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Lieut General Bernard Montgomery newly appointed commander of the 8th Army seen here discussing tactics with officers from the 22nd Armoured Brigade
A Typhoon makes a pancake landing, on the edge of a rock strewn shore near Torquay in Devon. There were slight injuries to the pilot but no more
The evacuation called Operation Pied Piper was the British government decision to relocate its children out of urban centres to locations where the risk of bombing attacks was low or non-existent
Bomb damage to Keyes Garden on the Matthew Bank Estate, Jesmond, Newcastle. 29th December 1941
The Fortune of War pub in Plainmoor, Torquay survived a bomb at the junction of St Marychurch Road and Warbro Road, Torquay during the Bank Holiday raid which destroyed houses further up the road in
Captured German submarine U-1023 on show at West Bute Basin, Cardiff Docks, Circa July 1945. When hostilities ceased, boats still at sea were ordered to head for one of a number of designated ports
Hull, Yorkshire, World War Two. A bomb disposal unit pictured with an unexploded bomb that has been found in Craven Street, Hull
Returning evacuee children wave goodbye to Derby as their train moves out, bound for London and their homes. 15th June 1945
The German Imperial Navy Battleship SMS Helgoland Circa 1918. The SMS Helgoland was commissioned in to the German Navy on 23rd July 1911
Birmingham Evacuees arrive at Ripley station 15th November 1940
St Martins Church in the Bull Ring, Birmingham the morning after a heavy air raid on the city. 10th April 1941
HMS Wallace a Shakespeare Class Flotilla Leader escort seen here in 1942 shortly after Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh joined the ship as a sub lieutenant. Circa January 1942
Air correspondents of London newspapers visit Royal Air Force Commands in North Africa. Picture (issued 1943) shows - A group of air correspondents with R.A.F
The Mayor of Reading, Councillor W. E. C. McIlroy, inspecting members of the AuxiliaryThe Mayor of Reading, Councillor W.E.C. McIlroy, inspecting members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) at a display in the city centre during the Second World War. 11th June 1942
The scene at No. 38 Dudley Road, Folkestone when a shell fired from the German batteriesThe scene at No.38 Dudley Road, Folkestone when a shell fired from the German batteries on the French coast struck the house
The Lord Mayor of Cardiff (Alderman James Hellyer - {pictured right}) drawing his Points ration book at the City Hall, Cardiff
The Flower class corvette HMS Camellia (K31) getting up steam before escorting a convoy across the North Atlantic. December 1941
The Sutton Coalfield Battalion of the Warwickshire Home Guard paraded for inspection. Captain Wilfrid Bigwood the Commanding Officer
Australian Air Force flying American Lockheed Hudsons in Malaya during the Second World War. 3rd August 1941
Burnt out shops in Spiceal Street, Birmingham following a heavy air raid on the city 10th April 1941
Bound for the country - South Shields Children who are to live in the country under the boroughs latest evacuation scheme pictured in happy mood while waiting to leave by train to-day. 7th July 1941
Members of a army bomb disposal squad rolling a unexploded German bomb through a London Park after defusing it. The bomb was later taken to Hackney Marsh where it was exploded. Circa September 1940
Members of a army bomb disposal squad placing an explosive charge around the fuse of an unexploded German bomb in a London Park prior to detonation. Circa September 1940
HMS Vindictive an Arrogant class cruiser seen here prior to her raid on the Belgian port of Zeebrugge. Vindictive was part of a raid to block the main entrance of the port thus preventing the Germans
HMS Vindictive an Arrogant class cruiser seen here on 24th April 1918 after she was in fierce action at Zeebrugge. Vindictive was part of a raid to block the main entrance of the port thus preventing
Bomb damage to Chichester following a tip and run raid on the city by Luftwaffe fighter bombers. 10th February 1943
The first RAF Repair and Salvage Unit was working operationally within three days of landing on the shores of Normandy, Northern France
Picture shows business premises in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, decimated in The Blitz. June 1942. Street is unknown. On the nights of June 28 and 29
A German B1E 1 KG Incendiary bomb. The bomb consisted of a cylindrical body, made of magnesium alloy, filled with thermite, an incendiary compound, to which a three-finned steel tail was attached
Alexander Sutherland Neill (centre)seen here as a new term starts at Summer Hill School, back at Leiston, Suffolk after five years of evacuation at Ffestiniog in Wales
Alexander Sutherland Neill (3rd from the right) seen here as a new term starts at Summer Hill School, back at Leiston, Suffolk this week after five years of evacuation at Ffestiniog in Wales
Children of St. Benedicts Road School, Small Heath during their evacuation rehearsal 28th August 1939
The remains of an ammunition truck struck by a bomb in the goods yard of Bridlington Station 11th July 1940
The Rotunda in use as a war hospital. Oldway Mansion Paignton. Circa 1916
German U boat that was captured and shown off in Bristol city docks in 1918 1st December 1918
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
Air Vice Marshal Sandy Hunter seen here exploring the abandon nuclear bunker at Kenton near Newcastle. 8th April 1997
Air Vice Marshal Sandy Hunter seen here at the entrance to the nuclear bunker at Kenton near Newcastle. 8th April 1997
Firemen tackling fires in Ave Maria Lane, London, started by high explosive and incendiary bombs dropped by the Luftwaffe on the night of 29th December 1940
A turntable ladder of the London Fire Brigade tacklest fires close to Waterloo railway station as nine thousand incendiary
A London Transport double decker bus stopped on St Pauls Churchyard l. As over nine thousand incendiary and high explosive bombs fall on the City of London, 29th December 1940
Members of the public inspect a crater in Albert Bridge Road, Battersea, London, following a daylight raid. February 16th 1941
East End greengrocer doing his best to remain open for his customers despite the inconvenience of the shop and his home being bombed by the Luftwaffe during the air raids on London in the Second
Fire crews, police and ARP wardens help salvage furniture from properties close to Taylors Great Central Depository in St Georges Road, Southwark
Devastation at Upton Park following a V2 missile explosion in which 16 people were killed. 28th January 1945
The bomb damaged shell of the Coliseum Theatre, Bristol, following the Luftwaffe raid on the city. Circa November 1940
Bomb damage to Plymouth following a tip an run raid by Luftwaffe fighter bomber aircraft on the town. Circa April 8th 1941
Bomb damage to Telham Road and Vicarage Lane, East Ham, following several heavy air raids on the capital. Circa March 1941