Soldiers

Composite of seven photographs arranged as an illustration. Identified as: "'Service for Poland' a Polish paramilitary organization has 1,000,000 members. Photo shows members competing for organizations military medal." Further identification given on back of photograph in a foreign language. Publication given as "Swiat", July 12, 1953.

Exterior view of a row of unidentified soldiers standing in formation with their guns. Identification with photo reads: "Rumania maintains half a million men in Army and security forces combined. Photo shows Rumanian infantrymen." Illustration for publication "Imagini Militare" for January 1953.

Exterior view of a group of unidentified soldiers lined up and ready to receive their weapons before a training exercise. May be Czech troops. Only identification given reads: "Distribution of arms before training." Appears to have been an illustration for a publication, "Svet V Obrazech," October 4, 1952.

Exterior view showing three unidentified men taking part in a camouflage training drill. Identification reads: "Camouflage and infiltration tactics are emphasized in satellite armies. Photo shows Rumanian soldiers on camouflage drill." Photo used as an illustration in "Imagini militare," October, 1953.

Interior view showing a group of unidentified young military recruits seated below a picture of Joseph Stalin. Identification of photograph reads: "The average Rumanian draft class totals between 120,000 and 145,000 young men. Photo shows recruits receiving instruction. (Note the Soviet type uniform.)" Illustration for publication "Imagini Militare" for January 1953.

Small group of soldiers in the act of igniting something in a field. Full identification written in foreign language. Handwritten on back: "Friends of Soldiers League has more than a million members." Believed to be Polish location.

Group of children in school uniform intermingled with soldiers and either watching or participating in an event. Identification in foreign language. Believed to be Prague, Czechoslovakia. Identified as "Svet V Obrazech, No. 18, Prag, 9. Mai 1953 (Czech illustrated).

Exterior view of three unidentified young men running on an unknown road with guns in their hands. Photograph includes two identifications. (1) "Czech Union for Cooperation with the Army has about 600,000 members. Here are members participating in combination cross-country run and shooting competition." Other identification reads: "On the 21 and 22 of June 1952, organi[zed] by the Union for cooperation with the army. Shooting competition of a 3-man patrol."

View of four unidentified Czech soldiers with communication devices in hand. Identified as: "Equipment as well as training of satellites is, according to Allied authorities, constantly improving. Here Czech troops are advancing with field radio-phones."

Group of military soldiers lined up in formation and holding their guns, perhaps marching in a parade. Identified as an illustration, "Imagini militare", August 1953. Location probably Romania or a country behind the Iron Curtain.