Images Dated 16th August 2006

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Leon Trotsky, Peoples Commissar of War, reviewing Red Army troops in Moscow, Russia, 1918. After its conspicuous failure to halt German offensives in February 1918

The crew of HMS Vindictive celebrating the Zeebrugge Raid on 23 April 1918. The Zeebrugge Raid was an attack carried out by the Royal Navy on the Belgian port of Zeebrugge

Capitals of the British Empire, 1937. Artist: Charles E Turner
Capitals of the British Empire, 1937. Chief cities and seats of government in Australia, Canada, South Africa, Newfoundland, Northern Ireland, and the Irish Free State

Queen Elizabeth, The Ermine Portrait, 1585, (1896). Artist: Nicholas Hilliard
Queen Elizabeth, The Ermine Portrait, 1585, (1896). Portrait of Elizabeth I (1533-1603) with an ermine, used to make fur garments for royalty

Queen consorts crowned in Westminster Abbey, 1937. The central portrait is Elizabeth, Queen Consort of George VI. The others, clockwise from top are: Alexandra, Consort of Edward VII; Isabel

Field Marshal Douglas Haig reviewing Canadian troops, Drocourt-Queant, 31 August 1918, (1926)
Field Marshal Douglas Haig reviewing Canadian troops, Drocourt-Queant, France, 31 August 1918. Two days later the Canadians attacked and broke through the German defences of the Drocourt-Queant Line

Capitals of the British Empire, 1937. Artist: Charles E Turner
Capitals of the British Empire, 1937. Chief cities and seats of government in India, New Zealand, the Straits Settlements, Burma, Jamaica, Kenya and Nigeria

Raoul Lufbery, French-American fighter pilot and flying ace of World War I, 1914-1918
Raoul Lufbery, French-American fighter pilot and flying ace of World War I, 1918. Born in Clermont-Ferrand, Lufbery (1885-1918) moved to the United States when 6 years old

British Royal Flying Corps aircraft under repair, c1916, (1926)

Maurice Boyau, leading French fighter ace of the First World War, 1914-1918. The Captain of the French rugby team before World War I

French squadron on the objective; factories at the edge of a river, 1918, (1926). Artist: Etienne Cournault
French squadron on the objective; Factories at the edge of a river, 1918, (1926). French aircraft in action on the Western Front during the First World War

Merci!, c1918, (1926). Artist: L Sabattier
Merci!, c1918, (1926). Marianne kisses a French soldier (poilu) in gratitude for his efforts to win the First World War. In the background the figuure of a German soldier stands holding a white flag

Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau announces the end of the war, 11am, 11 November 1918 (1926). Artist: J Simont
French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau announces the end of the war, 11am, 11 November 1918 (1926)

The Joy of Paris, 11 November 1918, (1926). Artist: L Sabattier
The Joy of Paris, 11November 1918, (1926). Crowds on the streets celebrating the Armistice marking the end of World War I

Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, June 1918. The last Emperor of Germany and King of Saxony, both forced to abdicate after Germanys defeat in World War I

General Diaz and General Foch meeting at the Italian headquarters, Italy, 2 May 1918. Diaz (1861-1928) was Italian Chief of Staff from October 1917 until the end of the war

Rene Paul Fonck, French fighter ace, 1918. Fonck (1894-1953) was credited with six enemy aircraft destroyed in one day, a feat he achieved on 8 May 1918

A Breguet French biplane bomber in action, c1917 (1926)

Georges Guynemer, French fighter ace, 9 September 1917. Guynemer (1894-1917) became the first French ace to attain 50 victories, a mark he reached at the end of July 1917

Lieutenant Georges Guynemer meeting French generals, 19 February 1917. Generals Foch, Gerard, Guillaumat, and Lyautey inspecting one of the aircraft of Guynemers squadron, Groupe de Chasse No 12

Georges Guynemer, French fighter ace, c1916. Guynemer (1894-1917) became the first French ace to attain 50 victories, a mark he reached at the end of July 1917

Lieutenant Georges Guynemer and Captain Felix Brocard, French fighter pilots, 5 February 1916. Photograph taken on the day of Guynemers (left) 5th victory

Allied troops marching through a liberated town, 27 October 1918

General Currie and Canadian troops walking through a liberated town, 27 October 1918. Currie (1875-1933) commanded the Canadian Corps of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF)

Ground crew attending to a French Spad on a snow-covered field, 1918, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
Ground crew attending to a French Spad on a snow-covered field, 1918, (1926)

French Fighter Squadron Aerodrome, 1918, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
French Fighter Squadron Aerodrome, 1918, (1926)

An Inversion a Little Close to the Ground, 1918, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
An Inversion a Little Close to the Ground, 1918, (1926)

Departure of French Breguet planes for a reconnaissance mission during winter, 1914-1918

A German Aviatik aircraft photographed in flight by a Belgian aviator, Ypres, Belgium, 1916

Queen Elisabeth of Belgium visiting Allied pilots, c1915. The Queen of the Belgians enjoyed great popularity as a result of her visits to the front and sponsorship of a nursing unit during World War I

German aviators shot down by French ace Jean Navarre, 1916. Jean Navarre (1895-1919) gained the distinction of being designated Frances first air ace of the First World War

Jean Navarre, French pilot, 1916. Navarre (1895-1919) gained the distinction of being designated Frances first air ace of the First World War

Room where Tsar Nicholas II and his family were executed, Yekaterinburg, Russia, July 17 1918
The room where Tsar Nicholas II, his family and attendants were executed, Yekaterinburg, Siberia, Russia, July 17 1918. Compelled to abdicate in the wake of the February Revolution

Tsar Nicholas II and his children sitting on a greenhouse, Tobolsk, Siberia, Russia, 1917. Compelled to abdicate in the wake of the February Revolution

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

The Lessard farm, between Marizy and Neuilly Saint Front, France, 18 July 1918, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
The Lessard farm, between Marizy and Neuilly Saint Front, France, 18 July 1918, (1926)

French Tank Assault, July 1918, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
French Tank Assault, July 1918, (1926). Although tanks were first deployed in World War I by the British, it was the French who adopted the new weapon with the greatest enthusiasm

German soldiers surrendering near Vierzy, south of Soissons, 18 July 1918

A group of light tanks, Soissons, France, 1918. Although tanks were first deployed in World War I by the British, it was the French who adopted the new weapon with the greatest enthusiasm

Georges Clemenceau and General Gouraud, 6th July 1918. The French Prime Minister (left) with the commander of the French 4th Army. Henri Gouraud lost an arm at Gallipoli

Vice-Admiral Roger John Brownlow Keyes, British naval officer, 1918. The commander of the port of Dover, Keyes (1872-1945)

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

An armoured train battery, 1918

Damage to the interior of Douai church, France, 1918. The British liberated Douai, which had been occupied by the Germans since 1914, on 17 October 1918

The ruins and bell tower of Douai, France, 1918. The British captured Douai, which had been occupied by the Germans since 1914, on 17 October 1918

The inhabitants of Caudry come to seek food from the British Army, France, 1918

A British soldier helping a woman return to her village, France, 1918
A British soldier helping a woman return to her village between Le Cateau and Cambrai, France, 1918. The Allied advance of the summer and autumn of 1918 allowed people to return to their homes

American soldiers passing through the ruins of Varennes, Meuse-Argonne Offensive, France, 1918. The Meuse-Argonne Offensive of September-November 1918 was the largest operation undertaken by

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