1944 Collection (page 11)

Airstrip B3 Memorial, Free French Sqns, Ste Croix
The first Free French planes landed here on Liberated soil on 13 June 1944 as part of 2nd Tactical Airforce RAF. Present at the unveiling of the Memorial Area was Wing Cdr Johnnie Johnson

Heres Bettys Bar cartoon, 1944 Date: 1944

Airstrip B3 Memorial area, Ste Croix sur Mer, Normandy
This was the first British landing strip to became operational - on 10 June 1944. The first Squadrons to land here were 130 and 133 at 1200 on the 10th

House in Courseulles where King George VI stayed
There is a small hard to read Memorial Plaque above the central door. The King stayed here on 16 June 1944 much against the wishes of most senior military figures who were concerned for his safety

WW2 - Liberation of Paris. A Leclerc Tank in action. Date: 1944

Jemadar Ram Sarup Singh
Ram Sarup Singh (1912-1944), Jemadar in the 2nd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment in the British Indian Army. Posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross in February 1945 for courage on 25th October 1944 in

Anguilla anguilla, freshwater eel
US M2. 30 in self-loading carbine, 1944 (c). Magazine (numbered); National Postal Meter Corporation; no rear sight. One of the great success stories of World War Two the M1 carbine was used widely by

WW2 - British sniper watching for enemy movement in Caen
Photograph: British sniper watching for enemy movement in Caen, 1944 - Associated with World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945). Collected by Mr L Simpson, 1945 (c). Date: 1944

An Avre moving through close country
Photograph: An Avre moving through close country. From a photograph album containing 211 photographs compiled by Maj Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3/4 County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)

A Churchill tank
Photograph: A Churchill tank. From a photograph album containing 211 photographs compiled by Maj Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3/4 County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1944-1945

Normandy: Churchill tank waits in ambush
Photograph: Normandy: Churchill tank waits in ambush. A Churchill tank awaits possible enemy counter-attack in a ruined Normandy village, scene of much bitter fighting recently

Tanks off-loading from an LCT
Photograph: Tanks off-loading from an LCT. From a photograph album containing 210 photographs compiled by Maj Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1944

15th Scottish Division advance on the river Elbe
Photograph showing 15th Scottish Division advance on the river Elbe, tanks and armoured vehicles crossing a bridged crater, 13th April 1945

40mm Bofors Light a guns on Mark II mountings
Photograph: 40mm Bofors Light a guns on Mark II mountings and Ducks stockpiled in England prior to D Day. Associated with D Day, World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945)

Share certificate and coupons, Kilo-Moto Goldmines
Share certificate and dividend coupons, Kilo-Moto Goldmines, in the Belgian Congo. Date: 1944

Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery with Marshal Rokossovsky
Photograph of FM Bernard Montgomery with Marshal Rokossovsky, 10 May 1945.From a collection of 23 official photographs relating to the campaign in Northwest Europe, World War Two

Certificate, The Home Guard -- to R A E Parsons, who served from 21 June 1940 until 26 June 1944 in the countrys defence, signed by King George VI. Date: 1940s

Mulberry Harbour off Arromanches, Normandy, France, WW2
Mulberry Harbour off Arromanches, Normandy, France, a temporary portable harbour used during the Allied D-Day Invasion in June 1944. 1944

On board HMS Queen Emma en route for Normandy, WW2
On board HMS Queen Emma en route for Normandy, France, D-Day, June 1944. 1944

Wading ashore from landing craft at Ouistreham and Bernieres
One of fourteen photographs of scenes on board landing craft, wading ashore from landing craft at Ouistreham and Bernieres, St Aubin sector

Chislehurst caves during WWII
Chislehurst caves, Kent, during WWII. Mothers in bunks and babies in cots deep underground in their cave shelter. 1944

Erwin Rommel / Signal 1942
ERWIN ROMMEL German general in the desert in 1942 Date: 1891 - 1944

Bullocks store, Pasadena, Southern California, USA
Bullocks department store, South Lake Avenue, Pasadena, Southern California, USA. Date: circa 1944

Aristoc WWII stockings advertisement - rayon
Advertisement for Aristoc stockings in 1944 showing a woman in WRNS uniform inspecting a pair. The adverts copy promises that once victory has been achieved, a plentiful supply of lovely

The Epic of Arnhem, WW2
The Epic of Arnhem, where the First Airborne Division saw action during the Second World War. Showing how the newcomers at Arnhem were welcomed as they landed by parachute. Date: 1944

The Men who fought at Arnhem, WW2
The men who fought at Arnhem in a struggle against the odds during the Second World War. A double page spread of seven photographs, picturing Major-General Urquhart

Captured S. S. Trooper, Belgium
Soldiers of the 82nd American Airborne Division bring an S.S.Trooper back to Allied lines, captured between Malmedy and Marche during a reconnaissance patrol following the German counter-offensive

Battle of the Bulge, 1944
An American half-track vehicle carrying troops passes German prisoners of war being marched along the road near Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, Date: 27 December 1944

Relief of Bastogne
American soldiers advance through the forest of Ardennes, on their way to relieve the besieged town of Bastogne which had been surrounded during the German counter-offensive which became known as

German counter-offensive in the Ardennes
A German soldier during the Ardennes counter-offensive of 1944, known as the Battle of the Bulge Date: 1944

D-Day invasion ration pack
The contents of the 24-hour ration pack which was to be carried by every combatant in the anticipated Allied invasion of the continent. These were to be carried in a small waterproof box

Westland Welkin I -designed as a high altitude interceptor First flown in November 1942, it entered service in May 1944 after the need for it had evaporated

VL Myrsky II-47 examples of this Finnish fighter bomber entered service in August 1944 Had good performance but structurally weak

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