Action Collection (#33)

Gunners during the defence of Baku, Armenia, WW1
The defence of Baku, Armenia, towards the end of the First World War, showing British and Armenian gunners in action with a 6-inch Russian Howitzer. Date: August 1918

American soldiers in action, Tardenois, France, WW1
American soldiers in action during the Battle of Tardenois, northern France, First World War. Date: July 1918

Belgian armoured train in action, WW1
A Belgian armoured train in action during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

HMS Grampus and HMS E11 submarine, WW1
The crew of the HMS Grampus (a Beagle-class destroyer) cheering the surfaced HMS E11 submarine after a successful attack on Turkish defences at Gallipoli during the First World War. Date: 1915

American infantry in action, Montrefagne, France, WW1
American 1st Division infantry in action on the Montrefagne mountain, north of Exermont, north eastern France, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 10 November 1918

American tanks under fire, western front, WW1
American tanks under heavy fire on the western front during the First World War. Date: October 1918

German gunners hauling 21cm mortar howitzer, WW1
German gunners hauling a 21cm mortar howitzer gun into a forward position ready for action during the First World War. Date: March 1918

American troops, Battle of Cantigny, France, WW1
American troops in action alongside French tanks during the Battle of Cantigny, Somme, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 28 May 1918

Turkish troops in action near Braila, Romania, WW1
Turkish troops in action near Braila, Romania, during the First World War. Date: February 1917

German battleship sinking at night, WW1
An artists impression of a German battleship sinking at night, with searchlights flashing in all directions, during the First World War. Date: 1916

German gunners with 17cm naval gun, WW1
German gunners in action with a 17cm naval gun during the First World War. Two of them are covering their ears as protection from the blast. Date: 1914-1918

German gunners with 15cm Model 13 howitzer, WW1
German gunners with a 15cm Model 13 heavy field howitzer gun, designed and manufactured by Krupp, in service during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Action during Battle of the Falkland Islands, WW1
The scene of action at 4.17pm during the Battle of the Falkland Islands, First World War. From left to right: the Scharnhorst turning over and sinking, the Gneisenau still firing all her guns

German gunners with 38cm railway gun, WW1
German gunners with a 38cm rapid firing railway-mounted gun, in action during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

German 15cm gun on a barge, Aisne Canal, France, WW1
A German 15cm gun mounted on a barge, in action on the Aisne Canal, northern, France, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

American anti-aircraft action, Chemin des Dames, WW1
American anti-aircraft action at Chemin des Dames in northern France during the First World War. Date: 3 May 1918

American tanks at Boureville, France, WW1
American tanks going forward into action at Boureville, Forest of Argonne, north eastern France during the First World War. Date: 26 September 1918

German gunner with heavy artillery, France, WW1
A German gunner in action with heavy artillery near Verdun, north eastern France, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

American troops, Battle of Belleau Wood, France, WW1
American troops in action during the Battle of Belleau Wood, northern France, First World War. Date: 4 June 1918

American troops, Battle of St Mihiel, France, WW1
American troops going into action during the Battle of St Mihiel, north eastern France, First World War. A sketch by A Smith. Date: 13 September 1918

American troops with 75 mm French field gun, France, WW1
American troops in action with a 75 mm French field gun on the western front in France during the First World War. Date: 1918

Captured British Mark IV tank on Western Front, WW1
A captured British Mark IV tank being used by the Germans to support an attack on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

British submarine HMS C25 under attack, WW1
British submarine HMS C25, launched 1909. Seen here under attack from the air during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Turkish prisoners captured, Tuz Khurmati, WW1
Turkish prisoners captured during action in Tuz Khurmati on the Tigris (now in Iraq) during the First World War. They were captured by the 38th Lancashire Brigade, 13th Division. Date: 29 April 1918

British submarine firing gun, WW1
A British submarine in action, firing its gun during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Guards Memorial - St Jamess Park, London
The Guards Memorial - St Jamess Park, London (as seen from Horseguards Parade) - unveiled by the Duke of Connaught on 16th October, 1926. An obelisk of Portland stone with a granite base

Captured Turkish pontoons, Ismailia, Egypt, WW1
Some of the 25 Turkish pontoons captured at Ismailia, Egypt, during action on the Suez Canel on 3-4 February 1915, when the Turks attempted to cross the canal. The pontoons were destroyed

Insect class river gunboat, Mesopotamia, WW1
An Insect class river gunboat in service in Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Turkish cavalry in action in Gaza, WW1
Turkish cavalry in action in Gaza during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

Italian field artillery on Italian Front, WW1
Italian field artillery in action, with three gunners, on the Italian Front during the First World War. Date: 1915

Turkish artillery in action, Palestine Front, WW1
Turkish artillery in action on the Palestine Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Italian soldiers in action near Piave River, Italy, WW1
Italian soldiers (marines) in action, defending their position near the Piave River, northern Italy, during the First World War. Date: 1917

Soldiers in action in the snow, WW1
Soldiers (possibly Italian) in action in the snow during the First World War. Date: 1915-1918

Austrian 7th Uhlans attacking, Galicia, WW1
Austro-Hungarian 7th Uhlans (light cavalry) attacking in Galicia on the Eastern Front, during the First World War. Date: circa 1914

Austro-Hungarian battleship at sea, WW1
An Austro-Hungarian battleship at sea during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Benghazi battle during Italo-Turkish War
A battle in Benghazi, Libya, during the Italo-Turkish War (1911-1912). Date: 19 October 1911

American troops in action, Beauges sur Aire, France, WW1
American troops in action at Beauges sur Aire, northern France, during the First World War. They are firing rifle grenades. Date: 23 October 1918

American troops, 2nd Battle of Cambrai, France, WW1
American troops in action during the Second Battle of Cambrai, northern France, during the First World War. The men of the 30th Division are moving forward towards Premont under enemy barrage

American troops in action at Choloy, France, WW1
American troops of the 326th Regiment in action at Choloy, north eastern France, during the First World War. They are attacking German trenches. Date: August 1918

American troops in action at St Barbe, France, WW1
American troops of the 37th Division in action at St Barbe, France, during the First World War. They are taking enemy trenches -- signal flares can be seen in the distance. Date: August 1918

Italian naval guns in action, WW1
Italian naval guns in action during the First World War. Date: 1915-1918

Italian naval action with aeroplane overhead, WW1
Italian naval action from an armoured monitor boat with 381mm guns, and an aeroplane flying overhead, during the First World War. Date: 1915-1918

Italian armoured train for coastal defence
An Italian armoured train used for coastal defence, probably during the First World War. Date: circa 1915-1918

Italian naval action, WW1
Italian naval action at sea during the First World War. Date: 1915-1918

Italian naval action with sailors in a boat, WW1
Italian naval action at sea during the First World War, with sailors in a boat in the foreground. Date: 1915-1918

Italian naval action viewed from above, WW1
Italian naval action at sea during the First World War, viewed from above. Date: May 1917

Italian naval action viewed from above, WW1
Italian naval action at sea during the First World War, viewed from above. Date: May 1917

Italian gunners in a wood near Rheims, France, WW1
Italian gunners with a 75 mm battery in action in a wood near Rheims, north eastern France, during the First World War. Date: July 1918

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