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Airmen rescued from the sea by a RAF speedboat in the Channel. A bomber crashed into the sea near the French coast. Five members of the crew got into their rubber dinghy but three of them were so
A Lockheed Hudson of the RAF Coastal Command received direct hits from ant-aircraft guns when on reconnaissance over Norway
Two airmen adrift in their dinghy in the Indian Ocean. A Hurricane on patrol sighted the drifting men, signalled his base, and then guided an RAF speed launch to the spot. March 1943
When a British bomber came down in the Atlantic its main dinghy failed to function and the six members of the crew piled into a dinghy designed for two people
The lives of many airmen whose aircraft have been forced down in the sea have been saved by rubber dinghies with which their aircraft are equipped
The Hampshire Regiment serving with the British Expeditionary Force in France during the Second World War. Photo shows: A group of men standing as the tea is handed out. March 1940
A battalion of the Middlesex Regiment serving with we British Expeditionary Force in France during the Second World War. Photo shows: A class going through a drill with a Vickers gun. March 1940
Artillery fire from American guns blasted Germans from their positions which they held in the town of Wallendorf, Germany. Furniture has been removed from blazing homes. September 1944
The so called "Tobacco factory"at Carocetto, ItalyThe so called " Tobacco factory" at Carocetto, Italy, scene of bitter fighting during the bridgehead battle, fell to British troops on 28th May 1944
An American bomber of the United States Army Force involved in an aerial battle over Germany during the Second World War, as indicated by the long ghost-like smoke trails in the sky. November 1943
The Battle of Monte Cassino, a series of four assaults by Allied Forces against the Axis held Winter Line during the attempted advance on to Rome, Italy in the Second World War
First pictures after the British entry into Amiens, France during the Second world War. Picture shows: These women had denounced the local resistance and Communists
Aerial view showing damage caused to the the Luftwaffe fighter and bomber base at Leeuwarden, Holland after an attack by B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the US Ninth Air Force on 24th February 1944
Un-named Free French Naval Captain poses with a drink for the press at their barracks in Southern England. 5th May 1944
The officers mess of the Free French Navy at their barracks in Southern England. 5th May 1944
Un-named Free French Naval officer and sailor at their barracks in Southern England 5th May 1944
Un-named Free French Naval officers at their barracks in Southern England 5th May 1944
The entrance to th First Aid Post at Dover dug into the white cliffs. 22nd February 1945
Some of the American soldiers that released a number of Russian prisoners when Cherbourg fell to the US Army. The Russian POWs had been forced to work on the building of the German defences
Free French Sailors and Naval Commandos pose for the press at their their barracks in Southern England. 5th May 1944
Free French Sailors and Naval Commandos train in unarmed combat at their their barracks in Southern England. 5th May 1944
Nurses prepare a bed at a First Aid Post in Dover dug into the white cliffs. 22nd February 1945
Free French sailors are call to parade by a bugler at their barracks in Southern England. 5th May 1944
Nurses prepare the First Aid Post in Dover dug into the white cliffs. 22nd February 1945
A First Aid Post at Dover dug into the white cliffs. 22nd February 1945
A building in El Salloum being used by the British as a signal station during the Second World War. 12th January 1941
This night photographs show direct hits scored by British bombers on Tobruk jetties. 30th July 1942
Aerial view of Tobruk with petrol burning. The cruiser San Giorgio can be seen in the background. 12th February 1941
Wrecked merchant vessels in Mersa Matruh harbour after accurate bombing by Allied forces. 29th November 1942
The Siege of Tobruk lasted for 241 days in 1941, after Axis forces advanced through Cyrenaica from El Agheila in Operation Sonnenblume against Allied forces in Libya
An aerial view of Bardia in Libya during the Second World War. Circa 1940s
Benghaz bombing, the plan was to destroy the harbour and storage facilities at Benghazi and raid the airfield at Benina in Libya in coordination with the RAF
Indian infantry and Bren carriers in Libya during the Second World War. 18th December 1941
The British made landings on Madagascars west coast with the intention of moving inland from there. In September, the colonial capital of Tana or Antananarivo was captured by the British
The Italian rule over Derna lasted 29 years, 3 months and 14 days until it was captured on 30 January 1941 by Australian Troops during the Second World War
The German ship Warenfels lies scuttled in the port of Diego Suarez. 25th May 1942
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Cecil Ingersoll Merritt who was awarded the VC for heroism during the Dieppe raid. Circa October 1942
A low level air attack on an enemy column near Benghazi during the Second World War. 23rd November 1941
Operation Compass (also la battaglia della Marmarica) was the first large British military operation of the Western Desert Campaign during the Second World War
The Kings African Rifles split into two columns and marched around the U of the valley and met Vichy troops in the rear and then ambushed them
Brigadier Clarence Churchill Mann, awarded the D. S. O. for his part in the Dieppe raidBrigadier Clarence Churchill Mann, awarded the D.S.O. for his part in the Dieppe raid. Circa 1942
Winston Churchill visits Tripoli to thank troops of the 8th Army at Castel Benito airfield. 9th February 1943
One more victim of RAF fighter in France. A Junkers 88 - latest type of German bomber - brought down during the recent air fighting. May 1940
British assault craft reaching the shores of Toamasina, Madagascar during Second World War. 16th October 1942
Canadian Major Andrew Thompson Law, awarded the DSO for his operations in Dieppe. Circa October 1942
Lieut. Colonel Dollard Menard awarded the DSO for heroism during the Dieppe landings. Circa October 1942
Canadian Captain William Dennis Whitaker, awarded the DSO for his actions in Dieppe. Circa October 1942
The Second Battle of El Alamein was a battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein