Civilian Collection (page 8)

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

French street sellers offering souvenirs to a truckload of German soldiers, Paris, 27 July 1940
French street sellers offering souvenirs to a truckload of German soldiers, Place de l Opera, Paris, 27 July 1940

Two women at home, France, 1939. The woman in the foreground is reading a copy of Le Livre Jaune Francais, a book published by the French Foreign Ministry relating to diplomatic negotiations between

Horse-drawn cabs on a street during the German occupation, Paris, 1944. By the last year of the occupation there were few cars left on the streets of Paris due to the shortage of petrol

Second-hand book and print stalls on the bank of the Seine, German-occupied Paris, 1940. German soldiers looking at the good on display

German soldiers chatting up French women outside the Moulin Rouge, occupied Paris, June 1940

German troops in occupied Paris, June 1940. Paris fell to the Germans on 14 June

French and Belgian refugees, Rambouillet, France, 16 July 1940. Families who had fled before the advancing Germans prepare to return to their homes after the capitulation of France

German occupation of Paris, 14 June 1940. Crowds of Parisians line the streets to watch the arrival of the occupying German troops

German checkpoint, occupied Paris, 1940-1944. During the occupation the freedom of movement of the citizens of Paris was restricted as they were subjected to checks of their vehicles and papers

Women manufacturing shell casings in a Russian factory, World War II, 1943

Bystanders examining an abandoned tank on the Rue de Medicis, liberation of Paris, August 1944

Young girls assembling machine guns in a Russian factory, 1943

People of the Russian city of Smolensk after its liberation by the Red Army, 1943. Smolensk was liberated from German occupation at the end of September 1943 during a major Russian offensive

Homeless refugee women and children, Russia, 1941

Refugees leaving a Normandy town, France, World War II, 1940-1944

Front page of L Amerique en Guerre newspaper, 9 August 1944. The front page story describes the progress of the liberation of France by the Allies

Civilians in front of a German guard post with a machine gun, Paris, June 1940. The Germans captured Paris on 14 June 1940, beginning an occupation that would last just over four years

German soldier cycling through the streets of Paris, June 1940. Paris fell to the Germans on 14 June

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