Civilian Collection (#8)

Paris crowd watching one of the German aeroplanes flying over the city, c1914
A Paris crowd watching one of the German aeroplanes flying over the city, c1914. Citizens of Paris gather to watch German planes flying overhead during World War I

London buses in use on the Continent for transporting British Troops, c. 1914
Old Friends in a new setting: London buses in use on the Continent for transporting the British Troops, c1914. The B-type, developed by the London General Omnibus Company (LGOC)

Recruits waiting outside the Central London Recruiting Depot, 1914. When World War I began in 1914 men rushed to join up and go to war

Crowd watching the looting of a German house in Poplar, c1914
A crowd watching the looting of a German house in Poplar, c1914. Anti-German feeling in the United Kingdom led to infrequent rioting

Looting of a church, (17th century ), 1920s
Looting of a church. Pirates or demons of the seas, came suddenly on villages, went into houses and inferred the greatest offense to families; looting and burning even the church bells

Army reserve men at musketry drill at the Tower of London, 1896. Artist: W Gregory
Army reserve men at musketry drill at the Tower of London, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 17th April 1896

Army raw recruits, 1895. Artist: Gregory & Co
Army raw recruits, 1895. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 20th December 1895

British treatment of Boer women and children, 1900. The Boer War saw the first use of the internment of civilians in camps in wartime

Massacre at Cawnpore, 1857, (c1860). Massacre of British civilians in what is now known as Kanpur, India. Illustration from The History of the Indian Mutiny, by Charles Ball, Volume I

Parisians watching a German aeroplane, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

German troops as prisoners in Antwerp, Belgium, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Expelling the civil residents of Louvain, Brussels, 1914. German soldiers driving out Belgian civilians during the First World War. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Scottish Highlanders of the British Expeditionary Force at Boulogne, France, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

British Expeditionary Force in Rouen, France, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Crowds cheering during the outbreak of hostilities, war fever in Germany, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Wounded children from Ypres with nurses at La Panne, Belgium, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). Children injured by German shells being tended by nurses

The German army marching through Brussels, First World War, c1914 (1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918

Massachusetts militia passing through Baltimore, 1861 (1862-1867). Baltimore is the capital of the state of Maryland. Although a slave state

British cavalry lancers, France, 1914. Dismounted cavalrymen of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) walking alongside their horses and carrying their lances, watched by French civilians

Captured German prisoners, France, August 1914. A local woman provides the captives with food and drink while French soldiers look on

British Horse drawn artillery in Rouen, France, August 1914, (1926)
British Horse drawn artillery in Rouen, France, August 1914. Enthusiastic crowds greeting the arrival of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF)

British troops on the way to the front, France, 1914. The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) began arriving in France on 7 August 1914

British horse-drawn artillery in a Belgian village, August 1914. After arriving in France on 7 August 1914, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF)

A Soldier from the British Indian Army, France, c1915. The British Indian Army saw service in the Middle East and East Africa, at Gallipoli and on the Western Front

Belgians arriving in Paris, 1914
Belgian refugees arriving in Paris, World War I, 1914. Belgian civilians arriving in the French capital having fled after the Germans invaded their country. French postcard

Refugees from the north waiting for a guide to find them lodgings, Paris, World War I, 1914-1918. French postcard

Excesses of British soldiers in a railway station, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 19th October 1902

An odious communist attack, 1925. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 10th May 1925

A Belgian regiment retreats to Antwerp, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Belgian guns, made by Krupp, preparing for battle near Ghent, Belgium, First World War, 1914
Belgian guns, made by Krupp, preparing for battle at Ziel near Ghent, Belgium, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

The French Foreign Legion parading through the streets of Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, 1906. Sidi Bel Abbes was the Legions headquarters from 1931-1961. French postcard

Refugess, Belleville heights, during the bombardment of Verdun, France, World War I, 1916
Refugees, Belleville heights, during the bombardment of Verdun, France, World War I, 1916. A print from Le Pays de France, 23 March 1916

Distributing furniture confiscated from Jews to victims of Allied bombing, Paris, 1943-1944
French Milice distributing furniture confiscated from Jews to victims of Allied bombing, Paris, 1943-1944. The Milice Francais was a paramilitary organisation

Destoyed vehicle, Rue de Castiglione, liberation of Paris, August 1944. After just over four years of occupation, the Germans surrendered the city to the French 2nd Armoured Division on 25 August

Burned out cars, Place de la Concorde, liberation of Paris, August 1944. After just over four years of occupation, the Germans surrendered the city to the French 2nd Armoured Division on 25 August

German soldiers at a restaurant, occupied Paris, June 1940. Paris fell to the Nazis on 14 June 1940, beginning a four year occupation

Bicycle taxi, German-occupied Paris, 1940-1944. Petrol was in short supply during the occupation and what was available went to the Germans

Making wooden shoe soles, German-occupied Paris, February 1941. Like most things, leather was scarce during the occupation

French national lottery draw, German-occupied Paris, August 1941

Billboard dispaying Rassemblement Nationale Populaire posters, German-occupied Paris, February 1941. The Rassmblement Nationale Populaire (RNP)

German military band giving a concert, occupied Paris, 1940-1944

Preparing vitamin sweets, German-occupied France, 1940-1944. Shortages and rationning of the vast majority of foodstuffs had an adverse effect on the diet and health of the civilian population

Belgian refugees with their bicycles and possessions outside the Gare du Nord, Paris, July 1940
Belgian refugees with their possessions outside the Gare du Nord, Paris, July 1940. Belgians who had fled to France ahead of the German invasion preparing to return home after the fall of France

Evacuation of German wounded after the surrender of the Senate, liberation of Paris, August 1944
Evacuation of German wounded after the surrender of the Senate building, liberation of Paris, August 1944

The first Allied tanks arrive in Strasbourg, Alsace, November 1944. Strasbourg was liberated by General Philippe Leclercs French 2nd Armoured Division on 24 November

Liberation of Alsace-Lorraine, 1944-1945. People waving French tricolours from an upstairs window of a house on the road to Mulhouse

German military concert in the Garden of the Tuileries, Paris, 15 August 1940

Improvised bicycle vehicle, German-occupied Paris, 1940-1944. With petrol shortages and private cars confiscated by the Germans, people who owned bicycles adapted them to transport the whole family

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