Soldiers Collection (#10)

American troops of the 34th Infantry Division landing on the beaches at Surcouf, twenty miles east of Algiers, 9th November 1942

British Warships and bombers and "Commandos"were landed under cover of smoke
British Warships and bombers and " Commandos" were landed under cover of smoke screens'. Norwegian troops also took part in the operation which resulted in the destruction of 15

On the Adriatic sector of the Eighth Army front north of Faenza, Italy, Lieutenant G. Sherman, of Sutton, Surrey, in charge of a mortar platoon

An RAF Typhoon aircraft patrolling the skies over a convoy after taking off from an airfield in Normandy, Northern France. July 1944

Soldier taking advantage of cover as he fires his gun in a South Wales training exercise during the Second World War. October 1941

Caldari, which occupies a strategic positions on the Ortona- Orsogna lateral road and railway, was occupied by the Indian and Home County infantry men serving With the 8th Army

Combined Operations raid on Dieppe on 19th August 1942. Canadian and U. K
Combined Operations raid on Dieppe on 19th August 1942. Canadian and U.K. Special Service Troops carried out the raid with a detachment of a U.S

A sub-machine gun in one hand and a grenade in the other, a US soldier marches at the head of his men in pursuit of Japanese defenders of New Britain Island the Southwest Pacific

Men of the Royal Northumberland fusiliers have recently undergone practice exercises at beach landing on invasion lines. Small boats are brought closely into shore

British troops continue to land on the beach-heads of Normandy, Northern France to support their comrades who made the crossing the previous day as part of the Allied D-Day landings

British and Canadian troops enter the liberated town of Falaise, Northern France. The Falaise Pocket was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy

Private Morris of Acton, London, part of the British Airborne troops in Holland, on guard at Divisional Headquarters. The Airborne flag, bearing Pegasus, the flying horse of Greek mythology

Private J. Connington of Selby, Yorkshire fighting with the 1st Allied Airborne Army in Holland with his Sten Gun. 20th September 1944

Member of the Army Reconnaissance Corps. 27th September 1942

While many people thin the Army is training for defensive action against the enemy, British Army Commanders have other ideas

Canadian soldier Corporal Andy Mouflier from Winnipeg, fires a peephole in the wall of a shattered building during training exercises in England before the Allied invasion of Northern France

British paratrooper patrol in Oosterbeek, Netherlands on the look out for German enemy snipers during the Second World War. 20th September 1944

Axis troops clear up the debris on Spanish Mole, Tripoli, after an RAF raid. Circa 17th January 1942

Mrs Jean Finnigan serves 5th army men their morning tea and buns. Mrs. Finnigan had just returned from two months U.K. leave, granted on account of her husband

On the 8th army front a mule train carrying ammunition to Montgomerys men passes a little party busily engaged digging out a bogged Sherman tank. Circa 4th December 1943

Life in a hospital in Tobruk. (Picture) Waiting their turn at the dentists who can be seen at work in the background. Circa November 1941

Infantry in front of Tobruk waiting to advance into town, which is seen in the background with fires burning. Circa 9th February 1941

Soldiers in Tobruk, Libya. Another pet with the Gunner Officers. This rabbit wandered into the Mess one day and refused to leave. Circa 24th September 1941

A memorial built by Royal Australian Engineers and dedicated to those who have given their lives for the defence of Tobruk was unveiled by Major-gen Morshead, G.O.C, Tobruk. Circa 1941

British offensive in the western desert. (Picture) The first stages in the second British offensive in the western desert, which opened at dawn on November 18th 1941

Polish troops who are among the defenders of Tobruk at a firing post during Second World War. Circa October 1941

Australian and other Empire troops defending Tobruk. (Picture) The Tobruk Truth, nicknamed the Dinkun Oil by the troops, is published regularly by Australians in Tobruk

American troops landing at Arzew, near Oran. (Picture) 500 ship convoy safely transported Allied troops to Northern Africa where simultaneous landings were made at strategic locations

Tokyo Rose was a name given by Allied troops in the South Pacific during World War II to all female English-speaking radio broadcasters of Japanese propaganda (Picture)

Fall of Tobruk. (Picture) Fires burning in the town of Tobruk. In the foreground are British troops advancing towards the town. Circa 1940s

A piper of the Highland regiment entertaining the wounded, both British and enemy, as they await their turn for the dressing of wounds at a casualty clearing station on the battlefield near Tobruk

Two Rajput riflemen looking at a piece of archaic statuary in the ruins of the ancient city of Cyrene, capital of Cyrenaica. Circa 1940s

The Catholic Church in Tobruk although badly damaged is still standing. Services are held elsewhere but soldiers often call in for a few minutes during the day

This ingenious still for purifying water for the defenders of Tobruk was invented by Lieut. J. Blair-Yuill (right of photograph). Circa 1940s

Softening up the defences of Sevastopol during the final assault. Red Army gunners shelling the fortifications of the city. (Picture) Red Army gunners shelling Sevastopol. 13th May 1944

At dawn on 22nd October 1944, the British Second Army struck westwards from Oss towards the important town and rail junction of Hertogenbosch, some 12 miles away

Russian infantry and tanks advance. (Picture) Tanks having blasted the German positions, Russian infantry dash forward to occupy new points. 26th May 1942

A detachment of of the Soviet Popular Volunteer Force on the way to the front line near Odessa. 16th September 1941

An excerpt from the German film War In The East concerning the advance into Russia during Second World War. 10th September 1941

Red Army ski troops on their way to advanced lines, riding on sledges and tanks. Circa 1940s

Dutch forces of the interior called P. A. N. crowd on to a captured German car in Eindhoven
Dutch forces of the interior called P.A.N. crowd on to a captured German car in Eindhoven. Circa 1940s

Troops of the 1st Batt. Glasgow Highlanders sitting in the streets of Verden waiting to push forward to take Dauelsen, watch a German policemen drawing water from a pump. 18th April 1945

Civilians were ordered by the Germans to leave the Dutch town of Kerkrade. German soldiers in civilian clothes were found mingled with the Dutch people when Americans came onto the scene

Following a recent counterattack by the Germans some British troops in Holland having held the advance, put in a counterattack of their own

Men of the 7th Battalion, Green Howards manning one of the thousands of blockhouses built around the coast of Britain and elsewhere as part of the coastal defences against possible German invaders

Training drill at a coastal battery on the East Coast. Circa September 1940

U. S. task forces advances into Burma jungle. 14th February 1945
U.S. task forces advances into Burma jungle. 14th February 1945

To counter possible attempts by the enemy to land troops on Scottish lochs, by seaplanes, armed motor boat patrols have been established

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