1943 Collection (page 4)

On the 8th army front a mule train carrying ammunition to Montgomerys men passes a little party busily engaged digging out a bogged Sherman tank. Circa 4th December 1943

A typical scene in Tunis after it had fallen to the Allied Forces. On guard wreckage at El Aouina airfield. Circa 18th May 1943

Wrecked German fighters on their backs beside a damaged Ju.52 troop carrier, and transport on the airfield at Sidi Ahmed, Bizerte. Circa May 18th 1943

Photograph taken after the Allies entry into Tunis of acres and acres of devastation in the dock area, where warehouses and installations have been completely wiped out. Circa May 1943

San Stefano smashed. Bursts of high explosive bombs can be seen directly in the target area, as the B-17s complete their mission of destruction on this vital Axis supply base

British troops advancing through barbed wire during a training drill. September 1943

A Bren gunner aims from a Churchill tank turret during a large tank exercise in Yorkshire. October 1943

Air Attacks on Japanese supply lines in Burma. Allied Air forces are playing an important part in the Burma fighting. Japanese supply lines are constantly hammered from the air

RAF Beaufighters attack oil storage tanks at Sadaing Tank Farm, Yonangyaung, Burma. World War Two. No actual year given for this picture, but Mirrorpix will suggest 1943

A Royal Air Force bombing attack on Akyab, Japan. Picture is a direct hit on the jetty. On the right is a 1, 700 ton supply vessel sunk in shallow water by the RAF in an earlier raid

An attack on oilfields at PloieEti by US 9th Air Force Liberator bombers. 1st August 1943
An attack on oilfields at Ploiești by US 9th Air Force Liberator bombers. 1st August 1943

Reconnaissance view of a U-boat construction yard in Wilhelmshaven. December 1943

Heavy damage to Kassel after an R. A. F. raid. Pictured, five fires still burning among
Heavy damage to Kassel after an R.A.F. raid. Pictured, five fires still burning among the buildings of an imitation leather factory of Wachstuch and Kenstledenwerke. 4th October 1943

R. A. F. Flying Training Command train Army glider pilots who take their places in Airborne
R.A.F. Flying Training Command train Army glider pilots who take their places in Airborne Divisions. Army pilots in the making at a Glider Training School. A glider pupil pilot

Aerial photograph of the R. A. F. attacks of the bomb damage inflicted to the Deutz
Aerial photograph of the R.A.F. attacks of the bomb damage inflicted to the Deutz and Kalk districts in Cologne. Pictured, further extensive damage to the Nippes railway workshops (top)

Reconnaissance photograph taken after the attack on Hanover showing the damage caused by incendiaries. October 1943

Improvised bridge made by Allied troops at Sanananda. Papua New Guinea. The Japanese are now being driven steadily north wards, by the Allies. Picture taken circa 1st April 1943

Middle East W. A. A. F. at work in a R. A. F. Operations Room
Middle East W.A.A.F. at work in a R.A.F. Operations Room. These clerks (Special Operations) who are learning to plot the course of aircraft for the RAF officers controlling our fighters

Aero medical laboratory. Plastic man being fitted with winter flying jacket by Pvt. J.H Thomas. Circa Nov 1943

Section of Peenemunde showing heavy damage to an aircraft research and radio location establishment. Pictured, the south labour camp at Peenemunde

Alexandria, Egypt. Canvas being nailed onto the sides of a flat bottomed barge called a lighter. The vessel will carry 200 tonnes of cargo. Picture taken 10th October 1943

Heavy bomb damage in the Stieglitz area near the Friedenau Station in Berlin after recent raids by the R.A.F. September 1943

A stack of rifles and light machine guns captured from the Japanese at Sanananda, Papua New Guinea. The Japanese are being driven steadily north wards, by the Allies

American shock troops board new invasion craft during training exercises in England. The invasion craft would be used in The Allied invasion of Sicily

Aerial photographs taken after R. A. F. Bomber Command
Aerial photographs taken after R.A.F. Bomber Commands heavy raid on Nuremberg on the 8/9th March 1943. Pictured, the main repair shop at the railway marshalling yard is severely damaged

Mosquito bombers attack the Stork Engineering and Diesel Works at Rengelo, Holland. The Mosquito struck swiftly, their target was an important inland works producing the type of engines used by

National Fire Service and Civil Defence Flags. Circa August 1943

Russian Northern Fleet C in C meets Home Fleet C in C. December 1943, on board HMS Duke of York, at sea. Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, C in C Home Fleet

R. A. F. bombing damage to Leipzig. Pictured, very severe damage among the buildings
R.A.F. bombing damage to Leipzig. Pictured, very severe damage among the buildings on the site of the famous Leipzig Worlds Fair

Reconnaissance photograph taken after the attack on Stettin industrial targets. Pictured, practically every building of the plant, which covers an area of approximately 64 acres

British casualties back at Messina from operations on Italian mainland. Circa September 1943

A reconnaissance photograph, taken weeks after a bombing raid on Huls by Eighth Air Force Flying Fortresses on 22 June 1943, shows damage inflicted on a synthetic rubber factory. July 1943

Italian Aircraft surrender to Allies. Pictured, the Savoia S.79 on the Allied airfield in Sicily. Circa September 1943

Brigadier Orde Wingates Chindits in Burma, circa 1943

Chindits buying food in a Burmese village in 1943

RAF reconnaissance photographs showing bomb damage to the Kalk and Deutz districts in Cologne. Pictured, the badly damaged Franz Clouth rubber works at Nippes. July 1943

Bomb damage to the Humbolt-Deutz works at Kalk in Cologne. July 1943

Heavy bomb damage at Stettin after R. A. F. attack on the 20th / 21st April 1943
Heavy bomb damage at Stettin after R.A.F. attack on the 20th/21st April 1943. Pictured, between 40 and 50 wagons destroyed in the sidings at Bahnhof Pommerensdorf

Damage clearance at Rostock, seen a year after R. A. F. raids. April 1943
Damage clearance at Rostock, seen a year after R.A.F. raids. April 1943

Air transport service delivers the goods in Tunisia. May 7th 1943

Two days work by British and Australian airmen turned Tripolitamian desert into Air Base. January 31st 1943

Dispatch rider of the R. A. F. Ted of the R. A. F stopping for a few moments to have a
Dispatch rider of the R.A.F. Ted of the R.A.F stopping for a few moments to have a chat with one of the friendly natives. 25th March 1943

R. A. F. advanced fighter base in North Africa. (Picture
R.A.F. advanced fighter base in North Africa. (Picture) This particular tent serves as an operations room. The tent-pole is used as a scoreboard

Tess, the 15 months old Alsation dog, and mascot of Transit Camp, Middle East Forces. She was recently the mascot of a Parachute Battalion and when they doing their training, she jumped with them

Members of the Junior Training Corps and the Army Cadet Force undergoing a toughening up course at a Military camp in the North of England, in preparation of their calling up for service

The Chief of the Imperial General Staff Field Marshal Lord Montgomery inspecting a guard of honour of the 11th Cadet Cheshire Regiment at Chester Castle. Picture taken circa 1st January 1943

German Mk. III tank with 75 mm gun knocked out at Salerno. Circa September 1943

Major General A I McDougall (third from the left) who opened the new Army Cadet Force Training at Shaw Street Barracks, Liverpool. Also in the picture are Col Abbert and T T Waddington

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