Bombardment Collection (page 3)

Henry Willink, M. P
Henry Willink (1894-1973) in his capacity as Special Commissioner for the homeless in London, a role that was necessitated owing to the destruction inflicted by German air-raids. 1940

Air raid on Oxford Street
The front cover of The Bystander features a shop assistant rescuing two mannequins after an Oxford Street department store is hit by a Luftwaffe bombing raid

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

French bombarding fort of San Juan de Ulua, Mexico
The French navy bombarding the fort of San Juan de Ulua (Saint-Jean d Ulloa), overlooking the seaport of Veracruz in Mexico, during the Pastry War. Date: 27 November 1838

German bombardment of Algerian port, WW1
German bombardment of an Algerian port, North Africa, 4 August 1914, during the First World War -- a photograph with artists additions

Gunners sheltering during a bombardment, 1917, Matania
With our artist on the Western Front - No II. New Series. Front cover of The Sphere featuring the first of a new set of drawings done by the magazines special artist during his latest visit to

German bombardment of Hartlepool during World War I
An attack by the Germans on Hartlepool during World War I which missed its main target and killed many civilians. Date: 1914

Franco-Prussian War. Siege of Paris
Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Siege and bombardment of Par� by the Prussian army. From left to right, Prussian king William I, general Moltke and chancellor Bismarck. Etching. ITALY

Allied warships, Dardanelles, February 1915, WW1
Allied warships which took part in the bombardment of the Dardanelles in February 1915. They are: HMS Dublin, Euryalus, Cornwallis, Amethyst, Sapphire, Vengeance, Lord Nelson, Implacable, Agamemnon

Paraguay - Ruins of Jesuit Church at Humaita
Humaita, Paraguay, a town and distrito on the Paraguay River in southern Paraguay. During the Paraguayan War, it served as the main Paraguayan stronghold from 1866 until its fall in August 1868

Destruction at Albert, Somme, France - WWI - Ruins of the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Brebieres after several bombardments by the German Forces during the First Battle of the Somme

The ruins of Amiens - post WWI
The damaged streets and houses of the City of Amiens, France - following German bombardment during WWI. La Rue Lamartine. Date: circa 1920

HMS Redoubtable bombarding off coast of Flanders, WW1
The British battleship HMS Redoubtable (the renamed HMS Revenge) carrying out bombardment duties on German positions off the coast of Flanders during the First World War. Date: 7 September 1915

Bombardment of Termonde, Belgium, WW1
Scene during the Bombardment of Termonde, Belgium, by the Germans during the First World War. Showing Belgian infantry sniping after blowing up the railway. Date: 18 September 1914

Empty shell cases and boxes, Battle of Albert, France, WW1
A dump of empty 18 pounder shell cases and boxes, part of those used by one British Division during the bombardment of Fricourt, northern France, during the Battle of Albert, First World War

Bombardment of allied positions
Allied forces and encampments being bombared by Turkish forces from the Asian side of the Dardanelles during the Gallipoli campaign - June 19th 1915

The Torri degli Ardinghelli, San Gimignano, Italy, 1944
Photograph showing the Torri degli Ardinghelli, or Towers of the Guelphs, at the eleventh-century hill-top town of San Gimignano, near Siena, Italy, prior to July 1944

A furious charge of Irish troops at the taking of Guillemon
An illustration showing Irish troops attacking German positions at Guillemont, September 1916. The image depicts Irish soldiers engaging in fierce hand-to-hand combat at a machine-gun post which

Frenchies in Trenches
Two French soldiers during a bombardment

Aerial raid on Southend, watching the Zeppelin at work
The aerial raid on Southend: watching the Zeppelin at work in 1915 during the First World War. The Zeppelin airship dropped upwards of 100 bombs upon Southend-on-Sea, Westcliff and Leigh

C. J. Purnell Holding an Incendiary Bomb
C.J. Purnell, librarian and secretary of the London Library, slept on the premises throughout the Blitz. He here holds up an incendiary bomb that he was able to extinguish before it set light to

British gunners take a break during bombardment of Zonnebeke
Photograph: British gunners take a break during the bombardment of Zonnebeke. From an album of 76 official photographs, 1916-1917. Associated with World War One, Western Front (1914-1918)

Old Bill and Co. September 1940
" No, you were wrong, Bill! That wasn t another warnin you eard." Bruce Bairnsfathers cartoon makes light of the repeated air-raid warnings civilians were subjected to during the Battle of

Bombardment of Istanbul from Russian warships in Bosphorus
WW1 - Bombardment of Istanbul from Russian Naval Dreadnought Battleships in the Bosphorus Date: circa 1915

The Soudan Advance - steaming back to Berber: playing Maxims on the Baggara Horse after the bombardment of Metmmeh, 1897. Photogravure after Frederic Villiers, 1897

Lowestoft bombardment - damaged houses, 1916
Houses at Lowestoft on the east coast of England wrecked by the German naval bombardment in April 1916. Most of the damage to buildings was done along the sea front or near it

Lowestoft bombardment - damaged buildings, 1916
Damaged buildings in the bombardment of Lowestoft, including a shop and a convalescent home. A German naval squadron attacked the east coast of England early on Tuesday, 25th April 1916

The Church St Eloi at Dunkirk devastated in WW1
The Church of St Eloi (Eligius, also Eloy or Loye), Dunkirk, France - devastated during WW1. circa 1916

Crimean War, allied attack on Russian fortresses
Crimean War -- grand allied attack on Russian fortresses, capture of the Mamelon fort, bombardment of the town. 1855

Crimean War, Kerch from the road to Simferopol
Crimean War -- view of Kerch from the road to Simferopol, bombardment of the town. 1855

Palce of the Sultan, Zanzibar, 1896, before bombardment. Date: 1896

Zanzibar, after the bombardment in 1896 (Anglo-Zanzibar War)
Zanzibar, after the bombardment in 1896. (Anglo-Zanzibar War sometimes known a the worlds shortest war ). Date: 1896

Guns and bombardment damage, Alexandria, Egypt, 1882. Date: 1882

Alexandria, Egypt, 1882 - Place des Consuls, after bombardment by the British. Date: 1882

Guns and ruins after the bombardment, Alexandria, Egypt, 1882. Date: 1882

Caricature of Lord Beresford and Admiral Seymour
Caricature of Lord Charles William de la Poer Beresford (1846-1919), at this time a Royal Navy captain (later an Admiral), and Admiral Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour (1821-1895)

Christof Bernhard Galen
CHRISTOF BERNHARD von GALEN Prince-Bishop of Munster, depicted during a bombardment Date: 1606 - 1678

Ypres, Belgium, Cloth Hall and St. Martins Cathedral WWI
Photograph of the town of Ypres, showing the ruins of the Cloth Hall and St. Martins Cathedral after bombardments. Date: 1 July 1915

Damage inside a building, Scarborough, WW1
Damage inside a building following coastal bombardment by the German Navy at Scarborough, North Yorkshire. 1914

Bordj Bou-Nafa, powder store, Fez (Fes), Morocco
Bordj Bou-Nafa, an old powder store in Fez (Fes), Morocco, showing damage from bombardment during riots in 1912. Date: circa 1912

Cartoon, During the bombardment, WW1
Cartoon, During the bombardment. A British soldier eats from a hamper during a bombing raid. He tells another soldier, Jim, that when he eats quickly he gets the hiccups -- can he suggest a remedy

Sphere cover - East Coast bombardments, Hartlepool chapel
The bombardment of the East Coast - the scene outside a Hartlepool Baptist Chapel. Scene painted by Fortunino Matania based on a sketch by fellow Sphere artist, G. H

Zeppelinanities: The airy humour of the Hun by H. M. Bateman
" Zeppelinanities. The airy humour of the Hun: a German air-raiders air-raising narrative illustrated by our caricaturist." This cartoon depicts the German zeppelin raid on London on 8

Bombardment of Scarborough - German navy gun-crew
The raid on Scarborough took place on 16th December 1914. It was an attack by the Imperial German Navy on the British seaport town. German gun-crew are pictured in action from their warship

The library at Louvain ruined during WW1
The library at Louvain in Belgium, as it was with a smaller, inset photograph, showing how it looked after German bombardment In 1914

Burgomasters House, Ypres, West Flanders
Burgomasters House, Ypres, near Poperinge, West Flanders, Belgium. Showing the house before bombardment and after Date: 1914

Delbeke Hall, Ypres, West Flanders
Delbeke Hall, Ypres, near Poperinge, West Flanders, Belgium. Showing the hall before bombardment and after Date: 1914

The East Coast is SO bracing, WW1 cartoon
The East Coast is SO bracing - with apologies to the famous " Hassall" poster. Cartoon by J. H. Thorpe referencing John Hassalls famous jolly Skegness is so bracing travel poster

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