier. 4 January 1943, Aboard HMS Formidable. Sub-lieutenant J D Duchanan, RNVR, from Glasgow.

Negroes are filling increasing numbers of skilled and semi-skilled railroad jobs, but unwillingness to employ Negroes in many types of railroad jobs persists, April 1943. Photograph of an African American railroad worker.. 1943. Photographs. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. War work, Defense industry, Railroad employees

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