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Background imageDestruction Collection: Scene showing the salvaged equipment of a burnt-out hospital in Weston Super Mare

Scene showing the salvaged equipment of a burnt-out hospital in Weston Super Mare following an air raid by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War. 28th June 1942

Background imageDestruction Collection: A dog rescued from a destroyed building by Air Raid Precaution wardens (ARP

A dog rescued from a destroyed building by Air Raid Precaution wardens (ARP) following an air raid by the German Luftwaffe in London during there Second world War. 14th October 1940

Background imageDestruction Collection: Scene showing considerable damage to the front of a bus following an air raid by

Scene showing considerable damage to the front of a bus following an air raid by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War. 18th August 1940

Background imageDestruction Collection: Bomb damage in central Bristol after an air raid by the Nazi German Luftwaffe one

Bomb damage in central Bristol after an air raid by the Nazi German Luftwaffe one the night of 24th November 1940 during the Bristol Blitz of the Second World War

Background imageDestruction Collection: Bomb damaged Castle Street in central Bristol the morning after an air raid by the Nazi

Bomb damaged Castle Street in central Bristol the morning after an air raid by the Nazi German Luftwaffe on the night of 24th November 1940 during the Bristol Blitz of the Second World War

Background imageDestruction Collection: Firefighters tackle a blaze in Kings Street, central Bristol following the Good Friday

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

Background imageDestruction Collection: Workers and residents make their way through the shattered remains of Queens Road, Aston

Workers and residents make their way through the shattered remains of Queens Road, Aston, Birmingham, following a heavy air raid on the city. As workmen and rescue squads search the debris

Background imageDestruction Collection: Bomb damaged Park Street in central Bristol, after an air raid by the Nazi German

Bomb damaged Park Street in central Bristol, after an air raid by the Nazi German Luftwaffe on the night of 24th November 1940 during the Bristol Blitz of the Second World War. 25th November 1940

Background imageDestruction Collection: Bomb damage in Bristol after an air raid by the Nazi German Luftwaffe during

Bomb damage in Bristol after an air raid by the Nazi German Luftwaffe during the Bristol Blitz in the Second World War. Picture shows: Bomb crater in a residential area of Bristol. Circa 1941

Background imageDestruction Collection: Burnt out houses and rubble are all that remain of Alfred Road, Sparkbrook

Burnt out houses and rubble are all that remain of Alfred Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham following a heavy air raid on the city. 2nd January 1941

Background imageDestruction Collection: The west door of St Martins Church in the Bull Ring

The west door of St Martins Church in the Bull Ring, Birmingham the morning after a heavy air raid on the city. 10th April 1941

Background imageDestruction Collection: One of the church wardens surveys the damage to St Martins Church in the Bull Ring

One of the church wardens surveys the damage to St Martins Church in the Bull Ring, Birmingham the morning after a heavy air raid on the city. 10th April 1941

Background imageDestruction Collection: The shattered remains of W. H. Smart in Wrentham Street, Birmingham following the air raid

The shattered remains of W. H. Smart in Wrentham Street, Birmingham following the air raid
The shattered remains of W.H. Smart in Wrentham Street, Birmingham following the air raid of 9th April 1941

Background imageDestruction Collection: An elderly German man in Plauen, on the US 3rd Army front

An elderly German man in Plauen, on the US 3rd Army front, eats a meal from a cup which remained whole when his house was wrecked during the advance of General Pattons troops. 23rd April 1945

Background imageDestruction Collection: Liberator bombers of Strategic Air Force of the Eastern Air Command flew over 2

Liberator bombers of Strategic Air Force of the Eastern Air Command flew over 2, 300 miles to bomb the newly built Japanese port of Khao Huagang in Southern Burma

Background imageDestruction Collection: Mosquitos attack Hague Target. By pin-pointing, attacking

Mosquitos attack Hague Target. By pin-pointing, attacking and destroying one particular building in the Hague, Holland, RAF mosquitos of the 2nd tactical air force Carried out one of the most

Background imageDestruction Collection: An oil blaze started by Beaufighters of the RAF in an attack on Thegon pump station some

An oil blaze started by Beaufighters of the RAF in an attack on Thegon pump station some miles north west of Moulmein near the month of the Sittang River in Burma

Background imageDestruction Collection: Picture taken during a very successful attack on an oil storage tank at Sadaing Tank Farm

Picture taken during a very successful attack on an oil storage tank at Sadaing Tank Farm just south of Yonangyaung, Burma, by RAF Beaufighters. Five storage tanks originally stood, on this site

Background imageDestruction Collection: RAF Beaufighters over Burma have been hitting hard and often at important Japanese supply

RAF Beaufighters over Burma have been hitting hard and often at important Japanese supply and transport targets. Picture shows: A goods train between Thazi and Pyawbwe is attacked by a Beaufighter

Background imageDestruction Collection: A harmless looking farm cart trundling along a country road between Kyaukpadung

A harmless looking farm cart trundling along a country road between Kyaukpadung and Poaywa was sighted by RAF Beaufighters flying overhead

Background imageDestruction Collection: Paddle steamers, camouflaged with cut vegetation in an attempt to merge them with

Paddle steamers, camouflaged with cut vegetation in an attempt to merge them with the surroundings, are used by the Japanese as headquarters on some of the Burmese rivers

Background imageDestruction Collection: British troops have scored successes and are mopping up on the Imphal Ukhrul front

British troops have scored successes and are mopping up on the Imphal Ukhrul front. Advancing north from Imphal, capital of the border state of Manipur

Background imageDestruction Collection: Several people were slightly injured when a bomb struck the corner of Kings Heath public

Several people were slightly injured when a bomb struck the corner of Kings Heath public baths which was being used as a First Aid post in Birmingham during the Second World War. 30th October 1940

Background imageDestruction Collection: Two women salvaging the stock after their shop had been burnt out buy incendiary bombs

Two women salvaging the stock after their shop had been burnt out buy incendiary bombs, following an air raid by thew German Luftwaffe on a West Midlands town during the Second world War

Background imageDestruction Collection: Damage to shops and houses in a West Midlands town following an air raid during

Damage to shops and houses in a West Midlands town following an air raid during the Second World War. Not a single windows has remained in tact. Circa August 1940

Background imageDestruction Collection: Damage to a building in Birmingham following an air raid on the city during the Second

Damage to a building in Birmingham following an air raid on the city during the Second World War. Not a single windows has remained in tact. 14th August 1940

Background imageDestruction Collection: Postmen shift through the wreckage and rubble to retrieve letters from a blitzed post box

Postmen shift through the wreckage and rubble to retrieve letters from a blitzed post box in central London. Circa December 1940

Background imageDestruction Collection: Scenes in Liverpool after an air raid by the German Luftwaffe

Scenes in Liverpool after an air raid by the German Luftwaffe. Residents walk through the rubble strewn front gardens of their homes following the attack. 15th December 1940

Background imageDestruction Collection: Commuters pass the burnt out shell of the Central Telegraph Office on the corner of

Commuters pass the burnt out shell of the Central Telegraph Office on the corner of Newgate Street and St Martins Le Grand, in the shadow of St Pauls Cathedral

Background imageDestruction Collection: Scene near Salford Town Hall following an air raid by the German Luftwaffe

Scene near Salford Town Hall following an air raid by the German Luftwaffe. Some people managed to slide out unhurt by using the mattress of a bed. October 1940

Background imageDestruction Collection: Three year old Freddy Arnold stands amongst the ruins of his bomb shattered home in Bath

Three year old Freddy Arnold stands amongst the ruins of his bomb shattered home in Bath, Somerset following an air raid by the German Luftwaffe on the city at the end of April 1942

Background imageDestruction Collection: Warden W Russel congratulates a woman woman, covered in dirt and dust

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

Background imageDestruction Collection: Bill Kennedy rescues the last of the many horses who were trapped for many days after

Bill Kennedy rescues the last of the many horses who were trapped for many days after the bombing of a London mews during the Second World War. 25th November 1940

Background imageDestruction Collection: Air raid damage to Manchester during the Second World War. 30th December 1940

Air raid damage to Manchester during the Second World War. 30th December 1940

Background imageDestruction Collection: Firemen dampen down and rescue squads search the shattered remains of John Bright Street

Firemen dampen down and rescue squads search the shattered remains of John Bright Street, Birmingham, following a heavy air raid on the city. 20th November 1940

Background imageDestruction Collection: Firemen dampen down the shattered remains of John Bright Street, Birmingham

Firemen dampen down the shattered remains of John Bright Street, Birmingham, following a heavy air raid on the city. 20th November 1940

Background imageDestruction Collection: Workers and residents make their way through the shattered remains of Queens Road, Aston

Workers and residents make their way through the shattered remains of Queens Road, Aston, Birmingham, following a heavy air raid on the city. 21st November 1940

Background imageDestruction Collection: Workmen and rescue squads search the shattered remains of Queens Road, Aston, Birmingham

Workmen and rescue squads search the shattered remains of Queens Road, Aston, Birmingham, following a heavy air raid on the city. 20th November 1940

Background imageDestruction Collection: A dense plume of acrid black smoke rising several thousand feet marks a burning oil tank

A dense plume of acrid black smoke rising several thousand feet marks a burning oil tank destroyed by the RAF at the port of Dunkirk in Northern France

Background imageDestruction Collection: Wreckage wrought by American aircraft and artillery is noted by a US Third Army

Wreckage wrought by American aircraft and artillery is noted by a US Third Army infantryman as he walks up the devastated streets of Wadern, Germany. The town is now clear of enemy snipers

Background imageDestruction Collection: The Central Telegraph Office in London through which more than a quarter of the total

The Central Telegraph Office in London through which more than a quarter of the total telegraph traffic of Britain passed, was totally destroyed by fire on the night of 29th - 30th December

Background imageDestruction Collection: Aerial view of the devastated town of Magdeburg, situated on the Elbe river in

Aerial view of the devastated town of Magdeburg, situated on the Elbe river in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It has been the target of heavy bombing campaigns by British

Background imageDestruction Collection: A celluloid factory in Yugoslavia, before the war employing 3, 000 people

A celluloid factory in Yugoslavia, before the war employing 3, 000 people, was turned over to the manufacture of explosives by the Italians when they landed in the country

Background imageDestruction Collection: RAF Wellington night bombers of the Strategic Air Force

RAF Wellington night bombers of the Strategic Air Force, escorted by Spitfires of the Coastal Air Force, made a successful daylight attack recently on the Nazi fortified town of Niksic, Yugoslavia

Background imageDestruction Collection: Aerial view showing damage caused to the Creil railway marshalling yards one o clock

Aerial view showing damage caused to the Creil railway marshalling yards one o clock on 23rd March 1944, just after B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the US Ninth Air Force dropped more than 300 tons

Background imageDestruction Collection: US Flying Fortresses of the Eighth Air Force bomb a German aluminium plant in Heroya

US Flying Fortresses of the Eighth Air Force bomb a German aluminium plant in Heroya, Norway. 24th July 1943

Background imageDestruction Collection: Air attack on Godvik oil supplies, near Bergen. August 1940

Air attack on Godvik oil supplies, near Bergen. August 1940

Background imageDestruction Collection: Scenes in Liverpool after an air raid by the German Luftwaffe

Scenes in Liverpool after an air raid by the German Luftwaffe. A family sorting out their belongings after the raid in a residential area of the city



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