Request: UN Peacekeepers

[Celareon]

Hello everyone, im afraid my first post wont be a contribution but rather a request. Search engines and searching this forum have provided no satisfactory results for pictures of UN Peackeepers so i ask you, the community if you could provide me with photos of this type.

The photos themselves don't have to be of any particular type, aka they can be merely walking down a street or firing a rifle, doesn't matter.

Thanks in advance

[mustamato]

Some

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7094&highlight=finnish

[AK-Lover]

http://www.nato.int/pictures/sarajevo/big/96021212.jpg
http://www.nato.int/pictures/sarajevo/big/96021209.jpg
http://www.nato.int/pictures/ifor/960624.gif
http://www.nato.int/pictures/ifor/960215d5.jpg
http://www.nato.int/pictures/ifor/960215b5.jpg
http://www.nato.int/pictures/ifor/960127g5.jpg
http://www.nato.int/pictures/ifor/960127i5.jpg
http://www.nato.int/sfor/indexinf/154/p03a/b02031b.jpg
http://www.nato.int/sfor/indexinf/articles/030410b/b030410c.jpg
http://www.nato.int/sfor/indexinf/articles/030410b/b030410a.jpg
http://www.nato.int/sfor/indexinf/166/p10a/b02101c.jpg
http://www.nato.int/sfor/indexinf/166/p10a/b02101a.jpg
Most of these pics were from operation weapons harvest 2000. You can clearly see the amount of weapons available to people in bosnia and why it is a place where arms dealers thrive.

[Dalleer]

Here's a quickly patched up gallery, and all photos taken from various sources so nothing from my personal collections (what collections?)...


http://www.pakistanidefence.com/images/Army_Pics/UNPeaceKeeping/PakArmy_UN_MONUC_Medals_UN_001.gif

Peacekeepers from Pakistan.

http://www.slis.cx/pics/un_indian1.jpg

Supposedly Indian UN peacekeepers.

http://www.ncrb.unac.org/landmines/mineclearance.jpg

Something to do with landmines, but the nationality is still beyond me.

http://www.ourdailybreadmissions.org/sierraleonec.jpg

UN troops from an African country, stationed in Sierra Leone.

http://1998.kozlowski.org/1998/Challenge/19980829/US-UN%20troops.jpg

UN troops from the US, providing an "honour cordon" for a former US defence secretary.

http://www.slis.cx/pics/unsoldier2.jpg

UN soldier, but from what country?

http://www.britannica.com/nobel/art/opeackp001p4.jpg

Supposedly Norwegian UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, 1978.

http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/photos/past/2.gif

Finnish UN peacekeepers, too bad about the quality of the pic.

http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/photos/past/8.gif

Tunisian peacekeepers arriving into Cambodia.

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http://www.slis.cx/pics/un_indian1.jpg

Supposedly Indian UN peacekeepers.




supposedly?

[Glock]

http://www.bundesheer.at/images_skaliert/un2_864x624_1078247500.jpg

http://www.bundesheer.at/images_skaliert/golan_2_864x615_1078247488.jpg

http://www.bundesheer.at/images_skaliert/fusspatr_864x666_1078254838.jpg

http://www.bundesheer.at/images_skaliert/un_1_864x610_1078254612.jpg

http://www.bundesheer.at/ausle/undof/galerie/vollbild/bild049.jpg

http://www.bundesheer.at/images_skaliert/bild045_864x587_1078686338.jpg

http://www.bundesheer.at/images_skaliert/bild021_864x594_1078686690.jpg

Austrian UN Soldiers in Israel on the Border the Syria

Gratings Leo

[Dalleer]

http://www.slis.cx/pics/un_indian1.jpg

Supposedly Indian UN peacekeepers.




supposedly?

Yes, although the underlining text did say "Indian" in the site I'm a bit skeptical if they indeed are Indian due to that the soldier that is better featured in the photo does have rather different facial features than a normal "Indian" would.

Quite possibly they might've made a mistake in the describition or the man who's face can be seen the best on this photo is infact Indian and my eyesight is as good as a 80-year olds...

[Apogee]

I never want a blue helmet.

[Alpha Leader]

GO TO
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9002
Some nice pictures there.
Page 5 and 6.

[Ichhabe]

I never want a blue helmet.

OK

[Uncle Chô]

http://www.ncrb.unac.org/landmines/mineclearance.jpg

Something to do with landmines, but the nationality is still beyond me.
Malaysians training Cambodians ??


http://1998.kozlowski.org/1998/Challenge/19980829/US-UN%20troops.jpg

UN troops from the US, providing an "honour cordon" for a former US defence secretary.

Seriously ?? American soldiers wearing the blue beret ??? I thought the Pentagon always refused it. This is a weird picture, even their faces do not "look" American...

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http://www.slis.cx/pics/un_indian1.jpg

Supposedly Indian UN peacekeepers.




supposedly?

Yes, although the underlining text did say "Indian" in the site I'm a bit skeptical if they indeed are Indian due to that the soldier that is better featured in the photo does have rather different facial features than a normal "Indian" would.

Quite possibly they might've made a mistake in the describition or the man who's face can be seen the best on this photo is infact Indian and my eyesight is as good as a 80-year olds...

the whole of the north of india borders on to china and nepal, so what do you think indians from the north of the country look like?


the captain of the indian national football team for example:

http://www.sportstaronnet.com/tss2601/images/20030104006709001.jpg

[Dalleer]

Seriously ?? American soldiers wearing the blue beret ??? I thought the Pentagon always refused it. This is a weird picture, even their faces do not "look" American...

Seems like a lot of you people are at doubt today, so I am going to post the exact text that shows under the picture on it's original site.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen and his wife, Janet, pass through an honor cordon of U.S. troops at Task Force Able Sentry in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, on Dec. 24, 1997. Cohen and his wife are visiting U.S. troops stationed at the United Nations' base for the holidays. DoD photo by Sgt. James F. Thompson, U.S. Army.

This should answer your question, more or less


the whole of the north of india borders on to china and nepal, so what do you think indians from the north of the country look like?


the captain of the indian national football team for example:

Well I pretty much _did say_ that I wouldn't really know of the matter that much so I put the "supposedly" tag to go with it.

What, don't tell me that I somehow offended you as well then?


Malaysians training Cambodians ??

Seems like you are a better expert when it comes to camouflage patterns than I am.

The site that I found it from did not say anything about their nationality, so I did not feel the need to start guessing it.

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Seriously ?? American soldiers wearing the blue beret ??? I thought the Pentagon always refused it. This is a weird picture, even their faces do not "look" American...

Seems like a lot of you people are at doubt today, so I am going to post the exact text that shows behind the picture on it's original site.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen and his wife, Janet, pass through an honor cordon of U.S. troops at Task Force Able Sentry in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, on Dec. 24, 1997. Cohen and his wife are visiting U.S. troops stationed at the United Nations' base for the holidays. DoD photo by Sgt. James F. Thompson, U.S. Army.

This should answer your question, more or less


the whole of the north of india borders on to china and nepal, so what do you think indians from the north of the country look like?


the captain of the indian national football team for example:

Well I prettymuch _did say_ that I wouldn't really know of the matter that much so I put the "supposedly" tag to go with it.

What, don't tell me that I somehow offended you as well then?


you couldn't offend me if you tried

[Dalleer]

Seriously ?? American soldiers wearing the blue beret ??? I thought the Pentagon always refused it. This is a weird picture, even their faces do not "look" American...

Seems like a lot of you people are at doubt today, so I am going to post the exact text that shows behind the picture on it's original site.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen and his wife, Janet, pass through an honor cordon of U.S. troops at Task Force Able Sentry in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, on Dec. 24, 1997. Cohen and his wife are visiting U.S. troops stationed at the United Nations' base for the holidays. DoD photo by Sgt. James F. Thompson, U.S. Army.

This should answer your question, more or less


the whole of the north of india borders on to china and nepal, so what do you think indians from the north of the country look like?


the captain of the indian national football team for example:

Well I prettymuch _did say_ that I wouldn't really know of the matter that much so I put the "supposedly" tag to go with it.

What, don't tell me that I somehow offended you as well then?


you couldn't offend me if you tried

Well, I suppose that's something very vital to keep in mind if I ever get into a quarrel with you...

[OldRecon]

http://www.slis.cx/pics/un_indian1.jpg

Supposedly Indian UN peacekeepers.




supposedly?

They are probably from an Indian Gurkha unit.
Half of the Gurkha regiments transfered to the British army, while the rest stayed with the Indian army after India gaining its independence in 1947.
(The Indian and British army in fact being treated as two separate entities by British government even during the days of the Raj.)

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http://www.slis.cx/pics/un_indian1.jpg

Supposedly Indian UN peacekeepers.




supposedly?

They are probably from an Indian Gurkha unit.
Half of the Gurkha regiments transfered to the British army, while the rest stayed with the Indian army after India gaining its independence in 1947.
(The Indian and British army in fact being treated as two separate entities by British government even during the days of the Raj.)

not necessarily, I think he is just an indian from the north in a normal regiment.

[Dalleer]

http://www.slis.cx/pics/un_indian1.jpg

Supposedly Indian UN peacekeepers.




supposedly?

They are probably from an Indian Gurkha unit.
Half of the Gurkha regiments transfered to the British army, while the rest stayed with the Indian army after India gaining its independence in 1947.
(The Indian and British army in fact being treated as two separate entities by British government even during the days of the Raj.)

not necessarily, I think he is just an indian from the north in a normal regiment.

Not necessarily either, since we do not really know anything else about them besides that they are Indian.

So everything said is pure speculation until some facts are brought around the table.

[M1A2U2]

are flak vests illegal to sell in france?

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Not necessarily either, since we do not really know anything else about them besides that they are Indian.

So everything said is pure speculation until some facts are brought around the table.

exactly, which means the likelyhood that they are gurkha even less likely

[Celareon]

Thanks for the great photos guys!

The pictures posted are exactly what i was looking for, tremendous pics.

special thanks to mustamato, AK-Lover, Alpha leader, Dalleer and last but certainly not least Glock for their pics.

Does anyone have photos of more recent peacekeeping operations, or peacekeepers in action from around... maybe 1995-present?

[digrar]

In John Parker's book The Gurkhas he states that there are 46 Gurkha Battalions in the indian Army and that the Indian Army employs over 120,000 people of Gurkha origins.
So there is every chance....

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In John Parker's book The Gurkhas he states that there are 46 Gurkha Battalions in the indian Army and that the Indian Army employs over 120,000 people of Gurkha origins.
So there is every chance....

do indians from the north count as gurkha origin?

[brigadeotg]

The jawans are from the Gurkha rifles part of UNIFIL in Lebanon, most probably personnel from 5/9 Gurkha Rifles back in 2000/2001.

Some more pics of the Indian Army in the UN. Credits:www.bharat-rakshak.com

18 Grenadiers, part of the rescue IA task force involved in the rescue of UN peacekeepers held hostage by the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in Sierra Leone

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Images2/0530.jpg


http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Images2/0500.jpg

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Images2/0485.jpg

Jawans from 5 Mahar in Somalia
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Images2/0532.jpg
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Images2/0534.jpg
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Images2/0531.jpg

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Images2/0422.jpg

Korea
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Images/0379.jpg

Jawans of 2/4 Gorkha Rifles in Lebanon
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Images2/0533.jpg
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Images2/0535.jpg

United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/photos/images/unmee007.jpg
http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/photos/images/unmee003.jpg
http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/photos/images/unmee004.jpg

[Dalleer]

One more, if you may:

http://img15.photobucket.com/albums/v46/Dalleer/UNPASI.jpg

Finnish UN peacekeepers, naturally. The vehicle is of course a PASI in spectacular UN colours (note SEPPO).

[Dave the Dawg]

http://www.ncrb.unac.org/landmines/mineclearance.jpg

Something to do with landmines, but the nationality is still beyond me. Malaysians training Cambodians ??
The guy kneeling (and probably the one standing behind) is Bangladeshi (flag patch on sleeve: red disc on green background)

A few more, from the Ejército Argentino:

UNPROFOR:
http://www.jef3op.ejercito.mil.ar/website/Departamentos/oomp/unprofor/d.jpg
http://www.jef3op.ejercito.mil.ar/website/Departamentos/oomp/unprofor/q.jpg
http://www.jef3op.ejercito.mil.ar/website/Departamentos/oomp/unprofor/o.jpg

UNTAES:
http://www.jef3op.ejercito.mil.ar/website/Departamentos/oomp/untaes/h.jpg
http://www.jef3op.ejercito.mil.ar/website/Departamentos/oomp/untaes/f.jpg


UNFICYP:
http://www.jef3op.ejercito.mil.ar/website/Departamentos/oomp/unficyp/f.jpg

UNIKOM:
http://www.jef3op.ejercito.mil.ar/website/Departamentos/oomp/unikom/fotos_cik/o.jpg
http://www.jef3op.ejercito.mil.ar/website/Departamentos/oomp/unikom/fotos_cik/d.jpg

[Celareon]

awesome guys, these pictures are phenomenal.