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General Sir Henry Wilson - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

General Sir Henry Wilson - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows Field Marshall Henry Maitland Wilson (1881-1964) who served in the British Army during World War I and World War II. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2016) Title from data provided by the Bain ... More

Coronation. King George VI. Decorations, day scenes (King David, Barclays, Julian Day, Fast Hotel)

Coronation. King George VI. Decorations, day scenes (King David, Barcl...

Photo shows British and Nazi flags flying from the Fast Hotel. Title and date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Coronation. King George VI. Decorations, day scenes (King David, Barclays, Julian Day, Fast Hotel)

Coronation. King George VI. Decorations, day scenes (King David, Barcl...

Photo shows British and Nazi flags flying from the Fast Hotel.

Senior RAF and army officers and King George VI - debrief from a bombing raid with the crew of a Wellington

Senior RAF and army officers and King George VI - debrief from a bombi...

Thanks to the Aviation Forum, the Imperial War Museum collections, and Flickr users' comments, this one has now been dated, located, and many of the people named - truly amazing! ..Make sure you hover over the ... More

A World Was II veteran takes a picture of a Battle of Britain Memorial during his tour of the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom. The 48th FW hosted approximately seventy-five World War II veterans and family members of four World War II bombardment groups that were stationed in England with the 8th Air Force. The group represented the 100th, 447th, 452nd and the 393rd Bomb Groups

A World Was II veteran takes a picture of a Battle of Britain Memorial...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joanna E. Reihle, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

During the Madingley Memorial Day Commemorative Services held at Cambridge American Military Cemetery, Coton, Cambridge, UK, USAF personnel assigned to the 48TH Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force, Lakenheath, UK pass the traditional flower wreaths to the Presenters during the Ceremony. The presenters will then lay their wreath on the "Wall of the Missing" to honor the men and women buried at Cambridge American Military Cemetery, and those whose names are engraved on the Wall. The cemetery was dedicated on July 16, 1956, as the only permanent American World War II cemetery in the British Isles

During the Madingley Memorial Day Commemorative Services held at Cambr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Coton State: Cambridgeshire Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joanna E. Reihle, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

All toll, 3,812 Americans who fought during World War II are buried here at the Madingley American Cemetery near the city of Cambridge in England (ENG)

All toll, 3,812 Americans who fought during World War II are buried he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cambridge Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: AMN Christopher Walkenhorst USAF Releas... More

Left side profile medium close-up of Squadron Leader Paul Day, Royal Air Force Memorial Flight, R.A.F. Coningsby, as he sits in the cockpit of his Spitfire, a British World War II era fighter, prior to take-off for an aerial demonstration during the Battle of Britain ceremony. This is the 29th annual and final gathering of pilots who took part in the aerial battle with the Germans

Left side profile medium close-up of Squadron Leader Paul Day, Royal A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tony Tolley, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

Left side front view medium shot of a Spitfire, a World War II era fighter plane from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Royal Air Force Coningsby, as it was on display at R.A.F. Lakenheath, United Kingdom, during the Battle of Britain ceremony. This is the 29th annual and final gathering of pilots who took part in the aerial battle with the Germans

Left side front view medium shot of a Spitfire, a World War II era fig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tony Tolley, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire the honorable Mr. Hugh Duberly lays a wreath in remembrance of those who died in World War II, during the Memorial Day ceremony held at Madingley American Cemetery near the city of Cambridge, England (ENG)

Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire the honorable Mr. Hugh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cambridge Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: AMN Christopher Walkenhorst USAF Releas... More

A US Army (USA) Honor Guard removes the flag draped casket, carrying the remains of US Army Air Corps, World War II Pilot, Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Earle Aber, during a graveside Funeral Service held at the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial at Cambridge, England, United Kingdom (UK)

A US Army (USA) Honor Guard removes the flag draped casket, carrying t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cambridge American Cemetery State: Cambridgeshire Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Meghan E. Geis, USAF Release... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tabari Thompson (left), USAF, and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Anthony Heindl, USAF, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS), Survivor Equipment Fabrication Flight, 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, perform the long folding process on an Aces II ejection seat recovery canopy parachute. When completed it is stuffed into the parachute container. The EMS survivor equipment shop meets the needs of over 220 aircrew members and relocated to a $1,700,000 state of the art maintenance facility from two condemned World War II huts

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tabari Thompson (left), USAF, and AIRMAN First C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. To... More

One year of reciprocal aid. Practically everything needed by our forces in Britain is supplied by the British government under reciprocal lend-lease. American soldiers here use British made guns and ammunition in training to defend U.S. bomber- fighter and aircraft repair bases in Great Britain. They are shown here firing British 3.7 inch anti-aircraft guns in Britain

One year of reciprocal aid. Practically everything needed by our force...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Image source: Official British photo. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer... More

United States Air Forces in Europe Band's Brass Quintet based out of Sembach Air Base, Germany plays during RAF Mildenhall's Wing Change of Command Ceremony. The 100th Air Refueling Wing traces its lineage to World War II and the 100th Bomb Group. Today it's responsible for host management of RAF Mildenhall, providing the European theater, NATO, US, and allied forces with air refueling support. The Wing's honors include six Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards, one award with valor, two Distinguished Unit Citations, the French Croix de Guerre with Palm and seven WWII campaign streamers

United States Air Forces in Europe Band's Brass Quintet based out of S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Rasheen A. Douglas, USAF Relea... More

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Darren Langen, 48th Operations Group, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, talks to World War II veterans and their family members about some of the munitions that are used on the F-15E Strike Eagle at RAF Lakenheath. The 48th FW hosted approximately seventy-five World War II veterans and family members of four World War II bombardment groups that were stationed in England with the 8th Air Force. The group represented the 100th, 447th, 452nd and the 393rd Bomb Groups

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Darren Langen, 48th Operations Group, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joanna E. Reihle, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

Outgoing 100th Air Refueling Wing Commander Colonel Bruce E. Burda gives the guide-on to Major General Kenneth W. Hess during RAF Mildenhall's Wing Change of Command Ceremony. The 100th Air Refueling Wing traces its lineage to World War II and the 100th Bomb Group. Today it's responsible for host management of RAF Mildenhall, providing the European theater, NATO, US, and allied forces with air refueling support. The Wing's honors include six Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards, one award with valor, two Distinguished Unit Citations, the French Croix de Guerre with Palm and seven WWII campaign streamers

Outgoing 100th Air Refueling Wing Commander Colonel Bruce E. Burda giv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Rasheen A. Douglas, USAF Relea... More

The "Sally B" B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft flies overhead during the Memorial Day ceremony held at the Madingley American Cemetery near the city of Cambridge, England (ENG), in honor of the World War II fallen

The "Sally B" B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft flies overhead duri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. To... More

Portret van een telefonerende minister J.Th. Furstner, minister van Marine tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog

Portret van een telefonerende minister J.Th. Furstner, minister van Ma...

De staf van de Nederlandse Marine was tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog gevestigd in Londen onder leiding van admiraal Furstner (1887-1970). Op 14 mei 1940 vertrok vice-admiraal Johannes Theodorus Furstner vanuit ... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Anthony Heindl, USAF, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS), Survivor Equipment Fabrication Flight, 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, prepares to air and inspect suspension lines of an Aces II ejection seat recovery canopy parachute. The EMS survivor equipment shop meets the needs of over 220 aircrew members and relocated to a $1,700,000 state of the art maintenance facility from two condemned World War II huts

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Anthony Heindl, USAF, 48th Equipment Maintena...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. To... More

A black and white photo of a group of soldiers - FSA / Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of soldiers - FSA / Office of War I...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Image source: U.S. Army Signal Corps. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Pictu... More

Brigadier General Barnes. Brigadier General Barnes, Assistant Chief of Ordnance U.S. Army, and head of the Design Division of the U.S. War Department is now touring Ministry of Supply Munition Factories. General Barnes taking keen interest in the work of Miss Joan Leanoy, who is gauging 25 pdr. gun barrels

Brigadier General Barnes. Brigadier General Barnes, Assistant Chief of...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Image source: British official photo from OWI. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overs... More

All toll, 3,812 Americans who fought during World War II are buried here at the Madingley American Cemetery near the city of Cambridge in England (ENG). Flags dorn the field this Memorial Day

All toll, 3,812 Americans who fought during World War II are buried he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. To... More

All toll, 3,812 Americans who fought during World War II are buried here at the Madingley American Cemetery near the city of Cambridge in England (ENG). Flags dorn the field this Memorial Day

All toll, 3,812 Americans who fought during World War II are buried he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. To... More

Mr. Fred Boswell, a World War Two (WWII) Veteran, stationed with the US Army Air Force's, 78th Fighter Group, at Royal Air Force (RAF) Duxford, United Kingdom (UK), is interviewed by US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Stacia C. Tieman, Public Affairs Journeyman, 100th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), for an up-coming article on the rededication of the American Air Museum In Britain

Mr. Fred Boswell, a World War Two (WWII) Veteran, stationed with the U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cambridge State: Cambridgeshire Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Andrew E. Lynch, USAF Release Status: Release... More

Major General Kenneth W. Hess is followed by outgoing 100th Air Refueling Wing Commander Colonel Bruce E. Burda and incoming 100th Air Refueling Wing Commander Colonel Donald Lustig during RAF Mildenhall's Wing Change of Command Ceremony. The 100th Air Refueling Wing traces its lineage to World War II and the 100th Bomb Group. Today it's responsible for host management of RAF Mildenhall, providing the European theater, NATO, US, and allied forces with air refueling support. The Wing's honors include six Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards, one award with valor, two Distinguished Unit Citations, the French Croix de Guerre with Palm and seven WWII campaign streamers

Major General Kenneth W. Hess is followed by outgoing 100th Air Refuel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Andrew E. Lynch, USAF Release... More

All toll, 3,812 Americans who fought during World War II are buried here at the Madingley American Cemetery near the city of Cambridge in England (ENG). Flags dorn the field this Memorial Day

All toll, 3,812 Americans who fought during World War II are buried he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. To... More

US Air Force Major James Isherwood, 48th Operations Support Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, give a tour of an F-15 Strike Eagle to World War II veterans and their family members. The 48th FW hosted approximately seventy-five World War II veterans and family members of four World War II bombardment groups that were stationed in England with the 8th Air Force. T he group represented the 100th, 447th, 452nd and the 393rd Bomb Groups

US Air Force Major James Isherwood, 48th Operations Support Squadron, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joanna E. Reihle, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

NAVY Anefo Londen serie. Nederlandse marine tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog

NAVY Anefo Londen serie. Nederlandse marine tijdens de Tweede Wereldo...

Engelse koning George VI inspecteert een erewacht van de Koninklijke Marine

All toll, 3,812 Americans who fought during World War II are buried here at the Madingley American Cemetery near the city of Cambridge in England (ENG). Flags dorn the field this Memorial Day

All toll, 3,812 Americans who fought during World War II are buried he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. To... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tabari Thompson (left), USAF, and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Anthony Heindl, USAF, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS), Survivor Equipment Fabrication Flight, 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, perform the long folding process on an Aces II ejection seat recovery canopy parachute. When completed it is stuffed into the parachute container. The EMS survivor equipment shop meets the needs of over 220 aircrew members and relocated to a $1,700,000 state of the art maintenance facility from two condemned World War II huts

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tabari Thompson (left), USAF, and AIRMAN First C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. To... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tabari Thompson (left), USAF, and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Anthony Heindl, USAF, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS), Survivor Equipment Fabrication Flight, 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, perform the long folding process on an Aces II ejection seat recovery canopy parachute. When completed it is stuffed into the parachute container. The EMS survivor equipment shop meets the needs of over 220 aircrew members and relocated to a $1,700,000 state of the art maintenance facility from two condemned World War II huts

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tabari Thompson (left), USAF, and AIRMAN First C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. To... More

The "Sally B" B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft flies overhead during the Memorial Day ceremony held at the Madingley American Cemetery near the city of Cambridge, England (ENG), in honor of the World War II fallen

The "Sally B" B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft flies overhead duri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. To... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tabari Thompson (left), USAF, and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Anthony Heindl, USAF, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS), Survivor Equipment Fabrication Flight, 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, perform the long folding process on an Aces II ejection seat recovery canopy parachute. When completed it is stuffed into the parachute container. The EMS survivor equipment shop meets the needs of over 220 aircrew members and relocated to a $1,700,000 state of the art maintenance facility from two condemned World War II huts

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tabari Thompson (left), USAF, and AIRMAN First C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. To... More

US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Steven L. Kwast, 492nd Fighter Squadron commander, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, addresses a group of World War II veterans and their family members during a luncheon at the Lakenheath Officers' Club. The 48th FW hosted approximately seventy-five World War II veterans and family members of four World War II bombardment groups that were stationed in England with the 8th Air Force. The group represented the 100th, 447th, 452nd and the 393rd Bomb Groups

US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Steven L. Kwast, 492nd Fighter Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joanna E. Reihle, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

A Supermarine Spitfire MkV stands as a monument near the dedication plaque in the Battle of Britain Memorial Park located at the 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. This Memorial is dedicated to the sacrifice endured by airmen of many nations who flew with the Royal Air Force during Nazi air attacks against the United Kingdom during WWII

A Supermarine Spitfire MkV stands as a monument near the dedication pl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA James L. Ha... More

Minister-president Gerbrandy en minister Bolkestein tijdens de ministerraad in het Stratton House in Londen

Minister-president Gerbrandy en minister Bolkestein tijdens de ministe...

Minister-president Pieter Sjoerd Gerbrandy (1885-1961) en minister van onderwijs, kunsten en wetenschappen Gerrit Bolkestein (1871-1956) tijdens de ministerraad in het Stratton House in Londen. Bolkestein (rech... More

Mrs. Roosevelt at Buckingham Palace. During her recent trip to England, Mrs. Roosevelt stayed with the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace. She is shown here with the royal family in the Bow Room. Left to right: the King, Mrs. Roosevelt, the Queen, Princess Margaret Rose, Princess Elizabeth

Mrs. Roosevelt at Buckingham Palace. During her recent trip to England...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Veterans who survived World War II stand as the crowd at Madingley Memorial Day Commemorative Service honor them. The ceremony was held at Cambridge American Military Cemetery, Coton, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Veterans who survived World War II stand as the crowd at Madingley Mem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joanna E. Reihle, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

All toll, 3,812 Americans who fought during World War II are buried here at the Madingley American Cemetery near the city of Cambridge in England (ENG)

All toll, 3,812 Americans who fought during World War II are buried he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cambridge Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: AMN Christopher Walkenhorst USAF Releas... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Stephanie Fulton, USAF, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS), Survivor Equipment Fabrication Flight, 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, uses a sewing machine to repair a PCU-15/P parachute harness. The EMS survivor equipment shop meets the needs of over 220 aircrew members and relocated to a $1,700,000 state of the art maintenance facility from two condemned World War II huts

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Stephanie Fulton, USAF, 48th Equipment Maintenance...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. To... More

Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Prime Minister Winston Churchill is shown inspecting an M-3 American made tank during a visit to the Southern Command at the end of July 1941

Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Prime Minister Winston Churchill is ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Image source: Official British photo. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Pictu... More

Malaya - Britain pursues "scorched earth" policy ... British forces in Malaya have burnt thousands of bales of rubber, destroyed rubber factories and smashed machinery. Towering clouds of pungent smoke rise hundreds of feet in the air as a rubber factory is destroyed by the British forces.

Malaya - Britain pursues "scorched earth" policy ... British forces in...

Photograph shows black smoke from a fire set by British forces in Malaya.

Gurkhas train in Malayan jungle The 9th Burkhas have had some extensive training recently in the Malayan gungle [i.e. jungle] ... photographed during the exercise.

Gurkhas train in Malayan jungle The 9th Burkhas have had some extensiv...

Photograph shows soldier from a Gurkha regiment of the British Indian Army with rifle, crouched in grasses.

Gurkhas train in Malayan jungle The 9th Burkhas have had some extensive training recently in the Malayan jungle .... Photo shows - part of the exercise, where 3" trench mortars were used.

Gurkhas train in Malayan jungle The 9th Burkhas have had some extensiv...

Photograph shows soldiers from a Gurkha regiment of the British Indian Army with rifles and mortar, crouched in grasses. British Official photo: BF 237. No. BO 768. Forms part of: FSA/OWI Collection (Library o... More

Gurkhas train in Malayan jungle The 9th Burkhas have had some extensive training recently in the Malayan jungle .... Gurkhas advancing during the exercise.

Gurkhas train in Malayan jungle The 9th Burkhas have had some extensiv...

Photograph shows soldiers from a Gurkha regiment of the British Indian Army with rifles crouching in grasses. British Official photo: BF 244. No. BO 772. Forms part of: FSA/OWI Collection (Library of Congress).

A black and white photo of two men in uniform. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of two men in uniform. Office of War Informati...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Official pictures of meeting of Stalin, Churchill, Harriman. These are the first official pictures released in the United States of the recent meetings of Premier I.V. Stalin, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain; and W. Averrell Harriman, representing President Roosevelt. The three men met in the middle of August, 1942, at the request of the Soviet leader, and held a series of conversations concerned with the future conduct of the war. Also present was V.M. Molotov, Peoples' Commissar for Foreign Affairs, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The meetings lasted four days. Churchill making address over radio while Russian officials look on at Moscow civil airport. Left to right, foreground: Molotov, Churchill, Harriman

Official pictures of meeting of Stalin, Churchill, Harriman. These are...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Official pictures of meeting of Stalin, Churchill, Harriman. These are the first official pictures released in the United States of the recent meetings of Premier I.V. Stalin, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain; and W. Averrell Harriman, representing President Roosevelt. The three men met in the middle of August, 1942, at the request of the Soviet leader, and held a series of conversations concerned with the future conduct of the war. Also present was V.M. Molotov, Peoples' Commissar for Foreign Affairs, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The meetings lasted four days. Left to right: Churchill, Stalin, Harriman at the Kremlin, Moscow

Official pictures of meeting of Stalin, Churchill, Harriman. These are...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Colonel N.A. Ryan, acting chief of transportation, U.S. Army European theater of operations, and Major General D.J. McMullen, D.S.O., C.B.E., director of transportation, British Army, leaning out of the locomotive which was among the first of a shipment to arrive in Great Britain. Small in comparison to most American locomotives, it weighs only 130 tons

Colonel N.A. Ryan, acting chief of transportation, U.S. Army European ...

Image source: U.S. Army Signal Corps. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information ab... More

Official pictures of meeting of Stalin, Churchill, Harriman. These are the first official pictures released in the United States of the recent meetings of Premier I.V. Stalin, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain; and W. Averrell Harriman, representing President Roosevelt. The three men met in the middle of August, 1942, at the request of the Soviet leader, and held a series of conversations concerned with the future conduct of the war. Also present was V.M. Molotov, Peoples' Commissar for Foreign Affairs, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The meetings lasted four days. Molotov, Churchill, and Harriman review Russian troops at Moscow civil airport. Note new type of jackets Russian soldiers are wearing

Official pictures of meeting of Stalin, Churchill, Harriman. These are...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Great Britain

Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Great Britain

Image source: United Nations Information Office, New York. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Official pictures of meeting of Stalin, Churchill, Harriman. These are the first official pictures released in the United States of the recent meetings of Premier I.V. Stalin, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain; and W. Averrell Harriman, representing President Roosevelt. The three men met in the middle of August, 1942, at the request of the Soviet leader, and held a series of conversations concerned with the future conduct of the war. Also present was V.M. Molotov, Peoples' Commissar for Foreign Affairs, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The meetings lasted four days. Left to right, foreground: Molotov, Harriman, Churchill, reviewing troops at Moscow civil airport while Russian officials look on. Immediately behind Churchill is Admiral Miles, Chief of the British military mission to the Soviet Union

Official pictures of meeting of Stalin, Churchill, Harriman. These are...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Official pictures of meeting of Stalin, Churchill, Harriman. These are the first official pictures released in the United States of the recent meetings of Premier I.V. Stalin, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain; and W. Averrell Harriman, representing President Roosevelt. The three men met in the middle of August, 1942, at the request of the Soviet leader, and held a series of conversations concerned with the future conduct of the war. Also present was V.M. Molotov, Peoples' Commissar for Foreign Affairs, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The meetings lasted four days. Molotov, Churchill, and Harriman review Russian troops at Moscow civil airport. Note new type of jackets Russian soldiers are wearing

Official pictures of meeting of Stalin, Churchill, Harriman. These are...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Official pictures of meeting of Stalin, Churchill, Harriman. These are the first official pictures released in the United States of the recent meetings of Premier I.V. Stalin, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain; and W. Averrell Harriman, representing President Roosevelt. The three men met in the middle of August, 1942, at the request of the Soviet leader, and held a series of conversations concerned with the future conduct of the war. Also present was V.M. Molotov, Peoples' Commissar for Foreign Affairs, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The meetings lasted four days. Commandant of the city of Moscow welcomes Churchill while Molotov and other Russian officials look on

Official pictures of meeting of Stalin, Churchill, Harriman. These are...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Crowds of people and a guard of honor of tanks, meeting M. Maisky, Soviet ambassador, and members of the Rusian military mission when they arrived at a tank factory somewhere in Great Britain(?), where the week's tank production is for Russia, showing the "Stalin" tank, which had just been christened by Madame Maisky

Crowds of people and a guard of honor of tanks, meeting M. Maisky, Sov...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Official pictures of meeting of Stalin, Churchill, Harriman. These are the first official pictures released in the United States of the recent meetings of Premier I.V. Stalin, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain; and W. Averrell Harriman, representing President Roosevelt. The three men met in the middle of August, 1942, at the request of the Soviet leader, and held a series of conversations concerned with the future conduct of the war. Also present was V.M. Molotov, Peoples' Commissar for Foreign Affairs, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The meetings lasted four days. Left to right, foreground: Molotov greeting Churchill at Moscow civil airport. Man in background is the interpreter

Official pictures of meeting of Stalin, Churchill, Harriman. These are...

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His Majesty King George VI of Great Britain

His Majesty King George VI of Great Britain

Image source: United Nations Information Office, no. 7946. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

[Major General George S. Patton, Jr., Commander of U.S. Forces in French Morocco, compares notes at Camp Anfa, near Casablanca, with Vice Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten of Great Britain, Chief of Combined Operations. Photo was taken on the field the day President Roosevelt reviewed American troops at the camp]

[Major General George S. Patton, Jr., Commander of U.S. Forces in Fren...

Army Air Forces photo from OWI. Office of War Information Collection. No. D-8327.

Minister J.A.W. Burger aan de telefoon

Minister J.A.W. Burger aan de telefoon

Jacobus Albertus Wilhelmus (Jaap) Burger (1904-1986) werd in 1944 als Engelandvaarder opgenomen in het kabinet-Gerbrand in Londen. Hij was aanvankelijk een minister zonder portefeuille, belast met het terugkee... More

Nederlandse regering in ballingschap

Nederlandse regering in ballingschap

Minister-president Gerbrandy staat stil bij de dood van Pangeran Adipati Soejono, de eerste minister van Indonesische afkomst. Soejono was een telg van een Javaanse regentenfamilie. Soejono was regent in Pasoer... More

Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill on portico of Russian Embassy in Teheran, during conference--Nov. 28 - Dec. 1, 1943

Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill on portico of Russian Embassy in Tehe...

U.S. Signal Corps photo. No. S.C. 183218. Public domain photograph related to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Zweedse minister en echtpaar van Kleffens eten beschuit met muisjes in Londen

Zweedse minister en echtpaar van Kleffens eten beschuit met muisjes in...

Ter ere van de geboorte van prinses Margriet wordt er tijdens een receptie in Londen beschuit met muisjes geserveerd. Met van links naar rechts: een kelner draagt een dienblad met beschuit met 'oranje' muisjes,... More

King George VI and Queen Elisabeth during the second world war

King George VI and Queen Elisabeth during the second world war

Kung George VI och drottning Elisabeth under andra världskriget..Photograph by: unknown..Photo Nr: 2185-74.sparvagsmuseet.sl.se ( http://sparvagsmuseet.sl.se )

Casablanca Conference at Casablanca, French Morocco, Africa. The "unconditional surrender" announcement. President Roosevelt, with Prime Minister Winston Churchill at his side, reading to the assembled war correspondents

Casablanca Conference at Casablanca, French Morocco, Africa. The "unco...

U.S. Army Signal Corps photo. Public domain photograph related to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Churchill and cat, World War II photo

Churchill and cat, World War II photo

ID no : 00957.Photographer: unknown.Place: at sea, on board HMS Prince of Wales..British Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill, photographing in the act of patting the bushy tailed, black cat mascot of HMS Prin... More

A black and white photo of two men and a woman. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of two men and a woman. Office of War Informat...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Image source: British official photo from OWI. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overs... More

Geschenk van koningin Wilhelmina aan Winston Churchill

Geschenk van koningin Wilhelmina aan Winston Churchill

Aantal brieven van de Hertog van Marlborough, afkomstig uit het archief van raadspensionaris Heinsius (oorspronkelijk Algemeen Rijksarchief) die door koningin Wilhelmina aan Churchill zijn geschonken.

Conferentie van Potsdam. Winston Churchill, Harry S.

Conferentie van Potsdam. Winston Churchill, Harry S.

Conferentie van Potsdam. Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman en Josef Stalin

Politiek - Nederlandse militaire foto

Politiek - Nederlandse militaire foto

Potsdam [nr. 6782 De lijfwacht van de Big Three] [nr. 7252. Truman schudt hand Engelse koniing George VI]

Crimean Conference--Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Marshal Joseph Stalin at the palace in Yalta, where the Big Three met / /U.S. Signal Corps photo.

Crimean Conference--Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Frankl...

No. 199945-9. From the collections of Encyclopedia Britannica. Public domain photograph related to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Geschenk van koningin Wilhelmina aan Winston Churchill

Geschenk van koningin Wilhelmina aan Winston Churchill

Aantal brieven van de Hertog van Marlborough, afkomstig uit het archief van raadspensionaris Heinsius (oorspronkelijk Algemeen Rijksarchief) die door koningin Wilhelmina aan Churchill zijn geschonken. Speciaal... More

Winston Churchill - Black and White Portrait Photograph

Winston Churchill - Black and White Portrait Photograph

Winston Churchill Public domain photograph - The liberation of the Netherlands in 1945 by Allied forces: Canadian, British, and Soviets. By April 1945, the Allies had pushed the Germans out of most of the coun... More

Geschenk van koningin Wilhelmina aan Winston Churchill

Geschenk van koningin Wilhelmina aan Winston Churchill

Aantal brieven van de Hertog van Marlborough, afkomstig uit het archief van raadspensionaris Heinsius (oorspronkelijk Algemeen Rijksarchief) die door koningin Wilhelmina aan Churchill zijn geschonken.

All-American news. 1945-08, no. 1

All-American news. 1945-08, no. 1

All-American news were the first newsreels produced for a black audience. Made in the 1940s and 1950s, they were originally intended to encourage black Americans to participate in, and support the war effort, a... More

Geschenk van koningin Wilhelmina aan Winston Churchill

Geschenk van koningin Wilhelmina aan Winston Churchill

Aantal brieven van de Hertog van Marlborough, afkomstig uit het archief van raadspensionaris Heinsius (oorspronkelijk Algemeen Rijksarchief) die door koningin Wilhelmina aan Churchill zijn geschonken. Speciaal... More

Geschenk van koningin Wilhelmina aan Winston Churchill

Geschenk van koningin Wilhelmina aan Winston Churchill

Aantal brieven van de Hertog van Marlborough, afkomstig uit het archief van raadspensionaris Heinsius (oorspronkelijk Algemeen Rijksarchief) die door koningin Wilhelmina aan Churchill zijn geschonken. Het spec... More

Geschenk van koningin Wilhelmina aan Winston Churchill

Geschenk van koningin Wilhelmina aan Winston Churchill

Aantal brieven van de Hertog van Marlborough, afkomstig uit het archief van raadspensionaris Heinsius (oorspronkelijk Algemeen Rijksarchief) die door koningin Wilhelmina aan Churchill zijn geschonken. Speciaal... More

Memorandum in Russian from Joseph Stalin about opening a second front in Europe during World War II, with English translation of same, 13 August 1942

Memorandum in Russian from Joseph Stalin about opening a second front ...

Reproduction number: A47 (color slide; pages 1 and 2) In 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) appointed financier and businessman W. Averell Harriman (1891-1986) as his "special representative" to G... More

Memorandum in Russian from Joseph Stalin about opening a second front in Europe during World War II, with English translation of same, 13 August 1942

Memorandum in Russian from Joseph Stalin about opening a second front ...

Reproduction number: A47 (color slide; pages 1 and 2) In 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) appointed financier and businessman W. Averell Harriman (1891-1986) as his "special representative" to G... More

King George VI visits Hebburn Shipyard

King George VI visits Hebburn Shipyard

This photograph documents the visit of King George VI to Hebburn Shipyard on the 7th of April 1943...Reference: 2931-Unlisted..This image is taken from an album produced by the world famous shipbuilding and eng... More

King George VI visits the Elswick Works

King George VI visits the Elswick Works

Royal Visit by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 18 June 1941 (TWAM ref. 5366/14). ..‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing dominance during the Nineteenth Century.... More

Royal Visit to Elswick Works, 1941

Royal Visit to Elswick Works, 1941

Royal Visit by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 18 June 1941 (TWAM ref. 5366/14). ..‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing dominance during the Nineteenth Century.... More

Quadruple gun mounting in 24 Shop, Elswick Works

Quadruple gun mounting in 24 Shop, Elswick Works

Removing no.3 gun from a 14 inch quadruple gun mounting in 24 Shop, Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, 30 April 1940 (TWAM ref. DS.VA/9/PH/5/2)...‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Brit... More

Royal Road - 1941 British Royalty / Social Guidance / Educational Documentary - Val73TV

Royal Road - 1941 British Royalty / Social Guidance / Educational Docu...

'Royal Road' takes a look at both the public-facing activities of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) during the Second World War, as well as a showing a glimpse of the royal family's private ... More

Canadian stamps from Second World War

Canadian stamps from Second World War

Was bought from an antique store in Toronto. Seller did not know who bound them like this. It depicts King George VI. Date of issue, 9 April 1943. If you want to know more about this stamp visit: Canadian Postal Archive

"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

"Venus" the bulldog mascot of the destroyer HMS VANSITTART, 1941. A3998

"Venus" the bulldog mascot of the destroyer HMS VANSITTART, 1941. A399...

"Venus" the bulldog mascot of the destroyer HMS VANSITTART, 1941. "Venus" the bulldog mascot of the destroyer HMS VANSITTART.

'c' (howitzer) Battery of Cxvii (howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, in the Salonika Campaign 1915-1918 HU93771

'c' (howitzer) Battery of Cxvii (howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artill...

'English: c' (howitzer) Battery of Cxvii (howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, in the Salonika Campaign 1915-1918 A group of officers and men from 'C' Battery, CXVII (Howitzer) Brigade, gathered for bathin... More

'c' (howitzer) Battery of Cxvii (howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, in the Salonika Campaign 1915-1918 HU93824

'c' (howitzer) Battery of Cxvii (howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artill...

'English: c' (howitzer) Battery of Cxvii (howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, in the Salonika Campaign 1915-1918 Transport lines of 'C' (Howitzer) Battery, CXVII (Howitzer) Brigade, whilst in camp on mano... More

'c' (howitzer) Battery of Cxvii (howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, in the Salonika Campaign 1915-1918 HU93826

'c' (howitzer) Battery of Cxvii (howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artill...

'English: c' (howitzer) Battery of Cxvii (howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, in the Salonika Campaign 1915-1918 Bivouacs near the transport lines of 'C' (Howitzer) Battery, CXVII (Howitzer) Brigade, whil... More

'demob' Farewell at Royal Naval Air Station, Henstridge, Somerset, 18 June 1945 A29287

'demob' Farewell at Royal Naval Air Station, Henstridge, Somerset, 18 ...

"demob" Farewell at Royal Naval Air Station, Henstridge, Somerset, 18 June 1945 Captain A A Murray, RN, addressing Chief Petty Officers, Petty Officers and ratings recalled from pension 1939-1940, before they l... 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.

'raise the Standard' of War Savings Art.IWMPST16385

'raise the Standard' of War Savings Art.IWMPST16385

'English: raise the Standard' of War Savings whole: the image occupies the whole. The title is integrated and positioned in the upper quarter, in blue. image: a depiction of a Union Flag, with a gold star conta... More

'tell Them to Make It a War Savings Christmas!' Art.IWMPST16433

'tell Them to Make It a War Savings Christmas!' Art.IWMPST16433

tell Them to Make It a War Savings Christmas! whole: the image occupies the majority. The title is partially integrated and positioned in the upper centre, in red and in black, held within a yellow inset. The t... More

'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

'YWCA War Workers' Club- Rest and Relaxation in Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK, 1944 D20914

'YWCA War Workers' Club- Rest and Relaxation in Yeovil, Somerset, Engl...

Ywca War Workers' Club- Rest and Relaxation in Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK, 1944 A scene in a Make Do and Mend class at the YWCA war workers' club in Yeovil. Amongst the group are Mrs Norman, who works in a ... More

'YWCA War Workers' Club- Rest and Relaxation in Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK, 1944 D20915

'YWCA War Workers' Club- Rest and Relaxation in Yeovil, Somerset, Engl...

Ywca War Workers' Club- Rest and Relaxation in Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK, 1944 A view of the busy canteen at the YWCA war workers' club in Yeovil. According to the original caption, prices here are very re... More

'YWCA War Workers' Club- Rest and Relaxation in Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK, 1944 D20918

'YWCA War Workers' Club- Rest and Relaxation in Yeovil, Somerset, Engl...

Ywca War Workers' Club- Rest and Relaxation in Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK, 1944 Elsie Richards (left) and Margaret Yeoman (right) wash their clothes in the laundry provided at the YWCA war workers' club in Y... More

'YWCA War Workers' Club- Rest and Relaxation in Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK, 1944 D20921

'YWCA War Workers' Club- Rest and Relaxation in Yeovil, Somerset, Engl...

Ywca War Workers' Club- Rest and Relaxation in Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK, 1944 Laundry and bathing facilities are provided at the YWCA war workers' club in Yeovil. Whilst their laundry is drying, girls can... More

'YWCA War Workers' Club- Rest and Relaxation in Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK, 1944 D20923

'YWCA War Workers' Club- Rest and Relaxation in Yeovil, Somerset, Engl...

Ywca War Workers' Club- Rest and Relaxation in Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK, 1944 Two female war workers enjoy a game of table tennis at the YWCA war workers' club in Yeovil, whilst several male members of the... More

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