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Ww Ii Collection (#11)

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Poster: Simple jobs that girls can do

Poster: Simple jobs that girls can do to help win the war. 1940s

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Poster advertising the Territorial Army

Poster advertising the Territorial Army. Lets be prepared to defend the peace we re working to win. Volunteer with me for the Territorial Army, 9 divisions strong, with modern equipment

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Silhouette of a Polish officer

Silhouette of a Polish officer

Background imageWw Ii Collection: HMS Sheffield

HMS Sheffield
Splinter damage to HMS Sheffield. The light cruiser had been shadowing the Bismarck at the time of the Ark Royals last air attack

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Spanish cavalry WWII

Spanish cavalry WWII

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Eight-sleeper bunk in Stalag XXI D

Eight-sleeper bunk in Stalag XXI D
Sketch showing life of British prisoners of war in a German camp during World War Two. The sketch was made in Stalag XXI D in Posen, Poland

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Warsaw - The Destruction of Church of St Alexander

Warsaw - The Destruction of Church of St Alexander
WWII - Destruction by the German Luftwaffe of the Church of St Alexander during the Warsaw uprising in 1944. The church was rebuilt between 1949 and 1953 Date: circa 1906

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Woman working in a Munitions Factory - WWII

Woman working in a Munitions Factory - WWII. Women took the place of 100, 000 men working in heavy industry during the war, many in highly skilled engineering roles. Date: circa 1944

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Disabled soldier

Disabled soldier
A disabled soldiers from WWII on his way home. Trelleborg railway station, Sweden 1943. Date: 1943

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Exchange of prisoners of war

Exchange of prisoners of war, Trelleborg, Sweden, September 1944. Date: Sep-44

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Barrage Balloon in Regents Park, London

Barrage Balloon in Regents Park, London 1939

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Polish infantryman

Polish infantryman
A Polish infantryman in full war kit complete with shovel. The Illustrated London News calls him a type of soldier who can endure privation, make long marches without difficulty

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Cycling with gas masks in WWII

Cycling with gas masks in WWII
Two French women cycle to work in Paris with gas masks slung over their shoulders in canisters. Date: 1939

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Brussels liberated WWII

Brussels liberated WWII
The people of Brussels gave British and Belgian troops a tremendous welcome during World War II when the city was liberated Date: September 1944

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Refugee notice WWII

Refugee notice WWII
One of the notices in a refugee centre during World War II exhorting Belgian refugee women in an advanced state of pregnancy to register their names here. 1939-1945

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Queen Elizabeth in 1939

Queen Elizabeth in 1939
Queen Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother, leaving the British Red Cross Society on 5th September 1939, carrying a gas mask in a canvas bag over her shoulder. Date: 5th September 1939

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Wartime wedding in uniform

Wartime wedding in uniform
A wartime wedding, with both the bride and the groom in their respective uniforms. Date: circa 1940

Background imageWw Ii Collection: World War Two Bomb Damage

World War Two Bomb Damage
A couple survey the damage caused by a bomb dropped on the UK during World War Two. Date: circa 1942

Background imageWw Ii Collection: They can t ration love

They can t ration love
Bonzo with his entourage of females issued during war-time rationing. Date: circa 1940

Background imageWw Ii Collection: VE Day Party - London

VE Day Party - London
A Victory Souvenir - a large group of women, children and older men (most of the men of fighting age would still have been at the front) - all in their very best clothing and adorned with party hats

Background imageWw Ii Collection: World War Two Rationing - Christmas Dinner in pill form

World War Two Rationing - Christmas Dinner in pill form - rather meagre Fare. Date: circa 1941

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Japanese troops in Singapore 1942

Japanese troops in Singapore 1942
Following the surrender of Singapore by the British in 1942 during World War Two, Japanese soldiers march through the streets, in front of the General Post Office building. Date: 1942

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Three Boys playing with Soldier Marionnettes

Three Boys playing with Soldier Marionnettes - World War Two era. Date: circa 1940

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Wartime poster advertising Savings Certificates

Wartime poster advertising Savings Certificates, said to be safe as the British Empire (marked red on the map). Showing returns on investments over 5 years and 10 years. 1940s

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Wartime poster advertising Post Office Savings Bank

Wartime poster advertising Post Office Savings Bank, encouraging people to Save for Defence during the Second World War. 1940s

Background imageWw Ii Collection: British Vickers Vildebeest biplane on an airfield

British Vickers Vildebeest biplane on an airfield
A British Vickers Vildebeest biplane on an airfield. It first flew in 1928, and was still in use at the beginning of the Second World War. Date: circa late 1920s

Background imageWw Ii Collection: HMS Volunteer, British destroyer, WW2

HMS Volunteer, British destroyer, WW2
HMS Volunteer, British V & W class destroyer, launched 1919, served throughout the Second World War, decommissioned 1947. Date: 20th century

Background imageWw Ii Collection: HMS Iron Duke, British battleship, WW1

HMS Iron Duke, British battleship, WW1
HMS Iron Duke, British battleship, launched 1912, served as the flagship of the Grand Fleet during the First World War, used as a base ship at Scapa Flow during the Second World War

Background imageWw Ii Collection: HMS Vanoc, British destroyer at sea, WW1

HMS Vanoc, British destroyer at sea, WW1
HMS Vanoc, British V-class destroyer, launched 1917, served during the Second World War as a long-range escort ship. Date: 20th century

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Wartime poster, Quicker Turnround

Wartime poster, Quicker Turnround helps to Quicker Victory. Speed up loading and unloading. Showing a footballer scoring a goal, to the consternation of the goalkeeper. 1940s

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Members of the W. A. A. F. cooking

Members of the W. A. A. F. cooking
Members of the W.A.A.F. cooking Date: circa 1941

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Poster seeking donations for Prisoners of War

Poster seeking donations for Prisoners of War

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Wartime leaflet, blood transfusion service

Wartime leaflet, blood transfusion service
Wartime leaflet about the blood transfusion service, showing how blood, and blood transfusion equipment, are dropped by parachute behind enemy lines to save the lives of wounded soldiers. 1940s

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Recruitment poster, Train to Win

Recruitment poster, Train to Win, featuring a woman in nurses uniform. Apply to the Employment Exchange, government training schemes with paid allowances. Aimed specifically at women. 1940s

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Poster, Your Waste Paper is Urgently Needed Now

Poster, Your Waste Paper is Urgently Needed Now
Wartime salvage poster, Your Waste Paper is Urgently Needed Now, save it for the collector when he calls. 1940s

Background imageWw Ii Collection: WVS Civil Defence poster, Incident Enquiry Point

WVS Civil Defence poster, Incident Enquiry Point
WVS (Womens Voluntary Service) Civil Defence poster, Incident Enquiry Point. 1940s

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Poster giving the cost of various weapons and equipment

Poster giving the cost of various weapons and equipment
Wartime poster giving the cost of various weapons and equipment, from aircraft, tanks, ships, guns and shells to barrage balloons and searchlights. 1940s

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Poster advertising War Savings Certificates

Poster advertising War Savings Certificates. One workman tells another that its worth while. 1940s

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Poster warning about safety on the airfield

Poster warning about safety on the airfield. Watch that prop. Careless walk costs lives. Showing a pilot losing his head by walking into a spinning propeller. 1940s

Background imageWw Ii Collection: London bomb damage

London bomb damage
Residents from the bomb damaged street, peer through a huge whole in their house, viewing the utter destruction caused by Goerings men, and salvaging clothes and blankets from the ruins

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Bomb damage in London - Fore Street

Bomb damage in London - Fore Street Date: circa 1943

Background imageWw Ii Collection: French poster warning against Communism

French poster warning against Communism. They want to destroy the army... remember Budapest, Berlin, Prague, Dantzig... 1940s

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Dutch poster about blackout precautions

Dutch poster about blackout precautions during the Second World War. circa 1942

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Lysander Mercury and Perseus planes

Lysander Mercury and Perseus planes, with detachable bomb racks, used for army cooperation during the Second World War. Seen from four different angles. 1941

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Poster, Red Cross ambulance

Poster, Red Cross ambulance
Poster depicting a Red Cross ambulance. Published by the German Reich, but written in Dutch, it encourages the countrymen of Holland to support the Dutch ambulance service in the east. 1940s

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Dutch wartime poster, Moscow recommends

Dutch wartime poster, Moscow recommends. Showing a large, angry man (Russia) banging his fist on a red map of Europe, with a soldier (Germany) standing behind him

Background imageWw Ii Collection: German wartime poster, how to deal with a fire bomb

German wartime poster, how to deal with a fire bomb -- tackle it with water or sand. 1940s

Background imageWw Ii Collection: Dutch wartime poster, Youth Front

Dutch wartime poster, Youth Front, showing an Aryan type blond boy, with an elderly man in the background. 1940s



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