Conflict Collection (#95)

Aftermath of a Nazi raid on Oxford Street, London. December 1940

An enemy ammunition dump in the Middle East accurately bombed by the R. A. F
An enemy ammunition dump in the Middle East accurately bombed by the R.A.F. The dump contains thousands of bombs hidden under camel thorn far out in the desert

Fires rage in Somalia, Gobwen aerodrome in Middle East, desert after air strikes by R. A
Fires rage in Somalia, Gobwen aerodrome in Middle East, desert after air strikes by R.A.F aircrafts during Second World War. 8th March 1941

Victories make good appetites. Front line meal in USSR. Mealtime on the advancing Soviet front. Guardsmen M Petrov, M Proshkina (of the Red Army Signals Service)

British Balloon Command was established to protect cities and key targets such as industrial areas, ports and harbours. Balloons were intended to defend against dive bombers flying at heights up to

Planes from Dutch Air Force were flown swiftly from the N. E. I
Planes from Dutch Air Force were flown swiftly from the N.E.I. at the first call from Singapore for air reinforcements. The Dutch Air Force had already proved its striking power in air combats

A Czechoslovak Bomber Squadron which is doing good work with the RAF is led by a British Squadron Leader who holds the DFC and DSO and made over 90 sorties against the enemy in two and a half months

Christmas Parcels at St Pancras Train Station in London. Picture taken 19th December 1943

The 5th Indian Division smash Japanese bunkers at Tiddim. A Dogra patrol returning with a map, notes, a flag and other booty left by the retreating Japanese. November 14, 1944

Units of the Naval forces covering the passage of convoys through the Mediterranean, which were carrying important material assistance to Greece. Seen off the Rock of Gibraltar

Battle of Meiktila and Battle of Mandalay. British troops drive Japanese back in Mandalay Area. Punjabs of the 14th Army in the Monywa attack. February 17, 1945

A Chindit hacks his way through thick jungle. A scene from the Army film Unit Production Burma Victory - the official film record of the campaign in Burma

USS Quincy, (radar and radio aerials painted out by censor ) seen from HMS Enterprise. Preparing to bombard the German shore batteries at Cherbourg. 25th June 1944

RAF Padre on Ramree Island. Squadron Leader Lewis Moore of "The Woodlands"
RAF Padre on Ramree Island. Squadron Leader Lewis Moore of " The Woodlands", Chilcompton, Nr.Bath, was the first RAF Padre to set foot on Ramree Island

British officers meet with a Chinese Colonel and other officers of the Chinese forces on the road to Burma. April 13, 1942

British troops from the 2nd Division advancing along the South bank of the Irrawaddy (officially, Ayeyarwady River), driving a wedge between the Japanese forces in the area

Burma Campaign: How the 14th Army gets its supplies. British troops of the 14th Army advancing through a jungle stream. Food

Terukuni Maru, a 12, 000 ton ocean liner. Terukuni Maru was a Japanese ocean liner owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK). The ship was launched in 1929 by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co

Burma Campaign: A picture taken by night of the oilfields in Yenangyaung, the light used being the reflection of gigantic flames from the heavy pall of smoke above. May 31, 1942

SS Sheaf Crest Read a 2730 tonnage cargo ship. 30 crew were killed when the ship hit a mine off the South East Coast of England. Picture taken 30th November 1939

HMS Barham, which was eventually torpedoed off the Egyptian coast in The Mediterranean Sea. HMS Barham was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s

The rebirth of Civil Life in Burma. Medical aid was a priority charge on both Army and Civil Affairs Authorities. Medical Officer treats a Burmese infant whose ailment was ignored by the Japanese

British Troops at the Shwedagon Pagoda (Shwedagon Zedi Daw) in Burma. February 15, 1942

14th British Army Commanders knighted and invested as Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire by the viceroy of India, Lord Wavell

Naval Radar: The radar operator at his action station in a British convoy escort. He passes range (from the cathode ray tube immediately in front of him)

Allied military commanders Lieut. General McCreery, Marshal Koniev, General Mark Clark, Lieut. General Bethouard, pass the British contingent of Lancashire Fusiliers in Vienna. 23rd August 1945

Askaris of the 11th East African Division occupy Kalewa part of the Chindwin River Port in Burma. Pagodas in Kalewa, destroyed by the Japanese before they retreated. Circa January 1944

Arakan: The landing on Myebon, Hunters Bay. British Commandos wading ashore from a Royal Indian Navy landing craft. January 26, 1945

Terukuni Maru, - the crew, all safe, being bough ashore on one of the tenders. Terukuni Maru was a Japanese ocean liner owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK)

Troops of the 14th Army continue their drive south from Meiktila, Central Burma. Picture shows a Japanese dug-out defences of Yewe Village near Yindaw, 12 miles south-east of Meiktila

Terukuni Maru, - the captain is last to leave after making sure his crew and passengers are all safe. Terukuni Maru was a Japanese ocean liner owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK)

East African Chiefs visit Burma Front. At the request of the military authorities in Burma sixteen African Chiefs were invited to tour Ceylon

RCN sailors ashore from one of the first Canadian destroyers to arrive in Britain following the declaration of war. Circa 1940

The rebirth of civil life in Burma. The Civil Affairs Service Authoroties are doing a great job in helping the country to find its feet after years of Japanese oppression. August 3rd, 1945

Tanks of B Squadron King George Vs Own 19th Lancers firing on Japanese positions in the hills. British Tanks in Arakan, Burma. February 8, 1945

Downing Street, Whitehall, London, SW1. Ten months after the end of World War Two in Europe. Picture taken 5th March 1946

A scene from the Army Film Unit Production - Burma Victory. Dancers at a Burmese festival. October 27, 1945

HMS Barham, torpedoed off the Egyptian coast in The Mediterranean Sea. HMS Barham was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s

A huge Burmese image, 40 feet long and 30 feet high, found in one of the monasteries on Ramree Island. Its size dwarfs the two members of the RAF Advanced Assault Party as they examine the idols

Allied police patrol the black market area of Vienna. The police patrol, consisting of one military policeman from each of the four Allied Armies and an Austrian civil policeman. January 24, 1946

Behind the lines in Burma at Christmas 1944, British Troops attend a party at which Burmese villagers gave displays of their traditional dances. February 4, 1945

Beaufighters Attack German Barracks at Tirana. South African rocket-firing Beaufighters of the Balkan Air Force attacked a German occupied barracks at Tirana, Albania

Eggs by air for the 15th Indian Corps in Burma. Troops of the 25th Indian Division who captured the Ru-Ywa beachhead south of Myehon, Burma receive supplies of eggs by air

The British (15th Indian Corps) landing on Ramree Island, Arakan, Burma. Picture shows a Brigadier as he wades ashore at Ramree. January 21st, 1945

Wrecked Burmese town of Yeu. Occupied by the 14th Army troops during their drive to Mandalay. Part of a Buddhist temple burned down by the Japanese before they withdrew

Workers going to work. City of London. They care carrying there tin helmets incase and gas masks incase of an air raid. Picture looks like London Bridge, people walking sound to north

Men of the Patriot Burmese Forces are lined up prior to starting out for a Japanese occupied village, near Waw. August 1, 1945

Flowers being bought in The Strand, London. Flowers are cut price at this time, and proving even more popular than ever. Picture taken 11th April 1944

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