1945 Collection (page 9)

Lt. General Takaza Numata (leader of the surrender party) and Admiral Kaigye Chude disembark from their white plane at Mingaladon airfield. Officer of the R.A.F. stands by. 26th August 1945

Hydraulic arm lifting a Scissors self propelled bridge into position. June 1945

Self propelled Twaby bridge being used by a tank. June 1945

British seize 12 villages in drive into Germany. Men of C company in shell holes waiting for orders to advance into Stein. In the foreground Corporal C. Rigby of Rosendale, Lancs with Bren gun

British cross the Rhine. Royal Engineers on the banks of the Rhine launch a pontoon. Circa 1945

Military Government in operation across the Rhine. Lieut. Colonel H.D Murrane, officer commanding 107 detachment of Military Government with other detachment officers. Circa 9th April 1945

R. A. F Beaufighters attack a train in Burma. Steam pouring from the engine
R.A.F Beaufighters attack a train in Burma. Steam pouring from the engine after the boiler had blown up following an attack by R.A.F. Beaufighters on a Japanese train Burma. 11th January 1945

The Royal Marine band of HMS Birmingham entertaining Copenhagens sightseeing thousands on the waterfront, who had turned out to see the British ships. Circa 20th May 1945

Japanese troops flee for safety during an American air attack on Iwo Jima during Second World War. 16th March 1945

Japanese barracks on Tokushima airfield in Japan being bombed by the British Navy. 10th August 1945

German naval officers followed by a Royal Marine armed sentry when leaving HMS Dido during Second World War. Circa 20th May 1945

Lieutenant Commander T. H. B. Pounds, R. N. of Putney London
Lieutenant Commander T.H.B. Pounds, R.N. of Putney London, Commanding Officer of the Sloop, with a captured Japanese flag presented to the ship by the Army

All that remains of the Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, which was bombed by Mosquitos of the RAF in a low-level day attack on the 23rd March 1945

Civil Defence stand down in Hyde Park, London. Driver Teer, of B 13 Tottenham fire Force, giving his fire engine a last minute polish as they wait in the rain for the march past

Members of the Emergency Services on their motorbikes on location in England. They are driving through a pit, whilst a vehicle is moved across the pit using a pulley system

A fashion display at an RAF station near London. De mobbed WRENS and WaF ladies have 12 pounds and 10 shillings allowance to spend on clothing, now the war is finally over

The National Fire Service, area, 37, using a disused gravel pit for fitness training, during World War Two. Picture taken 22nd February 1945

Mopping up in Oberhoffen. Street by street, two Germans, flushed from house in Oberhoffen, France are marched under guard over the battle field-churned ground past razed buildings to the rear

Post VE Day, May 1945, Clothing being returned or purchased in this demob period for the armed forces. The name A H Spencer appears not eh caption - but not clear what it refers to

Woolwich Market, South London, and a queue for oranges and other fruit and vegetables. Picture taken 17th January 1945

German merchant shipping in the canal as the Zealous approached one of the famous Kiel bridges. 13th June 1945

A Valentine bridgelayer of the 3rd Independent Bridge Building Company, Royal Armoured Corps, spans a damaged bridge near Meiktila, Burma. 28 March 1945

Aftermath of a V2 bomb at Ilford, London. 8th February 1945

Damaged and destroyed buildings of the Krupp munitions factory following a raid by the RAF. Essen, Germany. Circa April 1945

Safely back in harbour, the crew of a British submarine which had endured a 14-hour attack by Japanese craft. April 1945

British troops fighting their way south eastward between the Ms and the Rhine rivers of Germany, entered the important German centre of Weeze on March 2nd and after clearing the town

French civilians clearing rubble of destroyed houses beside the church in Periers, France. June 1945

Indian troops of the Frontier Force Rifles launch an assault on a precipitous hill feature on the road to Taungup, the last Japanese coastal supply base in the Arakan

An 8th U. S. A. A. F. P-47 attacks a flak tower at a German aerodrome in occupied France
An 8th U.S.A.A.F. P-47 attacks a flak tower at a German aerodrome in occupied France. June 1945

A Douglas A-20 Havoc Light bomber of the 9th US Air force is shot down over France. June 1945

The crew of a Lee tank pose with a captured Japanese flag during the advance south of Mandalay, Burma. 20th March 1945

Close support dive bombing. Dive bombers, P-47 s, in support of the American troops make a direct hit on a German Garrison in the Marienau area, France. February 1945

A simple wooden plaque marks the spot on Luneberg Heath where the Germans signed the terms of unconditional surrender presented by Field Marshall Montgomery

Indian troops disembarking from their landing craft after commandos had secured the beach head. 8th February 1945

An air view of devastated Julick, on the road to Cologne, Germany. Bombed by the RAF in what would be the last 6 months of World War Two. Picture taken 24th February 1945

Memorial service for murdered victims of Buchenwald, Germany. April 1945

Nijmegen, Cleve Road under water. Before retreating across the Rhine, the Germans breached the banks, flooding large areas of land between the river and the Nijmegen-Cleve Road

RAF Bomb damage in captured Hanover, Germany. The machsee large lake south of Hanover which has been camouflaged with floating wood slats, strung together, to simulate earth

British soldiers and locals in the compound of the church in Chantha. 11th February 1945

Surrender of the German armed forces in Italy. On Sunday 29th April 1945 an unconditional surrender document was signed in Caserta, Italy, by two German agents representing General von Vietinghoff

To celebrate 21st Army Groups victory over their German enemies, a salvo of 21 rounds each from 24 3.7 a guns was fired at Field Marshal Montgomerys HQ at 3pm on Saturday 5th May 1945

British Soldiers attack Weeze. British troops fighting their way south eastward between the Ms and the Rhine entered the important German centre of Weeze on 2nd March 1945

The rail tracks at Hamm, Germany. This stretch of railway was a regular target for the Royal Air Force, during World War Two

Chinese troops enter a Burmese village during Second World War. Circa March 1945

Radar in World War II greatly influenced many important aspects of the conflict.[1] This revolutionary new technology of radio-based detection and tracking was used by both the Allies

Men of the 36th Division advance on Mandalay during Second World War. Circa January 1945

A Gurkha infantryman armed with a kukri prepares for a night patrol. Italy. Circa 1945

War games in the Western Approaches tactical unit during Second World War. 18th March 1945

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