Troops Collection

American soldiers from Company E, 358th Infantry, 90th Division, move through the concrete Dragons Teeth of Siegfried line near Habscheid, Germany, as they move up to the front. 12th February 1945

The occupation of Palmyra (Syria). Troops from a Bren gun-carrier searching the ruins of the old Roman colonnade. Circa 1941

Tankmen of the Canadian Army rest by their Sherman tanks after the tank battle which took place between the Hitler Line and Gustav Line on the Italian Front battlefield

The 30th Corps memorial at Nienburg, a prancing black boar, sign of the corps since its formation, was unveiled by the corps commander, Lieut.Gen. Sir Brain Horrocks

British forces assault on Tilburg. Scenes near Tilburg, Holland as troops move up during Second World War. Circa 1940s

Men of Grenadier Guards in Italy. Men of Grenadier Guards moving over a picturesque hump-back bridge generally known as Humpty Dumpty. Circa 1940s

A Sherman tank of a South African unit of the Eighth Army enters the city of Florence through the Porta Romano. August 1944

The R. E. M. E. - Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers is the British Army
The R.E.M.E. - Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers is the British Armys newest corps. It has been in operation since October 1st, 1942

A Bren Carrier being guided through barbed wire during the first stages of the offensive against the Axis Forces in Libya, North Africa in World War Two. December 1941

Two British soldiers, Corporal Cobb and Lance Corporal Salt who marched for 21 days through the jungle of Burma to avoid capture by the Japanese before reaching the 17th Indian Division in the Imphal

Pegu, the vital road and rail junction 50 miles north of Rangoon, Burma on the wide Pegu river has fallen to the Allied Fourteenth Army in their sweep Southwards to the Burma coast. Picture shows: R

Australian troops land at Jacquinot Bay in New Britain, Papua New Guinea during the battle in the Far East in the Second World War

British Army private serving on the front line in Burma during the Second World War. April 1945

Burma DUKWs (known as Ducks) take supplies and reinforcements from the Chindwin River to forward British troops driving on Mandalay, Burma during the Second World War

First members of the WaF in Berlin, Germany at the end of the Second World War in Europe. Section officer P. hack of Palmers Green, London and Section Officer H

The so called "Tobacco factory"at Carocetto, Italy
The so called " Tobacco factory" at Carocetto, Italy, scene of bitter fighting during the bridgehead battle, fell to British troops on 28th May 1944

The landing craft, vehicle, personnel (LCVP) or Higgins boat, a landing craft used extensively in amphibious landings in World War Two

Operation Blackcoc was an operation to clear German troops from the Roer Triangle, formed by the towns of Roermond and Sittard in the Netherlands

The aftermath of the Battle for Caen. The town fell to Canadian and British troops on the 9th July after a sustained bombardment which caused substantial damage to the town

British Army constructing gun emplacements near Alexandria, Egypt. 15th December 1940

Number 1 Commando Brigade led the British assault across the Elbe River. They had captured their objective, Lauenburg by dawn on April 29th 1945

Operation Blackcock (14th - 26th January 1945) was an operation to clear German troops from the Roer Triangle, formed by the towns of Roermond and Sittard in the Netherlands

French civilians stand at attention and an American Army Gl salutes as the American and French flags are unfurled side by side in the centre of the city of Cherbourg

Bomb damage to Elephant and Castle, London. 6th June 1942

Air raid damage to Barking Road in East London during the Blitz. 20th March 1941

At the War Office Selection Board school. All candidates for promotion from the ranks undergo a three days course to determine whether they have the qualities necessary to make a good officer

Women of the W. A. C. I - Women s. Auxiliary Corps, India
Women of the W.A.C.I - Women s. Auxiliary Corps, India, equivalent of the British ATS are releasing fighting men by doing many skilled

British assault craft reaching the shores of Toamasina, Madagascar during Second World War. 16th October 1942

American troops of the 34th Infantry Division landing on the beaches at Surcouf, twenty miles east of Algiers. Operation Torch signalled the American entry into the Mediterranean War

Searching for isolated pockets of resistance and snipers, Canadians move cautiously through a rubble-strewn street of Caen. July 1944

Tobruk. (Picture) After a very heavy rainstorm which followed a sandstorm which had lasted all day. Water rushed down Waddis and flooded many of the tents

Polish troops of the 2nd Corps in Italy. The continue to train, even after hostilities have ended. Picture taken 25th May 1945

The British landing on Ramree Island, Arakan. 15th February 1945

Troops in Bridport, Devon, are entertained in a mobile theatre. Picture taken 27th March 1941

Assault troops of the Cheshire Regiment dash on to the Liverpool Landing Stage to take over the Wallasey ferry boat Leasowe at the start of the exercise Friendly Invasion. 19th August 1961

The Royal Engineers Diving Establishment at Marchwood near Southampton. The Flipper Brigade report for training as they pass a sign erected for drivers to warn them. 2nd April 1980

Soldiers of The Royal Engineers build bridges to help local residents after heavy floods in Kent. 17th September 1968

Allied troops proceed inland into Northern France on the mission to liberate France and Europe following the Normandy landings of 6th June 1944

Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales visit to the Royal School of Military Engineering at Chattenden Barracks near Rochester, Kent, where he met soldiers of the Royal Engineers Corp. 20th March 1985

The Mayor of Stratford Upon Avon, Councillor Patrick Dare, pictured with Major General THF Foulkes, representing the Commandant of the Corps of Royal Engineers

A Sherman Firefly 1C Tank of the 11th Armoured Division leads a column of tanks through Gemert, Holland. 26th September 1944

Vice Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, Chief of Combined Operations, discussing a training exercise with some of the troops taking part. July 1942

WW2 May 1945 British troops in Yamethin scour the ruins of the railway station on the Main Central Burma Railway for suicide Jap bombers

WW2: RAF fighter pilot Douglas Bader and wife Patsy attending party. 29th May 1945. Bader was one of Britains greates heroes of WW2

The presentation of fifty-four proficiency certificates will be made by Air Chief Marshall Sir William Mitchell, K.C.B. C.B.E. D.S.O. M.C. A.F.C the front parade of the Royal Artillery Barracks

Air Transport Command (ATC) was a United States Air Force unit that was created during World War II as the strategic airlift component of the United States Army Air Forces

Soldiers of the 8th Army parade in front of the Siegessaule Victory Column, Berlin after entering the city for the first time. 7th July 1945

Corporal Arthur Toman greeting locals in Caen during the Second World War. 19th August 1944

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