Photos From Korea to the Falkland Islands - colourised images of conflicts after World War II.
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On the 21st of May 1968, 4RAR departed Brisbane for Vietnam aboard HMAS Sydney, relieving 2RAR on the 1st of June 1968. During its tour, 4RAR was based at Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy province and was joined with V3 and W1 Companies, Royal New Zealand Regiment. On the 2nd of June, the combined force was formally renamed 4RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion.
During its year long tour in South Vietnam the Battalion completed 11 major operations and 5 operations of company size across 270 days. It also maintained a company group at all times on the Horseshoe feature four miles south-east of Nui Dat.
The scope of operations was widely varied to include offensive reconnaissance’s in force, defensive operations (mainly in the Long Binh-Binh Hoa area), destruction of enemy assets and pacification and food denial operations.
Notable operations included Operation HAWKESBURY and Operation GOODWOOD. In 1969, the Battalion would also participate in Operation FEDERAL and OVERLANDER, both of which occurred in the neighbouring Binh Hoa province, before returning to Phuoc Tuy in April.
As a result of some 90 contacts with the enemy, the Battalion lost 19 men killed in action and 84 wounded in action. It accounted for more than 300 enemy dead.
The battalion was replaced by 6RAR on 1 May 1969 and departed for Australia on 19 May. The Battalion returned home to Australia and was welcomed by a memorable reception during a march through the city of Brisbane. It would return for a second tour of Vietnam in 1971.
During its year long tour in South Vietnam the Battalion completed 11 major operations and 5 operations of company size across 270 days. It also maintained a company group at all times on the Horseshoe feature four miles south-east of Nui Dat.
The scope of operations was widely varied to include offensive reconnaissance’s in force, defensive operations (mainly in the Long Binh-Binh Hoa area), destruction of enemy assets and pacification and food denial operations.
Notable operations included Operation HAWKESBURY and Operation GOODWOOD. In 1969, the Battalion would also participate in Operation FEDERAL and OVERLANDER, both of which occurred in the neighbouring Binh Hoa province, before returning to Phuoc Tuy in April.
As a result of some 90 contacts with the enemy, the Battalion lost 19 men killed in action and 84 wounded in action. It accounted for more than 300 enemy dead.
The battalion was replaced by 6RAR on 1 May 1969 and departed for Australia on 19 May. The Battalion returned home to Australia and was welcomed by a memorable reception during a march through the city of Brisbane. It would return for a second tour of Vietnam in 1971.
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18 Mar 1966.
LTC Rutland D Beard, Commander 1-12 th Cav, 1st Brigade, talks with LTC Cranford, Commander 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, on LZ Spades after Battalion Command Post move on 18 March. Photograph one of many taken by my father (then) Major Otto L. Cantrall while with the 1st Air Cav in Vietnam August 1965 (he went with Advance party) to 1966."
Photo provided by: Miles Cantrall
LTC Rutland D Beard, Commander 1-12 th Cav, 1st Brigade, talks with LTC Cranford, Commander 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, on LZ Spades after Battalion Command Post move on 18 March. Photograph one of many taken by my father (then) Major Otto L. Cantrall while with the 1st Air Cav in Vietnam August 1965 (he went with Advance party) to 1966."
Photo provided by: Miles Cantrall
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Men of the 1st Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment have a smoke while waiting for dusk to fall before joining a patrol into no-man's land at the Hook, near Kaesong.
June 1953.
Also note within photograph there is a KATCOM ( Korean Augmentation Troops Commonwealth) from May 1952 Korean troops were included within Commonwealth units as replacements to make up numbers during periods of troop rotations.
The soldiers were given standard 16 week training at ROKA(US) training centre with further specialist training on British/Commonwealth weaponry.
On average each British Battalion recieved 94 Katcoms averaging 2 per section (squad).
Australians and Canadians 100 per Battalion.
making a total of 1000 across 1st Commonwealth Division.
All Soldiers wear the USMC M52 fragmentation vest
photosource-IWM © BF 11048
Ministry of Defence Official Collection.
Photographer- Unknown.
June 1953.
Also note within photograph there is a KATCOM ( Korean Augmentation Troops Commonwealth) from May 1952 Korean troops were included within Commonwealth units as replacements to make up numbers during periods of troop rotations.
The soldiers were given standard 16 week training at ROKA(US) training centre with further specialist training on British/Commonwealth weaponry.
On average each British Battalion recieved 94 Katcoms averaging 2 per section (squad).
Australians and Canadians 100 per Battalion.
making a total of 1000 across 1st Commonwealth Division.
All Soldiers wear the USMC M52 fragmentation vest
photosource-IWM © BF 11048
Ministry of Defence Official Collection.
Photographer- Unknown.
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A Mark III( 20 pounder 84mm) Centurian tank of the 5th Royal Tank Regiment(RTR)
Protecting the tank from "enemy" during this Battalion training exercise are Assault Pioneers, Corporal Jim Hyde of Red Hill Queensland and Private L.D.(Snowy) Trenerud of King Island, 3 RAR(Royal Australian Regiment). Korea: 38th parallel 28th March 1954.
Photosource- Australian War Memorial
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Photographer-Philip Oliver Hobson
(Trivia Fact: During the bitter winter each tank had to put straw under the tracks when parked for long hours in defensive positions or the tracks would freeze to the ground and engines started every half hour.
(Source 5 RTR and 8th Hussars Korean Veterans)
Protecting the tank from "enemy" during this Battalion training exercise are Assault Pioneers, Corporal Jim Hyde of Red Hill Queensland and Private L.D.(Snowy) Trenerud of King Island, 3 RAR(Royal Australian Regiment). Korea: 38th parallel 28th March 1954.
Photosource- Australian War Memorial
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Photographer-Philip Oliver Hobson
(Trivia Fact: During the bitter winter each tank had to put straw under the tracks when parked for long hours in defensive positions or the tracks would freeze to the ground and engines started every half hour.
(Source 5 RTR and 8th Hussars Korean Veterans)
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Operation Lam Son 719 February 8th - 25th March 1971.
South Vietnamese Army Forces are dropped off by US UH-1's (Huey's)
Mission goal was to distrupt the Communist supply and filtration network along route 9(Ho Chi Minh Trail) adjacent to the two Northern provences of South Vietnam,The operation was supported by American Forces.
South Vietnamese Army Forces are dropped off by US UH-1's (Huey's)
Mission goal was to distrupt the Communist supply and filtration network along route 9(Ho Chi Minh Trail) adjacent to the two Northern provences of South Vietnam,The operation was supported by American Forces.
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A Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC) member of the ‘London District, shows her brand new tattoo to her fellow enlistees.
During the Second World War (1939-45) the women of the Auxiliary Territorial Service took on increasingly diverse roles. But, like their predecessors in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, they were still prevented from fighting. Their groundbreaking work was taken up in the post-war era by a new force, the Women’s Royal Army Corps.
The Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC) was formed in 1949. It absorbed the remaining troops of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), a wartime female force established to free up men for active service. The WRAC's creation marked the first time that women were subject to all sections of the Army Act.
The corps eventually included all women serving in the Army except medical and veterinary orderlies, chaplains and nurses. It was common for women of the WRAC to serve with other Army regiments on long-term attachments, such as with the Royal Corps of Signals, but retaining their WRAC cap badge. This opened up more and more roles to women.
In 1952, ranks in the WRAC were aligned with the rest of the British Army. Eventually, women worked in over 40 trades, including as staff officers, clerks, chefs, dog handlers, communications operators, drivers, intelligence analysts, military police women, and postal and courier operators.
But there were some areas of Army service where progression was slower. It was not until the 1980s that women were allowed to train in, carry and use firearms. And it wasn’t until 1984 that women were allowed to undergo their officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Before then, they had a separate training college, the Women’s Royal Army Corps College, Camberley.
During the Second World War (1939-45) the women of the Auxiliary Territorial Service took on increasingly diverse roles. But, like their predecessors in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, they were still prevented from fighting. Their groundbreaking work was taken up in the post-war era by a new force, the Women’s Royal Army Corps.
The Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC) was formed in 1949. It absorbed the remaining troops of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), a wartime female force established to free up men for active service. The WRAC's creation marked the first time that women were subject to all sections of the Army Act.
The corps eventually included all women serving in the Army except medical and veterinary orderlies, chaplains and nurses. It was common for women of the WRAC to serve with other Army regiments on long-term attachments, such as with the Royal Corps of Signals, but retaining their WRAC cap badge. This opened up more and more roles to women.
In 1952, ranks in the WRAC were aligned with the rest of the British Army. Eventually, women worked in over 40 trades, including as staff officers, clerks, chefs, dog handlers, communications operators, drivers, intelligence analysts, military police women, and postal and courier operators.
But there were some areas of Army service where progression was slower. It was not until the 1980s that women were allowed to train in, carry and use firearms. And it wasn’t until 1984 that women were allowed to undergo their officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Before then, they had a separate training college, the Women’s Royal Army Corps College, Camberley.
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South Vietnam, September, 1967: A soldier from the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry pauses during a 25th Infantry Division, 1st Brigade helicopter assault just south of the Ho Bo Woods. Three companies swept north from the landing zone to clear the area and assess bomb damage from a B-52 raid earlier in the day. One of the companies, trailing as a reaction force, was ambushed and engaged in a 45-minute fire fight.
By John Dittmann for ©Stars and Stripes
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©Color By Johnny Sirlande for historic photo restored in color
By John Dittmann for ©Stars and Stripes
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©Color By Johnny Sirlande for historic photo restored in color
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65 years ago, on June 28 and 29, 1956, there were workers' protests, which turned into street fights. The communist authorities used the army to suppress them.
About 8,000 soldiers, 300 tanks, several dozen armored personnel carriers and airplanes were sent to the streets of Poznań.
Poznań was the first city to rebel.
About 8,000 soldiers, 300 tanks, several dozen armored personnel carriers and airplanes were sent to the streets of Poznań.
Poznań was the first city to rebel.
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French air force plane destroyed in Bizerte Tunisia, after Tunisian Artillery bombed Sidi Ahmed air base occupied by the French Bizerte crisis 1961.
source: http://www.aha-helico-air.asso.fr/bizerte.htm
source: http://www.aha-helico-air.asso.fr/bizerte.htm
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Here's another to keep that buccaneer love alive,
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What's the back story on that unit? Looks like a variety of kit.
Edit to add - I found they're Dutch but all the links were in that language.
Edit to add - I found they're Dutch but all the links were in that language.
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Dutch General P.L.G Doorman visiting tank crews of 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment nicknamed Battalion "Friesland" in Cimahi, West Java, The Dutch East Indies. September 1946.
Note the captured Japanese Type 89 I-Go medium tank in display.
Note the captured Japanese Type 89 I-Go medium tank in display.
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