Weapons Collection (page 5)

A gun from the rear turret of a Heinkel aircraft of the German Luftwaffe, brought down over Kent, is remounted in a position held by a company of the Somerset Light Infantry

Infantrymen of the 1st Battalion The Green Howards pass a Bofors gun on their way to the front near Lanciano, Italy 1st January 1944

Sergenat W Page of Coulsdon, Surrey, and Leading Aircraftman G Skelsey of London fit a long-range fuel tank to a Hawker Typhoon Mark IB of No. 137 Squadron RAF at B78 Eindhoven, Holland

British and Canadian armed forces occupy Iceland during the Second World War. Pictures of British Army soldiers on the island. August 1941

More and still more guns are being mounted around the coast of Britain to give an invader a warm reception should he attempt a landing

A Bren gunner of the 15th Scottish Division 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders in one of the trenches that forms the Siegfried Line looking out across the flooded landscape 10th February 1945

A battalion of the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders shown training in the snow in their native highlands. They are stationed at an Infantry Training Centre in Scotland

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

It is now possible to reveal the Interesting story behind the shooting down of a JU 83 from Fair Island off the North of Scotland

Men of the Dorsets firing their 3 inch Mortars at the enemy at Hottot. No. 3 Platoon, 1 Dorsets, 231 Brigade, 50 Division. 11th July 1944

The Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain inspects a 25-pdr field gun at Bachy, 15 December 1939

Troops a board a landing craft give covering fire during combined operations training exercise by 29th Infantry Brigade Group at Loch Fyne, Argyllshire

The latest communique from Moscow on 25th May 1942 announces that Marshal Timoshenkos armies continue their successful advance in the direction of Kharkov

Russia moves first class reserves up to the front as reinforcements to the Red Army soldiers fighting their long gruelling war against the German invaders

The smoke had barely cleared away when this picture of a US Marine 105 mm gun crew in action on New Britain island was taken

Soldiers of a US tank destroyers unit with the 101st Airborne Division, during its defence of the Belgian town of Bastogne

A pile of captured Italian rifles at Addis Ababa. June 1941

RAF Advanced units take over captured Airfields in Tripolitania during the Second World War. Step by step, the RAF keep pace with the Eighth Army advancing through Tripolitania

Picture taken at an RAF Advanced Air base in North Africa from which RAF Fighter Squadron is operating. The unit is under canvas

British Expeditionary Force troops somewhere in Northern France near the beginning of the Second World War. Photo shows: Camouflaged British artillery in France to protect against enemy aerial

Co-operating with American Allies, New Zealand troops in the Pacific are helping to make the total defeat of Japan a reality

British troops from the 8th Army approach the Gothic Line before the breakthrough on the Adriatic sector of the Italian front

British and Canadian troops crossing the River Seine at Elbeuf in Normandy, Northern France. Picture shows: Ferrying bren carriers across the Seine. August 1944

The British Expeditionary Force in Norway during the Second World War. Photograph taken during a boat drill, showing the troops at their boat stations and afterwards on the crowded decks

As the result of continued pressure by British and Free French troops, the Vichy forces evacuated Damascus on 21st June 1941 and the city was later occupied by the Allied Forces

Army flamethrowers in action during the Second world War. Issued: April 1945

Among the equipment with which the British Army blasted its way into France and which it is now using are flame throwers. Chief among these are the " Lifebuoy", a man carried weapon

Axis infiltration into Syria compelled the advance of the Allied Forces to avert so dangerous a threat. British and Free French forces have been opposed by the Vichy troops

Soldiers of the Imperial Australian Force operating in the hill country of the Syria countryside during the Second World War. June 1941

With his command of of Circassian native cavalry, Colonel Collet crossed from Syria into Trans-Jordan to join the Free French Forces

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

A soldier of the Australian Imperial Force on his motorcycle passing one of the caravans which dominate the roads near Damascus, Syria during the Second World War. February 1942

The fall off Damascus to Allied Forces during the Second World War. General Catroux, General Le Gentilhomme of the Free French Forces and their staff entered the city of Damascus

A British destroyer carried out a torpedo exercise and afterwards recovered the torpedo. The dummy head used was fitted with a calcium float to indicate the position of the torpedo after it had

First photographs of the Navys successful surprise raid on Sabang and Lhenga airfields in Northern Sumatra at dawn on 19th April 1944

The Suffolk Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army with a history dating back to 1685. It saw service for three centuries, participating in many wars and conflicts

The Fifth Army at the Anzio Bridgehead in Central Italy. the Driver Rainer of 101 Mount Road, Gorton, Manchester and Sergeant Bitonti of 7865 Oakman Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan, USA

During the raid on this country on Saturday 29th January 1944, - several German raiders were accounted for by a Gunners. A mixed battery in the London area were responsible for destroying one of

For some time past, Britains newest anti-aircraft devices, rocket guns, have been in action against the Luftwaffe. These guns

Army soldiers sit on a German block buster"(3000 pounders
Army soldiers sit on a German block buster" (3000 pounders) bomb left at a Comiso bomb dump during their rush to leave Sicily. Issued: September 1943

The Allied Airborne troops operating in Western Europe were equipped with Bofors anti-aircraft guns specially adapted for transport by glider. Picture shows: An Ack-Ack seen in a glider

All the year round, Anti Aircraft Batteries stationed in Scotland and North-East England undergo a two to three weeks intensive instruction in Anti-Aircraft Gunnery at a Training

A lady working in a munitions factory. She is using what looks to be a bow saw. Location unknown Picture taken 22nd June 1942

War munition workers. Two ladies. Picture taken 2nd April 1941

War munition workers. A lady in her thick rubber protective overall. Picture taken 6th June 1942

Anti-aircraft gunners of Anti-aircraft Command are undergoing a new series of physical training exercises which involve the use of dummy anti-aircraft shells

A howitzer demonstrated during an exercise by the British Expeditionary Force somewhere in Northern France during the Second World War. Photo shows: A general view of the gun. May 1940

In the early hours of May 6th 1943, a large-scale attack was launched against the enemy in their positions North and South of Medjez-Al-Bab, Tunisia

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