World War Ii Collection (#36)

General Auchinleck decided the army will stand at Alamein, 1942 (1944). Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck (1884-1981)

Ambulance men with a wounded anti-tank gunner, c1942 (1944). A wounded soldier of the British Eighth Army in the North African desert. From The Eighth Army

The Meeting at El Duda. On 26 November the Tobruk garrison took El Duda, 1941 (1944). The Siege of Tobruk lasted for 241 days

Maps and plans are spread on the sand, 1942 (1944)
Maps and plans are spread on the sand as the Brigadier takes his decisions and gives his orders, 1942 (1944). At the beginning of November 1942 the Eighth Army defeated Rommel in the decisive Second

Between Sweeps, 1943.The crew of a minesweeper relax on one of the mess decks of HMS Rothesay. From His Majestys Minesweepers. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

Out Sweep 1943. The float with its flag is ready on its chocks. From His Majestys Minesweepers. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

The shark-shaped paravane, 1943. The paravane, invented in 1917 and kept secret from the Germans, gave warships and merchantmen their own protection against mines. From His Majestys Minesweepers

The front page of His Majestys Minesweepers, 1943. From His Majestys Minesweepers. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

All Night Raid on Britains Capital - Statue of John Milton, 1940, (1940). The Statue of poet John Milton (1608-1674) at St Giles-without-Cripplegate, damaged by a bombing raids on 24th August 1940

Firemen Tackle City Blaze, 1940, (1940). From The War in Pictures. [Odhams Press Limited, London, 1940]

Guns Shell Dover from French Coast, 1940, (1940). On 22nd August 1940, cross-channel guns stationed in France shelled the coast of Dover destroying residential areas. From The War in Pictures

Britain on Guard, 1940, (1940). On 14th May 1940, Prime Minister Eden announced the formation of a Home Guard of Local Defence Volunteers, many of whom were veterans

Big Ben, 1940, (1940). From The War in Pictures. [Odhams Press Limited, London, 1940]

Appeal for aluminum, 1940, (1940). On 9th July 1940, Lord Beaverbrook, Minister of Aircraft Production, made an appeal for the nation to provide aluminum found in household objects to be used in

Some of the survivors of the Arandora Star landing at a Scottish port, 1940, (1940). The Arandora Star, ??a requisitioned cruise ship, embarked on its final voyage to take 734 interned Italian men

Polish Troops to fight with Britain, 1940, (1940). On 26th June 1940, Polish soldiers arrived in England to fight alongside the army of Free Frenchmen lead by General de Gaulle

The Arandora Star at the start of a peace time voyage, c1938 (1940). The Arandora Star??, a requisitioned cruise ship, embarked on its final voyage to take 734 interned Italian men

Work of the bombers and their destruction, 1940, (1940). The debris and destruction of German bombs in England. From The War in Pictures. [Odhams Press Limited, London, 1940]

Australian soldiers on a few days leave in London, 1940, (1940). Australian soldiers on a few days leave in London, arriving at their temporary social headquarters at the Strand Theatre

More British Troops to Frances Aid, 1940, (1940). Churchill gathered all possible help to fight the occupation of France in June 1940

First Bombs on England, 1940, (1940). The first German bombs fell on Yorkshire and Essex on 25th May 1940. Yorkshire residents clearing away the debris. From The War in Pictures

Weygand Replaces Gamelin, 1940, (1940). Maxime Weygand (1867-1965), French military commander in World War I and World War II

British troops hold out in Louvain as refugees leave the city, 1940, (1940). 15th May 1940, British Expeditionary Forces evacuated Louvain, Belgium. British Official Photograph

Allies Go To Belgiums Aid, 1940, (1940). The arrival of British troops in Belgium, 10th May 1940. From The War in Pictures. [Odhams Press Limited, London, 1940]

Anzacs on Guard in Egypt, 1940, (1940). Soldiers from New Zealand stationed in Egypt practicing the Bren gun technique. From The War in Pictures. [Odhams Press Limited, London, 1940]

British Troops Land in Norway, 1940, (1940). From The War in Pictures. [Odhams Press Limited, London, 1940]

H. M. S. Glowworm Sunk, 1940, (1940)
H.M.S. Glowworm Sunk, 1940, (1940). Oil covered survivors being rescued by a German ship after the HMS Glowworm a British minelaying destroyer sank. From The War in Pictures

Mr. Eden with the Anzacs, 1940, (1940). Anthony Eden (1897-1977) addressing New Zealand troops on 12th February 1940, the first contingent of New Zealand and Australian troops to arrive in the Suez

Canadas Airmen Arrive, 1939, (1940). The arrival of Canadian Air Force in Britain on 31st December 1939, a total of seven thousand Canadian recruits arrived in the last months of 1939

A Revised Empire Air Scheme, 1939, (1940). A revised Empire Air Scheme in the late autumn of 1939 moved training of the Australian air contingent from Canada to Australia

Winston Churchill at the Admiralty, 1939, (1940). On 3 September 1939, Britain declared war on Germany following the outbreak of the Second World War

Iceland visit. Churchill - with Ensign Franklin D. Roosevelt Jnr. following - saluting the Stars and Stripes as he walks among British and U.S. troops and Norwegian sailors, 1941

Churchill, jubilant, aboard H. M. S. Prince of Wales with Lord Beaverbrook, about to say farewell t
Churchill, jubilant, aboard H.M.S. Prince of Wales with Lord Beaverbrook, about to say farewell to President Roosevelt (aboard Augusta) aftet the Atlantic Charter had been announced, August, 1941

Architects of Victory: Historic meeting between Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the U.S.A. aboard H.M.S. Prince of Wales, 1941

Happiest announcement for five years. The Prime Minister broadcasts the glad news. V. E. Day was her
Happiest announcement for five years. The Prime Minister broadcasts the glad news. V.E. Day was here. War with Germany was over - and won, 1945

Front page of The Battle of Britain, 1940. From The Battle of Britain. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1940]

Their hearts are high, 1941. From Bomber Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

RAF Bomber Command operations room, 1941. The Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, with his staff, plans the nights operations. From Bomber Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

The raid is over, but the crews task is not yet finished, 1941. RAF bomber crew being debriefed after a raid. From Bomber Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

RAF Bomber Command operations room during a raid, 1941. Meanwhile, at the Station, the positions of the raiding aircraft are now being plotted. From Bomber Command

The target to-night is... 1941. From Bomber Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Back from Bergen, 1941. The crews of two of the Hampden bombers which attacked German fleet concentrations in Bergen Fjord, Norway. From Bomber Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

RAF bomber radio operator, 1941. He helps the navigator and, with the air gunner, does the fighting. From Bomber Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Bomber Command pilot, 1941. From Bomber Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

RAF bomber crew, 1941. Captain and crew form a team, upon a team, upon whose close co-ordination the success of every flight depends: (left to right) navigator, radio operator, rear gunner, captain

Front page of Bomber Command, 1941. From Bomber Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Front page of The Battle of Britain, 1943. From The Battle of Britain, August - October 1940. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

The pilot of a British Coastal Command aircraft, c1940 (1943). From Coastal Command [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

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