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Manoeuvres Collection

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Royal Engineers - British Army Regiment on manoeuvres

Royal Engineers - British Army Regiment on manoeuvres - stopping for a rest during a route march Date: 1905

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Britains New Navy in Training - HMS Raleigh

Britains New Navy in Training - HMS Raleigh. circa 1930s

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Grenadier Guards at a sham fight

Grenadier Guards at a sham fight (training), moving up to support the fighting line. 1896

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Fidel Castro in 1959

Fidel Castro in 1959
FIDEL CASTRO - President of Cuba, on manoeuvres in the jungle in 1965. *UNAVAILABLE FOR USE IN ASIA AT PRESENT*

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Review at Coxheath Camp

Review at Coxheath Camp
A Perspective View of COXHEATH CAMP [near Maidstone, Kent] representing a Grand Review of the Army. (Britain was currently at war with its awkward American colonists)

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: 6th Battalion Royal Tank Corps - manoeuvres in Egypt

6th Battalion Royal Tank Corps - manoeuvres in Egypt
6th Battalion Royal Tank Corps - manoeuvres in the Egyptian desert near Cairo from their base at Abbassia. This photograph shows light tanks in action over some rough ground. Date: 1936

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Royal Air Force display at Hendon

Royal Air Force display at Hendon
Crazy flying stunts at the Royal Air Force Display at Hendon. Date: 1933

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Naval manoeuvres on East Coast by G. H. Davis

Naval manoeuvres on East Coast by G. H. Davis
The naval manoeuvres of 1913: the varying fortunes of the East Coast raiding parties. How the Humber Ports were raided last week by the Red fleet

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Royal Horse Artillery - Gun Team

Royal Horse Artillery - Gun Team
Royal Horse Artillery Gun Team - Horse artillery differs from field artillery in that the whole gun detachment is mounted and the gun and wagon aretherefore freed from the load of men

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Young soldiers or cadets on manoeuvres

Young soldiers or cadets on manoeuvres
A group of young soldiers or cadets -- the one in the foreground holds a rifle and has a camouflaged face. Perhaps they are taking part in a training exercise or are on manoeuvres

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: National Service - cadet with a rifle

National Service - cadet with a rifle
A young cadet on National Service with a rifle and a camouflaged face, perhaps taking part in a training exercise or on manoeuvres

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm II and General Leonard Wood, Germany

Kaiser Wilhelm II and General Leonard Wood, Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, talking to the American General Leonard Wood (1860-1927) during German army manoeuvres which took place in Germany before the outbreak of the First

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: CLEMENCEAU IN PATRIE

CLEMENCEAU IN PATRIE
Clemenceau and general Picquart - the defender of Dreyfus, now minister for war - make an ascent in the military airship Patrie at Chalons military camp

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Outbreak of WWII men of Royal Artillery eating 1939

Outbreak of WWII men of Royal Artillery eating 1939
Men of a battalion of the Royal Artillery have a meal beside of the guns, during training. Date: 1939

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: WW2 - How A Camera Gun Works

WW2 - How A Camera Gun Works
A photograph with educational illustrations added to show how a camera gun works, the device was used to help aid the Royal Air Force in practising war manoeuvres by automatically registering a hit

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Russia - Tsar Nicholas II - Military manoeuvres at Ropcha

Russia - Tsar Nicholas II - Military manoeuvres at Ropcha
Russia - Tsar Nicholas II attending military manoeuvres at Ropcha, a village in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. Date: circa 1912

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Officers of The Welsh Guards at Pirbright Camp

Officers of The Welsh Guards at Pirbright Camp - (from left): Mitchell, Dante Edward Pemberton Hodgson OBE LM (1904-1978), Sir Alexander Beville Gibbons Stanier, 2nd Baronet of Peplow Hall

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Officers of The Welsh Guards near Pirbright

Officers of The Welsh Guards near Pirbright - (from left): Stevenson, Major (later Major General) William Augustus Fitzgerald Lane Fox-Pitt, CVO, DSO, MC (1896-1988), Lt. Col

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Sir Alexander Stanier, Stevenson and Beckwith-Smith

Sir Alexander Stanier, Stevenson and Beckwith-Smith
(from left) Sir Alexander Beville Gibbons Stanier, 2nd Baronet of Peplow Hall, DSO & Bar, MC (1899-1995), (promoted to a Major of the Welsh Guards on 1 October 1932)

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Stevenson and Sir Alexander Stanier - Welsh Guards

Stevenson and Sir Alexander Stanier - Welsh Guards
Stevenson and Sir Alexander Beville Gibbons Stanier, 2nd Baronet of Peplow Hall, DSO & Bar, MC (1899-1995), (promoted to a Major of the Welsh Guards on 1 October 1932)

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: The Welsh Guards on manoeuvres near Pirbright

The Welsh Guards on manoeuvres near Pirbright
Sir William Vivian Makins (1903-1969) on Longdown Fort (Hill) - The Welsh Guards on manoeuvres near Pirbright, Surrey (now Army Training Centre (ATC) Pirbright) - September, 1932. Date: 1932

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Cavalry Manoeuvres, Serbo-Bulgarian War

Cavalry Manoeuvres, Serbo-Bulgarian War
Bulgarian forces perform cavalry manoeuvres before Prince Alexander at Mala Tirnova. We see a line of horses lying down with soldiers taking cover behind them, pointing their guns outward

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Volunteers at the Battle of Fox Hill

Volunteers at the Battle of Fox Hill
Volunteers undertake a military training exercise at Fox Hill, Aldershot, 1885. These manoeuvres regularly took place here on Easter Weekend until the end of the 19th Century. Date: 1885

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: The Particular Service Squadron in Ireland

The Particular Service Squadron in Ireland
The Particular Service Squadron in Bantry Bay, Ireland. Assembled as part of a fleet for Baltic operations, primarily against their Russian counterparts

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Throwing out Torpedo Nets, Bantry Bay

Throwing out Torpedo Nets, Bantry Bay
The torpedo fleet of the Particular Service Squadron putting up torpedo nets, usually made from galvanised iron, to protect the ship the Sultan in Bantry Bay, Ireland

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: The Particular Service Squadron, Night Attack, Bantry Bay

The Particular Service Squadron, Night Attack, Bantry Bay
The Particular Service Squadron in Bantry Bay, Ireland. Assembled as part of a fleet for Baltic operations, primarily against their Russian counterparts

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: The Particular Service Squadron, Bantry Bay

The Particular Service Squadron, Bantry Bay
The Particular Service Squadron in Bantry Bay, Ireland. Assembled as part of a fleet for Baltic operations, primarily against their Russian counterparts

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Tank manoeuvres, WW2 preparations

Tank manoeuvres, WW2 preparations Date: 1939

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Army manoeuvres in the sand, WW2 preparations

Army manoeuvres in the sand, WW2 preparations Date: 1939

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: A dummy village made of canvas used for Artillery practise with Lyddite shells - near Okehampton

A dummy village made of canvas used for Artillery practise with Lyddite shells - near Okehampton, Dartmoor. A shell explodes near the Church'. Date: 1912

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Germany and France - Conquest of the Air 1907

Germany and France - Conquest of the Air 1907
German and France, rivalry between two air-ships. The German air-ship that stayed up the longest for three hours over Berlin, over the French rival La Patrie. Date: 1907

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Russian soldiers

Russian soldiers
A group of Russian soldiers sit in a coniferous wooded landscape in a circle around a small fire. Part of the British Soviet Friendship society. Date: 1950s

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands aboard a submarine

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands aboard a submarine
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880-1962) standing on board the deck of a submarine, September 1916. The Queen was attending manoeuvres carried out by the Dutch navy

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Torpedo boats of the Royal Navy in action during manoeuvres Date: circa 1901

Torpedo boats of the Royal Navy in action during manoeuvres Date: circa 1901

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: British Naval Seaplane - Chanakkale, Dardanelles Peninsula, Turkey. Date: 1923

British Naval Seaplane - Chanakkale, Dardanelles Peninsula, Turkey. Date: 1923

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: British Naval Manoeuvres off Moda, Turkey - Vessels involved were The HMS Iron Duke, The HMS Benbow

British Naval Manoeuvres off Moda, Turkey - Vessels involved were The HMS Iron Duke, The HMS Benbow, the HMS Marlborough, HMS Emperor of India, HMS Ajax and HMS Centurion - July 30, 1923. Date: 1923

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: HMS Hermes, Highflyer-class protected cruiser

HMS Hermes, Highflyer-class protected cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Hermes, a Highflyer-class protected cruiser, before conversion to an experimental seaplane carrier / tender

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Inverted flying, RAF Wittering, biplanes, 1933

Inverted flying, RAF Wittering, biplanes, 1933

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Electric telegraph used by French army, 1862

Electric telegraph used by French army, 1862
Electric telegraph used in manoeuvres by the French army near Chalons, 1862 Date: 1862

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Army volunteers on manoeuvres, Salisbury Plain

Army volunteers on manoeuvres, Salisbury Plain
Army volunteers on manoeuvres in full dress uniform on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, August 1900. 1900

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Military manoeuvres at Aldershot

Military manoeuvres at Aldershot - soldiers falling out for water at a roadside cottage. 1894

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Advertisement for Players Medium Navy Cut cigarettes

Advertisement for Players Medium Navy Cut cigarettes
The Cut of the Navy - Players Please - fantastic advertisement for Players Medium Navy Cut cigarettes, featuring a Royal Naval Lieutenant (note sleeve rank insignia) (out on manoeuvres)

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Canadair CL-215 CF-TUW

Canadair CL-215 CF-TUW (msn 1030, call-sign 23') of the Ministere des Transports, Gouvernement du Quebec. Date: 1979

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: FRENCH NAVAL MANOEUVRES

FRENCH NAVAL MANOEUVRES
A torpedo-boat attacks line- of-battle warships during French naval manoeuvres. Date: 1893

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: NAVAL GUN PRACTICE

NAVAL GUN PRACTICE
Warships of the Royal Navy engaged in gun practice. Date: 1911

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: WOMEN VOLUNTEERS 1861

WOMEN VOLUNTEERS 1861
THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT The scene at Wimbledon Camp when the whole family - ladies included - join the Volunteer Movement Date: 1861

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: TSARINA PHOTOGRAPHING

TSARINA PHOTOGRAPHING
When she and the Tsar are invited to attend the French manoeuvres, Alexandra whips out her camera to photograph the new French field-gun - high-level espionage indeed ! Date: 1901

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: MILITARY MANOEUVRES 1861

MILITARY MANOEUVRES 1861
A Battalion forming a hollow square to receive cavalry. Date: 1861

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: INFANTRY MANOEUVRES 1861

INFANTRY MANOEUVRES 1861
A Battalion wheeling from line into open column, right in front. Date: 1861

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Greece - Greek Infantry troops in action on manoeuvres

Greece - Greek Infantry troops in action on manoeuvres. Date: circa 1907

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: A Crowd of People Watching a Alan Cobhams Flying Circus?

A Crowd of People Watching a Alan Cobhams Flying Circus?
A Crowd of People Watching a Alan Cobhams Flying Circus National Aviation Day Flypast at Dagenham, UK Date: 1930s

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: King George V - Our Sailor King

King George V - Our Sailor King
King George V (1865-1936) - Our Sailor King. The Royal Visit of the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert to the Kings Fleet at Weymouth, Dorset

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Winston Churchill with Kaiser Wilhelm II

Winston Churchill with Kaiser Wilhelm II
Photograph entitled Deadly Enemies Now! showing Winston Churchill at German army manoeuvres with the Kaiser, prior to the outbreak of World War One. Date: c. 1910

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Victorian Scrap - Navy Landing with Nordenfelt Gun

Victorian Scrap - Navy Landing with Nordenfelt Gun. late 19th century

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Victorian Scrap - Navy Landing Practice

Victorian Scrap - Navy Landing Practice. late 19th century

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Early British Military Aircraft above Stonehenge, Wiltshire

Early British Military Aircraft above Stonehenge, Wiltshire
Early British Military Aircraft on manoeuvres on Salisbury Plain - pictured here above Stonehenge (Wiltshire). The aircraft on the left is a Bristol Boxkite Biplane

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Autumn Manoeuvres, by Henry Hamilton

Autumn Manoeuvres, by Henry Hamilton, adapted from the German version, Herbstmanoever (Vienna, 1909), in turn based on the Hungarian version, Tartarjaras (Budapest, February 1908)

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Turkish Soldiers scale a training climbing wall

Turkish Soldiers scale a training climbing wall Date: 1909

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Machine Gunners on manoeuvres

Machine Gunners on manoeuvres
Photograph of machine gunners on manoeuvres.From photograph album of 93 photographs associated with the British Army in Ireland, 1911 (c)-1913. Date: circa 1911

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: 5th Royal Irish, Aldershot, August 1907

5th Royal Irish, Aldershot, August 1907
Photograph of recruits at musketry.From a printed booklet containing 17 photographs, 1907. Date: 1907

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: British Air Defence Exercises - Searchlight operators

British Air Defence Exercises - Searchlight operators
Air Defence Exercises - 90cm Anti-Aircraft Searchlight operators. Date: circa 1940

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Belgian Army returns from Exercises - Dunkirk - July 1915

Belgian Army returns from Exercises - Dunkirk - July 1915
Belgian Army returns from Exercises - Beach at Dunkirk, France - July 1915 1915

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Great French Military manoeuvres witnessed by Tsar Nicholas

Great French Military manoeuvres witnessed by Tsar Nicholas
The Franco-Russian alliance of 1892 established privileged relations between France and Russia. Reciprocal protocol exchanges and visits were organised

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: British Fleet - 4th Battle Squadron on Manoeuvres - 1923

British Fleet - 4th Battle Squadron on Manoeuvres - 1923
Photograph from the deck of the HMS Marlborough of three other Iron-Duke Class Battleships of the British Mediterranean Fleet (the HMS Emperor of India)

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: British Fleet - 4th Battle Squadron - Firing a 13. 5 salvo

British Fleet - 4th Battle Squadron - Firing a 13. 5 salvo
Photograph from the deck of the HMS Marlborough of one of the other Iron-Duke Class Battleships of the British Mediterranean Fleet (one of the HMS Emperor of India)

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: British Mediterranean Fleet Sports Day - The Stadium

British Mediterranean Fleet Sports Day - The Stadium
British Mediterranean Fleet Sports Day - The Ben-Marl Stadium, rigged up by the crews of the HMS Benbow and the HMS Marlborough of the 4th Battle Squadron

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Soldiers Lose their Way

Soldiers Lose their Way
During manoeuvres in a country district of England, some army officers have lost their way. Date: 1934

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: German Torpedo Practice

German Torpedo Practice
Torpedo practice, German navy. Date: 1898

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Cartoon, Acrobatics

Cartoon, Acrobatics. Is he an air ace? No, hes just a guy with love troubles ! Date: 1919

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Military manouvres 1894

Military manouvres 1894
Military manouvres in Britain, volunteers attack regulars at Aldershot Date: 1894

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Champ de Manoeuvres Roundabout, Algiers, Algeria

Champ de Manoeuvres Roundabout, Algiers, Algeria, with the Brasserie de la Bourse on the left. Date: circa 1910

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Winston Churchill and General French, 1910

Winston Churchill and General French, 1910
Winston Churchill (centre) with General French at manoeuvres on Salisbury heath, 1910 Date: 1910

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: US Cavalry on manoeuvres, Oahu Island, Hawaii, USA

US Cavalry on manoeuvres, Oahu Island, Hawaii, USA
US Cavalry machine gun platoon on field manoeuvres, Oahu Island, Hawaii, USA. Date: circa 1912

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Mr Asquith watching field operations, May 1914

Mr Asquith watching field operations, May 1914
Photograph of Herbert Asquith, watching field operations before the King in May 1914. The Sketch merges this picture with a painting of Wellington facing Napoleon

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Firefighting duck vehicle on manoeuvres

Firefighting duck vehicle on manoeuvres
A firefighting duck vehicle on manoeuvres in the Torpoint-Saltash area on 10 April 1946. This amphibious vehicle was loaned by the army. It could travel on land and water, and carried a crew of ten

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: American dreadnought, USS Pennsylvania, New York, USA

American dreadnought, USS Pennsylvania, New York, USA
View from the 31st storey of the Whitehall Building, New York, USA, showing the dreadnought USS Pennsylvania steaming down the river on the way to the sea, to take part in fleet manoeuvres

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Naval manoeuvres at Grimsby Docks by G. H. Davis

Naval manoeuvres at Grimsby Docks by G. H. Davis
The naval manoeuvres of 1913 -- the raid of the Reds upon Grimsby Docks. As described by the artist who was there to witness it

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Scene on the Humber during rain by G. H. Davis

Scene on the Humber during rain by G. H. Davis
With our naval artist at Grimsby. The biter bit -- a lively scene on the Humber during the rain, with a rocket exploding in the sky. Scene observed by G. H. Davis during manoeuvres. Date: 25 July 1913

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Naval manoeuvres of 1913 by G. H. Davis

Naval manoeuvres of 1913 by G. H. Davis
The naval manoeuvres of 1913. Torpedo versus gun -- the vulnerability of the battleship and the destroyer. Date: 1913

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Defeat of the Graf Spee by G. H. Davis

Defeat of the Graf Spee by G. H. Davis
The fight with the Admiral Graf Spee: factors in a classic example of naval battle tactics pictorially explained. Elements that played a part in the defeat of the ship by three British cruisers

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Military Manoeuvres on Salisbury Plain

Military Manoeuvres on Salisbury Plain
During the course of military manoeuvres on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, members of the Royal Artillery pass by watched by local people, with Stonehenge in the background. Date: September 1872

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Tank manoeuvres controlled by radio-telephony by G. H. Davis

Tank manoeuvres controlled by radio-telephony by G. H. Davis
Annotated illustration showing a company-commander broadcasting his orders to his section-commanders by wireless. The tank in the foreground is seen cut away diagrammatically to show the driver

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Russian Royalty Considering Military Manoeuvres

Russian Royalty Considering Military Manoeuvres
The Commander in Chief of the Russian Armies: Grand Duke Nikolay Nikolayevich Romanov of Russia (18561929) weighing up his options with Tsar Nicholas II. Date: circa 1910

Background imageManoeuvres Collection: Napoleon III and Troops

Napoleon III and Troops
LOUIS NAPOLEON III reviewing his troops during manoeuvres at the camp at Chalons. Date: 1808 - 1873



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