Ww Ii Collection (#23)

Refugees on ship WWII
Refugees travelling by ship during World War II

Kitchener refugee camp WWII
Many of the refugees in Kitchener refugee camp in England preferred to shave themselves and even seemed to enjoy the novelty of camp life in being able to shave outdoors

Refugee accommodation request WWII
London notice outside town hall advertising for accommodation to house Belgian refugees during World War II

Refugees boarding bus WWII
Refugees, including Jenny de Graaf, board the bus from the receiving centre to distributing centre in Fulham, London, during World War II

Extinguishing a fire WWII
The Fire has been put out by plunger-men who have extinguished the fire caused by an air raid bombing during World War II

German soldiers WWII
German soldiers look at captured American vehicles on the Western Front during World War II

British planes WWII
British planes carrying Airborne troops for the landing in Holland during World War II, pass over the Belgian flag, symbol of the liberation of the Belgian people

Blowing up bridge WWII
Blowing up bridge during World War II

D Day Invasion of France - WW2
A circular montage painting depicting D Day, centred around the commander of the US forces, General Eisenhower. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Broadcasting House and All Souls Church, Langham Place, London, England. The BBC building is painted with camouflage paint and the windows have blackout during World War II

Wireless Operator School, WWII
Wireless Operator School, during World War II. Practical telegraphy, receiving and sending on long wire circuits. Preparing for the War Emergency Certificate which means completing the course in

Observer Corps Centre, World War II

Portable recorder, WWII
A portable recorder which is later used to transmit the recording by shortwave, during World War II

Aircraft Observer Post, WWII
Aircraft Observer Post, during World War II. Two observers with direction and height finders ready to broadcast directions to head observer command

Map Department, WWII
Working in the map department during World War II

WW2 - Aircraft manufacture in Australia
The Australian aircraft manufacture industry during World War Two. It took the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation 16 months to produce its first 100 Wirraway machines

Children in damaged Maltese streets - Malta
A group of children play in a street in Malta, under the hanging lines of washing, the damage and rubble attesting to weeks of attacks on the Island

Invasion of Sicily -
The early stages of the landings during the Invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War Two. Thousands of landing craft of all types were used in the invasion

Spitfire Factory WWII
A woman making Spitfire parts on her machine in a Spitfire aircraft factory during World War II

Metal Collection WWII
Collection depot for aluminium pots and pans outside Boro Hall in Brooklyn, America during World War II

Sand bags WWII
Mrs. Storer and family stop to watch excavators at work in Hyde Park, London, digging earth for sand bags during World War II

Animal rescue squad WWII
Women of the Animal Rescue Squad saving a cat from the rubble during World War II

Parcels for the troops WWII
A customer and shop assistant pack a parcel to go to the British troops in France during World War II

Women washing an ambulance WWII
Women washing an ambulance as part of the war effort during World War II

Army Comforts Depot WWII
Women working in the Army Comforts Depot where gifts are packed and despatched to British troops during World War II

Munitions Factory WWII
An enormous Naval gun being lowered into a heated tube for tempering at a munitions factory during World War II

Wartime Vauxhall Production
Military Bedford vehicles line the roads waiting for shipping from the Vauxhall Factory in Luton during World War II

War Effort WWII
A bomb making factory showing the production of bombs in the machine room during World War II

Inflatable decoy truck
A Bedford MW inflatable decoy truck produced by Vauxhall during World War II

Home Guard WWII
A member of the Home Guard working as a Press Operator on a 250 ton press as part of the war effort on the home front during World War II

Royal visit to ammunition factory
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit an ammunition factory in Birmingham doing their bit for the war effort during World War II

WaF WWII
WaFs washing down an RAF lorry during World War II

Land Girls WWII
Land Girls at the Womens Farm and Garden Association Centre at Farnham during World War II

Pacifist posters outside St. Georges Church in Bloomsbury, London, during World War II

WWII Recruitment
A soldier and a prospective recruit drinking tea in the hall of a recruiting depot for World War II

Filling Sandbags - WW2 Home Front (2 / 4)
World War Two - British Home Front - London. Men and young boys fill sandbags in the street. The sandbags were piled against buildings

Filling Sandbags - WW2 Home Front (4 / 4)
World War Two - British Home Front - London. Young men, boys and women of all ages fill sandbags in the street. The sandbags were piled against buildings

Filling Sandbags - WW2 Home Front (1 / 4)
World War Two - British Home Front - London. Men and young boys fill sandbags in the street. The sandbags were piled against buildings

Filling Sandbags - WW2 Home Front (3 / 4)
World War Two - British Home Front - London. Men and young boys fill sandbags in the street. The sandbags were piled against buildings

D-Day - Captured German soldiers
German soldiers captured by the invading allied forces on Omaha Beach. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6:30am and was conducted in two assault phases - the air assault landing of allied troops

D-Day - Limbering up for the Invasion
American soldiers use the dockside in a small English harbour to keep fit during the pre-landing period. The landing ships are berthed alongside

D-Day - US troops waiting for the moment of attack
A tension-filled photograph depicting American troops and medical personnel awaiting the moment of attack during the Normandy landings. The horror of the beaches would only be moments away

WW2 - British troops landing on Sicily
The First day of the Invasion of Sicily. Here, the disembarked Highland division prepare beach roads. Large landing craft unload supplies by raft and human chain. Date: 10th July 1943

D-Day - US Troops resting following initial assault
US troops rest after the initial assault on the Normandy coast. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6:30am and was conducted in two assault phases - the air assault landing of allied troops followed by

D-Day - American troops taking cover
American troops, including a heavy machine gunner (r) take shelter behind an earth bank during the assault on the normandy coast

D-Day - Naval Artillery support
A converted landing craft fires rockets to support the landing allied troops. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6:30am and was conducted in two assault phases - the air assault landing of allied

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