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Gallery of Military Photos, Posters & Documents

Welcome to the Olive-Drab.com Gallery of Military Photos, Posters & Documents, an outstanding collection of military photos from World War II to the present, plus wartime posters, field and technical manuals, and many other interesting items.

Korea Bob Hope USO Show 1950 Photo
Korea Bob Hope USO Show 1950 Photo

Today in WW II: 17 Sep 1939 Soviet troops invade Poland from the east.  More 
17 Sep 1944 Thousands of Allied planes begin airborne assault on Holland, Operation Market Garden.
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Gallery of Military Photos, Posters & Documents

This collection was developed during years of sourcing photos and other items for the Olive-Drab.com website. It includes both well known images -- like the Iwo Jima flag raising -- along with many rare and extremely interesting items. The poster collection gathers many fine examples of war time recruiting, bond sales, and propaganda posters for your review. Documents such as Field Manuals and Technical Manuals as well as interesting items of militaria are included.

This page is a Category listing. Choose the category you are interested in from the list below, then click on it to see an array of thumbnail images of the items in that category. A randomly selected example is at the top of this page.

Military Vehicle Photos

Find additional photos and hi-res versions of military wheeled vehicles, armor and other tracked vehicles, and artillery at the Olive-Drab Military Mashup:

1945 photo of a U.S. Navy (and USMC) International Harvester M-5H-6 2 1/2-ton 6x6 cargo truck, pulling a parade float with a lighter truck on board.
Build-up for the invasion of Italy at Palermo, Sicily, July 1943.  Truck-mounted 20-ton crane M2, CCKW cargo trucks, and a tractor/trailer visible.
Federal 94x43 truck, Ledo Road, WWII.
Captain J. B. Harrison, in command of the first mobile optical unit, is working with some of the equipment. The mobile unit was able to make or repair spectacles in the field. Comprised of a 2 1/2-ton GMC CCKW truck with a 1-ton trailer, it carries optical machinery and equipment and a full assortment of lenses. All of the equipment is removable and can be set up in a tent wherever the truck happens to be operating. A generator supplies power for the apparatus.  Photo: American Optical Company.
Marines from Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, stand at parade rest in front of various trucks and tanks restored by Master Gunnery Sgt. James C. King, motor transport chief, 1st Marine Division. 75 vehicles from different eras, including World War II, Vietnam and Desert Storm, are housed in the Camp Pendleton Mechanized Museum.  The event was photographed 16 January 2009.
Truck, Ambulance: Front Line, 1/4-Ton, 4x4, M-170 (Variant of M-38A1). Photo from Berlin-Patrol 2011, courtesy of Abraham Telvi.

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