Images of War
 

I, as do many here, spend an unexcusable amount of time in browsing at images of past conflicts. In what most likely will be an unsuccessful attempt to liven up the evening a little, let's try something. I will post an image from a period of war. Whoever can correctly identify the conflict, correct time frame, location, and if possible the photographer will post the next photo.
The identifier's information reference the photo must however be substantiated. Here's mine:


http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmast...a_big_pic1.jpg


any takers?

If I remember correctly this is from the Franco war, just before WW2, taken in Spain.

Good idea Glen,

Ed

A Spanish Militiaman during the Spanish civil war, circa 1936? Photograph by Capa.

Ron

Absoultely right. 1936, Robert Capa, death of a Loyalist soldier in an assault. Ed, I'll have that item you sent me finished tomorrow. Ron, you were the closest. Your turn to post one. Here is the provenance:

Capaâ??s 1936 photograph of a Spanish Republican (Loyalist) militiaman collapsing into death, the so-called Falling Soldier. (Its proper title is "Loyalist Militiaman at the Moment of Death, Cerro Muriano, September 5, 1936."

rk

Okay, ya'll get a break on this one. Photographer is not identified.



http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload/105_0525_copy1.jpg

Spanish America War, Rough Riders, preparation for charge up
San Juan Hill, July 1st 1898

BINGO!! From page 59 "The Krag Rifle Story". The 16th Infantry armed with model 1892 Krag rifles.

http://www.korteng.com/KWjpg/inchvp.jpg


This is it for me tonight, have to get up at 0400 to get another deer. Will check back in then

rk

Well , I'm taking a WAG here.

1st Marines landing on Peleiu 1944.

Iwo Jima, 1945


Although it could have been many islands. I see the end of a carbine, can't tell by the helmets or other gear ;)

ed

Inchon

The Lt with the carbine rec'd the Congressional Medal Of Honor shortly after this photo was taken:

Assault on Red Beach, 5th Marines, 9/15/50
Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez.

First Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez charges over the sea-wall at Red Beach, and soon after sacrificed his life for his comrades.

Lt. Lopez was awarded the Medal of Honor.

The Korean War book East of Chosin is very fascinating, really makes you think how those poor guys made it.


ed

I know that we both didn't get it right, but here is one:

http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload..._photos_06.jpg
Photographer Andrei Freidmann, famously known by his working name Robert Capa, was one the greatest contributors of World War II imagery. His picture of the D-Day invasion is one of 11 remaining pictures captured from the historic battle-- four film rolls were destroyed after a darkroom employee overheated the negatives in the drying cabinet. Life magazine published the photos anyway, telling readers that the surviving images were out of focus.

Omaha Beach , June 6, 1944. D-Day invasion.

Correct:
Photographer Andrei Freidmann, famously known by his working name Robert Capa, was one of the greatest contributors of World War II imagery. His picture of the D-Day invasion is one of 11 remaining pictures captured from the historic battle-- four film rolls were destroyed after a darkroom employee overheated the negatives in the drying cabinet. Life magazine published the photos anyway, telling readers that the surviving images were out of focus.

..people make computer games recreating D-Day, with as realistic sound as possible. So that kids/teenagers can "experience" it and have fun.. developers make their money, without respect for those who fought and died.

Always grateful.

Terrain looks like Tarawa, pillbox reduction, Nov 1943, USMC, could also be Pelieu.

Make a discision, which is it ? Vanna can sell you a vowel :D

Can't really tell. The sand is white so its isn't Iwo Jima, Bougainville was in the swamps and low lands as was Guadalcanal plus they have M1s instead of 03A3s, most Tarawa photos are of the seawall. Okinawa is more plains and forests, this is on a beach with rather steep terrain. I'll go with inland fighting at Tarawa.

rk

Page 37 "U.S. Navy War Photographs"

" The Marines inch forward against suicidal resistance on Peleliu Island."

Photo by Pfc John Smith USMCR.




I'll let you have it.

Ron

Tarawa, I think. My Dad was Petty officer on an LCT there and had very similar pictures of the beach area about a week later. Same white sugar sand. He always said they pulled in as close as they could get to the beach and the it was a hell of artillery and machine gun fire. And all those marines just marched on down the ramps like it was a drill.

Should have waited for the right answer :-) Dad did Peleliu also.