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3.7-inch guns of 60th (City of London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment fire a salvo to celebrate the Allied victory in Europe

3.7-inch guns of 60th (City of London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment fi...

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 3.7-inch guns of 60th (City of London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment fire a salvo to celebrate the Allied victory in Europe, 6 May 1945.

5.5-inch guns firing in support of the Rhine crossing, 24 March 1945. BU2140

5.5-inch guns firing in support of the Rhine crossing, 24 March 1945. ...

5.5-inch guns firing in support of the Rhine crossing, 24 March 1945. 5.5-inch guns firing in support of the Rhine crossing, 24 March 1945.

6-inch naval gun overlooking Reykjavik Bay in Iceland, August 1940. H3124

6-inch naval gun overlooking Reykjavik Bay in Iceland, August 1940. H3...

6-inch naval gun overlooking Reykjavik Bay in Iceland, August 1940. 6-inch naval gun overlooking Reykjavik Bay in Iceland, August 1940.

6-pdr anti-tank gun of the 4th Hallamshires, 49th Division, guarding the road to Willemstad, Holland, 8 November 1944. B11790

6-pdr anti-tank gun of the 4th Hallamshires, 49th Division, guarding t...

6-pdr anti-tank gun of the 4th Hallamshires, 49th Division, guarding the road to Willemstad, Holland, 8 November 1944. 6-pdr anti-tank gun of the 4th Hallamshires, 49th Division, guarding the road to Willemstad... More

8th Army Front- Italian Partisan Leader Honoured NA22066

8th Army Front- Italian Partisan Leader Honoured NA22066

8th Army Front- Italian Partisan Leader Honoured In the Piazza Garibaldi, Ravenna, Lieutenant General Sir R L McCreery (8th Army Commander) presented the Medaglio D'Oro to Major Buloff for distinguished service... More

8th Army Front- Italian Partisan Leader Honoured NA22067

8th Army Front- Italian Partisan Leader Honoured NA22067

8th Army Front- Italian Partisan Leader Honoured In the Piazza Garibaldi, Ravenna, Lieutenant General Sir R L McCreery (8th Army Commander) presented the Medaglio D'Oro to Major Buloff for distinguished service... More

8th Army- the Drive To Bologna and Ferrara NA24093

8th Army- the Drive To Bologna and Ferrara NA24093

8th Army- the Drive To Bologna and Ferrara Bologna fell to 8th and 5th Army troops on 21 April. This picture is one of a series taken during the advance to the city. This particular image shows an Auster Air O.... More

8th Army- the Drive To Bologna and Ferrara NA24104

8th Army- the Drive To Bologna and Ferrara NA24104

8th Army- the Drive To Bologna and Ferrara Bologna fell to 8th and 5th Army troops on 21 April. This picture is one of a series taken during the advance to the city. This particular image shows an old Italian w... More

A 17-pdr anti-tank gun in action in the Anzio bridgehead, Italy, 13 March 1944. NA12888

A 17-pdr anti-tank gun in action in the Anzio bridgehead, Italy, 13 Ma...

A 17-pdr anti-tank gun in action in the Anzio bridgehead, Italy, 13 March 1944. A 17-pdr anti-tank gun in action in the Anzio bridgehead, 13 March 1944.

A 2-inch mortar team of 1st Battalion, The Caribbean Regiment in Egypt, 21 August 1945. E31198

A 2-inch mortar team of 1st Battalion, The Caribbean Regiment in Egypt...

A 2-inch mortar team of 1st Battalion, The Caribbean Regiment in Egypt, 21 August 1945. 1st Battalion, Caribbean Regiment preparing to return from Egypt to the West Indies in 1945: A 2 inch mortar team ready for action.

A 3-inch mortar crew from the Queens's Own Royal West Kents in action in Tunisia, 31 January 1943. NA576

A 3-inch mortar crew from the Queens's Own Royal West Kents in action ...

A 3-inch mortar crew from the Queens's Own Royal West Kents in action in Tunisia, 31 January 1943. A 3-inch mortar crew from the Queens's Own Royal West Kents in action, 31 Kanuary 1943.

A 4.2-inch mortar of 1st Infantry Brigade's support group, firing in support of the 5th Northamptonshire Regiment in the Anzio bridgehead, Italy, 18 May 1944. NA15216

A 4.2-inch mortar of 1st Infantry Brigade's support group, firing in s...

A 4.2-inch mortar of 1st Infantry Brigade's support group, firing in support of the 5th Northamptonshire Regiment in the Anzio bridgehead, Italy, 18 May 1944. 4.2-inch mortar of 1st Infantry Brigade's support g... More

A 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun and crew near Douai, France, November 1939. O327

A 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun and crew near Douai, France, November ...

A 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun and crew near Douai, France, November 1939. A 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun and crew near Douai, November 1939.

A 6-pdr anti-tank gun portee, camouflaged to look like an ordinary lorry, North Africa, 27 October 1942. E18647

A 6-pdr anti-tank gun portee, camouflaged to look like an ordinary lor...

A 6-pdr anti-tank gun portee, camouflaged to look like an ordinary lorry, North Africa, 27 October 1942. A 6-pdr anti-tank gun semi-armoured portee, camouflaged to look like an ordinary lorry, 27 October 1942. ... More

A 7.2-inch howitzer in action during the attack on Bardia, 31 December 1940. E1513

A 7.2-inch howitzer in action during the attack on Bardia, 31 December...

A 7.2-inch howitzer in action during the attack on Bardia, 31 December 1940. A 7.2-inch howitzer in action during the attack on Bardia, 31 December 1940.

A boat load of Royal Engineers leaves HMS CAIRO on board a Motor Fishing Vessel to land at Narvik in Norway, June 1940. N326

A boat load of Royal Engineers leaves HMS CAIRO on board a Motor Fishi...

A boat load of Royal Engineers leaves HMS CAIRO on board a Motor Fishing Vessel to land at Narvik in Norway, June 1940. A boat load of Royal Engineers leaves HMS CAIRO on board a Motor Fishing Vessel to land in Narvik.

A Bofors gunner writing a Christmas card for home, Holland, 8 December 1944. B12607

A Bofors gunner writing a Christmas card for home, Holland, 8 December...

A Bofors gunner writing a Christmas card for home, Holland, 8 December 1944. Bombardier Finley of Glasgow, a Bofors gunner in Holland, writing a Christmas card for home, 8 December 1944.

A Bren gunner of the 1st Gordon Highlanders in action near Nieuwkuik, Holland, 6 November 1944. B11751

A Bren gunner of the 1st Gordon Highlanders in action near Nieuwkuik, ...

A Bren gunner of the 1st Gordon Highlanders in action near Nieuwkuik, Holland, 6 November 1944. A Bren gunner of the 1st Gordon Highlanders in action near Nieuwkuik, 6 November 1944.

A British 'Pheasant' 17-pdr anti-tank gun in action on the Medenine front in Tunisia, 11 March 1943. NA1076

A British 'Pheasant' 17-pdr anti-tank gun in action on the Medenine fr...

A British 'Pheasant' 17-pdr anti-tank gun in action on the Medenine front in Tunisia, 11 March 1943. A 'Pheasant' 17-pdr anti-tank gun in action on the Medenine front, 11 March 1943.

A British 17-pdr anti-tank gun and Sherman tank near Cassino, Italy, 17 May 1944. NA15075

A British 17-pdr anti-tank gun and Sherman tank near Cassino, Italy, 1...

A British 17-pdr anti-tank gun and Sherman tank near Cassino, Italy, 17 May 1944. A 17-pdr anti-tank gun and crew near Cassino, 17 May 1944. A Sherman tank can be seen in the background.

A British Army 15-cwt truck throws up a cloud of sand and dust while moving at speed along a desert track in North Africa, 1 November 1940. E974

A British Army 15-cwt truck throws up a cloud of sand and dust while m...

A British Army 15-cwt truck throws up a cloud of sand and dust while moving at speed along a desert track in North Africa, 1 November 1940. A 15cwt truck throws up a cloud of sand and dust while moving at speed... More

A British Army doctor examines patients at a casualty clearing station in Tunisia, February 1943. NA722

A British Army doctor examines patients at a casualty clearing station...

A British Army doctor examines patients at a casualty clearing station in Tunisia, February 1943.

A British Army mule train transports supplies in the Italian mountains, 21 November 1943. NA8984

A British Army mule train transports supplies in the Italian mountains...

A British Army mule train transports supplies in the Italian mountains, 21 November 1943. A British Army mule train transports supplies in the Italian mountains.

A British Bren gun crew in a trench at Anzio, Italy, 13 March 1944. NA12887

A British Bren gun crew in a trench at Anzio, Italy, 13 March 1944. NA...

A British Bren gun crew in a trench at Anzio, Italy, 13 March 1944. A British Bren gun crew keep watch in a trench at Anzio.

A British infantry sergeant during the advance into Germany near Geilenkirchen, 5 December 1944. BU1434

A British infantry sergeant during the advance into Germany near Geile...

A British infantry sergeant during the advance into Germany near Geilenkirchen, 5 December 1944. The face of battle: an infantry sergeant during the advance into Germany near Geilenkirchen, 5 December 1944.

A British infantryman prepares to fire a PIAT anti-tank weapon, Normandy, 9 August 1944. B8913

A British infantryman prepares to fire a PIAT anti-tank weapon, Norman...

A British infantryman prepares to fire a PIAT anti-tank weapon, Normandy, 9 August 1944. An infantryman prepares to fire a PIAT anti-tank weapon, 9 August 1944.

A British infantryman takes the surrender of the crew of an enemy supply truck in the Western Desert, 2 June 1942. E12810

A British infantryman takes the surrender of the crew of an enemy supp...

A British infantryman takes the surrender of the crew of an enemy supply truck in the Western Desert, 2 June 1942. An infantryman takes the surrender of the crew of an enemy supply truck in the Western Desert, ... More

A British jeep passes a sign warning against looting on the outskirts of Ravenna, Italy, 7 December 1944. NA20577

A British jeep passes a sign warning against looting on the outskirts ...

A British jeep passes a sign warning against looting on the outskirts of Ravenna, Italy, 7 December 1944. A British jeep passes a sign warning against looting on the outskirts of Ravenna, Italy, 7 December 1944.

A British Light Tank Mk VI, wearing distinctive camouflage, on a firing range on Malta, 24 March 1942. GM474

A British Light Tank Mk VI, wearing distinctive camouflage, on a firin...

A British Light Tank Mk VI, wearing distinctive camouflage, on a firing range on Malta, 24 March 1942. Light Tank Mk VI, wearing the distinctive Malta camouflage, on a firing range, 24 March 1942.

A British Sherman tank advancing near Catania, Sicily, 4 August 1943. NA5522

A British Sherman tank advancing near Catania, Sicily, 4 August 1943. ...

A British Sherman tank advancing near Catania, Sicily, 4 August 1943. A Sherman tank moving at speed near Catania, 4 August 1943.

A British Sherman tank advancing through Imprunetta, Italy, 3 August 1944. NA17565

A British Sherman tank advancing through Imprunetta, Italy, 3 August 1...

A British Sherman tank advancing through Imprunetta, Italy, 3 August 1944. A Sherman tank advancing through Imprunetta, 3 August 1944.

A British Sherman tank and jeep of 4th Armoured Brigade entering the ruins of Cassino, Italy, 18 May 1944. NA15079

A British Sherman tank and jeep of 4th Armoured Brigade entering the r...

A British Sherman tank and jeep of 4th Armoured Brigade entering the ruins of Cassino, Italy, 18 May 1944. A Sherman tank and jeep of the 4th Brigade entering the ruins of Cassino. The monastery of Cassino had ... More

A British soldier gives a V-for-Victory sign to German prisoners captured at El Alamein, 26 October 1942. E18522

A British soldier gives a V-for-Victory sign to German prisoners captu...

A British soldier gives the "insult" version of a V-for-Victory sign to German prisoners captured at El Alamein, 26 October 1942. A British soldier gives a V-for-Victory sign to German prisoners captured at El ... More

A British soldier inspects the grave of a German tank crewman, killed when his PzKpfw III tank was knocked out in the Western Desert, 29 September 1942. E17549

A British soldier inspects the grave of a German tank crewman, killed ...

A British soldier inspects the grave of a German tank crewman, killed when his PzKpfw III tank was knocked out in the Western Desert, 29 September 1942. A soldiers stops to inspect the grave of a German tank cr... More

A British soldier reads up on Sicily, the target for the next Allied invasion, July 1943. NA4105

A British soldier reads up on Sicily, the target for the next Allied i...

A British soldier reads up on Sicily, the target for the next Allied invasion, July 1943. Planning and Preparations January - July 1943: A 'Tommy' reads the 'Soldiers' guide to Sicily.

A camouflaged 5.5-inch gun of 'D' Troop, 111 Battery, 80th Medium Regiment (Scottish Horse) in action at Anzio, Italy, March 1944. NA12734

A camouflaged 5.5-inch gun of 'D' Troop, 111 Battery, 80th Medium Regi...

A camouflaged 5.5-inch gun of 'D' Troop, 111 Battery, 80th Medium Regiment (Scottish Horse) in action at Anzio, Italy, March 1944. A camouflaged 5.5-inch gun of 'D' Troop, 111 Battery, 80th Medium Regiment (Sco... More

A Churchill tank and infantry advancing near Medjez-el-Bab, Tunisia, 8 May 1943. NA2578

A Churchill tank and infantry advancing near Medjez-el-Bab, Tunisia, 8...

A Churchill tank and infantry advancing near Medjez-el-Bab, Tunisia, 8 May 1943. Churchill tank and infantry advance near Medjez-el-Bab, 8 May 1943.

A Churchill tank and other vehicles parade through Tunis, 8 May 1943. NA2880

A Churchill tank and other vehicles parade through Tunis, 8 May 1943. ...

A Churchill tank and other vehicles parade through Tunis, 8 May 1943. A Churchill tank and other vehicles parade through Tunis, 8 May 1943.

A Churchill tank halts near infantry of the 1st London Irish Rifles near Tanara during the advance to the River Po, Italy, 23 April 1945. NA24460

A Churchill tank halts near infantry of the 1st London Irish Rifles ne...

A Churchill tank halts near infantry of the 1st London Irish Rifles near Tanara during the advance to the River Po, Italy, 23 April 1945. A Churchill tank halts near infantry of the 1st London Irish Rifles near... More

A CMP truck and motorcycle of 11th Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company), 1st Armoured Division, Tunisia, 22 April 1943. NA2315

A CMP truck and motorcycle of 11th Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable A...

A CMP truck and motorcycle of 11th Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company), 1st Armoured Division, Tunisia, 22 April 1943. An open-topped CMP truck and motorcycle of 11th Royal Horse Artillery (Hon... More

A Cromwell tank crew of 4th County of London Yeomanry, 7th Armoured Division, preparing a meal in front of their vehicle, Normandy, 17 June 1944. B5681

A Cromwell tank crew of 4th County of London Yeomanry, 7th Armoured Di...

A Cromwell tank crew of 4th County of London Yeomanry, 7th Armoured Division, preparing a meal in front of their vehicle, Normandy, 17 June 1944. A Cromwell tank crew of 4th County of London Yeomanry, 7th Armou... More

A Cromwell tank of 7th Armoured Division, Normandy, 30 July 1944. B8183

A Cromwell tank of 7th Armoured Division, Normandy, 30 July 1944. B818...

A Cromwell tank of 7th Armoured Division, Normandy, 30 July 1944. A Cromwell tank of 7th Armoured Division, 30 July 1944.

A Crusader tank of 4th Light Armoured Brigade in the Western Desert, 20 September 1942. E17110

A Crusader tank of 4th Light Armoured Brigade in the Western Desert, 2...

A Crusader tank of 4th Light Armoured Brigade in the Western Desert, 20 September 1942. A Crusader tank of 4th Light Armoured Brigade in the Western Desert, 20 September 1942.

A Crusader tank of the 22nd Armoured Brigade returning after action in the Western Desert, 28 July 1942. E14950

A Crusader tank of the 22nd Armoured Brigade returning after action in...

A Crusader tank of the 22nd Armoured Brigade returning after action in the Western Desert, 28 July 1942. A Crusader tank of the 22nd Armoured Brigade returning after action in the Western Desert, 28 July 1942.

A Daimler armoured car opens fire in the gloom of early morning at the start of the battle for Tripoli, 18 January 1943. E21333

A Daimler armoured car opens fire in the gloom of early morning at the...

A Daimler armoured car opens fire in the gloom of early morning at the start of the battle for Tripoli, 18 January 1943. A Daimler armoured car opens fire in the gloom of early morning at the start of the battl... More

A dummy cruiser tank being assembled at the camouflage school at Beaumetz, France, 24 April 1940. F4008

A dummy cruiser tank being assembled at the camouflage school at Beaum...

A dummy cruiser tank being assembled at the camouflage school at Beaumetz, France, 24 April 1940. A dummy cruiser tank being assembled at the camouflage school at Beaumetz, 24 April 1940.

A hangar full of wrecked German aircraft at Schmarbeck airfield, Germany, 20 April 1945. In the foreground are Heinkel He 111 and He 177 bombers. BU4123

A hangar full of wrecked German aircraft at Schmarbeck airfield, Germa...

A hangar full of wrecked German aircraft at Schmarbeck airfield, Germany, 20 April 1945. In the foreground are Heinkel He 111 and He 177 bombers. A hangar full of wrecked German aircraft at Schmarbeck airfield,... More

A Humber Mk II armoured car and crew of 'B' Squadron, 11th Hussars, Tripoli, 2 February 1943. E22008

A Humber Mk II armoured car and crew of 'B' Squadron, 11th Hussars, Tr...

A Humber Mk II armoured car and crew of 'B' Squadron, 11th Hussars, Tripoli, 2 February 1943. A Humber Mk II armoured car and crew of 'B' Squadron, 11th Hussars - the first vehicle to enter Tripoli, 2 February ... More

A Humber Mk II armoured car of the 12th Royal Lancers on patrol south of El Alamein, July 1942. E14640

A Humber Mk II armoured car of the 12th Royal Lancers on patrol south ...

A Humber Mk II armoured car of the 12th Royal Lancers on patrol south of El Alamein, July 1942. A Humber Mk II armoured car of the 12th Royal Lancers on patrol south of El Alamein, July 1942.

A Humber scout car and Comet tank of 11th Armoured Division in a devastated German town, 30 March 1945. BU2758

A Humber scout car and Comet tank of 11th Armoured Division in a devas...

A Humber scout car and Comet tank of 11th Armoured Division in a devastated German town, 30 March 1945. A Humber scout car and Comet tank of 11th Armoured Division in a devastated German town, 30 March 1945.

A little girl holding an umbrella watches a despatch rider attempt to clear the carbuerettor of his motorcycle in torrential rain, 4 October 1943. NA7526

A little girl holding an umbrella watches a despatch rider attempt to ...

A little girl holding an umbrella watches a despatch rider attempt to clear the carbuerettor of his motorcycle in torrential rain, 4 October 1943. A little girl holding an umbrella watches a despatch rider atte... More

A Long Range Desert Group Chevrolet 30cwt 1533 truck negotiates the slope of a sand dune during a patrol in the desert, 27 March 1941. E2298

A Long Range Desert Group Chevrolet 30cwt 1533 truck negotiates the sl...

A Long Range Desert Group Chevrolet 30cwt WB truck negotiates the slope of a sand dune during a patrol in the desert, 27 March 1941. The Axis Offensive 1941 - 1942: A Long Range Desert Group truck negotiates th... More

A lorry mounted anti-tank gun in the Western Desert being manned by New Zealand LRDG troops as they return to Cairo, 27 March 1941. E2301

A lorry mounted anti-tank gun in the Western Desert being manned by Ne...

A lorry mounted anti-tank gun in the Western Desert being manned by New Zealand LRDG troops as they return to Cairo, 27 March 1941. A lorry mounted anti-tank gun in the Western Desert being manned by New Zealan... More

A malaria warning sign on the Anzio front in Italy, advising troops to cover up in the evening to avoid mosquito bites, 10 May 1944. NA14700

A malaria warning sign on the Anzio front in Italy, advising troops to...

A malaria warning sign on the Anzio front in Italy, advising troops to cover up in the evening to avoid mosquito bites, 10 May 1944. A malaria warning sign at Anzio, advising troops to cover up in the evening t... More

A Marmon-Herrington Mk II armoured car armed with an Italian Breda 20mm gun, near Tobruk, Libya, 8 May 1941. E2872

A Marmon-Herrington Mk II armoured car armed with an Italian Breda 20m...

A Marmon-Herrington Mk II armoured car armed with an Italian Breda 20mm gun, near Tobruk, Libya, 8 May 1941. A Marmon-Herrington Mk II armoured car armed with an Italian Breda 20mm gun, near Tobruk, 8 May 1941.

A Matilda tank crew overhauling their vehicle near Tobruk, 1 December 1941. E6864

A Matilda tank crew overhauling their vehicle near Tobruk, 1 December ...

A Matilda tank crew overhauling their vehicle near Tobruk, 1 December 1941. A Matilda tank crew overhauling their vehicle in preparation for the next phase of battle near Tobruk, 1 December 1941.

A Matilda tank under camouflage netting in Tobruk 18 November 1941 IWM photo E6589

A Matilda tank under camouflage netting in Tobruk 18 November 1941 IWM...

The British Army in North Africa 1941 A Matilda tank under camouflage netting in Tobruk, 18 November 1941.

A member of No. 9 Commando at Anzio, equipped for a patrol with his Bren gun, 5 March 1944. NA12469

A member of No. 9 Commando at Anzio, equipped for a patrol with his Br...

A member of No. 9 Commando at Anzio, equipped for a patrol with his Bren gun, 5 March 1944. A member of No. 9 Commando at Anzio, equipped for a patrol with his Bren gun, 5 March 1944.

A member of the Home Guard demonstrates a rifle equipped to fire an anti-tank grenade, Dorking, 3 August 1942. H22061

A member of the Home Guard demonstrates a rifle equipped to fire an an...

A member of the Home Guard demonstrates a rifle equipped to fire an anti-tank grenade, Dorking, 3 August 1942. A member of the Home Guard demonstrates the EY rifle with No. 68 anti-tank grenade, Dorking, 3 August 1942.

A member of the PAN (Partisan Action Netherlands) guides British troops to German positions near Valkenswaard, 25 September 1944. B10309

A member of the PAN (Partisan Action Netherlands) guides British troop...

A member of the PAN (Partisan Action Netherlands) guides British troops to German positions near Valkenswaard, 25 September 1944. A member of the PAN (Partisan Action Netherland) helps British troops 'winkle ou... More

A motorcycle despatch rider delivers a message to the signals office of 1st Border Regiment at Orchies, France, 13 October 1939. O129

A motorcycle despatch rider delivers a message to the signals office o...

A motorcycle despatch rider delivers a message to the signals office of 1st Border Regiment at Orchies, France, 13 October 1939. A motorcycle despatch rider delivers a message to the signals office of 1st Borde... More

A mule handler of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps shoeing one of the mules, during an exercise in the UK, 16 November 1940. H5591

A mule handler of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps shoeing one of t...

A mule handler of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps shoeing one of the mules, during an exercise in the UK, 16 November 1940. A mule handler of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps shoeing one of the mules, 16... More

A nurse with a patient at Sandleford Priory, a country house at Sandleford in Berkshire, one of many taken over by the Joint War Organisation (of the British Red Cross and Order of St John) to provide convalescent care a H10497

A nurse with a patient at Sandleford Priory, a country house at Sandle...

A nurse with a patient at Sandleford Priory, a country house at Sandleford in Berkshire, one of many taken over by the Joint War Organisation (of the British Red Cross and Order of St John) to provide convalesc... More

A parachute soldier demonstrates the exit point from the tail of a Whitley bomber converted to parachute-dropping, RAF Ringway, January 1941. H6531

A parachute soldier demonstrates the exit point from the tail of a Whi...

A parachute soldier demonstrates the exit point from the tail of a Whitley bomber converted to parachute-dropping, RAF Ringway, January 1941. A parachute soldier demonstrates the exit point from the tail of a W... More

A patrol from the 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at Anzio, Italy, March 1944. NA13224

A patrol from the 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at Anzio, Italy, Ma...

A patrol from the 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at Anzio, Italy, March 1944. A patrol of the 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at Anzio, 20-21 March 1944. The men are lightly equipped, and wear cap comforters... More

A patrol of the 2-7th Queen's Regiment enters the village of Pugliano, Italy, September 1943. NA6961

A patrol of the 2-7th Queen's Regiment enters the village of Pugliano,...

A patrol of the 2/7th Queen's Regiment enters the village of Pugliano, Italy, September 1943. A patrol of the 2/7th Queen's Regiment enters the village of Pugliano, 18-19 September 1943.

A PIAT (Projectile Infantry Anti-Tank) in action at a firing range in Tunisia, 19 February 1943. NA756

A PIAT (Projectile Infantry Anti-Tank) in action at a firing range in ...

A PIAT (Projectile Infantry Anti-Tank) in action at a firing range in Tunisia, 19 February 1943. A PIAT in action at a firing range in Tunisia, 19 February 1943.

A PIAT gunner of the 1st Norfolk Regiment during the advance on Wanssum, Holland, 26 November 1944. B12153

A PIAT gunner of the 1st Norfolk Regiment during the advance on Wanssu...

A PIAT gunner of the 1st Norfolk Regiment during the advance on Wanssum, Holland, 26 November 1944. A PIAT gunner of the 1st Norfolk Regiment during the advance on Wanssum, 26 November 1944.

A Priest 105mm self-propelled gun negotiates a hairpin bend on a mountain road near Mondaino during the advance through the Gothic Line, Italy, 6 September 1944. NA18392

A Priest 105mm self-propelled gun negotiates a hairpin bend on a mount...

A Priest 105mm self-propelled gun negotiates a hairpin bend on a mountain road near Mondaino during the advance through the Gothic Line, Italy, 6 September 1944. A Priest 105mm self-propelled gun negotiates a h... More

A Recruit Joins the British Army H17178

A Recruit Joins the British Army H17178

A Recruit Joins the British Army Bill Jones, a delivery driver with the retail company John Lewis Ltd, at work prior to joining up.

A Recruit Joins the British Army H17179

A Recruit Joins the British Army H17179

A Recruit Joins the British Army Bill Jones, a delivery driver with the retail company John Lewis Ltd, walks to an army recruiting office to join up.

A Recruit Joins the British Army H17180

A Recruit Joins the British Army H17180

A Recruit Joins the British Army The new recruit, Bill Jones, is given a medical examination by an Army doctor and passes A1.

A Recruit Joins the British Army H17181

A Recruit Joins the British Army H17181

A Recruit Joins the British Army The new recruit, Bill Jones, is interviewed by an army officer after passing the medical examination.

A Recruit Joins the British Army H17182

A Recruit Joins the British Army H17182

A Recruit Joins the British Army The new recruit, Bill Jones, undertakes an agility test to check his suitability for the Army.

A Recruit Joins the British Army H17183

A Recruit Joins the British Army H17183

A Recruit Joins the British Army The new recruit, Bill Jones, undertakes a written test to check his clerical abilities.

A Recruit Joins the British Army H17184

A Recruit Joins the British Army H17184

A Recruit Joins the British Army The new recruit, Bill Jones, undertakes a general intelligence test as part of his army selection board.

A Recruit Joins the British Army H17185

A Recruit Joins the British Army H17185

A Recruit Joins the British Army The new recruit, Bill Jones, undertakes a mechanical ability test as part of his army selection board.

A Recruit Joins the British Army H17186

A Recruit Joins the British Army H17186

A Recruit Joins the British Army The new recruit, Bill Jones, undergoes a night vision test as part of his army selection board.

A Recruit Joins the British Army H17187

A Recruit Joins the British Army H17187

A Recruit Joins the British Army The new recruit, Bill Jones, undergoes a weapon aiming test as part of his army selection board.

A Recruit Joins the British Army H17188

A Recruit Joins the British Army H17188

A Recruit Joins the British Army The new recruit, Bill Jones, behind the wheel of an Army lorry at the beginning of his driving test.

A Recruit Joins the British Army H38584

A Recruit Joins the British Army H38584

A Recruit Joins the British Army At the drill hall in Duke's Road, Euston, London, a prospective recruit undergoes a medical examination.

A Recruit Joins the British Army H38585

A Recruit Joins the British Army H38585

A Recruit Joins the British Army At the drill hall in Duke's Road, Euston, London, a prospective recruit undergoes a medical examination.

A Recruit Joins the British Army H38586

A Recruit Joins the British Army H38586

A Recruit Joins the British Army At the drill hall in Duke's Road, Euston, London, a prospective recruit is interviewed by the commanding officer.

A Recruit Joins the British Army H38587

A Recruit Joins the British Army H38587

A Recruit Joins the British Army At the drill hall in Duke's Road, Euston, London, a prospective recruit is interviewed by the commanding officer.

A recruit jumps from a tower during parachute training at Chesterfield in Derbyshire, 17 September 1942. H22994

A recruit jumps from a tower during parachute training at Chesterfield...

A recruit jumps from a tower during parachute training at Chesterfield in Derbyshire, 17 September 1942. A paratroop recruit jumps from the parachute tower at Chesterfield in Derbyshire, 17 September 1942.

A Sherman ARV (armoured recovery vehicle) and other specialised armour moving up to cross the Rhine, 24 March 1945. BU2080

A Sherman ARV (armoured recovery vehicle) and other specialised armour...

A Sherman ARV (armoured recovery vehicle) and other specialised armour moving up to cross the Rhine, 24 March 1945. A Sherman ARV and other specialised armour moving up to cross the Rhine, 24 March 1945.

A Sherman tank being recovered from the river Biferno near Campo-Marino, Italy, October 1943. NA7725

A Sherman tank being recovered from the river Biferno near Campo-Marin...

A Sherman tank being recovered from the river Biferno near Campo-Marino, Italy, October 1943. A Sherman tank being recovered from the river Biferno near Campo-Marino, October 1943.

A Sherman tank crew from 27th Armoured Brigade with a German swastika flag they captured during the attack on Caen, Normandy, 10 July 1944. B6904

A Sherman tank crew from 27th Armoured Brigade with a German swastika ...

A Sherman tank crew from 27th Armoured Brigade with a German swastika flag they captured during the attack on Caen, Normandy, 10 July 1944. Sherman tank crewmen L/Cpl S James and Sgt H Coe of 27th Armoured Brig... More

A Sherman tank of 11th Armoured Division passing through Leende, Holland, 22 September 1944. B10255

A Sherman tank of 11th Armoured Division passing through Leende, Holla...

A Sherman tank of 11th Armoured Division passing through Leende, Holland, 22 September 1944. A Sherman tank of 11th Armoured Division passing through Leende, 22 September 1944.

A Sherman tank of 19th Armoured Regiment, 4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade supporting infantry of 6th NZ Infantry Brigade, during a reconstruction of the action at Cassino, Italy, 8 April 1944. NA13800

A Sherman tank of 19th Armoured Regiment, 4th New Zealand Armoured Bri...

A Sherman tank of 19th Armoured Regiment, 4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade supporting infantry of 6th NZ Infantry Brigade, during a reconstruction of the action at Cassino, Italy, 8 April 1944. A Sherman tank o... More

A Sherman tank of 23rd Armoured Brigade coming ashore from a landing craft at Anzio, Italy, 22 January 1944. NA11035

A Sherman tank of 23rd Armoured Brigade coming ashore from a landing c...

A Sherman tank of 23rd Armoured Brigade coming ashore from a landing craft at Anzio, Italy, 22 January 1944. A Sherman tank of 23rd Armoured Brigade coming ashore from a landing craft at Anzio, 22 January 1944.

A Sherman tank of 26th Armoured Brigade, 6th Armoured Division, at Arezzo in Italy, 16 July 1944. NA16963

A Sherman tank of 26th Armoured Brigade, 6th Armoured Division, at Are...

A Sherman tank of 26th Armoured Brigade, 6th Armoured Division, at Arezzo in Italy, 16 July 1944. Sherman tank of 26th Armoured Brigade, 6th Armoured Division, Arezzo, 16 July 1944.

A soldier from 101st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment prepares for D-Day by reading his French handbook at a camp near Portsmouth, 29 May 1944. H38831

A soldier from 101st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment prepares for D-Day b...

A soldier from 101st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment prepares for D-Day by reading his French handbook at a camp near Portsmouth, 29 May 1944. A soldier from 101st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (12th King's Regimen... More

A soldier from No. 1 Commando climbs up a steep rock face during training at Glencoe in Scotland, 19 November 1941. H15667

A soldier from No. 1 Commando climbs up a steep rock face during train...

A soldier from No. 1 Commando climbs up a steep rock face during training at Glencoe in Scotland, 19 November 1941. A soldier from No. 1 Commando, armed with a 'Tommy gun', climbs up a steep rock face during tr... More

A soldier from the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade, 7th Armoured Division, emerges from his foxhole armed with a PIAT, 28 December 1944. B13235

A soldier from the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade, 7th Armoured Division,...

A soldier from the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade, 7th Armoured Division, emerges from his foxhole armed with a PIAT, 28 December 1944. A soldier from the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade, 7th Armoured Division, emerge... More

A soldier from the Cameron Highlanders looks through a periscope in the Fort de Sainghain on the Maginot Line, 3 November 1939. O228

A soldier from the Cameron Highlanders looks through a periscope in th...

A soldier from the Cameron Highlanders looks through a periscope in the Fort de Sainghain on the Maginot Line, 3 November 1939. 51st Highland Division in the Maginot Line: A soldier from the Cameron Highlanders... More

A soldier of the 7th Battalion, The Black Watch, cuts through barbed wire during training at Sumburgh in the Shetland Islands, 20 April 1941. H9025

A soldier of the 7th Battalion, The Black Watch, cuts through barbed w...

A soldier of the 7th Battalion, The Black Watch, cuts through barbed wire during training at Sumburgh in the Shetland Islands, 20 April 1941. A soldier of the 7th Battalion, The Black Watch, cuts through barbed... More

A symbolic photograph of British soldier standing guard on a beach in southern England, 7 October 1940. H4610

A symbolic photograph of British soldier standing guard on a beach in ...

A symbolic photograph of British soldier standing guard on a beach in southern England, 7 October 1940. Symbolic photograph of a sentry standing guard on a beach in southern England, 7 October 1940.

A union flag hangs in the main street of Les Andelys in Normandy as British forces arrive, 31 August 1944. The woman in the foreground is Madame Scarlett, wife of an expatriate Englishman and owner of the Hotel des Fleu B9869

A union flag hangs in the main street of Les Andelys in Normandy as Br...

A union flag hangs in the main street of Les Andelys in Normandy as British forces arrive, 31 August 1944. The woman in the foreground is Madame Scarlett, wife of an expatriate Englishman and owner of the Hotel... More

A Universal Carrier and mortar team of the Indian 6th Royal Frontier Force in Italy, 13 December 1943. NA9785

A Universal Carrier and mortar team of the Indian 6th Royal Frontier F...

A Universal Carrier and mortar team of the Indian 6th Royal Frontier Force in Italy, 13 December 1943. Universal carrier and mortar team of the Indian 6th Royal Frontier Force, between Lanciano and Osogna on th... More

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