Armoured Collection (page 4)

Resurgam by Frank Dicksee
Symbolic painting by Frank Dicksee R.A. showing an armoured figure with the sword of justice rising above the flames of German barbarism during the First World War

WW2 Poster -- British tanks in action
British tanks hurled Italy out of Abyssinia, and in Libya completely wrecked Axis plans of conquest. Colour photolithograph. Associated with the Royal Armoured Corps. Date: 1942

Petard Mortar on a Churchill AVRE Tank; Second World War, 19
Photograph showing the Petard mortar on a Churchill AVRE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers) tank, France, 1944. The Churchill AVRE tank equipped with a Petard mortar

14th Century Soldier
A French soldier of the 100 Years War, carrying the oriflamme or standard : his page holds his armoured horse

22nd Dragoons Plaque Juno Beach exit
The Dragoons were equipped with Flail tanks, one of the Funnies, a range of armoured vehicles modified to carry out particular tasks - in this case to beat the beach like a giant carpet sweeper

The guardians of the tomb go to Jerusalem and announce
Cristoforo de Predis (1440-1486). Italian miniaturist. Miniature depicting the guardians of the tomb going to Jerusalem to announce that Jesus has resurrected

Makeshift Home Guard Tank
This jerry-built armoured car, fitted with a Sunbeam chassis and three machine guns, was the pride of the Berkshire Home Guard. 1940

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

Three armoured cars from 2nd Troop, ?A? Squadron
Photograph of three armoured cars from 2nd Troop, ?A? Squadron. 15/19th Kings Royal Hussars, at Tanjong Camp, Malaya, October 1956

Last-minute training for men of the Irish Guards Battle Group.One of 48 colour photographs taken by Sgt David John Miles, a reservist who volunteered to serve with 4 Armoured Brigade as Brigade

Armoured cars en route to Handeni, East Africa, WW1
Armoured cars (Rhinos) en route to Handeni, East Africa (now in Tanzania), during WW1. 1916

WW2 - Patriotic Czech League in London - Way to go to it. Many of the Czech soldiers (and civilians) that had managed to escape from Czechoslovakia when Germany invaded in 1939

Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1655-1707). Engraving, E. C. Heiss. Colored

Crusaders departing for an expedition to the Holy Land. Mini
History of the Crusades. Crusaders departing for an expedition to the Holy Land. Miniature. 14th century. Castle of Chantilly. France

Christ carrying the Cross, 1502, by Hans Holbein the Elder (
Hans Holbein the Elder (1465-1524). German painter. Christ carrying the Cross, 1502. Detail of a wing of Kaisheim Altar. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

Sinking of the Blucher in Great War Deeds, WW1
A dramatic incident in the Battle of Dogger Bank: the German armoured cruiser Blucher sinking and HMS Arethusa, British light cruiser, standing in to save life

Map of Dardanelles with HMS Bacchante, WW1
Map of the Dardanelles with an inset image of HMS Bacchante, British Cressy-class armoured cruiser. 1915

Admiral Graf Spee, German battleship (Deutschland-class heavy cruiser). Date: 1930s

Belfast riots, 1921
A page from the Illustrated London News, dated 10th September 1921, reporting on rioting in Belfast. An armoured car is shown on duty in Royal Avenue

New type of German armoured aeroplane 1918
German armoured aeroplane (an A.E.G), specially adapted for attacking the Allied troops in their trenches, made an appearance on the Western Front at the end of World War One. 1918

Bornu mounted warrriors (cavalry) in Ceremonial Battle Dress. The Bornu Empire (13801893) was an African state of Nigeria from 1380 to 1893

Euoplocephalus
A model of Euoplocephalus, one of the armoured plated dinosaurs from the family Ankylosauria. It lived during the Upper Cretaceous period 76 to 70 million years ago

SMS Sankt Georg, Austrian armoured cruiser, WW1
SMS Sankt Georg, an Austro-Hungarian armoured cruiser, launched 1903, in service during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

HMS Monmouth
Built in 1901, the sixth HMS Monmouth of the British Royal Navy was the lead ship of a class of armoured cruisers of 9, 800 tons displacement. She was sunk at the Battle of Coronel in 1914

First Italian tank prototype, the Pavesi model, WW1
The first prototype of an Italian tank, the Pavesi model, developed during the First World War from an agricultural tractor. Date: 1915

HMS Good Hope, British armoured cruiser
HMS Good Hope, British Drake-class armoured cruiser, launched 1901, sunk during the Battle of Coronel, 1 November 1914, off the coast of Chile. Date: circa 1914

Rolls Royce armoured car being shelled, WW1
A Rolls Royce armoured car belonging to the Dunsterforce, with explosions from shelling in the background, during the First World War. 1917-1918

Killen-Strait armoured tractor, WW1
A Killen-Strait armoured tractor, claimed to be the first completed British tank used during the First World War. Date: 1915

RNAS standard Rolls Royce armoured car, WW1
RNAS (Royal Naval Air Service) standard Rolls Royce armoured car, at Wormwood Scrubs, used during the First World War. Date: 1915

Anglo-Saxon King
An Anglo-Saxon king goes into battle, accompanied by his armour-bearer. Both carry spiked shields; the king, wearing an armoured cuirass, wields a massive broadsword. Date: 750

Royal Engineer adjusting a Flying Dustbin charge; Second W
Photograph showing a soldier of the Royal Engineers preparing a Flying Dustbin explosive charge, France, 1944. The Churchill AVRE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers)

Armoured convoy of food supplies: General strike 1926
General strike in 1926 called for emergency measures, armoured vehicles and troops in a convoy through the streetscarrying much need food. Date: May 1926

London in a tank. Date: 20th century

Swedish army. Middle Ages. Figures showing a soldier
Figures showing a soldier on horseback and one on foot heading for the Battle of Brunkeberg (1471). Swedish army. Middle Ages. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Sikh tank commander in the turret of his vehicle
Photograph of a Sikh tank commander in the turret of his vehicle. The tank is armed with a 50. calibre machine-gun for close fire support

Damascus, Syria - French Light Tank Review - Marjeh Square
Damascus, Syria - French Light Tank Review in the Marjeh Square. The bronze column was erected by Sultan Abdul Hamid II to commemorate the opening of the first telegraphic link in the Middle East

British Challenger tank following a farm boy and his cow
A British Challenger tank following a farm boy and his cow across a bridge.One of 48 colour photographs taken by Sgt David John Miles

The KFOR invasion passing Stenkovich refugee camp, just inside Macedonia, before crossing into Kosovo.One of 48 colour photographs taken by Sgt David John Miles

A mile-long KFOR invasion column stretching from the border between Macedonia and Kosovo to the Kosovo plains.One of 48 colour photographs taken by Sgt David John Miles

D-Day British Armour, Normandy, France, WW2
D-Day British Armour, Normandy, France, June 1944. 1944

Marseilles, France - French Navy armoured ship
Marseilles, France - the French Navys armoured cruiser, Ernest-Renan, at sea. The ship was built at the beginning of the 20th century

King Alfonso V of Aragon, called The Magnanimous (1396-1458)
Alfonso V of Aragon, called The Magnanimous (1396-1458). King of the Kingdom of Aragon and Naples. Alfonso the Magnanimous on horseback. Engraving in Spain Illustrated History, 19th century. Colored

Triumphal entry of Ferdinand III (c. 1201-1252) in Seville a
Ferdinand III (c.1201-1252), called Ferdinand the Saint. King of Castile and Leon. Surrender of Seville. Ferdinand III triumphal entry into the city. Engraving, 19th century. Colored

Dmitry Donskoy (1350-1389). Colored engraving
Dmitry Donskoy (1350-1389). Grand Prince of Moscow. Engraving. Colored

Tank. Military Museum of the Citadel. Gjirokaster. Republic
Tank. Military Museum of the Citadel which houses weapons of the First and Second World War. Gjirokaster Castle. Republic of Albania. Date: 20070809

King Canute I of Sweden (1143-1196) with his son Erik Knutsson (c.1180-1216), future Erik X. Drawing by Vernier. Engraving by Masson

Private 9th Lancer
A mounted Private 9th Lancer, were a cavalry regiment of the British Army, wearing a Lancer czapka helmet. Date: 1894

King Ferdinand III the Saint (c. 1201-1252)
Ferdinand III (c.1201-1252), called Ferdinand the Saint. King of Castile and Leon. Ferdinand III on horseback. Engraving in Spain Illustrated History by R. del Castillo, 19th century

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