Legion Collection (page 2)

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Motorized troops of the German Condor Legion

Czech armoured train 1918
A Czech armoured train at Marianovka, east of Omsk in Siberia, during the Russian Civil War. In early June 1918 the 2nd and 6th Regiments of the Czechoslovak Legion attacked and occupied Omsk

Machine Gun on a Mule, near San Martial; Spanish Civil War
Photograph showing a mule column of the Spanish Foreign Legion carrying supplies and a machine gun up a mountain path near San Martial, during the early stages of the Spanish Civil War, 1936

Spanish Foreign Legion Troops near Madrid; Spanish Civil War
Spanish Foreign Legion troops guarding an outpost near Madrid, 1936. When the Spanish Civil War began in 1936, the men of the Foreign Legion fought on the side of the Nationalist Rebels

Guernica after bombing, Spanish Civil War, 1937
Photograph showing the Basque town of Guernica after the Nationalist air raids, 1937. Guernica was in Republican territory when Franco's Nationalist airforce combined with the German Condor

BONNAIRE DEGRADED
One of Napoleon's officers, Jean-Gerard Bonnaire is stripped of his Legion d'honneur in place Vendome, Paris, and condemned to prison where he dies two months later Date: 8 June 1816

If ye break faith with us who die, we shall not sleep, though poppies grow in Flanders fields. The mother, widow and little daughter of a British soldier who died early in World War One visit his

Women of The Royal British Legion march past the Brighton Conference Centre. The legion celebrates its 100th Anniversary in 2021. Date: circa mid 1980s

Branch of pink plum blossom. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden, Second Collection, Ichimura Bunko

Triple deities of the ancient Germans, Mairae or Mairabus
The triple deities or mother goddesses of the ancient Germans, Mairae or Mairabus. Inscribed: In honorem Domits divinae diis Mairabus Dee madri o matrone

Emperor Titus in a quadriga after his victory over Jerusalem
Emperor Titus in a quadriga or four-horse chariot crowned by the personification of Victory on the Arch for TItus. The goddess Roma leads the horses, while Roman citizens and senators watch

Roman senator and consul in toga
Roman senator in toga with scroll and small round box at his feet, and consul in colorful painted toga or toga picta seated on a chair. Senatore e Console

Portrait of Roman Emperor Decius
Roman Emperor Decius, 201-251. Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius Augustus or Trajan Decius. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy

Pierre Clostermann Memorial, Bazenville, Normandy
Clostermann, the First Free French pilot to land in Normandy (ALG B2), held the DFC and Bar and the Legion d Honneur. The Memorial is in the shape of a Spitfire wing

Prince Grand-Dignitaire de l Empire, Napoleonic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Francois Charles Joseph Napoleon, King of Rome 1811-1832
Francois Charles Joseph Napoleon, King of Rome, son of Napoleon and Marie Louise 1811-1832. Wearing the sash of the Legion d honneur and riding In a miniature carriage

Emperor Napoleon Ist, in ceremonial coronation robes, 1804. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

Colonel John Brown, Chairman of the British Legion, addressing an open-air gathering

Roman standard bearers
Fierce protectors, holding long poles with a number of philarae (discs), topped with a manus (open human hand), symbolising the oath of loyalty taken by the soldiers. Date: Circa 55 BC

Battlefields pilgrimage 1928, pilgrims at Vimy
A group of Home Counties pilgrims on the steps of the Canadian Memorial at Vimy, listening to a War Graves Commission guide describing the fighting

The Climax of the Pilgrimage, Ypres, Belgium
The Grand Climax of the Pilgrimage, in Ypres, Belgium. Prince Charles of Belgium and Admiral Jellicoe inspecting the Belgian Guard of Honour, together with Lord Granville and Colonel Heath (above)

Battlefields Pilgrims, arrival at Zeebrugge, Belgium
Battlefields Pilgrims, Yorkshire Contingent (Party T), led by Party Organiser Major Vernon-Hope, being welcomed by Major Maartens at Zeebrugge, Belgium

Battlefields Pilgrims, arrival at St Omer, northern France
Battlefields Pilgrims, Percy Barton, Chairman of the South Western Area (extreme left) with members of West Country Party (Party D) arriving at St Omer, northern France

Lady Haig with Scottish Pilgrims in Cambrai, northern France
Lady Haig (The Countess Haig of Bemersyde) leading Scottish participants in the Battlefields Pilgrimage through Cambrai, northern France

Battlefields Pilgrims at Vimy Ridge, northern France
Battlefields Pilgrims from the North-Western party inspecting the trenches on Vimy Ridge in northern France. The pilgrimage of 11

Battlefields Pilgrims at Victoria and Arras, northern France
Battlefields Pilgrims, The Metropolitan Company of Party A at Victoria Station, London (top), arrival of pilgrims at Arras, northern France, with roll call (centre) and outside the station at Arras

Battlefields Pilgrims in northern France
Battlefields Pilgrims in France -- a company of blind men from St Dunstans (B5 Party). The pilgrimage of 11, 000 people to France and Flanders was organised by the British Legion

Battlefields Pilgrims at Vimy, northern France
Battlefields Pilgrims (a section of Party B from the Home Counties) with their French soldier hosts in Vimy, northern France

Battlefields Pilgrims, departure of ex-service women at Victoria Station, London, on 5 August. The pilgrimage of 11, 000 people to France and Flanders was organised by the British Legion

British Legion Womens Section, Battlefields Pilgrims
British Legion Womens Section leaders taking part in the Battlefields Pilgrimage -- Lady Edward Spencer Churchill OBE, Chairman of the Womens Section, and Dame Florence Simpson DBE

Battlefields Pilgrims in Newfoundland Memorial Park, France
Battlefields Pilgrims in Newfoundland Memorial Park, Beaumont Hamel, Somme, northern France, looking at a treasure trove of war relics

Battlefields Pilgrims climbing Vimy Ridge, France
Battlefields Pilgrims climbing Vimy Ridge in northern France. The pilgrimage of 11, 000 people to France and Flanders was organised by the British Legion and attended by the Prince of Wales

Battlefields Pilgrims en route for France, leaving Dover on the Empress of Calais (top), arriving at Calais (centre), and Scottish pilgrims at Dunkirk station after their voyage from Tilbury (bottom)

Pilgrims with their French guide, arriving at their billets, exchanging references through their coupons. The pilgrimage of 11

Our Royal Pilgrim, Ypres, Belgium. The pilgrimage of 11, 000 people to France and Flanders was organised by the British Legion and attended by the Prince of Wales, pictured here in the centre

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
(ex Missouri Air National Guard) - Republic F-84F-30-GK Thunderstreak 51-9422, late of the 110th Fighter Squadron, on gate guard duties at St. Louis Air National Guard Base, MO

The Roman road between Bettws- y-Coed and Dolwyddelan, Caernarvonshire, Wales, known as Sarn Helen ( The Causeway of the Legion ), seen here under Mynyd Cribau. Date: 1950s

POLISH LEGION 1810
Men of the LEGION POLONAISE, Regiment de la Vistule, serving alongside the French in Napoleons war with Russia, hated by the Poles Date: 1810

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - The Galbraith Memorial, Eden Park Date: 1929

WW1 Officers of the Loyal Legions in South Africa Date: circa 1916

Column of Marcus Aurelius. 176-192 AD. Detail. Rome
Column of Marcus Aurelius. 176-192 AD. Reliefs depicting the victories of Marcus Aurelius against the Germans and Sarmatians. Rome. Italy

WW1 - Canadian Volunteers
WW1 - The Canadian Volunteers, also known as The Moose Jaw Legion of Frontiersmen, photographed in front of a band stand at their first appearance

Helm and parade armor of a Roman officer. Ist c. B.C. Roman art. Sculpture on marble. ITALY. LAZIO. Rome. Museum of Roman Civilization

Canadian Legion Vimy Pilgrimage 1936 medal
A Canadian Legion Vimy Pilgrimage 1936 medal. Manufactured by J. R. Gaunt, London. Commemorative Ware

British Legion Childrens Christmas Party, Walton, Essex
The British Legion Club members children were annually treated to a Christmas party at the Walton-on-the-Naze Club in Essex

Zion Mule Corps in Palestine, WW1
Troops of the Zion Mule Corps (part of the Jewish Legion section of the British Army, Royal Fusiliers) travelling along a dusty road in Palestine during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Roman Standard bearer (throwing the eagle)
An aquilifer was a senior signifer bearing the eagle standard of a Roman legion. The name derives from the type of standard, aquila meaning " eagle"

Lieutenant-General Douglas Haig
Portrait by John St. Helier Lander of Douglas Haig (1861-1921), Commander of the First Corps of the British Expeditionary Force

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