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Valentine tanks on exercise in East Anglia during Second World War. Circa 1940s

A factory doing vital work on the sten gun for the Ministry of Supply employs workers of many nations; British and allies and refugees from Axis countries

Manila on fire as US forces liberate Philippine capital. Fires, demolished buildings and a destroyed bridge form part of the destruction i the wake of the Japanese garrison whose desperate resistance

Canadian guard hear a mission briefing outside a communal building in Barentsburg, as part of the raid on Spitsbergen. 9th September 1941

British armour captures a bridge across the Waal river in the Netherlands. 23rd September 1944

As part of the raid on Vagsoy the R. A. F. bombed the aerodrome at Herdia to prevent enemy
As part of the raid on Vagsoy the R.A.F. bombed the aerodrome at Herdia to prevent enemy aircraft from assisting the garrison. Circa December 1941

British army troops are now under canvas in an area of the Northern Command where they are camped on the banks of a river and being traded in the use of collapsable attack boats

Practical demonstrations of the effect and the methods of combatting gas spray from enemy aircraft are given to British Army troops

Norwegians waiting to be evacuated from the Svalbard Islands late one evening during the Spitzbergen Raid. 2nd September 1941

Allied forces raid the German island garrisons of Vagsoy and Maloy, seen here examining a field gun. 1st January 1942

Yugoslav partisans of Marshal Titos Yugoslav National Liberation Army are making good use of their stay in Malta to learn the use of both Allied and enemy small arms

In a bright, airy shop in a Ministry of Supply factory, fuses are assembled by girls working alongside male inspectors during the Second World War. June 1941

British pack mules in Africa during the Second World War. 17th January 1943

Evacuees on a ship from Great Britain arrive in South Africa during the Second World War. 18th October 1940

Allied supplies, tanks and mobile artillery crosses the Rhine during the Second World War. 28th March 1945

Operation Gauntlet was an Allied Combined Operation from 25 August until 3 September 1941, during the Second World War. Canadian

Indian troops at a road junction during the battle for Keren. 26th April 1941

The bombing of Caproni workshops at Mai Edaga by the R. A. F. during Second World War
The bombing of Caproni workshops at Mai Edaga by the R.A.F. during Second World War. 9th April 1941

Elderly french women pin flowers to the battle dress of Royal Marin soldiers in an unnamed Normandy village. 16th June 1944

American troops pass through the ruined buildings and wrecked German transport in the streets of Montebourg. 7th July 1944

Royal Naval Division signallers send commands to merchant ships waiting to offload their cargoes on to the Normandy beaches ten days after the initial D-day landings. 16th June 1944

A Royal Engineer bulldozer seen here on Gold beach. June 16th 1944

Re-enforcements arriving off the Normandy coast 10 days after the D-Day landings 16th June 1944

American Military Policeman guards the remains of the church in the remains of the Normandy town of Montebourg. 7th July 1944

Ruined buildings and wrecked German transport in the streets of Montebourg as a result of the American forces advance towards Cherbourg

British re enforcement land on Gold beach for the big push into the Normandy town of Caen. June 16th 1944

Soldiers of the US 79th Infantry Division seen here enter the fortified port of Cherbourg following the surrender of German forces. 30th June 1944

The first British Military Wedding in Brussels, since the Liberation of the city took place in Christs Church, between Lieutenant Stanley Rodwell of the Corps of Military Police who lives at 9

Royal Navy Rocket Ship during the invasion of Normandy, attacking a beach ahead of Canadian landings. Picture taken by Lieut. Cdr A.O. Tate. 27th September 1944

Captured Italian M 11-39 Medium Tanks in the desert near Nibiewa during Operation Compass. January 1941

A South African Air Force plane flies over a surrendering U-Boat near Gibraltar. The H. M
A South African Air Force plane flies over a surrendering U-Boat near Gibraltar. The H.M.S Lowestoft is pictured in the background. 2nd June 1945

A bombed Italian barracks in Derna, Libya during the Second World War. 27th February 1941

Men of the Sudanese Defence Force training in Africa during Second World War. 21st January 1944

B-26 Marauders of the 9th Air Force. April 1944

A heavy a battery manned by Indian troops in Singapore. (Picture) The men taking up their posts into the pits with all possible speed. 29th August 1942

British troops spend time with civilians in Central Cairo. 8th March 1942

8th Army transports moving up to a forward airfield under the famous Marble Arch, near El Agheila. 28th December 1942

Soldiers in Hospital Blue, presented with prizes at the Red Cross and St John Donoughmore Club, Chesterfield Gardens, for their handiwork. The prizes are National Savings

Motorised infantry move through enemy minefields whilst under artillery fire. 29th October 1942

East African W. T. S. troops leave for service in India and Sri Lanka
East African W.T.S. troops leave for service in India and Sri Lanka. 1st November 1943

British troops digging a gun pit for an anti-aircraft gun during Second World War. Circa July 1942

A British Brigadier pins the Africa Star on the breast of an Eswatini padre. 10th April 1944

Australian troops dig in to foxholes around El Alamein. 17th July 1942

Troops of the South African Medical Corps break from the desert campaign and spend time by the ocean. 22nd July 1941

Following several raids by the S. A. A. F. Afmadow in Somalia was taken from Italian forces
Following several raids by the S.A.A.F. Afmadow in Somalia was taken from Italian forces. 29th April 1941

Every Friday evening 100 housewives on the Lapal Estate at Quinton, Birmingham, stage a strike. They leave their husbands in charge at home and go to keep fit class. 4th February 1945

British troops and personnel enjoying free time in Alexandria. 11th November 1943

The Wiener Neustadt aircraft factory near Vienna after a raid from B-24 Liberators from the 15th U.S.A.A.F. 13th November 1943

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