Mobilization Collection

Poster from World War I ordering general mobilization, Sunday, August 2, 1914
France, 20th century, First World War - Armee de Terre et Armee de Mer. Ordre de Mobilisation Generale. Poster ordering general mobilization, Sunday, August 2, 1914

London Territorial regiments at the start of WWI
Just before the British Army was mobilised following the outbreak of World War I, a number of London Territorial regiments were on their war to camp for their annual training when they were ordered

Adm. Osterhaus at City Hall, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Adm. Osterhaus at City Hall, 1912. Shows U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus (1851-1927), at City Hall, New York City during a naval mobilization.

Osterhaus at City Hall, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Osterhaus at City Hall, 1912. Shows U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus (1851-1927), at City Hall, New York City during a naval mobilization.

The Red Laughter, Satirical in Colours, 1918_8_3: War of 14 -18: Anniversary " Four years today we put it
ICA4848170 The Red Laughter, Satirical in Colours, 1918_8_3: War of 14 -18: Anniversary " Four years today we put it

Nevers, Nievre (58): Soldiers pose before leaving the front, 1915
LUX4728308 Nevers, Nievre (58): Soldiers pose before leaving the front, 1915; (add.info.: Nevers, Nievre (58): Soldiers pose before leaving the front, 1915); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Postcard, N & B: photo card - War of 14 -18, Photography, Train, Mobilisation - Horses Horses, Soldiers
ICA4837278 Postcard, N & B: photo card - War of 14 -18, Photography, Train, Mobilisation - Horses Horses, Soldiers; (add.info.: Postcard, N & B: photo card - War of 14 -18, Photography, Train)

France: A woman kisses her son who goes to war, 1914
LUX4801770 France: A woman kisses her son who goes to war, 1914; (add.info.: France: A woman kisses her son who goes to war, 1914); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Truppentransport / Troop Transport (colour litho)
8666302 Truppentransport / Troop Transport (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Truppentransport)

Spanish officer and his servant departing from the war, "Album of the Carlists troops of Aragon"
AIS5333657 Spanish officer and his servant departing from the war, "Album of the Carlists troops of Aragon", 1835 (lithograph); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spain)

Poilu going to the front, First World War (postcard)
PCT5618363 Poilu going to the front, First World War (postcard); (add.info.: First world war 14-18 (1914 - 1918) : fancy postcard showing a french soldier (poilu)

Postcard, in Colors, 1915_7: Song of the Depart - War of 14 -18, Allies, Patriotism, Mobilization - Soldiers
ICA4839477 Postcard, in Colors, 1915_7: Song of the Depart - War of 14 -18, Allies, Patriotism, Mobilization - Soldiers; (add.info.: Postcard, in Colors, 1915_7: Song of the Depart - War of 14 -18)

Postcard, N & B, 1914: The European conflict in 1914 Depart of the mobilises - War of 14 -18, Photography
ICA4837271 Postcard, N & B, 1914: The European conflict in 1914 Depart of the mobilises - War of 14 -18, Photography, Mobilisation - Soldiers; (add.info.: Postcard, N & B)

1st World War: Soldier of the 66th Regiment of Tours, March 1915, Tours, France - Autochrome anonymous
LUX4696078 1st World War: Soldier of the 66th Regiment of Tours, March 1915, Tours, France - Autochrome anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: 1st World War)

France, Lorraine: A group of soldiers takes their horse to the ferrant marechal before going to battle
LUX4756547 France, Lorraine: A group of soldiers takes their horse to the ferrant marechal before going to battle, 1914 - 20th regiment

First World War: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Departure in front of the train station of Tours before
LUX4797969 First World War: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Departure in front of the train station of Tours before the departure of the soldiers for the front

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Boulevard Beranger, mobilization of soldier Henri Lemaitre with military
LUX4797938 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Boulevard Beranger, mobilization of soldier Henri Lemaitre with military car De Dion-Bouton, 1914 - car registered: 187-UY; (add.info.: France)

First World War: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: August 1914, general mobilization
LUX4797959 First World War: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: August 1914, general mobilization, the men of troops were prepared to take the train, leaving at the front

First World War: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: August 1914, general mobilization
LUX4797951 First World War: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: August 1914, general mobilization, men of troops apprehended to take the train, depart to the front

Starting of the head-quarters of the combined army in Siberia, c1919. Creator: Unknown
Starting of the head-quarters of the combined army in Siberia, c1919

Mustering. Scenes of life during the Biedermeier period. Creator: Opiz, Georg Emanuel (1775-1841)
Mustering. Scenes of life during the Biedermeier period. Private Collection

Spain. Civil War. Demonstration in Madrid calling to mobilization against the milutary uprising (July 1936). SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. Salamanca. Archivo Hist󲩣o Nacional

Spanish Civil War Valenciano La Movilizacion
spanish, civil, war, valenciano, la, movilizacion, general, te, transformara, en, defensor, de, tu, patria, valencian, the, mobilization, will, convert, you, into, a, defender, of, motherland

Pourquoi dors tu ? - Why do you sleep, man? par Zvorykin, Boris Vasilievich (1872-after 1935), - Chromolithography, 70
FIA5403517 Pourquoi dors tu ? - Why do you sleep, man? par Zvorykin, Boris Vasilievich (1872-after 1935), - Chromolithography, 70, 5x54 - Private Collection by Zvorykin

One-Year Volunteer Lance-Corporal - Schiele, Egon (1890-1918) - 1916 - Pencil, Gouache on paper - 48x31
FIA5394834 One-Year Volunteer Lance-Corporal - Schiele, Egon (1890-1918) - 1916 - Pencil, Gouache on paper - 48x31, 3 - Leopold Museum, Vienna by Schiele, Egon (1890-1918); Leopold Museum, Vienna

L adieu du conscrit (The Conscripts Farewell) - Peinture de Ferdinand Georg Waldmueller (1793-1865)
FIA5386778 L adieu du conscrit (The Conscripts Farewell) - Peinture de Ferdinand Georg Waldmueller (1793-1865), huile sur bois (59x74 cm), 1854 - Leopold Museum

Photography - Stereo glass plate on the First World War
JLJ4640314 Photography - Stereo glass plate on the First World War: Conscripts in a Parisian barracks after the mobilization

Jacques Marie Gaston Onfroy de Breville dit JOB (1858-1931) - History of Belgium
JLJ4640656 Jacques Marie Gaston Onfroy de Breville dit JOB (1858-1931) - History of Belgium: Enrolement des volunteers pour l armee des patriotes au cafe du Coffy, Private Collection by Job

Red Laughter, Satirical in Colors, 1915_5_8: War of 14 -18, Life of the soldier
ICA4851166 Red Laughter, Satirical in Colors, 1915_5_8: War of 14 -18, Life of the soldier, Belligerants and symbols, Flowers

General Mobilization Order, 1939
LSE4101099 General Mobilization Order, 1939 by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: General Mobilization Order, 1939); Photo eLeonard de Selva; out of copyright

The troops of the Napoleonic French army cross the river of Bidasoa, 1808 (litho)
AIS5333681 The troops of the Napoleonic French army cross the river of Bidasoa, 1808 (litho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Biblioteca de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; (add.info.: Spain (1808)

War 1914-1918. Poster for the Order of General Mobilization of the Armee de terre et
XEE4406351 War 1914-1918. Poster for the Order of General Mobilization of the Armee de terre et l Armee de mer, August 2, 1914. by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: War 1914-1918)

French propaganda poster for LVF (Legion of French Volunteers Against Bolshevism) c
XEE4159698 French propaganda poster for LVF (Legion of French Volunteers Against Bolshevism) c. 1941 - Second World War: anti-communist propaganda poster to encourage men to join the LVF

The headline of the Journal "The work"of July 7 and 8
XEE4159693 The headline of the Journal " The work" of July 7 and 8, 1941 - Legion des Vontaires FranAzais contre Bolshevism (LVF) by French School

War in Egypt - The emissaries of Arabi Pasha recruiting soldiers among the tribes to
XEE4152072 War in Egypt - The emissaries of Arabi Pasha recruiting soldiers among the tribes to fight against the British - Arabi Pasha (Orabi Pasha, Ahmed Urabi) (1841-1911)

Mobilization of the Greek army in the streets of Athenes
XEE4139409 Mobilization of the Greek army in the streets of Athenes. You can see the Acropolis and the Parthenon. A newspaper

American 306 Field Signal Battalion leaves Lexington, South Carolina for Europe
702024 American 306 Field Signal Battalion leaves Lexington, South Carolina for Europe, May 1918 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Second World War (1939-1945): Passers-by read the mobilization posters in September 1939
JLJ4567143 Second World War (1939-1945): Passers-by read the mobilization posters in September 1939 by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Second World War (1939-1945)

La Chanson illustree (magazine), number 74, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4935389 La Chanson illustree (magazine), number 74, Satirique en Couleurs, circa 1870: L anthem des volontaires - Guerre 1870-1871, Patriotisme - Illustration by Hadol (1835-1875) by Hadol

The skeleton of Death leads a young Recruit to join the Army, leaving his girl and family behind
FLO4690453 The skeleton of Death leads a young Recruit to join the Army, leaving his girl and family behind. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

La mobilisation en 1914 en Allemagne - The Mobilization in 1914
FIA5402567 La mobilisation en 1914 en Allemagne - The Mobilization in 1914. Image to Schools History Teaching par Roehling, Carl (1849-1922), 1915 - Colour lithograph - Private Collection by Rohling

Guardians of the Peace mobilizes (1871). Eau forte en couleurs
LSE4335432 Guardians of the Peace mobilizes (1871). Eau forte en couleurs, pour illustration " Histoire du corps des gardiens de la paix" book published under the auspices of Louis Lepine

Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 - Cossacks acclaiming Tsar Nicholas II before departing for
XEE4159142 Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 - Cossacks acclaiming Tsar Nicholas II before departing for the Far East to fight the Japanese in " Le Petit Journal"

First World War: General Mobilization Order August 2, 1914. 20th century poster
JLJ4673321 First World War: General Mobilization Order August 2, 1914. 20th century poster. Paris, Musee De l Armee by French School, (20th century); Musee de la Marine, Paris

The Italians of Tunisia (colour litho)
2784172 The Italians of Tunisia (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Italians of Tunisia)

Guardians of the Peace mobilizes (1870-1871). Eau forte en couleurs
LSE4335435 Guardians of the Peace mobilizes (1870-1871). Eau forte en couleurs, pour illustration " Histoire du corps des gardiens de la paix" book published under the auspices of Louis

Order of mobilization in France September 02, 1939 - Order of mobilization generale
XEE4159824 Order of mobilization in France September 02, 1939 - Order of mobilization generale, 1939 - Begin of the Second World War: order of mobilization generale in France for September 2

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"Mobilization: Uniting Nations in Times of Conflict" In the early days of World War I, London Territorial regiments stood ready to answer the call for mobilization, as tensions escalated across Europe. Meanwhile, in Spain during the Civil War, a powerful demonstration erupted on the streets of Madrid, symbolizing the mobilization of passionate individuals fighting for their beliefs. The Spanish Civil War also witnessed Valenciano La Movilizacion, an event that brought together people from all walks of life to defend their homeland. The artwork "Pourquoi dors tu?" by Boris Vasilievich Zvorykin captures this sentiment through vivid chromolithography, questioning why one would sleep when there is so much at stake. Egon Schiele's poignant piece "One-Year Volunteer Lance-Corporal" portrays a young soldier who willingly embraces his duty amidst war's chaos. This image embodies the spirit and sacrifice often associated with mobilization. Ferdinand Georg Waldmueller's painting "L'adieu du conscrit (The Conscripts Farewell)" depicts a heartfelt farewell between loved ones as soldiers bid adieu before embarking on their journey into battle. It serves as a reminder that mobilization not only affects those directly involved but also touches the lives of families left behind. Photography played a crucial role in documenting moments throughout history. Stereo glass plates captured scenes from World War I, providing future generations with glimpses into this tumultuous period. Jacques Marie Gaston Onfroy de Breville's work delves into Belgium's history and highlights instances where mobilization shaped its destiny. These visual narratives shed light on how nations have rallied together during times of crisis. Satirical artwork like "Red Laughter" exposes the absurdity and tragedy inherent in war while emphasizing society's collective responsibility towards peace and unity. General Mobilization Orders issued in 1939 further exemplify how countries prepare their forces for potential conflicts, emphasizing the importance of readiness and coordination.