Europe Collection (page 9)

The American Piper L-4 Grasshoppet, nicknamed as "Cardboard Annie
The American Piper L-4 Grasshoppet, nicknamed as " Cardboard Annie, Maytag Messerschmitt and Division Bomber", was one of the prime factors in the deadliness of American artillery

RAF ground crew clear up wreckage inside a bomb shattered hangar at an airport near Salerno in Southern Italy, shortly after its capture from the Germans following the successful landings

Allied Forces of the British Eighth Army capture the great Italian naval base of Taranto following the successful landings in Southern Italy

As the 5th and Allied armies press forward in Italy following the successful landings in early September, the RAF Regiment is occupying airfields

When the airfield at Monte Corvino, near Salerno in Southern Italy was occupied by the Allies, RAF Servicing Commandos, who had gone in with the early landing parties

As the American 5th Army and British 8th Armiy of the Allied Forces press forward in Italy following the successful landings in September

Picture showing more of the weather conditions which are hampering air operations on the Italian front. Picture shows left to right Corporal E

Allied Forces capture an enemy aerodrome during the ongoing battle around the Salerno area of Southern Italy following the successful landings

Ground forces of an American fighter squadron move their gear into an Italian airfield around the Salerno area of Southern Italy shortly after its capture from the Germans following the successful

Picture taken on the roads near the Belgium - Luxembourg border showing barricades with three, four and sometimes five stone walls jutting out from alternate sides of the road

Rail centre blasted during Nazi retreat. This scene of destruction greeted Allied ground forces when they entered Piombino, south of Leghorn on the west coast of Italy

Rhodesia regiment soldier Sergeant Joseph McCabe, 45 year old farmer from Queque, South Rhodesia and fighting with the Eighth army on the Italian Front

Fusilier F. Walsh of Grosvenor Avenue, London packs a doll which he bought in Brussels, Belgium for his daughter Rita for Christmas. Picture taken in an ex- German barracks on the Western Front

An RAF Airman takes a bath in a wooden tub on the cobbles beside the pump and drinking trough in the courtyard of an Italian farm, an RAF camp in Italy. October 1943

RAF Balloon Barrage men were among the first Allied troops to land on the beaches at Salerno, Southern Italy. Their job was to keep low flying enemy aircraft from bombing

Heavy rain continues to hamper operations in Italy but in many points along the 8th. Army front, advance have been made. Heavy armour, supplies

Personnel of No. 2859 La Squadron RAF Regiment leave Gioia del Colle, Apulia, Italy, on board a commandeered Italian lorry, pulling a trailer full of camp equipment, furniture and kitbags

Men of the RAF Regiment keeping out the cold on the Italian front, these men are the most forward RAF personnel serving with the Eighth Army. 6th January 1944

A Kittyhawk squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force have moved into a villa which was once occupied by Bruno Mussolini, the former commanding officer of am Italian bomber squadron

Sicilian civilians hand over arms to British soldiers. 17th August 1943

8th Army mule train in Trigno. A Trigno landscape mule trains are a prominent feature, with roads blocked and bridges blown

Royal Navy cruiser bombarding enemy positions at Anzio. 3rd February 1944

British troops enter Sparanise. Sparanise is a small village some 8 miles north-west of Capua. For some days it was the scene of skirmishes between Fifth Army patrols and those of the enemy

Allied landing craft approaching Sicily. 18th July 1943

Royal Artillery guns in action around Monte Camino. 17th December 1943

Troops unloading at Anzio. Men up to their waists in water, unloading stores. Meanwhile beach roads are being prepared for and light traffic. 10th July 1943

Attack on barracks near Mellaha, Libya by the R. A. F. 29th November 1941
Attack on barracks near Mellaha, Libya by the R.A.F. 29th November 1941

Canadians unloading on a beach in Sicily during Second World War. 13th July 1943

The liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation during the Second World War. At the Arc De Triomphe, three British soldiers once more pay tribute to Frances fallen of 1914-1918

The Italian campaign of World War II consisted of Allied and Axis operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to 1945. RAF Mosquito intruders

RAF Baltimores of the Tactical Bomber Force in operation over the Sangro river battle area in Eastern Central Italy, attacked German defensive positions near Lanciano on the Sangro ridge

A Crocodile Flame throwing tanks in action directing their fire on the enemys strong points covering the bridge ins Hertogenbosh. 27th October 1944

R. A. F raids on Genoa, reconnaissance reveals widespread damage
R.A.F raids on Genoa, reconnaissance reveals widespread damage. (Picture) (Picture) Damage in the Ansaldo fitting cut yard Annotation. Circa 9th November 1942

Following the Italian invasion on 28 October 1940, Greece repelled the initial Italian attack and a counter-attack in March 1941

British Red Cross nurses who are administering to the wounded Allied soldiers barely one hours ride from the front line fighting in Sicily during the Second world War

British troops of the 8th army have cleared several pockets of enemy resistance on the east bank of the River Senio, south west of Bagnacavallo, Italy

Cerio Adolfo, an Italian labourer who was working on his farm near Larino when the Germans opened fire on him with a machine gun

Bandsman A. Frampton of the Isle of Wight at a loss with how to cope with a bout of non compliance on the part of a Sicilian mule

Life returns to normal in Sicilian towns occupied by the Allies. Civilians who fled from the battle zones have returned to their homes, harvesting is in full swing and people are going back to work

American private Stanley Kamin of Whiting, Indiana, USA, undoubtedly has the largest following of any soldier overseas by salvaging left over food from the company mess

An American tank rumbles through a wreckage lined street on the outskirts of the devastated German city of Cologne near the end of the Second world War

British army troops find soldiering hot work during the height of the summer in Sicily during the Second world War. With their well known talent for improvisation

In an old Roman amphitheatre, well within range of German artillery and mortars, a British army soldier settles down as comfortably a possible during fighting on the Garigliano Front

Sweltering under the Sicilian sun, British Bulldog "George"
Sweltering under the Sicilian sun, British Bulldog " George" assists in guard duty outside battalion headquarters of the Royal 22nd Regiment

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

Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery crossed the River Elbe during a visit to American 18th Airborne Corps which is again under his command

A little Italian boy, an evacuee from the Mount Cairo district in Lazio, Italy, did not like leaving his home and attempted to go back

A Special SHAEF issued 24th March 1945 says "The Allied Forces are today crossing
A Special SHAEF issued 24th March 1945 says " The Allied Forces are today crossing the Rhine River on a wide front, north of the Ruhr

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