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The crew of HMS Sportsman pose on the deck of their submarine at a un-named Northern depot. The Sportsman had just returned from a year campaigning in the Mediterranean where she sunk or damage 31
Second World War, Canterbury Cathedral damaged during the raid. June 1942
A mother (left) saved her daughters life in a raid, and the little girl saved her doll. Second World War. Circa 1941
New recruits to the Royal Navy write their first letter home to tell their people of their safe arrival at HMS Raleigh, the navys training barracks at Torpoint in Cornwall. 21st December 1942
Daisy Green, aged 42, serving tea to soldiers at Waterloo Station, London. The stall has never closed in 25 years. October 1940
Russian trade union delegates on their arrival in Cardiff, Wales. January 1942
Trolley buses and business premises which were badly damaged in a raid on a town in the North East of England. October 1941
It is home away from home for the little girl in the reindeer coat. Snatched by the British Navy with her family from the Nazi menace in Spitsbergen
Soldiers of the Welch regiment training. Circa 1942
It is home away from home for these children in the reindeer coats. Snatched by the British Navy with her family from the Nazi menace in Spitsbergen
VE day preparations in Cardiff, Wales. 8th May 1945
Treves (or Trier) to Thionville railway. This line was busy before the war carrying passenger and freight trains from Treves in Germany to Thionville and Metz in France
Now you know what it feels like to be in the Navy when bombs are dropping a little too close to be healthy. This thrilling photograph was taken from the deck of HMS Foresight
Taking advantage of their first freedom of speech for twenty two years Italians hold mass assemblies in the streets of Naples, Southern Italy. October 1943
People of Catania, Sicily scramble for food given out by men of the Royal Air Force.In the background is the tunnel entrance where civilians took cover during fighting for control of the town
A British soldier enjoys a cup of tea with two women of the American Womens Army Corps behind the front line of the 5th Army in Italy during the Second World War. 2nd April 1944
East Hams unit of the WJAC besides having a full trumpet band, now have a mascot, a Labrador named Major. The mascot was given to them by Mechanic Sgt
Bomb wrecked warehouses and freight wagons on the quayside at Catania, Sicily which fell to the 8th Army on 5th August 1943
American Red Cross nurses in England. July 1941
The white signal of surrender on the bomb battered landing ground on the island of Pantelleria during the SecondWorld War
British boys for British farms. The Open Door to an Agricultural Career has been considerably helped by a scheme run by the YMCA in co-operation with the Ministry of Agriculture
The Battle of Taranto took place on the night of 11th and 12th November 1940 during the Second World War between British naval forces, under Admiral Andrew Cunningham, and Italian naval forces
Landing craft loaded with troops as United nations invasion of Sicily gets underway. The ships in the background are already en route. 11th July 1943
Demolition in progress of a tall building in Fetter Lane (opposite the Daily Mirror building). This building was hit during the " Blitz" period
Greek soldiers stand by an a gun, manned by British soldiers, on the look out for Italian raiders inn the island of Crete, Greece during the Second World War. December 1940
Sawing and hammering away like veterans, a cluster of ATS girls, all brides or brides to be, are making the furniture for their new homes
Soldiers of the British Eighth Army charge through a railway cutting with fixed bayonets to storm an enemy stronghold at a railway station during the war on the Sicilian front. August 1943
Easter sunrise service at the bandstand in Hyde Park attended by American servicemen. Chaplain James L. Blakeney speaking. 25th April 1943
Wrecked and capsized enemy merchant vessels line the quays in the harbour at Naples, Southern Italy, lying beside the the litter of harbour installations after being bombed by RAF aircraft
Their first day on a Troopship, soldiers waving goodbye, leaving England for an unknown destination overseas. February 1944
RAF Officers with Italian troops on the island of Kos, Greece after the occupation of the islands in a carefully combined operation of Allied Army and Air Force units
Timber yard fire. Walinden Road, Hackney, London. This picture shows two types of branch being got to work. 1. The single hose type, . 2
Graveyard of Nazi bombers in Libya. Part of a collection of Stukas destroyed by AlliedGraveyard of Nazi bombers in Libya.Part of a collection of Stukas destroyed by Allied forces during the Second World. January 1942
British troops in France. Highlanders in the front line. Circa June 1940
In appreciation of hospitality shown by Dartmouth town, to sailors of the US Navy, Commander P. Crockett, United States Navy, presented to Mayor Alderman W.G. Low, a link in the mayoral chain
Six hours before the Allied landings took place on the South Coast of France on August 15th, Commando troops had captured the island known as the Isle du Levant
A "Victory over Japan"exhibition was opened in Oxford Street, LondonA " Victory over Japan" exhibition was opened in Oxford Street, London. Pictured, Prime Minister Attlee with Indian troops flown straight from Burma take part in a procession. August 1945
Italian soldiers outside headquarters in Southern Italy cheer the declaration of war against Germany which was read a few minutes earlier by Marshal Badoglio. 13th October 1943
One hundred American nurses have arrived in England, and are staying in Charles Street, W.1, prior to being posted to American hospitals in England
Partisans of Aix, in Southern France, stage a welcoming parade for liberating forces of the Seventh Army. August 1944
Royal Army Service Corps Amphibian Training Centre on the North Wales coast, where the technique of handling amphibian craft is taught. March 1945
Four American soldiers of General Patchs Seventh Army, part of a lost battalion who were cut off, surrounded by enemy soldiers and without food on the crest of the Vosges mountains, France
AFS men have to almost fight their way through a maze of pipes. 10th May 1941
These men, every one picked for brain as well as brawn, will be the spearhead of our new-style army. " Cross that river at all costs" was the order given to this bren-gun section of
Troops of the Seventh Army enter the city of Aix in Southern France. August 1944
Second World War, Canterbury. Part of the main street. Firemen putting out the smouldering fires. Circa 1942
British troops cower as a shell bursts on the parapet of their trench " RIP Corner" a typical example of Tommy humour. Circa 1941
Twenty foot poles put in the ground by the enemy and scattered over Southern France countryside in an effort to prevent Allied paratroopers and gliders from landing. August 1944
