Liberation Collection (page 4)

General Donato Marmol, one of the primary leaders in the Cuban liberation movement, c1910
General Donato Marmol (1843-1870) one of the primary leaders in the Cuban liberation movement, c1910. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

Antonio Jose de Sucre, 19th century South American independence leader, (1901). Born in Venezuela, Sucre (1795-1830) was one of the foremost military commanders and politicians of his friend

Manuel Belgrano, 19th century Argentine economist, lawyer, politician and military leader, (1901). Belgrano (1770-1820) was one of the leaders behind the Argentinian Declaration of Independence

Jose de San Martin, 19th century Argentine general and independence leader, (1901). San Martin (1778-1850), was an Argentine general

Simon Bolivar, 19th century South American revolutionary leader, (1901). Bolivar (1783-1830) is known as the Liberator of South America from Spanish rule

Wellington at Madrid, 1812 (c1850s). The Duke of Wellington welcomed by the people of Madrid after capturing the city during his campaign to drive the French out of Spain

Lille being liberated by the British 5th Army, France, 17 October 1918
General Sir William Birdwood being recived by the mayor of Lille, October 1918, (1926). General Birdwood and his troops were welcomed by joyous crowds in Lille on 17 October 1918 as they entered

Lille being liberated by the British, France, 17 October 1918. General Sir William Birdwood and his troops were welcomed by joyous crowds as they entered the city, occupied by the Germans since 1914

Perseus and Andromeda, 17th century. Artist: Carle van Loo
Perseus and Andromeda, 17th century. The hero Perseus rescuing Andromeda from the sea monster. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

The Magnanimity of Scipio Africanus, 1640. Artist: Nicolas Poussin
The Magnanimity of Scipio Africanus, 1640. Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Perseus and Andromeda, 1620s. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Perseus and Andromeda, 1620s. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

French Ministry of War poster, c1945-1946. Artist: Chaix
French Ministry of War poster, c1944. Poster requesting freed prisoners of war and deportees to report war crimes they may have experienced or witnessed

Are You Ready to Welcome Them?, poster, c1946. Artist: Bernard Villemot
Are You Ready to Welcome Them?, poster, c1946. Poster relating to returning prisoners of war

This Time until in Berlin, Belgian pro-Allied propaganda poster, 1944

Slaves Celebrating Liberation, c1860s. A racist depiction of slaves at the mansion of Robert W Barnwell, Confederate leader. The music on the piano is upside-down, ridiculling their illiteracy

The Liberation of St Peter, 1514. Artist: Raphael
The Liberation of St Peter, 1514. The story in the New Testament says that King Herod took Peter prisoner and intended to have him killed

Entry of the French Foreign Legion into Chateau-Salins, Moselle, France, 17 November 1918. Artist: C Bergeret
Entry of the French Foreign Legion into Chateau-Salins, Moselle, France, 17 November 1918. The French Foreign Legion was established in 1831 as an elite unit of foreign volunteers

Funeral procession of members of the French Resistance, Paris, 1944. A pries walks in front of pallbearers carrying the coffins of members of the Forces Francaises de l Interieur killed during

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

Liberation of France, 1944. A soldier of General Leclercs French 2nd Armoured Division savours the moment as he sets foot on French soil in Normandy

Liberation of Alsace, France, 1944-1945. An Alsatian woman kisses an Allied soldier

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

The liberation of Strasbourg, France, November 1944. The French 2nd Armoured Division liberated Strasbourg on 24 November. Here, the units commander, General Leclerc, takes the salute in Place Kleber

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

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

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

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

Two female French collaborators, Chartres, France, 1944. The two, a mother and her daughter, both have shaven heads, the usual punishment meted out to women believed to be guilty of collaborating

France Forever, newspaper, 18 June 1944. Front cover of a paper published by the Fighting French Committee in America. It declares the 18 June 1944 to be French Resistance Day in honour of

1st Regiment of the French Foreign Legion, Chateau-Salins, Moselle, France, 17 November 1918. Artist: C Bergeret
1st Regiment of the French Foreign Legion, Chateau-Salins, Moselle, France, 17 November 1918. The French Foreign Legion was established in 1831 as an elite unit of foreign volunteers

Lieutenant-Colonel Rollet entering Chateau-Salins, Moselle, France, 17 November 1918. Artist: C Bergeret
Lieutenant-Colonel Rollet entering Chateau-Salins, Moselle, France, 17 November 1918. The French Foreign Legion was established in 1831 as an elite unit of foreign volunteers

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

World War 2: Deliverance!, 1945. Cover of a booklet issued by the French Ministry of War celebrating the liberation of Alsace and Lorraine, including Metz, Mulhouse

Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans, 15th century French patriot and martyr, 18th century. Joan (St Jeanne d Arc) (c1412-1431) in armour and carrying a sword

World War 2: Liberation of France, 1944. Triumphal poster showing General De Gaulle watching the liberation of a war-damaged France

Detail of the Liberation monument in Budapest. Artist: Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl
Detail of the Liberation monument on Gellert hill in Budapest, erected in rememberance of the Soviet conquest of Hungary during World War Two

Joan of Arcs entry into Orleans, Evening of the Liberation of the Town, 8 May 1429 (c1818-1862). Artist: Henry Sheffer
Joan of Arcs entry into Orleans, Evening of the Liberation of the Town, 8 May 1429 (c1818-1862). St Joan (c1412-1431) Maid of Orleans, French patriot and martyr, mounted and in full armour

Daniel O Connell, Irish patriot and political leader. O Connell (1775-1847) The Liberator, worked for Catholic emancipation which was granted by the British parliament in 1829

The Angel delivering St Peter from prison while the soldiers sleep, 1808. Herod, trying to gain popularity with the Jews, persecuted the early Christian church

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

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

Allied commanders in France, 1944. From left to right; Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, General Dwight D Eisenhower, Air Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder

French General Philippe Leclerc outside Notre Dame, liberation of Paris, August 1944. Leclerc was commander of the 2nd Armoured Division, the first Allied unit to enter the city

Alexander II (1818-1881), Tsar of Russia from 1855, 1869. Artist: Coide
Alexander II (1818-1881), Tsar of Russia from 1855, c1880. Known as The Liberator, Alexander emancipated Russias serfs in 1861

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