Piggyback wading (location unspecified). Imperial War MuseumsRomanian soldiers in a pond in the Balkans. Imperial War MuseumsRussian troops staging a performance during World War I. TumblrSailors singing and playing the piano during World War I. RankerSoldiers in a farm pond near St. Eloi, Flanders, 1917. Imperial War MuseumsSoldiers on leave posing for a photograph with some local women, World War I. TumbrSoldiers playing baseball with a mortar. xcitefunSoldiers playing football with the kids of Afghanistan. PinterestSoviet troops watching a circus performance during World War II. TumblrThe football team of the British Third Army Trench Mortar School poses for a picture on the Western Front, Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, France in 1917. Imperial War Museum via Open UniversityThe matches took place “in the sound of the heavy guns of nearby U.S. Army artillery,” just a short distance from the front lines of the struggle against Communist forces, said Korean War veteran, Vince Courtenay. Rare Historical PhotosTwo American soldiers outside an officer’s club during the Vietnam War. TumblrTwo German soldiers wrestling in the snow during World War I. Daily MailUnion soldiers having a good during the American Civil War. TumblrUS soldiers playing instruments during World War II, December 1944. US Army Signal CorpsUS soldiers playing street hockey during the Iraq War. TumblrWorld War II sailors enjoy a day out while on leave. historyWorld War II sailors from the USS North Carolina gather on deck to watch as the ship arrives in New York City. historyYoung American sailors smile as they pose for a picture. historyA team member works hard in the tug-of-war at the Divisional Sports Meeting, held at the Maadi Sporting Club, Egypt, in 1940. teara.govt.nzCompetitors dive in the final of the 100 yards breaststroke at the Divisional Swimming Championships at Maadi, Egypt, on 29 August 1943. General Bernard Freyberg, a former swimming champion, had ordered that a swimming pool be constructed. teara.govt.nzMen of a New Zealand artillery battery play football against opponents from a British artillery battery in Egypt’s Western Desert, around November 1942. teara.govt.nzNew Zealand servicewomen compete in a pillow fight in front of an appreciative audience on board the Maunganui in 1946. teara.govt.nzNew Zealand soldiers play cricket at their camp in Syria in May 1942. teara.govt.nzSoldiers playing chess, WWI. PinterestThe 22nd Battalion rugby team drink from the Freyberg Cup after their victory over the Divisional Ammunition team in the cup final of 8 December 1944. The game was played in the stadium at Forli in northern Italy. teara.govt.nzTroops take part in an athletics competition held by the 3rd New Zealand Division in Nouméa, New Caledonia. The 3rd Division was based at Nouméa from 1942 to 1944, with units sailing from there to take part in fighting in the Solomon Islands. teara.govt.nzU.S. Army Sergeant Evan Kirby of A-BTRY 2:377 PFAR Task Force Steel plays golf at FOB Tillman, Afghanistan, November 10, 2009. BuzzfeedU.S. serviceman playing baseball. G.2. baseball game. Kalikunda, India. Kalaikunda, India. Circa December 1945. ww2onlineU.S. soldiers watching a boxing match in postwar Germany. ww2onlineUS Army soldiers playing the videogame Rock Band. thechiveUS soldiers playing chess at Fort Shafter, Honolulu, Hawaii in 1945. National WWII MuseumA Fairey Swordfish flies low over the aircraft carrier HMS INDOMITABLE to drop a sleeve target. Immediately below, a game of hockey in progress on the flight deck. Wikimedia CommonsSnowball-armed soldiers and their prizewinning kangaroo snowman at a Convalescent Camp in England, 1917. formerdaysAustralian soldiers having a snowball fight at a camp in southern England, 1916. formerdaysNurses and convalescent Australian soldiers have a snowball fight at a hospital in southern England, WWI. formerdaysAustralian soldiers make a snowman in Seoul, Korea, 1950. formerdaysSoldiers play leapfrog in the snow (and what looks like snowball catch), Belgium, 1919. formerdaysMen of the Royal Australian Air Force in a snowball fight on an English air base, 1942. formerdaysSoldiers sledding down a snowy road, Belgium, 1919. Australian War MemorialA snowball fight including an Australian Major-General, Belgium, 1919. Australian War MemorialConvalescent soldiers and their snowman of Kaiser Wilhelm II, at a camp in England, 1917. Australian War MemorialAnother kangaroo snowman, WWI. Australian War Memorial
