1944 Collection (page 17)

The Advance into Holland, WW2
The Advance into Holland during the Second World War -- the Second Armys dash towards Nijmegen and Arnhem, and the crossing of the Belgian and Dutch water lines

Building up the Dutch salient, WW2
Building up the Dutch salient: Allied armour pouring into Holland via the Eindhoven-Nijmegen road for the great offensive, Second World War. Date: 1944

Nijmegen Bridge under attack by enemy aircraft, WW2
Nijmegen Bridge, the vital bridgehead in the Eindhoven corridor, under attack by enemy aircraft during the Second World War. Date: 1944

Pulling out from the Arnhem Bridgehead, WW2
British Airborne troops pulling out from the Arnhem Bridgehead, crossing the Lower Rhine during the night after an eight-day ordeal. Date: 1944

Supplies dropped at Bastogne
American troops in the besieged Belgian town of Bastogne watch as Douglas C-47 aircraft drop supplies. Date: December 1944

Luxembourg, 1944
An American 57mm gun crew advance to the Luxembourg Front, in response to the German counter-offensive that became known as the Battle of the Bulge. Date: December 1944

82nd U. S. Airborne Division, 1944
Men of the 82nd U.S. Airborne Division gather round the warmth and light of a fire at night-time in the heavy forest of the Ardennes, Belgium

American artillery, 1944
American soldiers of the 84th Division, 1st U.S.Army, set upM3 105mm howitzers in the snow near Odeigne, Belgium on the northern flank of the German salient in the Ardennes

American field artillery, 1944
An American field artillery unit dig in along a Belgian road, in position to hold ground against the German counter-offensive in the Ardennes area of Belgium which became known as the Battle of

German Ardennes encampment
A German tank unit huddle around a fire at night in the Ardennes, Belgium, during the counter-offensive which became known as the Battle of the Bulge

Bastogne siege lifted
Members of the US 101st Airborne Division move out of Bastogne following the lifting of the siege of the Belgian town during the Battle of the Bulge. Date: December 1944

US Transport column during Battle of the Bulge
An aerial view of a US transport column moving through the snow in the Ardennes forest, towards an artillery battery, during the Battle of the Bulge Date: 1944-1945

US Artillery during Battle of the Bulge
Two US soldiers are silhouetted against the night-time sky which is being lit up with an artillery barrage during the Battle of the Bulge Date: 1944-1945

Allied Invasion forces gather
The scene in an English village in May 1944, as the Allied forces gather in preparation for the invasion of the continent

European coastline 1944
A double page spread of The Illustrated London News, published less than a month before the Allied D-Day Normandy landings

West seaboard of France by G. H. Davis
A supplementary illustration to that which had appeared in the previous issue of The Illustrated London News (picture 10948123)

A Hypothetical Landing on an enemy coast
An illustration by Bryan de Grineau, published in The Illustrated London News less than a month before the D-Day Normandy landings

Vought F4U-1 Corsair -these of US Marine Fighting Squadron 323 in Pacific, 31 Dec 1944 Because of delays in flying the type from carriers, the Marines were first user

Supermarine Spitfire IX pair of No 241 Squadron aloft Naples region, Italy, 21 January 1944

Northrop A-17A -Used since February 1936 as a close-support type Some were used on anti-submarine duties around the Panama canal from December 1941 through 1944

North American B-25G of Tact Air Combat Centre, Orlando Florida, 17 April 1944

Nakajima Ki-84-1a Frank -first flown in March 1943, the type entered service at the end of 1944 One of the best Japanese fighters

Martin B-26 (side view, on the ground) of 1944 22B

Junkers Ju 287 - 1944 prototype forward-swept winged bomber

Grumman Marlet aboard HMS Searcher off Scottish coast 1944

Henschel Hs 123A -first flown in 1936, this single seat dive bomber proved very effective from its Spanish Civil War debut through to mid 1944

Handley Page Halifax II of No301 Squadron in Italy, July 1944

Fiesler F-103 or V 1 -Over 9, 500 of these flying bombs were launched against London starting in mid June 1944, with nearly 2, 500 more fired against Antwerp

Fiesler Fi 167A -intended as a carrier -going torpedo bomber With no carrier, available, only 14 were built, 9 being sold to Croatia in September 1944

Gabreski, Franciss Pilot as Lt Col 56th Fighter Group and leading ace of 8th Air Force, 1944

Consolidated B-24J Little Warrior about to explode, 29 June 1944

Bristol 164 Brigand TF1 first flown in December 1944 as a torpedo bomber, but too late for wartime service

Boeing B-29 close up of nose (forward view, on the ground), 15 May 1944

Boeing B-29 (forward view) climbing out of Saipan, Dec 1944

Boeing B-29 bombing up, Saipan, Nov 1944

Arado Ar 234B-Germanys and the Worlds first operational jet bomber Used from August 1944, it was fast enough to evade any attempt at interception

US soldiers in Bastogne
American soldiers and local residents in a street in Bastogne, the Belgian town in the Ardennes which was under siege from German forces during the Ardennes Offensive

WW2 Christmas card, Home Guard
WW2 Christmas card featuring the Home Guard (inside). Date: circa 1944

VELASCO IBARRA, Jos頍ar�(1893-1979). Ecuadorian
VELASCO IBARRA, Jos頍 aric (1893-1979). Ecuadorian political figure. He was elected five times to the post of president of Ecuador: 1934-1935, 1944-1947, 1952-1956, 1960-1961, and 1968-1972

CARREL, Alexis (1873 - 1944). French surgeon and biologist. Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1912. Oil

San SebastiᮮFestival 2010. Yun Junghee
JEONG-HEE, Yoon (1944). South Korean actress. Opening ceremony of the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival. September 17, 2010. SPAIN. Donostia

KANDINSKY, Wassily. Boat Trip
KANDINSKY, Wassili (1866-1944). Boat Trip. 1910. Expressionism. Der Blaue Reiter. Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. MOSCOW. Moscow. Tretyakov Gallery

GARNELO ALDA, Jos鮠Duel Interrumpted
GARNELO ALDA, Jos頨 1866-1944). Duel Interrupted. 1890. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Valencia. San Pio V Fine Arts Museum

Ferrer Calatayud, Pedro
FERRER CALATAYUD, Pedro (1870-1944). Rescuing a shipwrecked. 1895. Realism. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Valencia. San Pio V Fine Arts Museum

Abbas II Hilmi. Viceroy of Egypt, 1892
ABBAS II HILMI (1874-1944). Viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914). The Marquis de Reverseux gives to the new Khedive (Viceroy) the Grand Cordon of the Legion d Honneur in Cairo

God Save the King 2
Black and white lantern slide of the third verse of the National Anthem. Roman typography style.. Part of Box 195 entitled Curtains & Flags Date: circa 1911

Farewell to scout commissioner, Ghana, West Africa
Scouts say farewell to their commissioner, Ghana, West Africa. Major and Mrs W H Donald visited Accra headquarters as guests of honour on their retirement from the country

Aeroplane on USS Atlanta, Cleveland class light cruiser
Aeroplane on board USS Atlanta, a Cleveland class light cruiser (CL104) Date: circa 1945

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