1945 Collection (page 8)

Allied bombing raid against Japanese shipping in Chumphon, Thailand. February 1945

Some of the 525 Norwegians of the island of Soroy, who had been living in caves in the mountains of their island to avoid German patrols, were rescued by four destroyers of the home fleet

A hotel at Fevik, Norway, has been taken over since June 1945 to provide holiday quarters for men of the first British Airborne Division. The hotel is now called the " Pegasus Club"

A German woman wears shorts for her work as they recover coal from the River Elbe. 3rd September 1945

A section of "D"Company 4th K. S. L. I. clearing a street in the town of
A section of " D" Company 4th K.S.L.I. clearing a street in the town of Brochterbeck. 6th April 1945

Infantry, guns and trucks 0f the 15th Scottish Division advance through Kleve, 16 February 1945

Men of the 1st Cheshire Regiment after crossing the Rhine in Buffaloes at Wesel, 23 March 1945. In support of No1 S.S. Commando Brigade

Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion the Essex Regiment, clearing snipers at the junction of Oude Kraan and Bergstraat in Arnhem, 14 April 1945. Note censor has painted out shoulder badges

Allied tanks laden with infantry move into a heavily bombed Munich on April 29, 1945

Crossing a road in Gennep which is dominated by enemy fire. Leading infantryman of C Company 5th Black Watch tosses a smoke bomb into centre of the road, which

Advancing infantry of the 15th Scottish Division, 227 Brigade Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, take up positions in newly captured trenches won from the Germans of the outer Siegfried Line

Infantry of the Glasgow Highlanders and the Coldstream Guards double across the flat countryside towards the tanks and the covering smoke screen east of Nijmegen. 8th February 1945

Lieutenant A. Garwood, the commander of the Sherman tank, feeding an elephant with biscuits from the turret of his tank on the road at Taungtha, Burma, 14 April 1945

A Bren gunner of the 15th Scottish Division 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders in one of the trenches that forms the Siegfried Line looking out across the flooded landscape 10th February 1945

Site of a bombed and destroyed pub, next to Selfridges Department Store in London, off Oxford Street. Picture taken 27th April 1945

A thanksgiving celebration at The Queensbury Club, Soho, London, after war is over. Picture taken 25th November 1945

Firefighters busy on board HMS Formidable after a Japanese suicide plane had crashed on to the flight deck whilst she was operating off the Sakishima Islands in support of the Okinawa landings

Firefighters on board HMS Formidable inspect the wreckage and dampen down the fire after a Japanese suicide plane had crashed on to the flight deck whilst she was operating off the Sakishima Islands

Two of the escort carriers, HMS Slinger (left) and HMS Speaker taking a tossing with aircraft ranged on deck. The destroyer in the distance is HMS Eskimo

Families celebrate VJ Day in Heeley Road, Selly Oak with a street party. 15th August 1945

Thousands of Revellers packed into Victoria Square, Birmingham to celebrate VJ Day with gusto. 15th August 1945

Children, Mums and Dad celebrate VJ Day by building bonfires on the streets of Birmingham 15th August 1945

Thousands of Revellers packed into New Street, Birmingham to celebrate VJ Day with gusto. 15th August 1945

A VE Day fancy dress parade in a Birmingham suburb 1945

Children, Mums and Dad celebrate VJ Day on the streets of Birmingham 15th August 1945

Children, Mums and Dad celebrate VJ Day by burning bonfires on the streets of Birmingham 15th August 1945

The demolition of the German army has started. First men to be released were some thirty thousand farm workers. These pictures show some of the men passing through one of the any Demob centres

Aftermath of a Nazi raid at the Commer motor works, Luton, Bedfordshire. April 1945

Men of the border regiment cross the Chindwin River during Second World War. Circa January 1945

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

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

British infantry seize 12 villages in drive into Germany. Pictured, British stretcher bearers in Germany. January 1945

8th army men in action near Faenza, Italy. (Picture) Infantrymen crouch down for cover during enemy shelling. Circa January 1945

Argenta (German key defence town) falls to the 8th army. (Picture) Men of the 8th Army mopping up in the badly battered town of Argenta, key defence position. Circa 1st May 1945

D Day men arrive at a London Station. 1st January 1945

56 year old Gunner, John Malpas, is being demobbed tomorrow. His group number is 1. He was handshaked by his pals. But the one he will miss the most of all is the puppy, prince

At three o clock this morning, men from the BLA set our for the battlefronts of Holland and Belgium at the end of their leave. Pictured, troops file past the barrier on the platform. 10th January 1945

Snow in Berlin. Children going to school on sleighs being pulled by British " Tommies". December 1945

British troops advance north of Sittard during Second World War. These pictures taken on 19th January show British troops advancing from the German border village of Tuddern. Circa 22nd January 1945

General Itagaki with Field Marshal Terauchi sign the absolute surrender of southern armies. 15th September 1945

Fall of Waldfeucht. Carrier platoon troops during a patrol of the streets of Waldfeught, hear noise and immediately open fire with a Sten gun into the damaged houses while the rest of the patrol take

British troops land east of the Rhine. British glider troops digging in on the banks of the River Issel after landing. 21st April 1945

British troops over the Rhine. On the West Bank of the Rhine, troops are in prepared positions as more men move up. 23rd March 1945

Signatures on preliminary peace agreement between Lt. General F. A. M
Signatures on preliminary peace agreement between Lt. General F.A.M. Browning, General Tokazo Numata (Chief of Staff of the Japanese Southern Army). 31st August 1945

Lt. General F. A. M. Browning, General Tokazo Numata (Chief of Staff of the Japanese
Lt. General F.A.M. Browning, General Tokazo Numata (Chief of Staff of the Japanese Southern Army) and Rear Admiral Kaigye Chudo sign the preliminary surrender document in Rangoon. 31st August 1945

Envoy Makimura walks down the flight deck of H. M. S. Indomitable after discussing
Envoy Makimura walks down the flight deck of H.M.S. Indomitable after discussing the surrender of Hong Kong. Circa September 1945

Osaka. the bombing raid resulted in 3, 987 dead and 678 missing and destroyed 8.1 square miles (21 km2) of the city for the loss of two aircraft, one by accident

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