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Normandy Collection

Background imageNormandy Collection: A Sherman VC Firefly tank of 24th Lancers, 8th Armoured Brigade, near St Leger

A Sherman VC Firefly tank of 24th Lancers, 8th Armoured Brigade, near St Leger, 11 June 1944. The Sherman Firefly was based on the US M4 Sherman Tank but fitted with the powerful 3-inch calibre

Background imageNormandy Collection: A wounded soldier is transported by jeep back to a Regimental Aid Post

A wounded soldier is transported by jeep back to a Regimental Aid Post, the jeep has a rough journey passing over shell and bomb craters

Background imageNormandy Collection: Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nurses make their way to the 79th General Field

Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nurses make their way to the 79th General Field Hospital near Bayeux by lorry. 20th June 1944

Background imageNormandy Collection: Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nurses of the 79th General Field Hospital prepare their

Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nurses of the 79th General Field Hospital prepare their beds in the slit trench where they will be protected if any more bombing occurs near Bayeux. 20th June 1944

Background imageNormandy Collection: A telegram message from the front, shown to camera by an officer

A telegram message from the front, shown to camera by an officer. The wording reads of " fires on the beach", and the timing is early June 1944, the time of D Day, The Normandy Landings

Background imageNormandy Collection: Another of the 'Axis Collaborationists'is shorn of her hair

Another of the "Axis Collaborationists"is shorn of her hair
Another of the " Axis Collaborationists" is shorn of her hair, to be publicly shamed, through the streets of Cherbourg

Background imageNormandy Collection: British infantry passing a knocked out German tank as they move up to consolidate a

British infantry passing a knocked out German tank as they move up to consolidate a position during fierce fighting around a village between Tilly and Caen. 28th June 1944

Background imageNormandy Collection: Roadside repairs. Staff Sergeant Arthur Bishop from Shepherds Bush, London

Roadside repairs. Staff Sergeant Arthur Bishop from Shepherds Bush, London, in a spot of bother having lost his button, is having it sown back on by Madeleine Louvel. Picture taken in Normandy, 1944

Background imageNormandy Collection: British advance in Normandy. Bulldozers clearing debris after entering Faubourg de

British advance in Normandy. Bulldozers clearing debris after entering Faubourg de Vaucelles from Caen. France, July 1944

Background imageNormandy Collection: Prefabricated Ports. Two Prefabricated Ports, each as big as Gibraltar were

Prefabricated Ports. Two Prefabricated Ports, each as big as Gibraltar were manufactured in Britain in sections, towed across the channel and set down off the coast of Normandy

Background imageNormandy Collection: Liberation of Europe. Scenes on a Normandy beachhead as crack British troops made

Liberation of Europe. Scenes on a Normandy beachhead as crack British troops made their first landing on the morning of Tuesday 6th June 1944

Background imageNormandy Collection: Daily Mirror war correspondent handing out copies to the troops on the Normandy invasion

Daily Mirror war correspondent handing out copies to the troops on the Normandy invasion beaches. 13th June 1944

Background imageNormandy Collection: British army pipers of the 5th Army entertain their comrades in a heavily damaged village

British army pipers of the 5th Army entertain their comrades in a heavily damaged village in Italy during the Second World War. 27th February 1944

Background imageNormandy Collection: Allied Advance through France and Holland to the Rhine River. British army soldiers

Allied Advance through France and Holland to the Rhine River. British army soldiers. Arnhem, Holland. September 1944

Background imageNormandy Collection: A British armoured brigade on the move in Britain during the Second World War

A British armoured brigade on the move in Britain during the Second World War. Picture shows tank men enjoy a break and a cup of tea after unloading their Sherman tanks onto a train. 20th April 1944

Background imageNormandy Collection: Soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force in Northern France give a wave to camera as

Soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force in Northern France give a wave to camera as they pass from the undressing tent into the bath tent at their camp

Background imageNormandy Collection: The advance south of Le Beny Bocage continues. British infantry are seen here rushing

The advance south of Le Beny Bocage continues. British infantry are seen here rushing past the burning remains of a farmhouse in pursuit of the enemy

Background imageNormandy Collection: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill pictured on his visit to Normandy in Northern

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill pictured on his visit to Normandy in Northern France, six weeks after the Allied D-day landings

Background imageNormandy Collection: Winston Churchill lands on the Mulberry harbour on Sword Beach for a tour of inspection

Winston Churchill lands on the Mulberry harbour on Sword Beach for a tour of inspection of the Normandy Bridgehead 6 days after the D-Day Landings June 1944

Background imageNormandy Collection: Allied troops take shelter behind their vehicles as German shells pound the French beach

Allied troops take shelter behind their vehicles as German shells pound the French beach 6th June 1944

Background imageNormandy Collection: Winston Churchill lands on the Mulberry harbour on Sword Beach for a tour of inspection

Winston Churchill lands on the Mulberry harbour on Sword Beach for a tour of inspection of the Normandy Bridgehead 6 days after the D-Day Landings June 1944

Background imageNormandy Collection: Winston Churchill seen here in deep conversation with Admiral Ramsay on their way to

Winston Churchill seen here in deep conversation with Admiral Ramsay on their way to the Mulberry harbour on Sword Beach for a tour of inspection of the Normandy Bridgehead 6 days after the D-Day


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