Weapons Collection (page 4)

The Royal Air Force Air Transport service follows closely the advance of the Allied Forces, even to airfield operating within sounds of gunfire

A veteran P-40 Warhawk fighter bomber Group under Major General Edwin J Houses 12th Air Support Command and a spearhead of General Montgomerys drive through the desert, dropped its 1, 000

RAF Regiment Corporal L Ratchford of Piercebridge near Darlington manning his Browning Machine Guns on a roof top in Naples shortly after downing a German JU88 which had attempted to bomb the citys

A sentry on night watch duty on an island fort somewhere in the Northern Command, manned by batteries of a Royal Artillery coast regiment who receive rigorous training. February 1942

Six-inch howitzers being moved into defensive positions as part of a training exercise. March 1941

One of the worlds biggest guns, a super-heavy railway mounting gun, in use by the British Army. Circa 1941

A lookout standing on a 9. 2 coastal defence gun on the east coast of Scotland
A lookout standing on a 9.2 coastal defence gun on the east coast of Scotland, scanning the horizon with his binoculars. June 1941

A 9. 2 gun being installed on the coast, somewhere in the Southern Command. August 1941
A 9.2 gun being installed on the coast, somewhere in the Southern Command. August 1941

A heavy anti-aircraft battery in action on the South East Coast during an air attack. This battery is continually in action against enemy aircraft endeavouring to cross over the South East Coast

Canadian soldiers take over Guard duty at Buckingham palace during the Second World War. 18th April 1940

A coastal crew operating a 9. 2 howitzer gun in action on the coast of England during
A coastal crew operating a 9.2 howitzer gun in action on the coast of England during the Second World War. They fire a shell weighing 350 lbs. 29th March 1941

A section of Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders regiment in Malaya, taking cover during training. Circa 19th December 1941

A Field Regiment of the Royal Artillery training in the Welsh hills with 25-pounder field guns, firing special armour-piercing shells at dummy tanks. Circa 23rd June 1941

A spotter (air-sentry) on duty as part of Britains anti-aircraft defences. August 1940

The Dorsetshire Regiment practice with a Bren gun during Second World War. 21st February 1940

The 1st South African Infantry Division was an infantry division of the army of the Union of South Africa. During World War II the division served in East Africa (Picture)

A squad of the Home Guard prepare to deal with an "invader"
A squad of the Home Guard prepare to deal with an " invader" by means of a Molotov cocktail during training exercises in the Dover and Folkestone areas of Kent during the Second World War

Yugoslav Partisans are making good use of their stay in Malta to learn the use of both Allied and enemy small arms. They are taught by British instructors

Royal Air Force Halifax aircraft of the Balkan Air Force have played a greet part in keeping Partisan Groups in occupied countries well supplied with guns, ammunition and other vital material

British troops loading rocket artillery in the Reichswald area in Germany. Circa February 1945

When Caen was captured by British and Canadian forces on 9th July 1944, Sherman tanks took a large part In the attack. Picture shows: Royal Riglneers engaged on mine clearing

An Ack-Aok gunner manning a twin Browning gun, brought down one 51 the pilotless planes during a recent raid over Southern England. The P Plane was sighted

Desperate fighting is taking place in the Valley of the Odon river in Normandy, Northern France, A surprise attack towards Every was made by Allied troops at dawn on 16th July 1944

A large army exercise, referred to officially as "Operation Crocodile"
A large army exercise, referred to officially as " Operation Crocodile" took place recently in Palestine and Trans-Jordan

The Gibraltar Defence Force was formed time ago, so that volunteers from the younger residents of the colony have a share in their defence of it

On a narrow strip of beach on the Normandy coast of Northern France, reinforcements of American assault troops assemble before moving in to the interior of the continent in support of the Allied

American Army Ambulances get ready to drive ashore at Slapton Sands in South Devon as the bow ramps of LCTs drop to the sand during rehearsals for Operation Overlord

Working on two shifts in the twenty four hours, the entire Fire Brigade at a large Ministry of Supply factory in the South of England are assembling rifles instead of idly waiting for the fire alarm

The Reconnaissance Corps, the "armed eyes"of the British Army
The Reconnaissance Corps, the " armed eyes" of the British Army, seek out the enemy and establishes preliminary contact

A gunner of an RAF Regiment Anti-Aircraft Flight mans a 20mm Hispano-Suiza anti-aircraft gun from the back of a lorry, while securing a desert landing ground in Egypt

A British soldier of 3rd Division makes friends with a young French couple and their baby in a ruined street in Caen following the fall of the town into allied hands. 10th July 1944

In a recent exercise in the Southern Command, members of the Home Guard collaborated with units of the Royal Marines and a squadron of Polish pilots

A very interesting exercise, involving some three to four hundred Home Guards, recently took place in a mining area in the North of England

A War Office Travelling School is touring the country, instructing home guards. Pictures taken in the Eastern Command. A demonstrator shows how to use a sticky bomb. August 1941

Women Royal Navy Service training at the rifle range during the Second World War. A group of Wrens taking aim during shooting practice. December 1940

By order of the Military Government already established in Krefeld, Germany, civilians are turning in all sorts of weapons. March 1945

British re enforcement land on Gold beach for the big push into the Normandy town of Caen. June 16th 1944

Soldiers of the US 79th Infantry Division seen here enter the fortified port of Cherbourg following the surrender of German forces. 30th June 1944

British troops which crossed the Belgian frontier early in the morning of 3rd September 1944, rapidly freed Tournai and swept in north and east to enter the capital city Brussels in the late evening

Picture showing individual gunners who helped support the British infantry in the capture of the Dutch village of Zetten on 21st January 1945

Deep snow on the Eighth Army Front near Castel Frentano on the Italian Front during the Second World War. Bombardier Holt of Watford spots for enemy planes through his binoculars

General Sir Bernard C. T. Paget, the Commander In Chief of the Home Forces
General Sir Bernard C.T. Paget, the Commander In Chief of the Home Forces, accompanied by the General Officer Commanding In Chief of Scottish Command Lieutenant General Sir A. F. Andrew N

By the evening of February 21st, 1945, British troops had cleared the German town of Goch of all its defenders with the exception of a few isolated snipers. Germans continued to shell the town

Free French troops operating in the Bardia area, which is now in British hands, Members of a patrol are seen in their British pattern infantry truck. 5th April 1941

Defences of the East Coast of Great Britain during the second World War. Picture shows the battery firing. July 1940

British troops at Crete. a gun on the look out for Italian raiders. December 4th 1940

Round the coasts of Britain a ceaseless watch is maintained by men of the Royal Artillery Coastal Defence Regiment.Shore based RA personnel work in co-operation with units of theRoyal Navy

A British cross-Channel gun in action on the South Coast of England, during the Second World War. These guns are manned by gunners of the Royal Marines

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