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Background imageAllied Collection: German artillery gun, Brest-Litovsk Treaty in World War I

German artillery gun, Brest-Litovsk Treaty in World War I
German artillery gun at the time of the Brest-Litovsk Treaty in World War I

Background imageAllied Collection: Desstroyed bridge Dniester River Ukraine WWI

Desstroyed bridge Dniester River Ukraine WWI
Desstroyed bridge over the Dniester River in Ukraine during World War I

Background imageAllied Collection: Russian artillery - a big gun drawn by a horse team WWI

Russian artillery - a big gun drawn by a horse team WWI
Russian artillery - a big gun drawn by a horse team world War I

Background imageAllied Collection: Captured horse of a German cavalry officer, World War I

Captured horse of a German cavalry officer, World War I
The captured horse of a German cavalry officer, World War I

Background imageAllied Collection: Russian engineers repairing a bridge Eastern Front, World War I

Russian engineers repairing a bridge Eastern Front, World War I
Russian engineers repairing a bridge destroyed by Austrian solders during their retreat on the Eastern Front, World War I

Background imageAllied Collection: WWI Russian soldiers who fought from Warsaw to Brest

WWI Russian soldiers who fought from Warsaw to Brest
World War I - the treaty of Brest Litovsk - Russian soldiers who fought from Warsaw to Brest

Background imageAllied Collection: Polish refugees leaving Warsaw Poland during Wolrd War I

Polish refugees leaving Warsaw Poland during Wolrd War I
Polish refugees leaving Warsaw Poland during the invasion of the country during Wolrd War I

Background imageAllied Collection: Bad Munster Railway bridge January 1945, Germany

Bad Munster Railway bridge January 1945, Germany
Vintage World War II photograph - official US military photo: destruction of Bad Munster Railway bridge, by allied bombers, January 1945, Germany

Background imageAllied Collection: Douglas A-26 Invader aircraft over Germany April 1945

Douglas A-26 Invader aircraft over Germany April 1945
Vintage World War II photograph - official US military photo: silhouette of a flight of Douglas A-26 Invader aircraft of the allied 386th Bomb Group, over Germany April 1945

Background imageAllied Collection: German railway bridge after attack by Allied bombers

German railway bridge after attack by Allied bombers
Vintage World War II photograph - official US military photo: German railway bridge after attack by Allied bombers

Background imageAllied Collection: Railway marshalling yard Zulpich Germany Allied bombing

Railway marshalling yard Zulpich Germany Allied bombing
Vintage World War II photograph - official US military photo: railway marshalling yard at Zulpich Germany showing damage following a bombing run by Allied bombers

Background imageAllied Collection: WW2 - From the Madeleine to Place de la Concorde, Parisians cheer the French

WW2 - From the Madeleine to Place de la Concorde, Parisians cheer the French and Allied Soldiers. Date: 1945

Background imageAllied Collection: WW2 - In front of L Opera, decorated with the flags of the Allies

WW2 - In front of L Opera, decorated with the flags of the Allies, the crowd roars its enthusiasm. Date: 1945

Background imageAllied Collection: Berlin Germany, ruins in Potsdamer Platz 1945

Berlin Germany, ruins in Potsdamer Platz 1945
Vintaage photograph World War II - Berlin Germany, ruins in Potsdamer Platz following capture by Allied forces 1945

Background imageAllied Collection: WWII - Allied tank with anti mine chains Arnhem Netherlands

WWII - Allied tank with anti mine chains Arnhem Netherlands
World War II - Allied tank with anti mine chains in the centre of Arnhem Netherlands, fire started by retreating German army

Background imageAllied Collection: Tank of Allied armies in front of Cologne Cathedral, Germany

Tank of Allied armies in front of Cologne Cathedral, Germany
Tank of the Allied armies in front of Cologne Cathedral, Germany, towards the end of world War II

Background imageAllied Collection: Crowds congregating in Piccadilly Circus, one of the focal points of celebrations on VE

Crowds congregating in Piccadilly Circus, one of the focal points of celebrations on VE Day, 8 May 1945. Date: 1945

Background imageAllied Collection: Memorial to British and Allied Forces, Jonkerbos

Memorial to British and Allied Forces, Jonkerbos
This simple column Memorial is in the Jonkerbos Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in a wooded area known as Jonkers Bosch (Childrens Wood)

Background imageAllied Collection: 101st Airborne Division Memorial, Veghel, Holland

101st Airborne Division Memorial, Veghel, Holland
The Memorial is in the form of a kangeroo with a baby in her pouch ( a symbol of the Allied Forces leaping over Dutch rivers) on a huge stone block which weighs 1, 200 kgs

Background imageAllied Collection: Anti-tank barrier on the Belgian frontier, Sept 1939

Anti-tank barrier on the Belgian frontier, Sept 1939
Photograph of a steel wall built on the border between Germany and Belgium as an anti-tank barrier. The Sphere describes its design as of " somewhat unique character"

Background imageAllied Collection: German soldiers rounding up Polish civilians, Sept 1939

German soldiers rounding up Polish civilians, Sept 1939
German soldiers " mopping up" at Gdynia, Poland, with the examination of all civilians left behind in the port city

Background imageAllied Collection: Polish troops practicing wearing gas masks, September 1939

Polish troops practicing wearing gas masks, September 1939
Polish troops practising wearing thier gas masks as they awair the call to march onwards, shortly after the German invasion of Poland in September 1939. 1939

Background imageAllied Collection: Polish nationals praying for Poland in church, Sept 1939

Polish nationals praying for Poland in church, Sept 1939
Polish nationals, including army officers, embassy staff, the ambassador and the Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Hinsley, praying for their country in a Polish Catholic church in Islington

Background imageAllied Collection: French reservists enjoying lunch in London, September 1939

French reservists enjoying lunch in London, September 1939
French reservists enjoying their lunch and wine under the cover of the trees of Bedford Square as they wait to register for service

Background imageAllied Collection: 1st Special Service Brigade Memorial, le Plain

1st Special Service Brigade Memorial, le Plain
The Brigade comprised Numbers 4, 5, 6 Commando, 45 Royal Marine Commando and No 10 Inter Allied Commando. They are all commemorated on a plaque at the bottom of the cross

Background imageAllied Collection: British 3rd Infantry Division Plaque Sannerville Normandy

British 3rd Infantry Division Plaque Sannerville Normandy
The wall commemorates the Divisions part in Operation Goodwood, 18-21 July 1944. Nicknamed Montys Ironsides, between D-Day and the end of the war, the Division had over 11, 000 casualties

Background imageAllied Collection: Russian men in US Army coats, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Russian men in US Army coats, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Group photo of eleven Russian men (described as Bolsheviks) in US Army long coats, at Fort Omaha, Nebraska, USA, on 27 December 1918

Background imageAllied Collection: 50th Northumrian Division Asnelles Normandy

50th Northumrian Division Asnelles Normandy
The memorial is at a crossroads named Alexander Stanier after the Commander of the leading brigade (the 231st) of the 50th that landed on Gold Beach. Nearby are memorials to the leading battalions

Background imageAllied Collection: PLUTO Memorial Port en Bessin Normandy

PLUTO Memorial Port en Bessin Normandy
PLUTO - Pipe Line Under The Ocean was an ingenious method of supplying the Allied Forces with fuel from a main base at Southampton. The idea is said to have been that of Lord Louis Mountbatten

Background imageAllied Collection: Museum of Underwater Wrecks Port en Bessin

Museum of Underwater Wrecks Port en Bessin
In 1970 Jaques Lemonchois was asked to clear war wrecks not cleared by the government. The results here include tanks, parts of aeroplanes and torpedos, plus films, photos and documents

Background imageAllied Collection: First Allied Surgical Hospital in Europe

First Allied Surgical Hospital in Europe
The Hospital site, the Colombiere Chateau, had been chosen off the map while in England. Elements of 326th Medical Company arrived at 0700 on 6 June to find it occupied by Germans

Background imageAllied Collection: Air and sea battle between British and German forces, WW2

Air and sea battle between British and German forces, WW2
A combined air and sea battle in the North Sea between British and German forces during the early stages of the Second World War

Background imageAllied Collection: Poster, Get your grip on the Nip, WW2

Poster, Get your grip on the Nip, WW2. 1940s

Background imageAllied Collection: Poster, Get in first with your burst, WW2

Poster, Get in first with your burst, WW2. 1940s

Background imageAllied Collection: Poster, One bullet one Jap, WW2

Poster, One bullet one Jap, WW2. 1940s

Background imageAllied Collection: Poster, Blast them out, WW2

Poster, Blast them out, WW2. 1940s

Background imageAllied Collection: Poster, That which they started we will finish, WW2

Poster, That which they started we will finish, WW2. 1940s

Background imageAllied Collection: Joint commanders Hamilton and d Amade, WW1

Joint commanders Hamilton and d Amade, WW1
Joint commanders General Sir Ian Hamilton (left) and General d Amade of France (right). Date: 1914-1918

Background imageAllied Collection: Officers of Italian Light and Field Artillery, WW1

Officers of Italian Light and Field Artillery, WW1
Officers of the Italian Light and Field Artillery in semi-full dress uniform during the First World War, 24 April 1915. 1915

Background imageAllied Collection: WW1 - How Allies reached the North Sea - Battle of the Marne

WW1 - How Allies reached the North Sea - Battle of the Marne 1914

Background imageAllied Collection: WW1 - The War in the West - The Allies Advance - 1914

WW1 - The War in the West - The Allies Advance - 1914. The Battle of the Aisne. 1914

Background imageAllied Collection: WW1 - Mons and our Masterly Move - 1914

WW1 - Mons and our Masterly Move - 1914
WW1 - Mons and our Masterly Move - Field Marshall Sir John Frenchs Historical Dispatch explained. A pictorial map showing the famous British Expeditionary Force (BEF)

Background imageAllied Collection: War Memorial, Grove Park, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset

War Memorial, Grove Park, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset. circa 1920s

Background imageAllied Collection: War Memorial, Northernhay Gardens, Exeter, Devon

War Memorial, Northernhay Gardens, Exeter, Devon, with wreaths. Date: circa 1925

Background imageAllied Collection: Royal Naval War Memorial, Plymouth, Devon

Royal Naval War Memorial, Plymouth, Devon
Royal Naval War Memorial for WW1, Plymouth, Devon. Date: circa 1920

Background imageAllied Collection: Church at Moudros, Lemnos, Greece, WW1

Church at Moudros, Lemnos, Greece, WW1
Church at Moudros, on the island of Lemnos, Greece. The town was used as an Allied base during the Dardanelles Campaign, hence the presence of British soldiers. Date: circa 1915

Background imageAllied Collection: The Allied Troops at Vera Cruz

The Allied Troops at Vera Cruz. Several boats row towards the shore of Vera Cruz 1862

Background imageAllied Collection: WW2 - Hanging Flags - Anglo-Soviet Far in Battersea Park

WW2 - Hanging Flags - Anglo-Soviet Far in Battersea Park
WW2 - Hanging the flags of the Soviet Union, the United States of America and Great Britain on the Bandstand in Battersea Park as part of the decorations for the Anglo-Soviet Fair organised by



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