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Firemen tackling fires in Ave Maria Lane, London, started by high explosive and incendiary bombs dropped by the Luftwaffe on the night of 29th December 1940

A turntable ladder of the London Fire Brigade tacklest fires close to Waterloo railway station as nine thousand incendiary

British Royal Navy submarine HMS Statesman smashes a Japanese convoy in surface action in Far Eastern waters during the Second World War

Birmingham Blitz during the Second World War. Damage to John Bright Street following an air raid. 20th November 1940

Park Ranger, gathering leaves at Stewart Park, Marton, Middlesbrough, England, 17th November 1981

London Fire Brigade tackles fires close to Waterloo railway station as nine thousand incendiary and high explosive bombs fall on the city of London during a Luftwaffe air raid 29th December 1940

ARP wardens and members of a search and rescue party, search for survivors after a house in St Leonard StreetShoreditch received a direct hit from a high explosive bomb during the raid of the night

Fires in Ave Maria Lane, London, started by high explosive and incendiary bombs dropped by the Luftwaffe on the night of 29th December 1940

A turntable ladder of the London Fire Brigade tackles fires on Aldersgate Street, Farringdon as nine thousand incendiary and high explosive bombs fall on the city of London during a Luftwaffe air

Firemen tackling fires in the streets close to St Pauls Cathedral as over nine thousand incendiary and high explosive bombs fall on the city of London during a Luftwaffe air raid 29th December 1940

Firemen tackling fires in St Pauls Churchyard to stop the blaze reaching the Cathedral. As over nine thousand incendiary and high explosive bombs fall on the City of London, 29th December 1940

Firemen attempt to control a fire in Shoreditch, London, during an air raid on the city on the night of the 11th January 1941

Members of the Fire Brigade seen here fighting fires at Alec Brookes Ltd and Blades in Stewart Street, Shoreditch during a raid on the city. 11th January 1941

Firemen attempt to control fires in Shoreditch, London, during an air raid on the city on the night of the 11th January 1941

Members of the Auxiliary Fire Service and London Fire Brigade seen here fighting a fire at the Liptons Tea Bonded Warehouse, Tabernacle Street

Fires caused by the dropping of thousands of incendiary bombs by the Luftwaffe on the City of London on the night of the 29th December 1940

First pictures of the British Army entry in to Brussels, Belgium during the Second world War. Photo shows: The Palais de Justice set on fire by fleeing Germans as the British entered the city

Artillery fire from American guns blasted Germans from their positions which they held in the town of Wallendorf, Germany. Furniture has been removed from blazing homes. September 1944

Firefighters tackle a blaze in Kings Street, central Bristol following the Good Friday air raids by the Nazi German Luftwaffe, one of the major assaults of the Bristol Blitz. 11th April 1941

Warden W Russel congratulates a woman woman, covered in dirt and dust, cut and bruised but remarkably safe after she walked out of a bomb damaged building set ablaze following an air raid in

8th U. S. A. A. F. bombers attack the Junkers aero engine plant at Strasbourg. 27th May 1944
8th U.S.A.A.F. bombers attack the Junkers aero engine plant at Strasbourg. 27th May 1944

A B-24 Liberator bomber of the US Eighth Air Force Second Division goes down in flames during the attack on railway marshalling yards at Munster in Germany on 9th March 1945

Pursuing a "scorched earth"policy the British forces in Malaya have burnt
Pursuing a " scorched earth" policy the British forces in Malaya have burnt thousands of bales of rubber, destroyed rubber factories and smashed machinery

Malaya, Britain pursues "Scorched Earth"policy
Malaya, Britain pursues " Scorched Earth" policy. Pursuing the " Scorched Earth" policy, the British forces in Malaya have burnt thousands of bales of rubber

Aerial view of Tobruk with petrol burning. The cruiser San Giorgio can be seen in the background. 12th February 1941

German civilians hurry past a burning building in Bamberg, that is on the verge of collapse. April 1945

Units of General Pattons 11th Armoured Division drive through Kronach, Germany, its centre still blazing after the battle against defenders resisting to the last. 19th April 1945

Russian soldiers and collective farmers watch the scattered remains of a German raiding aircraft, a crippled and blazing tribute to the Soviet Air defences. August 1941

View of the city of London taken from the roof of St Pauls Cathedral showing the devastation and burning buildings following the blitz of the 29th December 1940

Aerial view of Dunkirk in Northern France, taken from the shore showing a remarkable panoramic view of the two furiously burning oil tanks

Destruction by fire of three stacks and a farm wagon laden with sheaves of corn near a town in North East England, investigated by police who hold the theory that incendiary bombs dropped by enemy

A flame throwing Bren Gun carrier named a "Wasp"
A flame throwing Bren Gun carrier named a " Wasp" during training exercises at a tactical training school somewhere in India

Warming up the frozen pitch at St Andrews, home ground of Birmingham City football club. 21st February 1963

71 year old Tom Lawford burns his whites at the end of his 60 year amateur cricket career. 10th January 1980

V2 Rocket incident at a N. F.s workshop, Ilford. 8th February 1945
V2 Rocket incident at a N.F.S workshop, Ilford. 8th February 1945

A building in Grays Inn Road, London on fore after a night of bombing in the blitz during the Second World War April 1941

National Fire Service at work on turntable ladders to put out a fire in Brittania Row, London after an enemy attack. The firemen with much hard work prevented the fire from spreading to flats

Fires from High Explosive during the 2nd Fire of London in Ave Maria Lane December 1940

Tip and run raid. Removing furniture from buildings which are blazing at Marylebone after a V1 flying bomb attack. March 1944 P009472

V1 flying bomb falls on dwelling houses and shops somewhere in Southern England. Rescue work and fire fighting scenes. August 1944 P009480

An English soldier helps some refugees through a burning town in Belgium following German air raids in the Second World War May 1940

Malaya-Britain pursues scorched earth policy. British forces burn thousands of bales of rubber and destroyed machinery. February 1942

World War II: Shipping. S. S. James Harrold, the 8, 000-ton American Liberty Ship ablaze
World War II: Shipping. S.S. James Harrold, the 8, 000-ton American Liberty Ship ablaze off Deal, Kent. January 1945 P012340

Remarkable picture taken during last nights blitz in the City of London, Firemen trying to get a large fire under control in the city

Thrills, Jumps, and spectacular motor-cycle riding are being rehearsed by members of the Royal Corps of signals, at the signal training headquarters, Catterick, Yorkshire

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