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8th Armys entry into Florence, South Africans move into the town. An Indian Division are now fighting in the central mountain sector on the right of the Florence sector through their positions are
On the night of 28th May 1944, RAF Bomber Command attacked another coastal defence battery at Saint Martin de Varreville in Normandy, Northern France
British General with some British and Indian troops visited the Russian lines in Iran. Circa 1940s
An aerial view of the Renault works at Billancourt, a suburb of Paris on the River Seine, after it was bombed by aircraft of Bomber Command, RAF, on the night of 3rd March 1942
Great damage was done by the recent precision attacks of RAF Bomber Command on the important French railway installations at Amiens, Le Mans, and Trappes
8th Army Mobile Surgery in the field. (Picture) The jeep with stretchers strapped on the back stops outside the Field Surgery. Circa January 1944
Pictorial record made of a daylight attack by Stirlings of RAF Bomber Command on an enemy target in occupied France during the Second World War. 27th August 1941
RAF Advanced units take over captured Airfields in Tripolitania during the Second World War. Step by step, the RAF keep pace with the Eighth Army advancing through Tripolitania
Picture taken at an RAF Advanced Air base in North Africa from which RAF Fighter Squadron is operating. The unit is under canvas
After the capture of the mountains of Roccamonfina and Camino - a triumph of sheer and hard fighting in the face of appealing weather conditions
Aircraft of RAF Bomber Command attacked the airfield at Tours, France, on the night of 7th - 8th May 1944. Earlier, aircraft of 8th US Fighter Command attacked this airfield on 28th April
Royal Air Force fighters gave cover to the Allied shipping at Algiers, Algeria, where landings were made to effect a bridgehead in preparation for the assault on the airfield at Maison Blanche
Outside Navy House, Tobruk. Note sunken ship in background. Circa 1940s
Italian Warship Beached. This photo taken by the Royal Air Force after the attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto shows a 23
American soldiers waist deep in water, man a lifeline rigged from a swamped landing craft to the shore on the North coast of France
An American infantryman, his tommy gun at the ready for potential snipers hiding amongst the shelled buildings in the town of Caumont, Northern France during the Battle of Normandy in World War Two
British troops in Eastern Desert. (Picture) A communication trench sandbagged and camouflaged with net. 14th December 1940
In a daylight attack on Cherbourg, Northern France on 15th September 1942, 15 Boston bombers, escorted by fighters, attacked the whale oil ship " Sololimt" in the Bassin Napoleon III
San Giorgios fate. In Tobruk Harbour. The end of the Italian cruiser San Giorgio. She is seen burning furiously amidships. Circa 1940s
RAF Baltimores of the Tactical Bomber Force in operation over the Sangro river battle area in Eastern Central Italy, attacked German defensive positions near Lanciano on the Sangro ridge
Preparations for the Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, in which the Allies took the island of Sicily from the Axis powers (Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany)
Troops embarking for the journey to Tobruk during Second World War. 6th November 1941
The Italian cruiser San Giorgio, which was sunk during the Italian retreat, seen in the harbour of Tobruk. Circa 1940s
Blockade of Djibouti. A total blockade is now taking place by land, sea and air of Djibouti. The K.A.R. air taking acre of certain sections of the land frontline
US infantrymen in a typical French farm lane drive cattle before them while they keep a sharp watch for enemy snipers during the Battle of Normandy Northern France in World War Two
Men of the border regiment cross the Chindwin River during Second World War. Circa January 1945
Seamen on the deck of the US Coast Guard Frigate watch a large caravan of ships, carrying supplies and reinforcements to American troops who are engaged in battle against the Japanese in
Soldiers of the British 36th Division in Burma during the Second World War. Picture shows Private Campion (Southport) being assisted by Sergeant Perry (Rock Ferry) and Private Grice (St. Helens)
Co-operating with American Allies, New Zealand troops in the Pacific are helping to make the total defeat of Japan a reality
A rest camp for Royal Air Force air crews in North Africa has been organised in the Algerian Alps. At an altitude of 5, 000 feet, the camp is reached by road which winds through woodlands
Captured Italian gun being put to good use by British bush artillery men at Tobruk. Circa 1940s
Men of the Royal Air Force at forward aerodromes in Tunisia are making themselves at home in a new country and getting used to new and very different conditions
Gunners in Tobruk, Libya. (Picture) These gunners have as their mascot a Libyan sheep. They had a lamb as mascot when in Hyde Park. Circa 1940s
Escort carriers of the US Navy prepare for action against the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean during the Second World War. On 16th and 17th February 1945, more than 15
Cautiously, their guns ready for quick action, American troops push through the heavy tropical brush towards a Japanese machine gun nest on Leyte Island in the Central Phillipines. October 1944
American Army troops cross the Pasig River which bisects Manila, the Philippine capital on Luzon Island, during the Second World War
Indian troops clean up farm houses. 8th army Italy Jemadur Mohd Yaqus, Platoon Commander, reads a message from a scout. Circa 1940s
The Russian and American judges who will preside over the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials reading the indictment. Left - Right: A F Volohkew, Francis Biddle, General I T Nikitchenko and John Parker
Dr. Leonardo Conti, Reichminister and prominent Nazi, being interviewed by Herr R. Regner of the Danish Security Police at a Danish consecration camp. May 1945
Rain floods an 8th army sector in Italy. (Picture) Priority salvage, all hands turn out to save the rations after heavy rain in the Camucin Cortina area of Italy. Circa 13th July 1944
British troops advance through Apennines. A winding road through the Muraglione Pass, between San Godenze and San Benedetto, north of Florence. Circa 4th October 1944
A Hudson aircraft of the R. A. F Coastal command sighted and attacked a U-boat inA Hudson aircraft of the R.A.F Coastal command sighted and attacked a U-boat in the Atlantic. Pictured, the U-boat as she lay helpless in the heavy seas awaiting a boarding party from H.M. ships
Waiting for the American 1st Army to reach their positions near Eisborn, these Germans hid in the long grass on the side of a hillock, out of sight of own liquidation squads
Germans hide behind Red Cross. Typical of the German invaders, in Trondheim they have situated their army huts all around the Red Cross hospital in the Oya district of the town
9th Army: Motorised Infantry Patrol in Italy. The men wind their way down into the beautiful Arno Valley. Circa 1940s
8th army front: Adriatic Sector. 75mm guns on half tracks manned by men of the Kings Dragoon guards. Circa 11th December 1944
Three Germans are executed at a prison in Rheinbach for killing an American airman. The airman, whose plane had been damaged, parachuted safely earth, near Priest, Germany
The French cruiser Duquesne in Alexandria harbour. June 1943
