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Polish Independence Day Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London. Picture shows: The march prior to the laying of the wreath. Circa 1945
Picture illustrating the tremendous welcome accorded to the British forces who liberated the Greek capital on 14th October 1944
These two- men had a tough task : they had to breach a mine field barring the approach to Brachelen, Germany. They camouflaged their M.1. rifles with adhesive tape to avoid being seen by the enemy
British Army battery claims honour of the last shot on the Eighth Army battle front. The last shell in the hands of the man who fired it, Gunner Vernon Walker of Hampshire, Sussex
An American soldier stands on guard, surrounded American built locomotives at a rail junction somewhere in Britain". These locomotIves will be used to transport men
High explosive and sticks of 4 lb incendiary bombs explode on a Japanese supply dump in a wooded area at Taungup, on the coast of Western Burma
Preparations for the Allied invasion of Normandy, Northern France during the Second World War. The mounting mass of materials produced by factories, and the training of men to use them
Field Marshal Busch, C in C German Armies in North West Europe, meets the man who defeated him, Field Marshall Montogmery, at the latters HQ on Luneburg Heath
At this invasion port on the South Coast of England, Royal Navy postmen deliver 6000 letters every day to men and women serving in the ships taking part n the operations across the Channel in
The Middle Eastern choir who broadcast live on the BBC. 16th October 1944
British 8th Army Armour enters Marsa Matruh while the main British force pursues the retreating Afrika Korps. 12th November 1942
Before Bizerta fell to the Allied forces, a good deal of resistance had to be overcome in the streets of the town. French and US. troops fought battles in the streets all day long
Unopposed capture of valuable Burma Oil fields area is a most pointed indication of Japanese collapse. Troops probing down towards the Yenangyaung Road
Advancing along the Irrawaddy basin road towards Sagaing and Manderlay, British troops of the 14th Army have captured the small Burmese village of Ywathitgyi in the face of fanatical Japanese
A party of boys from Army Cadet battalions from all parts of Southern England last week spent seven days at a REME School of Technical Training near Reading
A British Army jungle patrol attacks a native "Basha", a bamboo hutA British Army jungle patrol attacks a native " Basha", a bamboo hut, in a banana grove while on the hunt for Japanese enemy soldiers in the swamps
Polish Army General and part of the Polish government in exile in England, General Wladislaw Anders attends a Polish Independence Day Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London
Along the Kohima - Imphal road in India, heavy rain will bring down landslides on the road making an awkward block. Then the Sappers rush to the rescue and begin to clear away the rock
American General Dwight D. Eisenhower, accompanied by General Henri Giraud, leader of the Free French Forces, inspects a Guard of Honour formed by British Army soldiers during victory celebrations in
Among the first to come ashore during the landings at Ramree Island, Burma on 21st January 1945 was the RAF Advanced Assault Party
Allied D-Day landings on the beaches of Normandy, Northern France during the Second World War. American G.I. soldiers with equipment entering the landing craft before the invasion. June 1944
A close up of a 6 naval gun guarding the coast of Iceland during the Second World War. Circa June 1941
Photo Reconnaissance image of Mainz, Germany reveals the devastation caused by the RAF attacks on the city on the nights of the 11th/12th and 12th/13th August 1942
The Municipal Theatre remains a recognisable feature in the area of Mainz, from which scores of buildings were swept away by the RAF attacks on the city on the nights of the 11th/12th
RAF attack on Heligoland. The airfield on the island of Dune disappearing under a deluge of bombs as aircraft of RAF Bomber Command attack the target. 18th April 1945
Photo-reconnaissance image taken by No1 PRU of the damaged Heinkel aircraft factory at Marienehe, Rostock, Germany, following a series of major raids by Bomber Command. 1
British troops in Bremen. The city and port of Bremen was captured by British Troops on April 27th 1945, although some Germans were still holding out in one of the city parks until the following day
Refugees from Penang arriving in Ipoh Station, Perak, on their way to Singapore. Scenes at Ipoh Station as refugees take refreshments provided for them by local residents. Circa 1941
Snow and heavy rainfall turned North African and Italian airfields into swamps, but the bad weather did not stop flying from these waterlogged fields
At an RAF bomber station in Bengal, India, air and ground crew save working time by having on the spot lunches. The double Journey from the airfield to the mess is roughly eight miles so to have more
A private of the Kings Regiment stands guard with a sub-machine gun at the entrance of a tunnel network in Gibraltar. Circa 1942
Gurkhas of an, Indian Division are holding a sector of the Italian front south of the River Senio. The only movement now is from recce patrols
A party of six Canadian members of Parliament Messrs. W Ross Macdonald, A. G. Slaght, A. Fournier, H. Jackman, H.J. Coldwell and J.H. Blackmore recently saw the cross channel guns
Indian troops have been in the thick of the battles on the 8th Army front. On 2nd December 1943, Indian shock troops were reported pushing forward past Consalvi
The pilot of a German Heinkel Bomber plane of the Luftwaffe is brought aboard a British Royal Navy destroyer after his plane was hit by a barrage of fire and plummeted into the sea
A British destroyer out East had hunted this Italian submarine and finally located it. Depth charges were dropped and a few minutes later up out of the water came the Italian vessel
Soldiers manning one of the thousands of coastal defence guns against possible German invaders somewhere in England during the Second World War. August 1940
Rear Admiral Sir Philip View, DSO (centre), Captain Wright DSO and Captain Eccles (left) of the Royal Navy, discussing the latest plan of action. Circa January 1944
Picture shows Sea Venture after it was a attacked by a German U-boat of the Kriegsmarine in the English waters of the North Sea during the Second World War
A bullseye scored by the Royal Navy dreadnought battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth during gunnery practice. This photograph was taken from the ship towing the target which can be seen
After long months and even years of hard training and battle, US soldiers register apparent happiness at embarkation for invasion of Normandy, Northern France
Sailors of the Royal Navy gallant H Class Destroyer HMS Hardy, assigned to the Home fleet, return home to England after the ship was capsized in the First Battle of Narvik
Officers Milk Bar at the Palace Hotel, Paignton. Picture shows: Mrs Bateman, Mrs Houlding and Tony Ridler who is holding the model plane. Circa 1941
Secretary of State for War Mr Oliver Stanley inspects the gas protective clothing during his visit to Canadian troops at Aldershot. 23rd February 1940
RAF pilots who have occasion to bale out over the sea are being instructed in the sailing and navigation of their craft by the members of an amateur sailing club, the Corinthian Sailing Club, who
Army Guns. Training exercise. Picture shows a gun mounted on a boat, (numbered 27). Location unknown. Picture taken circa 1st February 1942
Attempts by dozens of enemy planes to harass British Convoys in the English Channel have so far met with little success. Hit and run tactics have been foiled by the speed
A mobile Broadcasting Company appeals to hidden German snipers to surrender themselves as American forces occupy the town Saint Malo in Brittany, North-Western France. 16th August 1944