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The Devastation in Messina marshalling yards after bombing by the enemy. 24th August 1943
General Montgomery touring Sicily. (Picture) General Montgomery on his tour of inspection in an amphibious jeep. 17th July 1943
French soldiers inspect a destroyed German 5th Army transport column near Esperia. 28th May 1944
R. A. F. raid on Valona. A salvo of bombs can be seen bursting on the militaryR.A.F. raid on Valona. A salvo of bombs can be seen bursting on the military settlement and numerous craters give ample evidence of previous attention. A. Bursting bombs. B. Concentration of M.T
Canadian forces capture Agira. Fighting against stiff German opposition the Canadian forces have captured Agira, a town inside the outer bounds of the strong and newly-constituted defence line
Scarletta near Messina welcomes the 8th Army. With this sign the people of Scarletta, near Messina welcomed the Eighth Army
Tanks and ammunition come ashore in Sicily. 20th July 1943
R. A. F. prepare a new airfield in Sicily. When the Allied forces invaded SicilyR.A.F. prepare a new airfield in Sicily. When the Allied forces invaded Sicily many of the existing airfields had been wrecked by bombing and the harvest fields were the next best thing
Coastal defence positions in Syracuse harbour were overcome by Commandos and are now manned by troops under the command of Major J.V. Kelly, D.S.O. 28th July 1943
Allied attack on a chemical factory in Licata, Sicily. 30th November 1941
Christmas mail for England from troops in Italy during Second World War. 22nd December 1943
British battleship shells Catania. Answering a call from the army a British battleship hurled tons of shells at enemy troops at Catania
Navy rescues Italian refugees. Refugees, surrounded by the remains of their home, wait on the quay for transport to their village after a voyage on board a British ship. 22nd December 1943
Italian partisans with Luigi Piazza, a priest of San Valentino. Circa October 1944
Italian partisans in Cesena. A party of Italian patriots passing through the streets of the town in search of stray enemy elements. 2nd November 1944
Members of the Home Guard, England. Circa 1941
Repairing Fifth Army supply route. Transport held up while the road is repaired but supplies still have to go through. 21st November 1944
The Second Great Fire of London - blaze threatens Christ Church, known as the American Church as the tower and spire were built by American funds in memory of Lincoln
Girl mourns at a mass grave in Gubbio, Italy. 3rd August 1944
King Peter II of Yugoslavia in Great Britain during the World War II. Date Unknown
Canadian gunners of the Western Canada Field Battery, working from a good stock of shells, pound positions near Nissoria 6th August 1943
Antonoinetta Campenello, of Via Lombardo, Vizzini, pictured with her child Mimmo in Sicily. Circa 1940s
American officer with Sicilian children during Second World War. 17th August 1943
Allies capture Salerno. After serval days of bitter fighting the capture of Salerno was announced in the Allied communique of September 11th
British Sappers bridge river Arno in Florence. 24th August 1944
Eighth Armys entry into Florence. Scenes of enthusiasm as South Africans move into the town. 15th August 1944
General Castellano shakes hands with General Eisenhower after signing the armistice, General Smith is pictured on the left. September 3rd 1943
Picture taken on the Western Desert of Egypt. Polish Officer who is 2nd in command (left) studying the maps, which an offer from The Free Free French Unit is on the telephone
Lieutenant Vishar talks to Italians in the Avola area. 25th July 1943
District officer Ronnie Greene of the LFS shows his wife and her friend Mrs Burge Smith his MBE medal at Buckingham Palace
Italian partisans in the town of Urbine. 9th September 1944
Polish troops in The Middle East. They were fighting the Germans in Russia, and have now been transferred to the Allied HQ in the Middle East. Picture taken circa 1at May 1942
US Navy landing craft in the Bay of Salerno. 17th September 1943
Overturned tank in Piedimonte. Piedimonte, which finally fell to Polish troops of the 8th Army was heavily attacked by the Poles. 3rd June 1944
Young Polish soldiers, posted to the Polish Forces in Scotland, continue their studies by visiting the various Universities in Scotland. A young soldier pictured in the University Library
8th Army mobile surgery. Major J. Swinney and Major J. H. Grace with a patient8th Army mobile surgery. Major J. Swinney and Major J.H. Grace with a patient. 2nd February 1944
Passing a British regiment, a group of Sicilians return home. 22nd July 1943
Memorial to 8th Army fusiliers who took the town of Mozzagrogna. 31st December 1943
Polish Troops, co-operating with The British Forces, shared in the fighting in the Western Desert and the picture shows a motorised Polish column on the road. Picture taken circa 15th December 1940
British infantry advance near Augusta during Second World War. 1st August 1943
Fifth Army lands in Salerno Bay during Second World War. 23rd September 1943
Children in nursery while mothers work during World War II. Circa 1941
Lt. General W. D. Morgan signs the formal surrender agreementLt. General W.D. Morgan signs the formal surrender agreement, previously signed by enemy forces. Standing left to right: S.S
HMS Cossack (close to the wreck of a German transport in foreground) engaging shore batteries at short range in Narvik Fiord, Norway, during the second battle of Narvik on April 13th 1940
Lorries in a field. Picture suggests it is a breakers yard. Picture taken 19th February 1944
US patrol moves through Bizerta amongst the rubble and devastation of the bombing. 19th May 1943
The Second Great Fire of London - one of the most destructive nights of the blitz. Flames licking around the roofs of the City Temple and St Andrews Church. 29th December 1940
Polish paratroopers train in Scotland. Polish forces has joined up with the RAF in Scotland. Picture taken 23rd March 1942
