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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 convalesc 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 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 soldier standing in the ruins of Kleve in Germany, reading a German poster calling for civilians to conserve fuel supplies for the war effort, 13 February 1945. B14572

A soldier standing in the ruins of Kleve in Germany, reading a German ...

the poster English: A soldier standing in the ruins of Kleve, reading a German poster calling for civilians to conserve fuel supplies for the war effort. Deutsch: Ein Soldat in Ruinen von Kleve schaut sich da... 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.

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