Flamethrower Collection

The Deer Hunter (1978)
Robert De Niro as Michael using a flamethrower in Michael Ciminos classic war film

Red leaf palm, Chambeyronia macrocarpa
Red leaf palm or flamethrower palm tree, Chambeyronia macrocarpa (Kentia luciani). Chromolithograph by P. de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1882

French Attack North of Hurtebise; Triggered assault waves of the 152nd... Creator: Unknown
French Attack North of Hurtebise; Triggered assault waves of the 152nd, June 25, 1917, at 6 p.m. 5, for the attack on a stubborn spur northwest of Hurtebise; on the right

Ce que L'ennemi a Voulu; La : une attaque a l'aide de Lance-Flammes, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Ce que L'ennemi a Voulu; La : une attaque a l'aide de Lance-Flammes, 1917. First World War: What The Enemy Wanted; The War of Fire': an attack using flamethrower

Ce que L'ennemi a Voulu; Une diabolique invention allemande que les allies ont du adopter... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Ce que L'ennemi a Voulu; Une diabolique invention allemande que les allies ont du adopter: les jets de liquide enflamme, 1917

Ce que L'ennemi a Voulu; Une diabolique invention allemande que les allies ont du adopter... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Ce que L'ennemi a Voulu; Une diabolique invention allemande que les allies ont du adopter: les jets de liquide enflamme, 1917

La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; du 5 au 11 janvier 1919 a Berlin; la guerre... 1919 Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; du 5 au 11 janvier 1919 a Berlin; la guerre civile a l'aide d'engins modernes: une equipe de lance-flammes, 1919

En Alsace; Une prise: appareil allemand servant a projeter du goudron enflamme, 1915. Creator: Unknown
En Alsace; Une prise: appareil allemand servant a projeter du goudron enflamme, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

World War II battle for Senio River in Italy, a flamethrower
Vintage World War II photograph - 8th Army battle for the Senio River in Italy, a flamethrower in action

The Wasp is a Universal Carrier fitted with a flamethrower. (Picture) Close-up of a " Wasp" flamethrower during Second World War. Circa 25th August 1944

The Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 also known as the Ack Pack, was a British design of flamethrower for infantry use in the Second World War

French army officer in a blockhouse, armed with a machine gun, single-handedly holding off two batallions of Germans
6000418 French army officer in a blockhouse, armed with a machine gun, single-handedly holding off two batallions of Germans during the defence of the Bois des Caures, Battle of Verdun, World War I

WWI German stormtroopers armed with flamethrower advance, supported by a captured British Mark IV tank
870199 WWI German stormtroopers armed with flamethrower advance, supported by a captured British Mark IV tank, 1918 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century)

Heroic patrols around Tobruk (colour litho)
2778564 Heroic patrols around Tobruk (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heroic patrols around Tobruk)

Liquid fire, first employed by the Germans, succesfully adopted by the Allies
STC359786 Liquid fire, first employed by the Germans, succesfully adopted by the Allies, 1914-19 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

The victorious advance of the Black Arrows on the Santander front (colour litho)
2783724 The victorious advance of the Black Arrows on the Santander front (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The great battle in the Marmarica (colour litho)
2778616 The great battle in the Marmarica (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The great battle in the Marmarica)

Heavy flamethrowers installed for the defence of English Channel ports. 5th June 1945

Picture showing how Britain prepared for an attempted invasion by German forces during the Second World War. Weapons developed by the Petroleum Warfare Department include this vertical flame throwing

The German Flammenwerfer. (1919). Creator: Unknown
The German " Flammenwerfer". (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: French soldiers are here shown testing the flame-projectors captured by them from the Germans

Some Spoils of the Battle-field, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Some Spoils of the Battle-field, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The first use of flame-projectors (flammenwerfer)

H - An Alphabet by Hans Weiditz, c1520-1521, (1908). Creator: Hans Weiditz
H - An Alphabet by Hans Weiditz, c1520-1521, (1908). After designs by Durer. From " The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, Volume 12 - October 1907 to March 1908"

French troops using flamethrowers to flush out Germans from their shelters, Cantigny, France, 1918. French flamethrower teams supported the attack by the American 1st Division on the village of

An M4A3E8 76mm armed Sherman tank with flame thrower
September 9, 1944 - An M4A3E8 76mm armed Sherman tank with flame thrower during the Second World War

WORLD WAR I: FLAMETHROWER. An Allied soldier with a German flamethrower during World War I. Photograph, 1914-1918

WORLD WAR I: FLAMETHROWER. Liquid fire being used on the west front to rout the enemy from protected positions in woods at left. Photographed during World War I, 1914-1918

WORLD WAR I: CANTIGNY, 1918. Americans with flamethrowers at the Battle of Cantigny, France, 28 May 1918

WORLD WAR I: FLAMETHROWER. Stereograph view of a soldier with a flamethrower taken from Austrian forces in Capitello, Italy, 1914-1918

Greek Fire
A galley of the Byzantine navy envelops an enemy vessel in Greek Fire, a process of spraying burning fluid through a tube, circa 900 AD

Flame-throwing tank and U. S. Marines rifleman moving up to the front lines during the Battle of Okinawa, 11 May 1945
WORLD WAR II: OKINAWA. Flame-throwing tank and U.S. Marines rifleman moving up to the front lines during the Battle of Okinawa, 11 May 1945

British flamethrower, World War I C016 / 4575
British flamethrower. Smoke and flames from a large projector-type flamethrower developed by the British. The largest British flamethrower developed in this period, during and after World War I

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"Unleashing the Fury: The Unforgettable Power of the Flamethrower" From the gripping scenes in "The Deer Hunter (1978)" to the fiery battles of World War II, the flamethrower has left an indelible mark on history. Its destructive force is matched only by its mesmerizing beauty, as flames dance and devour everything in their path. Imagine standing amidst a forest of red leaf palms, like Chambeyronia macrocarpa, engulfed by a wall of fire unleashed by this fearsome weapon. In World War II's battle for Senio River in Italy, soldiers wielding flamethrowers became living infernos, turning enemy positions into charred remnants. One such flamethrower was the Portable No 2, also known as the Ack Pack. This compact yet deadly device allowed soldiers to rain down liquid fire upon their foes with devastating precision. It evokes images of a French army officer defiantly holding off two German battalions during World War I's Battle of Verdun from within a blockhouse armed with a machine gun. Flamethrowers were not limited to defensive tactics; they played crucial roles in offensive operations too. Stormtroopers armed with these fiery weapons advanced alongside captured British Mark IV tanks during WWI's final days. Their combined might struck fear into enemy lines and turned tides on countless battlefields. In heroic patrols around Tobruk or during Stalingrad's extreme resistance, flamethrowers proved instrumental in breaking through fortified defenses and demoralizing enemies trapped within their own fortifications. Liquid fire became an equalizer - first employed by Germans but later successfully adopted by Allies - leveling playing fields and changing warfare forever. Witnessing German Flammenwerfer troops advancing relentlessly amid color lithographs depicting victorious Black Arrows on Santander front or great battles fought across Marmarica leaves one awestruck at both their audacity and destructive power.