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Allied steamer being torpedoed by a German U-boat. Circa 1941
Depth charges straddling the U-boat U-266 during an attack by a Handley Page Halifax GR
The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) - enjoying rollerskating in an aircraft hanger
Inside the factory of Messrs WM Lawrence and Co, Colwick, Nottingham
German Uboat U1060 seen here a grounded in the Norwegian Sea south-west of Bronnoysund
Member son the The Womens Royal Naval Service (WRNS) entertainment section
The garb of the nun is the age-old symbol of sister of mercy
Its a great thing to know that so many mothers and children are being evacuated
Many and varied are the jobs done the Womens Voluntary Services
By the inglenook fire of an old English mansion, these happy evacuee children from a
German Uboat U744 seen being captured after being attacked for over 30 hours with depth
The last moments of German submarine U973 following a rocket attack by a Swordfish
U-Boat 610 surprised and sunk. 8th October 1943 Photograph shows the depth charge
Some of the officers and crew of HMS Proteus seen here on deck with their jolly roger
Avenger, Wildcat and Swordfish aircraft from two British escort carriers
Smoke belching from the conning tower of German Uboat U744 after being attacked for over
Some of the officers and crew of HMS Unison seen here on deck with their jolly roger flag
The airfield at Gibraltar is floodlit by night by powerful searchlights from crevices
Bristol Beaufighters peels away from a German escort vessel which blew up after receiving
North American Mitchell of No. 180 Squadron RAF, being refuelled
Three sailors manning a 3 inch anti-aircraft gun at gun practice on board the Polish Navy
A wrecked German field gun provide a good firing point for troops of the 53rd Welsh
The crew of one of the 12 Beauforts of No 42 Squadron preparing to attack the German
Leigh Light a powerful carbon arc searchlight of 20 inches used for spotting U-boats
The crew of one of the Beauforts of No 42 Squadron which attacked the German cruiser
The launch of HMS Teredo by Mrs Jamieson at Barrow in Furness watched going down
The Gunnery Officer and director layer in the Director Control Tower aboard the Polish
Messerschmitt plane downed in the waters around Dover, Kent
The guns crew wearing Dutch helmets, closed up round the 3"
A church in The Blitz. - London. Church not identified
A German plane downed in the English Channel by Spitfires
Evacuation. The children happily play by the fireside with their new guardians in
Westminster Cathedral, London, during an air raid. The Blitz
Picture shows people celebrating in October 1944. World War Two was still raging
St George Orphanage. Children making camouflage nets. Caption is hard to
An aerial attack on a German destroyer. Location unknown. World War Two
A visit to HMS Dolphin, Portsmouth, Hampshire. The nearby memorial chapel
The wreckage of what looks like a trawler. Picture suggests it has come under
Reconniassance photograph taken from a Spitfire of 542 Squadronl over Berlin
A London Soho Club is turned into a church at the time of The Blitz over Great Britain
Picture shows a service on board a hospital ship in Southampton. The Solent
Occupational Therapy held at Mill Hill Emergency Hospital
RAF stations on the Iraq - Transjordan frontier are guarded by the famous Arab Legion of
The Air Landing cameraman, glider-borne, Capt. P. Fletcher with the 1st Airborne Division
A gunner of an RAF Regiment Anti-Aircraft Flight mans a 20mm Hispano-Suiza anti-aircraft
A 8th Army casualty being loaded into a motor ambulance
The ministry of pensions hospital at Stoke Manderville Hospital. Buckinghamshire
The British destroyer HMS Fury refuels from the cruiser HMS Trinidad despite heavy seas
A flying leap before the instructor during the battle agility training demonstration of
Lined up on each side of the white line on the flight deck of HMS Emperor waiting for
A British soldier of 3rd Division makes friends with a young French couple
Scene in the town of Ede. Holland, following the entry and liberation of the town by
The Ministry of Pensions Hospital in Dunston-On-Tyne, near Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion the Essex Regiment street fighting in the heart of Arnhem
"Theres some wiring to be done... "And here are seen men of 1 Battalion
Ashridge Hospital, Berkamsted. Buckinghamshire. War wounded soldiers
A British Sherman tank pauses for a moment as a Dutch civilian lifts his two children
Reconnaissance photograph taken by 541 PRU Squadron over Hamburg
British forces have carried out a raid on the French Coast near Boulogne
British assault troops land on Walcheren at dawn on 1 November 1944 the first stage of
Troops coming from assault landing craft ashore during invasion exercises which a re a
A German woman wears shorts for her work as they recover coal from the River Elbe
Convalescent troops, many who have returned from North Africa
A section of "D"Company 4th K. S. L. I. clearing a street in the town of
Every day more and more Arab recruits join up in the Palestine Buffa
Demolition by Royal Canadian Engineers of a wireless station in the Svalbard Islands
Allied forces landing on Spitzbergen. Canadian troops leaving the SS Empress of Canada
Infantry, guns and trucks 0f the 15th Scottish Division advance through Kleve
Men of the 1st Cheshire Regiment after crossing the Rhine in Buffaloes at Wesel
Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion the Essex Regiment, clearing snipers at the junction of
Free French troops operating in the Bardia area, which is now in British hands
British Army Commando troops in training learn to surmount every obstacle
Sixty wounded soldiers from Roehampton Hospital pay a visit to Northwold Road Fire
King George VI inspecting the latest Typhoon aircraft fitted with rocket projectile
Wounded British Army personnel, from local hospitals in Norfolk are entertained on by The
Defences of the East Coast of Great Britain during the second World War
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
Northrop N-3PB Nomad seaplanes of the Royal Norwegian Naval Air Service on patrol
At a Battle school in the Western Command, students undergo a course in modern battle
A British cross-Channel gun in action on the South Coast of England
A Short Sunderland of No. 10 Squadron takes off from the water after alighting to rescue
American pilots of No 71 Eagle Squadron rush to their Hurricanes at
A gun from the rear turret of a Heinkel aircraft of the German Luftwaffe
