Germany Collection (page 4)

15th Scottish division advances on the River Elbe, Germany. Tanks and troops awaiting their turn to cross a huge crater which sappers had to bridge. Picture taken 14th April 1945

Infantry of the Royal Ulster Rifles clearing a street in Bremen. Germany. The end of the war in Europe would be announced only a week away, on 8th May 1945. Picture taken 30th April 1945

Men of 2nd Platoon B Company firing from trenches near Stein, Germany. The push into Germany continues on until the end of the war in europe is announced on May 8th 1945

A SS training school in Ordensburg Vogelsang which has been captured by men of the 9th Infantry Division, US Army. February 1945

Surrender of the German armed forces in Italy. On Sunday 29th April 1945 an unconditional surrender document was signed in Caserta, Italy, by two German agents representing General von Vietinghoff

A view of the shell-torn town of Sinz, Germany. Smoke rises from a still burning building and in the rear, a white smoke screen is laid down to hide the town from German artillery observers

British commandos of the 1st Commando Brigade made a surprise crossing on the Rhine in assault craft at 10pm on the night of 23rd March, under a terrific barrage of 1500 guns

A reconnaissance photograph shows heavy damage in Karlsruhe after an R. A. F
A reconnaissance photograph shows heavy damage in Karlsruhe after an R.A.F. raid on the 2nd September 1942. Pictured, the partially destroyed Junker und Ruh Werke factory. September 1942

Further damage to Duisburg station in the Papendell-Neudorf district. May 1943

British Commandos resting in Wesel, Germany. Sergeant Murdoch (wearing helmet) and Company Sergeant Major Tullerton are pictured here reading accounts of their own exploits after they had formed a

A heavily damaged section of the Krupps work in Essen. March 1943

Heavy damage to the railway station in Dusseldorf. September 1942

Russians advance through Berlin. Germany had invaded Russian in World War Two, and in July 1943 they launched what would be their last attack, at Kursk

The destroyed factory of Deutsche Rohren Werke in Dusseldorf. September 1942

Heavily damaged Derendorf works of Rheinmetall-Borsig A. G Arms after an R. A. F
Heavily damaged Derendorf works of Rheinmetall-Borsig A.G Arms after an R.A.F. raid over Dusseldorf. November 1944

Underground ammunition stores discovered by the Intelligence Corps. Pictured, Sergeant P Alcock lifting the lid of an entracne. July 1945

German civilians watch units of the US 7th Armoured Division enter Berlin. 4th July 1945

Fires rage in Duisberg during a very heavy attack. 15th October 1944

Admiral von Friedeburg, C-in-C of the German Navy, and General Kummetz, German C-in-C Baltic leaving the British flagship after calling on Rear Admiral Baillie Groham

Men of the Seaforth Highlanders, now over the River Oste, clearing snipers from a house in Bremervšrde, Germany. Days away from the end of the war in Europe. Picture taken 5th May 1945

4th Division riflemen search for Nazi snipers after taking the German town of Prum. February 1945

Churchill tanks of the 3rd Scots Guards, 6th Guards Tank Brigade, crossing a bridged mine crater between Celle and the River Elbe. 14th April 1945

St Michaels Church, Upper Pit, Street in the city of Liverpool, Merseyside after a it was hit in the Blitz. It retained its steeple but the insides were ruined. Picture dated circa 6th May 1941

A slightly wounded and shaken waist gunner is led from his place by his flight surgeon Captain Leonard G. Morley of 5913 99th Avenue South East Portland

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

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

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

U-Boat 610 surprised and sunk. 8th October 1943 Photograph shows the depth charge explosions straddling U-Boat 610 which was surprised on the surface and sunk north-west of Ireland

Reconniassance photograph taken from a Spitfire of 542 Squadronl over Berlin, Germany after heavy night raids by Bomber Command aircraft on 23/24 August, 31 August/1 September and 3/4 September 1943

August 1945. Peacetime for Europe. Picture shows the Berlin, and the ATS (The Auxiliary Territorial Service) on Bank Holiday

British Soldiers attack Weeze. British troops fighting their way south eastward between the Ms and the Rhine entered the important German centre of Weeze on 2nd March 1945

Hamburg in ruins. Germany. The RAF and USaF bombers practically obliterated Hamburg in July and August 1943. These pictures issued in November 1943, show this beyond doubt

To celebrate 21st Army Groups victory over their German enemies, a salvo of 21 rounds each from 24 3.7 a guns was fired at Field Marshal Montgomerys HQ at 3pm on Saturday 5th May 1945

RAF Bomb damage in captured Hanover, Germany. The machsee large lake south of Hanover which has been camouflaged with floating wood slats, strung together, to simulate earth

The rail tracks at Hamm, Germany. This stretch of railway was a regular target for the Royal Air Force, during World War Two

British 8th Corps in Lubeck celebrate the surrender of German forces. 8th May 1945

Lieutenants A Sten, (Burnley, Lancashire), of the field regiment, Royal Artillery, synchronises his watch with the Brigade Headquarters over phone, prior to a barrage on Pinwe. Circa January 1945

Royal Artillery battery fire against the Japanese in Pinwe. Circa January 1945

Troops of the 15th Scottish Division cleared the town of Uelzen of April 19th, 1945. Picture shows troops of the Kings Own Scottish Borderers. April 1945

90th Infantry Division mortar crew fires high explosive (HE) shells into fortified German positions along the Moselle River region, near Halstroff, France. December 1944

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

British troops occupying Kleve eliminating snipers. Circa February 1945

German male civilians of military age in the town of Uerdingen are assembled by Military Police of the 9th US Army for identification. March 1945

Russian 203mm M1931 B4 Howitzer. 13th September 1941

The key point town of Goch, now cleared of the Germans by British troops is being subjected to shellfire by the retreating enemy. Pictured, a Bren carrier dashing away after a near miss

By order of the Military Government already established in Krefeld, Germany, civilians are turning in all sorts of weapons. March 1945

A British infantryman takes cover under the ruins of a building in Kleve, as a tank machine gunner, further down the street, fires at German snipers. February 1945

Captain H. H. Davies, Royal Artillery, of Birkenhead, checks looted pictures found in
Captain H.H. Davies, Royal Artillery, of Birkenhead, checks looted pictures found in the house of an SS officer which had been looted from Holland. August 1945

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