Civilians Collection (page 9)

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

The liberation of Paris, August 1944. Jubilant French civilians surround the obelisk in the Place de la Concorde while others ride on an American jeep

Celebrating the liberation of Paris, 26 August 1944. Huge crowds gathered around the Arc de Triomphe the day after the German forces in the city surrendere to the Allies. An aeroplane circles overhead

Refugees returning home, Paris, July 1940. People who had fled the German invaders returning to their homes after Frances defeat

Families awaiting news of their loved ones, Air Ministry, Paris 1944. A crowd of people wait anxiously behind locked gates for the results of tests to identify bodies found in the buildings basement

German soldiers in front of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1940. Paris fell to the Germans on 14 June 1940

Woman scavenging for food, Bayreuth, Germany, April 1945. An illustration of the hardships of life for civilians in Germany as World War II neared its conclusion

A woman leaving her burning house in a bombed street, Germany, 1945. She carries the few possessions she has been able to salvage

Entering Holland from the Belgian frontier, 1915. About a million refugees crossed the border from German-occupied Belgium into the neutral Netherlands during the First World War

The market in the ruins of Hohenstein, East Prussia, World War I, 1915. The town of Hohenstein suffered damage during the Battle of Tannenberg in August 1914

Busy road, World War I, 1915. Civilian traffic being passed on either side by German troops heading towards the front, some on foot, others in horse-drawn wagons

A street in Ortelsburg, Eastern Prussia, World War I, August 1915. The town of Ortelsburg was almost destroyed by the Russians early in the First World War

German travelling kitchen, Vosges, France, World War I, 1916. A photograph from Der Grosse Krieg in Bildern

World War 2: Liberation of Paris, 1944. French civilians celebrating the Liberation and holding banners saying Vive la Republique and Vive de Gaulle

Stone panels from northern Iraq, Neo-Assyrian, c700-c681 BC
Relief of Assyrian slingers at the siege of Lachish, from the north-west palace at Nineveh of Sennacharib, from the British Museums collection

Poster paying tribute to the war effort, French, World War I, 1914-1918. A wounded French soldier saying that civilians are also supporting the war effort by making their individual financial

The Shootings of May 3rd 1808, 1814. Artist: Francisco Goya
The Shootings of May 3rd 1808, 1814. Painted in 1814 for King Ferdinand VII of Spain, this is a forceful, sobering condemnation of the horrors of war

Boer women and children in a British concentration camp in the Transvaal, Boer War, 1901. This represented the first use of the internment of civilians in camps in wartime

Members of the Womens Volunteer Defence Corps being trained in rifle drill, World War II, 1940. Small arms were in short supply

Local residents supplying refreshments to soldiers evacuated from Dunkirk, World War II, 1940. After the dramatic German advance through the Low Countries and France in May 1940

Womens Land Army lifting a crop, World War II, 1940. The Womens Land Army was established to meet the demand for agricultural labour caused by the absence of male farm workers on active service

British girls of the Womens Land Army learning to plough with a tractor, World War II, 1939-1945. The Womens Land Army was established in June 1939 to meet the demand for agricultural labour caused

French Foreign Legion, c1910. French postcard

Saida, Algeria, c1910. French postcard

Battle of Tonkin, Franco-Chinese War, 20th century

French Foreign Legion, Ain Temouchent, Algeria, 1899. French postcard

The child of the regiment, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
The child of the regiment, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 11th September 1898

Departure of the regiment in Spain, Spanish-American War, 1898. Artist: Henri Meyer
Departure of the regiment in Spain, Spanish-American War, 1898. The Spanish-American War was a conflict between the Kingdom of Spain

Clearing snow on the Champs Elysees, German-occupied Paris, winter, 1941

Queue outside the Bureau of Information for civilians in the Chamber of Deputies, Paris, July 1940
Queue outside the Bureau of Information established for civilians in the Chamber of Deputies, German-occupied Paris, July 1940

French citizens listening to a broadcast by Vichy deputy premier Admiral Darlan, 23 May, 1941
French citizens listening to a broadcast by Vichy deputy premier Admiral Francois Darlan, 23 May, 1941

Distribution of the first official lists of wounded and captured French people, Paris, 25 July 1940

Delivery of furniture confiscated from Jews to victims of RAF bombing, Paris, April 1942
Delivery of furniture confiscated from Jews to victims of RAF bombing, Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, April 1942

Outside the Gare de l Est, German-occupied Paris, September 1940. As the Germans restricted the use of petrol, handcarts replaced taxis as the means of transporting luggage

Bicycle taxis in the Place d Etoile by the Arc de Triomphe, German-occupied Paris, August 1943. Petrol was in short supply during the occupation and what was available went to the Germans

Destroyed building, liberation of France, St Cyr, August 1944

Burned out vehicles in the Rue de Castiglione, liberation of Paris, 25 August 1944. The citizens of Paris staged an uprising against the occupying Germans as the Allies neared the city

VE Day celebrations, Paris, 8 May 1945. A soldier smothere with kisses by jubilant women

Liberation of Paris, 25 August 1944. Gendarmes, soldiers and Resistance fighters escorting German prisoners through crowds of jubilant civilians in front of the Opera

French Maquis encampment, France, 1940-1944. The Maquis were bands of Resistance fighters who waged a guerrilla campaign against the Germans

Arrival of the first German troops in Paris, June 1940. The Germans entered Paris, which had been declared an open city by the departing French government, on 14 June

Disturbances in Madrid, Revolution in Spain, 1848

Barricade in the Strada di Toledo just before the attack, Revolution in Naples, 15 May 1848

The crowd storming the Arsenal in Berlin, Revolution in Prussia, March 1848. Wood engraving, 1848

Chanting crowd in front of the Foreign Ministry, The July Revolution, France, February 1848
Scene in front of the Foreign Ministry with the crowd chanting Mourir pour la patrie, The July Revolution, France, February 1848

Troops charging the crowds in Berlin, Revolution in Prussia, March 1848

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