1942 Collection (page 4)

British 8th Army Armour enters Marsa Matruh while the main British force pursues the retreating Afrika Korps. 12th November 1942

Map in the Operations Room at Coastal Command Headquarters. Picture taken during The Battle of Atlantic. Picture taken 18th September 1942

Crew and staff involved in the operations of an RAF Sterling Bomber. The Short Stirling was a British four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War

Photo Reconnaissance image of Mainz, Germany reveals the devastation caused by the RAF attacks on the city on the nights of the 11th/12th and 12th/13th August 1942

The Municipal Theatre remains a recognisable feature in the area of Mainz, from which scores of buildings were swept away by the RAF attacks on the city on the nights of the 11th/12th

Photo-reconnaissance image taken by No1 PRU of the damaged Heinkel aircraft factory at Marienehe, Rostock, Germany, following a series of major raids by Bomber Command. 1

Photo reconnaissance image taken by No 1 PRU of Cologne, Germany after Operation Millennium, the first Thousand-bomber raid by aircraft of Bomber Command on the night of 30/31 May 1942

South African women artillery specialists on parade at a coastal battery. 1st February 1942

Last Days at Singapore. Civil defence workers fight the flames, which consume natives houses at the height of the savage bombing by the Japanese. Circa 26th Feb 1942

A Wirraway aircraft in flight over Australia. March 1942

Sir Richard Stafford Cripps, CH, QC, FRS was a British Labour Party politician, barrister, and diplomat. A wealthy lawyer by background. (Picture) Sir Richard Stafford Cripps reading a book

Royal Airforce Flying Officer Alan Preston with his partner Agnes Brown. The couple are engaged to be married. Picture taken circa 1st May 1942

Army Guns. Training exercise. Picture shows a gun mounted on a boat, (numbered 27). Location unknown. Picture taken circa 1st February 1942

The Gneisenau battle cruiser in a floating dock at Keil. February 1942

British and French forces capture Majunga during Second World War. 10th September 1942

General A. G. L McNaughton back in England. Left to right: Major General H. D. G
General A.G.L McNaughton back in England. Left to right: Major General H.D.G. Crerar, Lieutenant General A.G.L. McNaughton, Brigadier G.R. Turner, and Major General P.J

H. M Submarine Trident which torpedoed the German cruiser Prinz Eugen off the coast of
H.M Submarine Trident which torpedoed the German cruiser Prinz Eugen off the coast of Norway, coming alongside her parent ship after a long patrol. Circa March 1942

The corvette H. M. S. Aconite. Circa 1942
The corvette H.M.S. Aconite. Circa 1942

A British battleship at sea seen from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious, at sea off the coast of Norway. HMS KIing George V astern seen from the flight deck

The British Light Cruiser HMS Euryalus passing an Egyptian mine spotting post on the Suez Canal. 27th October 1942

A Czech, a Pole and an Englishman, with their sergeant air gunner instructor, an Australian. They are watching other cadets at air-firing exercise. 6th April 1942

The rear gunner of an R. A. F. heavy bomber before a mission
The rear gunner of an R.A.F. heavy bomber before a mission. Equipment includes: 1. Helmet. 2. Oxygen mask and microphone. 3. Oxygen tube. 4. Inter-Communication lead

British Valentine tanks during a training exercise during the Second World War. 4th January 1942

An R. A. F. Intelligence Officer scrutinises aerial photographs in the Western Desert
An R.A.F. Intelligence Officer scrutinises aerial photographs in the Western Desert. 7th December 1942

A German tank is destroyed in desert during the Second World War. 8th November 1942

The German battle cruiser Scharnhorst lying against the south wall of the Hipper Hafen at Wilhelmshafen. February 1942

A British cruiser, part of the escort for a convoy to Russia. January 1942

Royal Airforce Flying Officer Alan Preston with his partner Agnes Brown. The couple are engaged to be married. Location unknown. Picture taken circa 1st May 1942

Axis troops clear up the debris on Spanish Mole, Tripoli, after an RAF raid. Circa 17th January 1942

American troops landing at Arzew, near Oran. (Picture) 500 ship convoy safely transported Allied troops to Northern Africa where simultaneous landings were made at strategic locations

Fall of Tobruk. (Picture) Fires burning in the town of Tobruk. In the foreground are British troops advancing towards the town. Circa 1940s

KBR for Australian defender of Tobruk. Major General Sir Leslie-Morshead, G. O. C, A
KBR for Australian defender of Tobruk. Major General Sir Leslie-Morshead, G.O.C, A.I.F, Middle East, receiving the K.B.E from General Claude Auchinleck at a recent investiture ceremony in the Middle

German flags captured by the 341st Reconnaissance Batallion of the 16th Motorised Division and 48th Army Corps of the 2nd Tank Army (left) and (right) of a German submarine captured by an R.A.F

Russian troops advancing on the Kharkov front during Second World War. 30th May 1942

The fiercest of the present fighting in Russia is taking place in the Kalinin region, Where Gen. Zhukov is still commanding

Russian infantry and tanks advance. (Picture) Tanks having blasted the German positions, Russian infantry dash forward to occupy new points. 26th May 1942

Royal Air Force, RAF, photograph showing damage to enemy aircraft and tents on Sungei Patani Aerodrome, Malaya, after it has been occupied by the Japanese. Picture taken circa 7th February 1942

Men of the RAF regiment in the Middle East. A member of the RAF shows his comrades how to disarm an armed attacker although unarmed himself. Circa October 1942

Gen. Safik Chakmak, Chief of the Turkish Air Staff, led a party of Turkish air and tank officers on a recent visit to British forces in the Middle East

Native houses are reduced to smouldering ruins after the Japanese bombers have passed over. Circa Feb 1942

Latest RAF reconnaissance photograph shows that Cologne is still clearing up after the May 1, 000 bomber raid. Barges being used to clear away rubble and debris form the dockyard area in Cologne

British and Chinese Officers meet on the road in Burma. Chinese reinforcements passing through a Burmese village were met by British liaison officers

Aerial reconnaissance photographs showing bomb damage taken since the attack on Osnabruck on the night of 17th August 1942

The Kanalhafen area of Osnabruck before the heavy RAF attack on the night of 17th August 1942. August 1942

Picture shows Chinese soldiers on parade. This is possibly a suicide squad. Picture issued after Chinas victory at Changsha, China, where the Japanese lost 21

Armoured trains protect Chinese troops and supplies from enemy air attacks. Steel walls and revolving gun turrets make them forts on wheels. Picture taken 27th March 1942

Picture shows Japanese war material collected. Picture issued after Chinas victory at Changsha, China, where the Japanese lost 21

R. A. F. reconnaissance photos of bomb damage to submarine yards
R.A.F. reconnaissance photos of bomb damage to submarine yards and naval dockyards at Wilhelmshaven. Pictured, on the left the long line of buildings housing the Armourplate Shop in the Marinewerft

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