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Loading a torpedo onto a Beaufort bomber at a Coastal Command station in Scotland. May 1941
Sergeant Alfred Clive Hulme, of Dunedin, New Zealand, who has been awarded the Victoria Cross for his outstanding valour in the Crete campaign. Circa 1941
Picture shows a childrens party at King George Hospital, Ilford, East London, Essex Borders. Picture taken two weeks after the war in Europe ended
Captured German submarine U-1023 on show at West Bute Basin, Cardiff Docks, Circa July 1945. When hostilities ceased, boats still at sea were ordered to head for one of a number of designated ports
American soldiers from Company E, 358th Infantry, 90th Division, move through the concrete Dragons Teeth of Siegfried line near Habscheid, Germany, as they move up to the front. 12th February 1945
Two pre-fabricated Ports, each as big a a Gibraltar were manufactured in Britain in segments, towed across the Channel and set down off the coast of Normandy
Operation Blackcoc was an operation to clear German troops from the Roer Triangle, formed by the towns of Roermond and Sittard in the Netherlands
The Victoria Cross has been awarded to Sergeant Alfred Clive Hulme of the N. Z. E. FThe Victoria Cross has been awarded to Sergeant Alfred Clive Hulme of the N.Z.E.F. after his actions in Crete. Circa 1941
Thrusting north and east from Eindhoven, Netherlands, british troops crossed the Bois Le Duc canal on 22nd September 1944
Mustang IIIs, the new long range fighter aircraft of the Royal Air Force, fly here in echelon step up formation as they form part of the escort to Allied heavy bombers in daylight operations over
Physical training competition by London Fire Force. Opposing side man throws a ring; every time its " ringed, " a goal is scored
King Haakon of Norway enjoys a joke with Norwegian Naval Cadets at their training college during a recent visit to the Norwegian Naval Depot and Norwegian Naval Units. Plymouth. October 1941
These girls in an Essex coastal town have joined a roof spotters corps and are offering their services to any organisation or company that requires a spotter
Moving up to the front line. New Zealand infantry marching through the choking sand of the Western Desert. Circa 1943
Picture shows the dramatic rescue of the crew of the Sea Venture after it was a attacked by a German U-boat of the Kriegsmarine in English waters during the Second World War
A Sherman tank of a South African unit of the Eighth Army enters the city of Florence through the Porta Romano. August 1944
Mosquito fighter plane registration number RG 314 of 81st Squadron, based at Seletar, Singapore, the last Mosquito in operational service with the RAF
Milk being distributed, from a mobile canteen, to undaunted Maltese after a severe rain on Valetta, Malta. April 1942
Chinese workers inspect the fuselage of a Japanese plane, shot down by British a gunners in Malaysia. January 1942
An American Sherman tank on the British front in Normandy, Northern France, mounting a 17 pounder British gun. The conversion has been made in the United Kingdom
These photographs give some indication of what a gigantic task the construction of the two prefabricated ports, their towing across the Channel, and installation off the coast of Normandy entailed
No time is lost in repairing slightly damaged tanks on the Italian front. This tank was hit by a 75mm shell in the Eighth Army battle for Termoli. Craftsman Bird of Birmingham and his assistant Dvr
Mosquito MK XVIII plane of RAF Fighter Command in flight during the Second World War. November 1944
After stiff opposition from tanks and infantry British troops managed to form and hold a bridgehead across the Albert Canal south of Gheel. Here a squadron of British tanks wait to move up
Intensive exercises are now being held along the coast of North Africa. Men of the army and navy are practising invasion tactics and landing tanks and vehicles from LCTs (landing craft tanks)
Herbert Morrison (Left) Prime Minister Clement Richard Attlee, (Right) on the stage along with his wife, listen to a speech by Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin
Two De Havilland Mosquito bomber planes from the No. 140 Wing RAF of the Second TacticalTwo 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
Police officers recover a cash register following a V2 attack on Sidmouth Street and Grays Inn Road, London. 21st February 1945
The Greek minister of war M. Dimitrakakis decorating Major General B. CThe Greek minister of war M. Dimitrakakis decorating Major General B.C. Freyberg (New Zealand) with the Greek Military Cross. February 1942
Units of General Transport, RASC, Medical Corps, Hamburg, Royal Engineers and CREs embark on a landing ship tank from Hamburg, Germany bound for Norway
A Wildcat plane passes over a US Navy Landing Ship as it discharges a Sherman tank onto a beach during pre-invasion training exercises in the United States
Crew from the Polish destroyer O. R. P. Piorun with their pet catsCrew from the Polish destroyer O.R.P. Piorun with their pet cats. The Poles make a great fuss of their pets, for they hold it as an ill omen if cats voluntary leave the ship before she sails
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin, (right) addresses a celebratory meeting after the Labour Partys triumph in the general election, August 11, 1945
A North American Mustang Mark I being assembled in the United Kingdom for the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. 28th July 1942
Skua planes of the Fleet Air Arm attack oil tanks and the jetty at Dolvik, near Bergen, Norway. August 1940
Hundreds of Polish troops leave a port in Egypt for Tobruk. October 1941
Tanks and convoys on the way to the Ardennes salient. circa January 1945
R. A. F. photograph showing the 26, 000 ton German Battle-cruiser Scharnhorst in TrondheimR.A.F. photograph showing the 26, 000 ton German Battle-cruiser Scharnhorst in Trondheim, which has received considerable damage through attack by British Naval and Air Forces. Circa 1940
Scottish crew of a Bofors gun in Malta. May 1942
Mosquito fighters of RAF Coastal Command intercept and destroy nine German torpedo bombers near the Scottish coast after an anti-shipping sortie in the Kattegat
Polish tank regiment in Scotland, show various features of their work and training. Some of the Polish Tank Regiment with French tanks. Circa November 1940
Commander in Chief Sir Claude Auchinleck chats with Lieutenant C. H. Upham of New Zealand after decorating him with the Victoria Cross in the Western Desert, for bravery in Crete. Circa 1941
A French tank fires at an enemy position on the outskirts of Belfort, France, while infantry pick of running targets from cover at the side of the road
A spotter in a city area finds the safe custody of his steel helmet for his two bottles of beer. November 1940
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
Sherman tanks pass other tanks and crew waiting for the order to advance on Caen, which was captured by British and Canadian forces on 9th July 1944
Maltese police helping to clear debris after an air raid. March 1942