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Railway bridge at Sinthe Chuang damaged by R. A. F. attacks. 17th December 1944
Railway bridge at Sinthe Chuang damaged by R.A.F. attacks. 17th December 1944

Walsall F. Cs Michael Tindall. 19th July 1968
Walsall F.Cs Michael Tindall. 19th July 1968

Polish troops of the 2nd Corps in Italy. The continue to train, even after hostilities have ended. Picture taken 25th May 1945

Glasgow Rangers, Photocall, August 1966. From left to right
Glasgow Rangers, Photocall, August 1966

Stoke City players have a "blow-up"during training
Stoke City players have a " blow-up" during training, at the request of Alan Hargreaves, the physical training expert who is also a senior lecturer at Madeley College, Staffordshire

PIctured are the fans cheering stoke city at the LAST GAME AT THE VICTORIA GROUND PHOTO BY: MALCOLM HART

Stoke v Coventry. The last of the Stoke City fans leave the Boothen End at the last game ever played at the Victoria Ground. Pic Malcolm Hart

SENTINEL ARCHIVE SCAN - Trentham Gardens Circa 1955

SENTINEL ARCHIVE SCAN - Stoke City 1 Burnley 1 - 8 May 1993, Stoke City promotion party at the Victoria Ground, att 21, 840 -

Taking a boat ride on the lake was a popular past-time Page 19 TWWW Potters Holiday 10th
Taking a boat ride on the lake was a popular past-time Page 19 T Holiday 10th August images from tark WAY WE WERE- TRENTHAM GARDENS Circa 1955

A last word of advice from team manager Ray Fear for the Stoke on Trent cross channel swimming team at their last training session at Trentham lido swimming pool on Aug 9th 1967

Glasgow Rangers, Photocall, August 1964. Front Row, left to right
Glasgow Rangers, Photocall, August 1964

Glasgow Rangers, Photocall, 25th November 1963. Back Row, left to right, Bobby Shearer, Davie Proven, Billy Ritchie, John Greig, Ron McKinnon, Jim Baxter

Glasgow Rangers, Photocall, April 1966. Fourteen Rangers players named for
Glasgow Rangers, Photocall, April 1966

An air view of devastated Julick, on the road to Cologne, Germany. Bombed by the RAF in what would be the last 6 months of World War Two. Picture taken 24th February 1945

Punjab Premier visits Indian troops in Western desert. Lieutenant Colonel the Hon. Sir Sikander Hayat chatting with personnel of the Poona Horse armoured regiment. August 1942

A captured Italian anti-aircraft gun, the pit of which is being used as an observation post by British Officers. December 1941

British infantry passing a knocked out German tank as they move up to consolidate a position during fierce fighting around a village between Tilly and Caen. 28th June 1944

Stripped to the waist, RAF ground crews in North Africa "bomb up"
Stripped to the waist, RAF ground crews in North Africa " bomb up" a Wellington bomber ready for a night raid on Bizerta. March 1943

Jimmy Millar, Rangers Centre Forward, Circa May 1963

Hamburg in ruins. Germany. The RAF and USaF bombers practically obliterated Hamburg in July and August 1943

Memorial service for murdered victims of Buchenwald, Germany. April 1945

Nijmegen, Cleve Road under water. Before retreating across the Rhine, the Germans breached the banks, flooding large areas of land between the river and the Nijmegen-Cleve Road

Walsall signings Mick Tindall (left), from Villa, and John Burckitt, from Coventry, with Manager Ray Shaw. 24th May 1968

An O. P. Officer at work with a colleague on Mt Himeimat before the renewed outbreak of
An O.P. Officer at work with a colleague on Mt Himeimat before the renewed outbreak of the main battle in the Western Desert. September 1942

RAF Bomb damage in captured Hanover, Germany. The machsee large lake south of Hanover which has been camouflaged with floating wood slats, strung together, to simulate earth

Italian forces surrender to the British Army in the Libyan desert. March 1941

Tita Rickard, a young member of one of the Concert Parties touring the Western Desert, runs up to a tank undergoing repairs, to the surprise and delight of the tank crew. January 1943

British and Imperial troops return from Greece. Mugs of tea awaited these men on the broiling quayside, and it was gratefully received. May 1941

Punjabis of the 14th Army attack Monywa after the fall of Budalin. Circa 1940s

British General Officer Commanding-In-Cheif, General Sir A. Wavell, steps on to Greek soil. 15th November 1940

A Canadian Engineer repairs a fuse at the entrance to a tunnel in Gibraltar. Circa November 1941

Royal Engineer tunnellers using a water pressure drill to clear solid rock while creating the maze of tunnels that can be found through the Rock of Gibraltar. November 1941

The trans-shipment base at Chumphon on the Kra Isthmus ablaze during a raid by RAF Liberators and USaF B-24s of the Strategic Air Force. Circa 1940s

British soldiers and locals in the compound of the church in Chantha. 11th February 1945

Civilians watch Canadian troops pass through Groningen, Netherlands, after its liberation. April 1945

West Bromwich Albions John Talbut. 30th January 1968

Surrender of the German armed forces in Italy. On Sunday 29th April 1945 an unconditional
Surrender of the German armed forces in Italy

To celebrate 21st Army Groups victory over their German enemies, a salvo of 21 rounds each from 24 3.7 a guns was fired at Field Marshal Montgomerys HQ at 3pm on Saturday 5th May 1945

A Brigadier and other officers hold a conference in the Western Desert during the British advance. March 1944

Rangers 5-0 Hibernian, Scottish League match action at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, 21st September 1963. Simpson (Goalkeeper) collects the ball as Jim Forrest runs in

British Soldiers attack Weeze. British troops fighting their way south
British Soldiers attack Weeze

The rail tracks at Hamm, Germany. This stretch of railway was a regular target for the Royal Air Force, during World War Two

These British troops are fighting with their lives, for their comrades and for a bridge

August 1945. Peacetime for Europe. Picture shows the Berlin, and the ATS (The Auxiliary Territorial Service) on Bank Holiday

Air raid on the Victoria Terrasse building in Oslo, the HQ of the Gestapo in Norway. A - Gestapo Building. 25th September 1942

Believed to be the first French baby born in American hospital in Cherbourg Peninsula

Chinese troops enter a Burmese village during Second World War. Circa March 1945

British and Commonwealth troops assemble on the quayside at Alexandria after arriving from Greece during the evacuation in May, 1941

King George II of Greece reviews Greek troops. Circa January 1941

British and Chinese officers meet in a Burmese village during Second World War. Circa 1940s

Men of the 36th Infantry Division firing a 25-pdr field gun in the Burmese jungle against Japanese positions. Circa December 1944

The shell-torn airplane of Sergt. Hannah, V. C. Photo shows the inside of the rear
The shell-torn airplane of Sergt. Hannah, V.C. Photo shows the inside of the rear gunners turret showing exploded ammunition drums and damage to the fuselage. Sergt. Hannah was awarded the V.C

Radar in World War II greatly influenced many important aspects of the conflict.[1] This revolutionary new technology of radio-based detection and tracking was used by both the Allies

Jump to The use of FIDO - Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation (FIDO) (which was sometimes referred to as " Fog Intense Dispersal Operation" or " Fog)

Men of the 36th Division advance on Mandalay during Second World War. Circa January 1945

A Gurkha infantryman armed with a kukri prepares for a night patrol. Italy. Circa 1945

Mediterranean Sea Battle: Units of the Italian Fleet engaged by British convoy escorts whilst travelling to Malta. Circa 1940s

The West Yorks troops and tanks advance through Burmain the Imphal-Kohima area. 7th June 1944

This photograph, taken by RAF Bomber Command shows the Autobahn Bridge near Mannheim extensively damage after a raid by the Royal Air Force

War games in the Western Approaches tactical unit during Second World War. 18th March 1945

Men of the Indian Field engineers searching for mines and booby traps during the advance on Pinwe. 10th December 1944

Women and children internees from Surabaya boarding HMS Bulolo, bound for Singapore. Circa 1942

Ground troops under General O. C. Wingate and Col. Cochran
Ground troops under General O.C. Wingate and Col. Cochrans Commandos fight off Japanese forces at an airbase. Circa February 1944

Lt. General Sir M. G. N Stopford visits troops in Kyaukse, seen here talking to Gunner A
Lt. General Sir M.G.N Stopford visits troops in Kyaukse, seen here talking to Gunner A. Gallagher. 26th March 1945

Recapture of Berbera: A nighttime naval bombardment in progress which suppressed Italian land defences. The bombardment which silenced the Italian land defences. Scattering the Fascists forces

Lance Corporal F. Webling, of 21 Lorve Gardens, Holland Park Avenue, London, and his troops advance on Mayu Ridge. 2nd November 1944

The Captain of a Catalina Flying-Boat who survived accurate anti-aircraft fire whilst shadowing the Bismarck, a German battleship. Circa 1940s

Aerial view of Julich showing the heavy damage inflicted upon the town. 24th February 1945

Radio Telephonists at work beneath a gigantic idol in whose Temple a command post has been set up. Circa 1940

Anglo-Greek war council in Athens. From left to right: Major General M. D
Anglo-Greek war council in Athens. From left to right: Major General M.D

British troops capture Meiktila. British troops mopping up in Meiktila. They are searching damaged buildings for stray Japanese snipers. Circa 1940

King George of Greece on the parade ground with Major-General B. C. Freyberg, V. C
King George of Greece on the parade ground with Major-General B.C. Freyberg, V.C. who commanded the British forces in Crete. At a New Zealand camp in the Middle East. July 1941

Trawler being attacked by Beaufighters of the R. A. F. equipped with rocket projectiles
Trawler being attacked by Beaufighters of the R.A.F. equipped with rocket projectiles. Picture taken off the coast of Holland

General Sir A. F. P. Christison, Commander of the 15th Indian Corps, 14th Army
General Sir A.F.P. Christison, Commander of the 15th Indian Corps, 14th Army, visits a memorial dedicated to the men of the Yorks and Lancs regiment who fell in action in the Arakan. Circa 1944

Jeeps and trailers of an Assault Field Regiment, 36th Division, moves up to Mewlu. 11th December 1944

R. A. F. manning an anti-aircraft gun. Pictured in Great Britain, possibly England
R.A.F. manning an anti-aircraft gun. Pictured in Great Britain, possibly England. Picture taken 3rd December 1942

R. A. F. badge to be worn by officers of the Volunteer Reserve. 22nd February 1940
R.A.F. badge to be worn by officers of the Volunteer Reserve. 22nd February 1940

The Winged Boot - the badge of the Late Arrivals Club, Which is an exclusive body of R. A
The Winged Boot - the badge of the Late Arrivals Club, Which is an exclusive body of R.A.F

R. A. F. attack bridge on the Burma - Thailand railway at Kalunpe
R.A.F. attack bridge on the Burma - Thailand railway at Kalunpe. (Above) The main bridge between milestone 44 and 45 which was completed destroyed while the by-pass bridge suffered damage

Stoke v Leicester, League Cup Final 1st leg match at the Victoria ground, Wednesday 15th April 1964

Gallant King George of Greece, seen in one of the last pictures to be made of him in Athens

English League Division Two match at the Victoria Ground. Stoke City 1 v Rotherham United 2. Rotherham goalkeeper Roy Ironside dives across his goal. 19th August 1961

The Westland Whirlwind was a British twin-engined heavy fighter (citation needed) developed by Westland Aircraft

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