Wwii Collection (page 7)

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

One of the most momentous conferences of the war began in January 1943 near Casablanca, Morocco when American President Roosevelt

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

Sgt. Daniel Hochstatter is rescued by a British Air / Sea rescue launch after his PBY
Sgt. Daniel Hochstatter is rescued by a British Air/Sea rescue launch after his PBY Catalina was shot down. April 1945

Russian Bomber crew. June 1942

Birmingham A. R. P. ambulance drivers and attendants in their new uniforms at the Central
Birmingham A.R.P. ambulance drivers and attendants in their new uniforms at the Central Car Park Depot taking instruction. 23rd April 1940

Petrol Rationing: Members of the public queuing to register for petrol coupons after the government announcement that fuel would be rationed from the 22nd September 1939

Evacuated Birmingham schoolchildren seen here cooling off with an ice cream whilst taking in the sights of Stratford of Avon. 4th September 1939

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

Chinese workers inspect the fuselage of a Japanese plane, shot down by British a gunners in Malaysia. January 1942

Two De Havilland Mosquito bomber planes from the No. 140 Wing RAF of the Second Tactical
Two De Havilland Mosquito bomber planes from the No.140 Wing RAF of the Second Tactical Air Force attack the Gestapo headquarters housed in the University of Aarhus in Denmark during the Second World

Scottish crew of a Bofors gun in Malta. May 1942

Seven year old pupil of Prior Street School in Gateshead on Tyne, checks her change while school friends line up at the counter of the Gateshead school post office. March 1944

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

Russian cavalry on the attack. This picture taken when Russia had joined the Allies in fighting Germany. After first having cooperated with Germany in invading Poland whilst remaining neutral in

Small ships pool. The amateur crew on the boat-deck in port. 13th August 1943

British Marines escort Chinese women from an occupied area in Hong Kong. 30th August 1945

Thousands of 3. 7 inch Anti Aircraft shell cases stacked up in a munitions factory
Thousands of 3.7 inch Anti Aircraft shell cases stacked up in a munitions factory somewhere in England during the Second World War. August 1941

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

At an aircraft receiving depot, cadets are being x-rayed in modern manner, miniature film being used. The films after development are projected on to a screen and cases of suspected T.B

R. A. F. pilots scramble to waiting Spitfires. The Supermarine Spitfire is a
R.A.F. pilots scramble to waiting Spitfires. The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during

Bomber Command planning a large scale R. A. F. operation. Picture taken circa 17th November
Bomber Command planning a large scale R.A.F. operation. Picture taken circa 17th November 1943

R. A. F. ground crew clean the guns of a bomber. Pilots are ready to praise
R.A.F. ground crew clean the guns of a bomber. Pilots are ready to praise the ground staff and say there would be no raids if the guns weren t cleaned and the planes regularly checked

R. A. F. armourers working with 12, 000 lb bombs. Lancaster Bombers have been
R.A.F. armourers working with 12, 000 lb bombs. Lancaster Bombers have been using these bombs with great success. Picture taken 14th October 1944

Reloading the guns of a Hurricane Fighter of Burma squadron. The Hurricane Fighter Squadron adopted by Burma is the famous No 257 squadron

Bomber crew after raid on Germany. RAF, Royal Airforce, returning home after the raid. Picture taken 2nd March 1940

R. A. F. Beaufighter squadron successes recorded by an Intelligence Officer in the Middle
R.A.F. Beaufighter squadron successes recorded by an Intelligence Officer in the Middle East. Picture marked as used 8th February 1943, but picture suggests it was taken circa 3rd November 1942

Men of the East Anglia Royal Observer Corps at sea with the Royal Navy. Picture taken 23rd April 1943

Photo-reconnaissance image taken by 541 Squadron, RAF over Stettin, Germany, following the long-range attack by aircraft of Bomber Command on the night of 20/21 April 1943

Emperor Haile Selassie kissing the cross offered by the High Priest of Debra Marcos after the Ethiopians had driven the Italians from the fort. 15th April 1941

In the Western Desert, a bakery at work. Fresh bread for Australian troops at Tobruk is baked in these " Aldershot" ovens in the field

The 10th Torbay Devonshire Home Guard during the Second World War. August 1941

A sunken enemy ship lies in the harbour of Gaeta on the west coast of Italy near Rome during the Second World War. Circa May 1944

The German battleship Bismarck burns on the horizon approximately 350 miles west of Brest, France in the Atlantic Ocean after being engaged by the British battleships King George V

Binnen Alster area showing the deployment of camouflage on the area. The innermost of the two lakes in the heart of Hamburg - has been camouflaged by means of huge floating rafts to represent a

A flak landing craft equipped with anti-air weaponry. October 1943

One of the first official RAF photographs of Berlin since its fall. Taken by a low-flying Mosquito of the RAF Film Production Unit

The young Peter Downer looks for his mother during an exercise class held for mothers at Churchdown Institute Downham Estate, Bromley during the Second World War. 27th November 1943

Leading Air Mechanic George Shields of Crwys, Cardiff who served aboard the British Royal Navy aircraft Carrier HMS Ark Royal. November 1941

HMS Duke of York, a King George V-class battleship. March 1942

US 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress under heavy snow. Within the hour the bomber will be roaring eastwards, high in the icy sub-zero skies

A French woman slaps a captured Gestapo agent who was the cause of her husband being mutilated during the German occupation in Southern France. 31st August 1944

The Finnish steamer Carolina Thorden was bombed by Germans off the coast of Thorshavn, Faroe Islands. A Faroese rescue boat approaches the ship which displays neutral markings. May 1941

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

The Arab legion. Men of the Desert Patrol of the Arab Legion on the march through the desert in Transjordania. In the background is a fort built in the thirteenth century

The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively

British internees at Camp Stanley, Hong Kong, celebrate their liberation. 1st September 1945

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