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"On 8 May 1943 my turn came to go and the fourteen months of incarceration in Changi prison camp ended with this idyllic little sketch made at the limit of our area. With my back to the wire, under gently swayi Art.IWMART1574765

"On 8 May 1943 my turn came to go and the fourteen months of incarcera...

"On 8 May 1943 my turn came to go and the fourteen months of incarceration in Changi prison camp ended with this idyllic little sketch made at the limit of our area. With my back to the wire, under gently swayi... More

'make Do and Mend' in Britain during the Second World War HU36215

'make Do and Mend' in Britain during the Second World War HU36215

"make Do and Mend" in Britain during the Second World War Remnants and oddments of material being sold by the pound at Kennard's store, Croydon, London.

'ware Hitler's Greatest Ally Art.IWMPST14196

'ware Hitler's Greatest Ally Art.IWMPST14196

'English: ware Hitler's Greatest Ally whole: the image is placed in the central third. The title and text are separate and positioned in the upper third and lower third, in red and in black. All set against a w... More

(14th Army Breaks Japanese Counterstroke in the Arakan- Battle of the Admin Box) (allocated) MWY20

(14th Army Breaks Japanese Counterstroke in the Arakan- Battle of the ...

[14th Army Breaks Japanese Counterstroke in the Arakan- Battle of the Admin Box] [allocated] After the headquarters of 7th Indian Division is surrounded by the enemy, tanks and infantry fight to break the encir... More

(20th Indian Division Crossing the River Irrawaddy at Myinmu) (allocated) JFU10

(20th Indian Division Crossing the River Irrawaddy at Myinmu) (allocat...

[20th Indian Division Crossing the River Irrawaddy at Myinmu] [allocated] One mile west of Myinmu in central Burma troops of 100th Indian Infantry Brigade, 20th Indian Division cross the river Irrawaddy.

(askaris Training in Ceylon) (allocated) JFU151

(askaris Training in Ceylon) (allocated) JFU151

[askaris Training in Ceylon] [allocated] African troops (askaris), probably of the 11th East African Division, are seen training in jungle country in Ceylon (Sri Lanka).

(evacuation of 'special Force' Mules and Men by Waterborne Craft Made Especially For the Occasion) (allocated) JFU126

(evacuation of 'special Force' Mules and Men by Waterborne Craft Made ...

[evacuation of "special Force" Mules and Men by Waterborne Craft Made Especially For the Occasion] [allocated] In the aftermath of the second Chindit operation men, mules and eqiuipment are evacuated from aroun... More

(supremo Visits Rangoon) (allocated) JFU276

(supremo Visits Rangoon) (allocated) JFU276

[supremo Visits Rangoon] [allocated] The Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia Command, Lord Louis Mountbatten, makes a tour of inspection of Rangoon, the recently liberated capital of Burma.

1 schilling note 1944 - coin, public domain photograph

1 schilling note 1944 - coin, public domain photograph

A 1944 one schilling note issued by allied forces. Public domain photograph of banknote, World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

10 Squadron RAAF Short Sunderland Mk.II W3984 RB-S in 1942 - RAF 1939-1945- Coastal Command CH7501

10 Squadron RAAF Short Sunderland Mk.II W3984 RB-S in 1942 - RAF 1939-...

Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Coastal Command Sunderland II W3984/RB-S of No 10 Squadron RAAF, October 1942.

1944Bruneijapanoccopt3dollaron1c - A stamp with a picture of a man on a boat

1944Bruneijapanoccopt3dollaron1c - A stamp with a picture of a man on ...

Stamp of Brunei overprinted for Japan occupation, 1944, $3 on 1c.

1 Mark AM Cwest - Public domain banknote scan

1 Mark AM Cwest - Public domain banknote scan

1 Mark allied military currency, westallied issue Deutsch: 1 Mark Public domain photograph of banknote, World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

2-pounder multiple pom-pom and crew on HMS Zulu WWII IWM A 911

2-pounder multiple pom-pom and crew on HMS Zulu WWII IWM A 911

The Royal Navy during the Second World War The four barrelled two pounder pom-pom with the crew closed up and ready to fire during gunnery practice on board HMS ZULU.

20mm Oerlikon training on HMS Rodney WWII IWM A 6264

20mm Oerlikon training on HMS Rodney WWII IWM A 6264

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Aboard HMS RODNEY, a group of officers receive instruction in the use of a 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannon. A visiting soldier looks on. The barrels of an eight ba... More

240 (Shropshire) Battery, 51st (Midland) Medium Regiment

240 (Shropshire) Battery, 51st (Midland) Medium Regiment

A 5.5 inch Medium Gun of 240 Battery, 51st Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery during training at Ellesmere, Cheshire, August 1943.

2nd Battalion East Lancashire Regiment Attack Mohnyin JFU119

2nd Battalion East Lancashire Regiment Attack Mohnyin JFU119

[2nd Battalion East Lancashire Regiment Attack Mohnyin] [allocated] The British 36th Division advances from India into northern Burma and various activities to aid the advance are carried out.

3-inch gun crew of 303rd Battery, 99th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, in action at Hayes Common in Kent, May 1940. H1388

3-inch gun crew of 303rd Battery, 99th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal A...

3-inch gun crew of 303rd Battery, 99th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, in action at Hayes Common in Kent, May 1940. 3-inch gun crew of 303rd Battery, 99th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, in ac... More

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.

3RD HUSSARS IN NORTH AFRICA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR MH3802

3RD HUSSARS IN NORTH AFRICA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR MH3802

3RD HUSSARS IN NORTH AFRICA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR Light tanks of the 3rd Hussars on their way to Buq-Buq, Egypt, in December 1940.

428 Battery, Coastal Defence Artillery Headquarters, Dover, Kent, December 1942 TR566

428 Battery, Coastal Defence Artillery Headquarters, Dover, Kent, Dece...

428 Battery, Coastal Defence Artillery Headquarters, Dover, Kent, December 1942 A gunner of 428 Battery, Coast Defence Artillery, pushing a gun trolley loaded with shells, as guns fire at night.

42nd Armoured Division Exercise, Near Malton in Yorkshire, 29 September 1942 TR143

42nd Armoured Division Exercise, Near Malton in Yorkshire, 29 Septembe...

42nd Armoured Division Exercise, Near Malton in Yorkshire, 29 September 1942 Close up of the Commander in Chief Home Forces, General Sir Bernard Paget, spending a day with the 42nd Armoured Division during the ... More

42nd Armoured Division Exercise, Near Malton in Yorkshire, 29 September 1942 TR159

42nd Armoured Division Exercise, Near Malton in Yorkshire, 29 Septembe...

42nd Armoured Division Exercise, Near Malton in Yorkshire, 29 September 1942 The Commander in Chief Home Forces, General Sir Bernard Paget, in battle-dress overalls talking to a tank commander of the 42nd Armou... More

42nd Armoured Division Exercise, Near Malton in Yorkshire, 29 September 1942 TR163

42nd Armoured Division Exercise, Near Malton in Yorkshire, 29 Septembe...

42nd Armoured Division Exercise, Near Malton in Yorkshire, 29 September 1942 The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr Anthony Eden and the Commander in Chief Home Forces, General Sir Bernard Paget watchin... More

42nd Armoured Division Exercise, Near Malton in Yorkshire, 29 September 1942 TR166

42nd Armoured Division Exercise, Near Malton in Yorkshire, 29 Septembe...

42nd Armoured Division Exercise, Near Malton in Yorkshire, 29 September 1942 The Commander in Chief Home Forces, General Sir Bernard Paget with the Division Commander, Major-General M C Dempsey, DSO, MC, watchi... More

42nd Armoured Division Exercise, Near Malton in Yorkshire, 29 September 1942 TR168

42nd Armoured Division Exercise, Near Malton in Yorkshire, 29 Septembe...

42nd Armoured Division Exercise, Near Malton in Yorkshire, 29 September 1942 The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr Anthony Eden with the Commander in Chief Home Forces, General Sir Bernard Paget watchi... More

487 Squadron RNZAF - A black and white photo of a group of men in front of a plane

487 Squadron RNZAF - A black and white photo of a group of men in fron...

Personnel of No. 487 Squadron RNZAF grouped in front of a Lockheed Ventura Mark II at Methwold, Norfolk. Standing eighth from the left is the Commanding Officer, Wing Commander G J “Chopper” Grindell On his rig... More

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 howitzers towed by AEC Matador artillery tractors of 79th (The Scottish Horse) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery, pass over a bridge near Huntly in Banffshire, Scotland, 28 May 1941. H10077

6-inch howitzers towed by AEC Matador artillery tractors of 79th (The ...

6-inch howitzers towed by AEC Matador artillery tractors of 79th (The Scottish Horse) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery, pass over a bridge near Huntly in Banffshire, Scotland, 28 May 1941. 6-inch howitzers towe... More

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

6TH SOUTH AFRICAN ARMOURED DIVISION IN TRAINING IN THE MIDDLE EAST, 2 SEPTEMBER 1943 E4219E

6TH SOUTH AFRICAN ARMOURED DIVISION IN TRAINING IN THE MIDDLE EAST, 2 ...

6TH SOUTH AFRICAN ARMOURED DIVISION IN TRAINING IN THE MIDDLE EAST, 2 SEPTEMBER 1943 6-pdr anti-tank guns in action on the range.

74th Medium Regiment in Italy, World War II photo

74th Medium Regiment in Italy, World War II photo

Monte Camino November - December 1943: Men of 99 Medium Battery, 74 Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery struggle to bring a 5.5 inch medium field gun into action through thick mud in the Camino area.

830 Squadron Barracuda taking off from HMS Furious at the start of Operation Mascot

830 Squadron Barracuda taking off from HMS Furious at the start of Ope...

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A Fairey Barracuda of 830 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm taking off from HMS FURIOUS with a 1600 lb bomb showing beneath it, to attack shipping and installations off Norway. ... 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

9 Squadron in Formation 1939-45

9 Squadron in Formation 1939-45

9 Squadron RAF Vickers Wellingtons flying in formation in WW2. Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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 gun crew of 303rd Battery, 99th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Hayes Common in Kent, May 1940. H1387

A 3-inch gun crew of 303rd Battery, 99th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal...

A 3-inch gun crew of 303rd Battery, 99th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Hayes Common in Kent, May 1940. 3-inch gun crew of 303rd Battery, 99th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, in action at ... More

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 3.7 Anti-aircraft Gun of 393-72 Haa Regt, Ra, Cmf Art.IWMARTLD4064

A 3.7 Anti-aircraft Gun of 393-72 Haa Regt, Ra, Cmf Art.IWMARTLD4064

A 3.7 Anti-aircraft Gun of 393/72 Haa Regt, Ra, Cmf image: Four British soldiers man an anti-aircraft gun in almost full elevation, which is housed within a gun emplacement. Another British soldier looks on to ... More

A 4-inch gun of 177 Heavy Battery, Royal Artillery, being fired at Fort Crosby near Liverpool, 1 August 1940. H2692

A 4-inch gun of 177 Heavy Battery, Royal Artillery, being fired at For...

A 4-inch gun of 177 Heavy Battery, Royal Artillery, being fired at Fort Crosby near Liverpool, 1 August 1940. A 4 inch gun of 177 Heavy Battery, Royal Artillery, being fired at Fort Crosby near Liverpool, Engla... More

A 4-inch mobile gun at Littlestone-on-Sea, near Dungeness in Kent, 29 July 1940. H2570

A 4-inch mobile gun at Littlestone-on-Sea, near Dungeness in Kent, 29 ...

A 4-inch mobile gun at Littlestone-on-Sea, near Dungeness in Kent, 29 July 1940. 4-inch mobile gun, Littlestone-on-Sea, near Dungeness in Kent, 29 July 1940.

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 5.5 Inch Gun Crew on the Italian Front, 10 January 1944 TR1500

A 5.5 Inch Gun Crew on the Italian Front, 10 January 1944 TR1500

A 5.5 Inch Gun Crew on the Italian Front, 10 January 1944 Signaller Cummings, of Swansea, South Wales, sends a message from the Observation Post near Sessa Aurunca, Garigliano River Valley, Italy.

A 5.5 Inch Gun Crew on the Italian Front, 10 January 1944 TR1501

A 5.5 Inch Gun Crew on the Italian Front, 10 January 1944 TR1501

A 5.5 Inch Gun Crew on the Italian Front, 10 January 1944 Gunner B Cooper of Christchurch, cleaning a 5.5 inch shell before loading in order to save wear and tear on the gun barrel, near Sessa Aurunca, Gariglia... More

A 5.5 Inch Gun Crew on the Italian Front, 10 January 1944 TR1502

A 5.5 Inch Gun Crew on the Italian Front, 10 January 1944 TR1502

A 5.5 Inch Gun Crew on the Italian Front, 10 January 1944 Gunner Kelford, of Buckley, Chester, the gun layer, at the 5.5 inch gun, near Sessa Aurunca, Garigliano River Valley, Italy.

A 5.5 Inch Gun Crew on the Italian Front, 10 January 1944 TR1503

A 5.5 Inch Gun Crew on the Italian Front, 10 January 1944 TR1503

A 5.5 Inch Gun Crew on the Italian Front, 10 January 1944 The crew of the 5.5 inch gun await the order to commence firing, near Sessa Aurunca, Garigliano River Valley, Italy.

A 5.5 Inch Gun Crew on the Italian Front, 10 January 1944 TR1504

A 5.5 Inch Gun Crew on the Italian Front, 10 January 1944 TR1504

A 5.5 Inch Gun Crew on the Italian Front, 10 January 1944 Observation Post Officer, Major Price, of Effingham Park, Crawley Down, Sussex, looks out across the Garigliano from a watchman's hut in a disused bauxi... More

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 Bad Tooth is Slow Poison Art.IWMPST2969

A Bad Tooth is Slow Poison Art.IWMPST2969

A Bad Tooth is Slow Poison whole: the image occupies the majority. The title is integrated and positioned across the centre, in black. The text is separate and placed across the bottom edge, in red. All set aga... More

A battery of 25-pdr field guns ready to fire from a "Z" Craft on the Myebon Peninsula in Burma, January 1945. SE1395

A battery of 25-pdr field guns ready to fire from a "Z" Craft on the M...

A battery of 25-pdr field guns ready to fire from a "Z" Craft on the Myebon Peninsula in Burma, January 1945. A "Z" Craft beached on the Myebon Peninsula loaded with 25-pdr guns used to fire on the Japanese lin... More

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 patrol cautiously approaches a damaged building in a Burmese village, 1944. SE141

A British infantry patrol cautiously approaches a damaged building in ...

A British infantry patrol cautiously approaches a damaged building in a Burmese village, 1944. A patrol cautiously approaches a damaged building.

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 Mk VII tank leads a group of Shermans as part of the Royal Tank Regiment's contingent during the London Victory Parade, 8 June 1946. H42780

A Churchill Mk VII tank leads a group of Shermans as part of the Royal...

A Churchill Mk VII tank leads a group of Shermans as part of the Royal Tank Regiment's contingent during the London Victory Parade, 8 June 1946. A Churchill Mk.VII tank followed by a Sherman tank. Part of the R... 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 Churchill tank of 51st Royal Tank Regiment crashes through a hedge during the advance across the Italian countryside, 20 July 1944. TR2025

A Churchill tank of 51st Royal Tank Regiment crashes through a hedge d...

A Churchill tank of 51st Royal Tank Regiment crashes through a hedge during the advance across the Italian countryside, 20 July 1944. A Churchill tank of 51st Royal Tank Regiment, moving through the undergrowth... More

A Churchill tank of 79th Armoured Division uses a Churchill Ark to scale a sea wall during trials near Saxmundham, 11 March 1944. H36593

A Churchill tank of 79th Armoured Division uses a Churchill Ark to sca...

A Churchill tank of 79th Armoured Division uses a Churchill Ark to scale a sea wall during trials near Saxmundham, 11 March 1944. A Churchill tank uses a Churchill Ark to scale a sea wall, 79th Armoured Divisio... 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 couple sleeping in a Morrison shelter during the Second World War. D2055

A couple sleeping in a Morrison shelter during the Second World War. D...

A couple sleeping in a Morrison shelter during the Second World War. A Morrison shelter in use.

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 Fairey Barracuda of 827 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm returns to HMS Furious during Operation Goodwood A25423

A Fairey Barracuda of 827 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm returns to HMS Furio...

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A Fairey Barracuda of 827 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm returns to HMS FURIOUS watched by other pilots who had returned after taking part in the operations.

A fusilier of the Royal Scots provides covering fire with his Thompson sub-machine gun in the village of Namma in Burma, October 1944. SE2989

A fusilier of the Royal Scots provides covering fire with his Thompson...

A fusilier of the Royal Scots provides covering fire with his Thompson sub-machine gun in the village of Namma in Burma, October 1944. A fusilier of the Royal Scots provides covering fire with his Thompson SMG ... More

A GERMAN SS SIGNALS BATTALION IN TRAINING BEFORE THE SECOND WORLD WAR HU8333

A GERMAN SS SIGNALS BATTALION IN TRAINING BEFORE THE SECOND WORLD WAR ...

A GERMAN SS SIGNALS BATTALION IN TRAINING BEFORE THE SECOND WORLD WAR Officers and non-commissioned officers of an SS Signals Battalion undertake a kit inspection outside army barracks in Saxony.

A German Ss Signals Battalion in Training Before the Second World War HU8441

A German Ss Signals Battalion in Training Before the Second World War ...

A German Ss Signals Battalion in Training Before the Second World War Troops of an SS signals battalion service the unit's horse-drawn cable laying wagons following a military exercise in 1937.

A group of 'walking wounded' British troops evacuated from Dunkirk, in front of a railway carriage at Dover, 31 May 1940. H1672

A group of 'walking wounded' British troops evacuated from Dunkirk, in...

A group of 'walking wounded' British troops evacuated from Dunkirk, in front of a railway carriage at Dover, 31 May 1940. A group of 'walking wounded' British troops, in front of a railway carriage at Dover, 31 May 1940.

A group of boys evacuated from London and the Thames Estuary at Totnes in South Devon, 1941. D2222

A group of boys evacuated from London and the Thames Estuary at Totnes...

A group of boys evacuated from London and the Thames Estuary at Totnes in South Devon, 1941. A group of boys evacuated from London and the Thames Estuary lean on a gate to take in the fresh air of Totnes, Sout... More

A gunner keeps watch at the 9.2 inch gun coastal defence battery at Castle Priory, Tynemouth, 28 November 1940. H5799

A gunner keeps watch at the 9.2 inch gun coastal defence battery at Ca...

A gunner keeps watch at the 9.2 inch gun coastal defence battery at Castle Priory, Tynemouth, 28 November 1940. A gunner keeps watch at the 9.2 inch gun battery at Castle Priory, Tynemouth, England, manned by 5... More

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

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