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508th PIR Memorial, Sions Hof Hotel, Berg en DalDuring Operation Market Garden in September 1944 this area was taken by the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the US 82nd Airborne Division. The figure on the wall is a Memorial to that Division
Castle Henkenshage, 502nd PIR HQ, HollandThe US 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment was given the Operation Market Garden task of capturing this position and completed the clearing of the area on 17 September 1944
Joe Mann Memorial, Open-Air Theatre, Best, HollandThis was put up by the people of Best in memory of Private 1st Class Joe E. Mann of H Coy, 502nd US Parachute Infantry Regiment. It was unveiled by his parents on 17 September 1956
The Memorials area St Aubin, Juno Beach, NormandyThe main infantry and armoured forces landed centrally on each of the five landing beaches. Between them landed Special Forces tasked with taking out German strongpoints
Chinese infantryman or Tiger of War. ChineseChinese infantry soldier or tiger of war in striped uniform with ears on his cap, holding scimitar and wicker shield. Illustration by William Alexander
German soldiers wearing harem pants, late 16th century. Chief sutler with his arms raised, and infantry chief in armour and helmet with short staff. From color pen drawings in the possession of C
Exercise of the double-armed man with bow and pike.. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812
Halberd military exercises. Taken from John Blackwells Account of the Artillery Company. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army
Musket and halberd exercises. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812
Military exercises of the pike. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812
Costume of a Cent-Suisse in Henri IV, 1846Costume of a Cent-Suisse, elite infantry guard, in Henri IV by Saint-Hilaire and Michel Delaporte, Cirque Olympique, 1846
Cortege of a Mughal ruler in India. Mogul and courtiers riding in palanquins on elephants, guarded by cavalry and infantry
Shield, buckler and targeRound buckler or rondella 1, oval buckler 2, infantry targe 3, infantry shield 4, cavalry shield 5, and huge shield used in a siege 6
Chinese and Tartar infantry: tiger guard with striped uniform, tiger shield and scimitar, with archers and other troops. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios
Abyssinian militaryAbyssinian infantry with spear and shield, and Abyssinian cavalry with lance. In victory they were known to cut off the manhood of their vanquished enemies
Saxon and Norman military costume from the Bayeux Tapestry, 11th century. Norman soldiers carrying chainmail hauberks or suits of armour 1
Napoleons Army snowed under on the RetreatNapoleon Bonaparte and the French Army snowed under on the Retreat from Moscow, 1812. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor
The blindfolded Austrian officer at the Battle of Ulm, 1805The blindfolded Austrian officer (Prince Maurice Liechtenstein) forced to capitulate to Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Ulm, 1805
Napoleon Bonaparte leading a charge on the bridge at the Battle of Lodi, 1796. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax
Uniform of a Chasseur-Voltigeur des troupesFrench light infantry uniform of a Chasseur-Voltigeur des troupes legeres, Napoleonic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques
French military uniform, Directory era, 1797. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)
Military uniform of the French Guards, Garde-Francaise, 1789. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)
General Theodore Roosevelt Memorial MeautisAs the US 8th Infantry Regiment, the spearhead of the 4th Divison landed on Utah Beach the Assistant Divisional Commander, General Roosevelt
2nd Battalion South Wales Borderers AsnellesThe Borderers landed at Asnelles on 6 June 1944 as part of 56th Independent Infantry Brigade which had been attached to 50th Division
US 29th Infantry Division Memorial Omaha BeachThe 29th, the Blue and the Grey, was a National Guard Division, and on the beach just below the memorial the 116th Regiment landed
US 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment Chef du PontThe Memorial has opposite a Memorial Garden with a Plaque to Our friend, O. B. Hill, founder of the 508th PIR Association
US 82nd Airborne & 90th Inf Div Memorial GourbesvilleThe Memorial commemorates the 300 men who died during the liberation of the village. Early on 6 June the 507th Parachute Infantry dropped nearby but the men were very scattered
US 377th Infantry Regiment & 95th Division WindowThis is one of two stained glass windows in the church at Trevieres. The other pictures St George and is in memory of Geo L Praz and the American friends of Trevieres
3rd British Infantry Division Memorial NormandyThis is in the small village of Periers sur le Dan some 3 miles inland of Sword Beach where the Division landed on 6 June 1944
American 302nd Parachute Infantry Regiment MemorialThe Memorial is known as the Cabbage Patch. In this area of Carentan Lt Colonel Robert G.Cole led a bayonet charge on 11 June 1944
German graves in college garden, Lyck, PolandGerman artillery and infantry graves in the college garden at Lyck (Elk, Lek, Leg), now in Masuria, Poland. 1914-1918
Sanish Troops attacking San Domingo SoldiersEngagement between Spanish troops and San Domingo islanders in the pass of Monte Christi. From the top ridges of the pass Spanish soldiers fire at San Domingo forces
Map of the Battle of Buena VistaA map of the formations and placements of troops and defences of the Mexican and American forces at the battle of Buena Vista. Date: 1847
Soldiers of the Mexican ArmyA collection of the soldiers of the Mexican army in full dress; an officer of the African Chasseurs, a rifleman, an irregular lancer, a trumpet cavalryman, a lancer of the Zacatecas brigade
The Rescue of Zouaves on board the Prince Jerome, on fireOff the coast of Gibraltar, the ship the Prince Jerome is on fire, with men still on board as men in longboats try to rescue them, and put out the fire. Date: 1862
The Flag of the Zouaves at GuadalupeA soldier from the Zouave class of light infantry of the French army runs through a battlefield carrying his rifle and a flag. Date: 1862
Charge of the Light Brigade, 25 October 1854, with a quotation from Tennysons poem. 1854
52nd Light Infantry making a charge. 1813
Enlist with Free French Infantry of the Air (Paratroopers) Date: circa 1943
WW2 - Western Front - German Barracks interior - Soldiers listening to their radio. Date: 1941
RE wiring party in front of the trenches, WW1An RE [Royal Engineers] wiring party in front of the trenches. Until about late 1915, wiring was exclusively the work of the RE, but the casualties sustained in doing this work
A Roman SoldierA Roman legionary in his armour holding a shield. Date: Circa 55BC
German Forces WWIIGerman Forces on the Western Front. Even trenches cannot halt the storming infantry. Date: 1940
Russian soldiers fighting the Germans in the snow on the eastern front during 1916. They are supported by an armoured car that can be seen in the background. Date: 1916
British infantry landing on one of the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944. On the left of the image one can see the bows of the landing craft. Date: 1944
GERMAN MACHINE GUNGerman infantry with machine gun. Date: 1940
MACHINE GUN / WW2 GERMANGerman infantry with machine gun. Date: 1940
BENITO MUSSOLINI NFANTRY MARCHBENITO MUSSOLINI Italian dictator Marches with infantry during manoeuvres 1932