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Tank exercises in South Eastern England. Tanks are seen climbing an extremely precipitous slope in the general advance firing as they go. June 1941
HMS Fury (in the foreground) and HMS Ashanti laying a smoke screen after a dummy torpedo run, during fleet exercises off of Scapa Flow. Circa May 1942
HMS Kelvin of the 5th Destroyer Flotilla, Home Fleet, lays a smoke screen during destroyer exercises in the North Sea. Circa October 1940
Ortona, three miles behind 8th army lines, serves as a street fighting school, where veterans in this type of warfare pass on their knowledge to those less experienced
A training school in the Eastern Command, where men learn to use Motor Tractors. These machines are all American and are used for tree felling, ground levelling, draining and reed making
British Commandos in training, experiment in camouflage. Circa October 1941
British Commandos in training. These units of highly trained, picked men will be employed, on special duties. It is essential that they shall be able to adapt themselves to all sorts of
Newspaper correspondents witness a Commando training demonstration in the Scottish Command. Pictured, unarmed combat is demonstrated to correspondents during their visit. January 1943
A battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers on a non-technical machine gun shoot somewhere in the Western Command. Pictured, machine gunners bringing up their weapons ready to go into action
York and Lancaster regiments on an amphibious exercise. May 1940
British paratroops in a training exercise. November 1942
The National Fire Service, area, 37, using a disused gravel pit for fitness training, during World War Two. Picture taken 22nd February 1945
R. A. M. C. personal are the unsung heroes of many battlefieldsR.A.M.C. personal are the unsung heroes of many battlefields. In the thick of the battle they move about collecting and attending to the wounded
New life jacket for Airmen. 21st June 1941
Lancaster crews in dinghy drill during Second World War. 30th August 1943
High speed armoured boat used by the R. A. F. for bombing practice. 14th March 1941High speed armoured boat used by the R.A.F. for bombing practice. 14th March 1941
Mark III Valentine tanks on exercise in East Anglia. 13th September 1941
A tanks with its crew waiting to go into action during an exercise routine. 23rd June 1941
Bomber Command Battle School. (Picture) Airman crossing a fire trench. 11th October 1943
Members of the Fire Service during exercise. They are playing Ring the Stick, cheered on by their fellow firemen on the balconies
Soliders of the Yugoslav Partisan Army, at a station somewhere in the Middle East, are undergoing a 30-day period of intensive training in mechanical warfare prior to Joining Marshal Titos forces in
School children and teenagers, some in their school uniforms, pictured cycling in a street in Hull, or the surrounding area, during World War Two. No information on the school or street exists
Indian Troops in camp in Derbyshire. They are giving a demonstration in throwing molotov cocktails. A training exercise of throwing what would be ammunition in real warfare
A regiment from Wales during training in World War Two. It is not clear what regiment this is, but its worth noting that two of the main Welsh regiments in World War Two were The Royal Welsh
Cardiffs new striker Robin Friday (right), trains with new team mates Ron Healy (left), and Paul Went 6th January 1977
Monmouthshire Home Guard have their own assault course. (Picture) Miner-soldiers crawling under an apron of barb-wire, one of the many stiff obstacles of a mile course. 1st May 1943
Polish paratroops hold a two day exercise in the Scottish command. Picture shows paratroops making their way through barbed wire under fire from live ammunition. 4th September 1942
Monmouthshire Home Guard negotisting a river by means of a slender wire bridge of their own making. This is one of the obstacles of a mile assault course. Circa July 1942
Face to face emery and Home Guard seem surprised to come to such close quarters at the country hedge. It looks as if the Home Guard was the more prepared
Combined operations exercises. A Landing Flotilla setting off during exercises in this country. 14th June 1943
Combined operations exercises. Close up of support craft used for making smoke screen for landing craft. Circa 1943
Two Southampton Class Cruisers, un-named seen here on exercises Circa 1940
Training for Air Crews. World War Two. Hundred of air crews are now being trained in order to obtain for Great Britain Air Supremacy
A covering party coming up in the Monmouthshire exercise. May 1942
Invasion exercise in the Cardiff area. April 1942
ARP demonstration, Cardiff. December 1939
Invasion exercise in and around the Cardiff area. 6th May 1942
Invasion exercise in and around the Cardiff area. Signaller taking a radio message in an armoured car. 6th May 1942
South Wales invasion exercise closed after the invading force had been riven back to the sea by reinforcements. Picture shows a " hold up" for inspection. October 1941
This is not a war scene from the Malayan jungle, but Home Guard from the Welsh Hills stalking a wood in a recent exercise in the Merthyr area. April 1942
Bren gun in action in the Cardiff area. September 1941
Invader on bridge duty in South Wales during invasion exercise held in the Cardiff area. October 1941
Army invasion exercises in Monmouthshire. April 1942
Invasion exercises being held in the Cardiff and Barry area of South Wales. An armoured car is seen here leading the attack on Home Guard positions. 12th April 1942
A spirited charger being exercised at a remount depot in the North of England. Rather skittish, nervous and excitable, but the sergeant major knows how to deal with that
Combined Operations exercises. Picture shows, section of a landing craft flotilla setting off during exercises. Circa June 1943
A Combined fleet Royal Navy training exercise in 1934. Awaiting the move off
Light heavyweight boxer John Conteh (centre) and heavy weight boxer Joe Bugner (right) training together. 25th May 1972
