1940 Collection (#10)

General Sir John Dill with Czech troops in the Western Command. December 1940

A low altitude photograph of four H. E. 115 seaplanes moored off Bergen
A low altitude photograph of four H.E. 115 seaplanes moored off Bergen. Taken by RAF aircraft in the course of actual operations against the enemy

Air attack on Godvik oil supplies, near Bergen. August 1940

The Second Battle of Narvik. HMS Warspite in action with the Narvik shore batteries. One of the British destroyers is seen on the left. 13th April 1940

HMS Cossack (close to the wreck of the German transport in foreground) in the Narvik Fjord engaging the shore batteries at close range. 13th April 1940

Narvik Harbour. Cossack and Forester (left, centre) and German transports sunk during the attack by Second Destroyer Flotilla. April 1940

Messerschmitt plane downed in the waters around Dover, Kent, during the July to October 1940, Battle of Britain. Picture taken 24th September 1940

A German plane downed in the English Channel by Spitfires, during the July to October 1940, Battle of Britain. Picture taken 11th August 1940

Evacuation. The children happily play by the fireside with their new guardians in their new, hopefully safer, home away from London d East End, during World War Two

Westminster Cathedral, London, during an air raid. The Blitz, (September 1940-May 1941), nighttime bombing raids against London and other British cities by Nazi Germany during World War II

An aerial attack on a German destroyer. Location unknown. World War Two. Picture taken 26th May 1940

A London Soho Club is turned into a church at the time of The Blitz over Great Britain. The Blitz, (September 1940-May 1941)

One more victim of RAF fighter in France. A Junkers 88 - latest type of German bomber - brought down during the recent air fighting. May 1940

British mule train in Egypt during the Second World War. (Picture) Soldiers tracking through the desert with their mules and supplies. 8th December 1940

The Sudanese Defence Force, formed of Sudanese and British soldiers. 12th December 1940

Royal Welch Fusiliers celebrating St. Davids Day in the forward areas of the B. E. F
Royal Welch Fusiliers celebrating St. Davids Day in the forward areas of the B.E.F. Welsh singers entertained the troops at a concert. Note the flashes worn at the back of the collar. March 1940

R. A. F. raids on Bergen. May 1940
R.A.F. raids on Bergen. May 1940

Celebrating the 24th anniversary of the day on which King Hussein declared the Arab Revolt, dramatically organised by Lawrence of Arabia in his famous desert exploits

Officers listen to a lecture and demonstration of tactics on board a Polish troopship. They are studying closely the type of warfare that they may be called on to use in Norway. April 1940

British troops at Crete. a gun on the look out for Italian raiders. December 4th 1940

Bombs falling astern of HMS Ark Royal during an attack by Italian aircraft during the Battle of Cape Spartivento 27th November 1940

The wireless operator / air gunner of a Lockheed Hudson Mark I of No
The wireless operator/air gunner of a Lockheed Hudson Mark I of No. 206 Squadron RAF based at Bircham Newton, Norfolk, signals with an Aldis lamp to four other aircraft of the Squadron to "

HMS Kipling with her guns manned and ready for action whilst on patrol in the Western Approaches. Circa May 1940

A K Class destroyer cutting across the wake of HMS Kelvin during a patrol of the Western Approaches. Circa May 1940

Westminster Hospital. London A scene during the Blitz. (Sept 1940- May 1941) London would endure the most terrible of air raids throughout December of this year. Picture taken 19th December 1940

Notice put up for anybody visiting Folkstone, Kent. The town is being shelled in one of many air raids across Britain in The Blitz. Picture taken 23rd October 1940

Oberleutnant Warner Voigt, aged 25, pictured amongst British army in Dover, Kent. He landed his plane on the way back to Germany as he feared he would not make it over the channel to home

A British convoy passing through the Straits of Dover seen here being attacked by German dive bomber. 11th July 1940. German air operations over the English Channel marked the first phase of The

HMS Kelly under tow in the North Sea after being torpedoed off the coast of Norway on the 10th May 1940

Miss Fatih Watson a The Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Nurse and medical assistant with the Canadian Red Cross rings a signature to gunner Erberg of the Canadian Army

HMS Kelvin of the 5th Destroyer Flotilla, Home Fleet, lays a smoke screen during destroyer exercises in the North Sea. Circa October 1940

Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain during a visit to the B. E. F at Bachy, 15 December 1939
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain during a visit to the B.E.F at Bachy, 15 December 1939

Troops cheer Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain during a visit to the B. E
Troops cheer Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain during a visit to the B.E.F at Bachy, 15 December 1939

The Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain inspects a 25-pdr field gun at Bachy, 15 December 1939

A camera gun sequence showing the destruction of a Messerschmitt Bf 110 by a British fighter during the Battle of Britain Circa August 1940

British troops in Eastern Desert. (Picture) A communication trench sandbagged and camouflaged with net. 14th December 1940

This photograph was taken out of the cameras found on German parachute troops taken prisoner in Holland and in this country. Pictured, German parachutists machine-gun post in Holland. Circa 1940

Official notice of the execution of two German spies posted on the gates of Pentonville Prison, London. 10th December 1940

A view from Prince Street looking towards Merchant Venturers Hall following the German air raid on the city 25th November 1940

The shell of the Princes Theatre on Park Row, Bristol after it received a direct hit during the Luftwaffes raid on the city on the 24th November 1940

The burnt out shell of P E Game Furniture Showrooms, College Green, Bristol following the German air raid on the city 25th November 1940

The Great Hall after it was bombed by the German Luftwaffe on the night of the 24th November 1940

A unexploded bomb amongst the smouldering remains of shops in Bridge Street, Bristol, following the Luftwaffe raid on the city on the night of 24th November 1940

The Bristol Museum which suffered a direct hit during the German air raid on the city on the evening of the 24th November 1940. Among the losses was a large collection of fossils

Mary le Port Street Church the morning after the 24 November 1940 bombing raid, on the city of Bristol. 25th November 1940

Mary le Port Street, Bristol the morning after a devastating raid on the city by the Luftwaffe. High explosive and incendiary bombs have almost completely destroyed the street. 25th November 1940 have

Wine Street, Bristol seen from the Dutch Houses which was devastated by high explosive and incendiary bombs dropped on the city on the night of 24th/25th November 1940

Firemen dampen down fires in Merchants Road, Bristol which was devastated by high explosive and incendiary bombs dropped on the city on the night of 24th/25th November 1940

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