Command Collection (page 5)

Space Memorabilia - Apollo XI lapel pin
Space Memorabilia - Apollo XI (11) mission space flown lapel pin. An incredible piece of Apollo 11 flown history, Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two humans on the moon

Up Guards and at Them
Wellington issues his famous command, Up Guards and at them ! leading to the decisive rout of Napoleons Garde Imperiale Date: 18 June 1815

WW1 - Joan of Arc inspiring French forces to deeds of valour in adversity. Date: circa 1915

King Cnut the Great fails to halt the incoming tide
Cnut the Great (circa 985 or 9951035), (or Canute), King of Denmark, England, Norway, and parts of Sweden. Henry of Huntingdon, the 12th-century chronicler

Vickers Wellington GR XIV -this former stalwart of RAF Bomber Command continued to serve as a long range U-Boat hunter

Vickers VC10 C1 XR810 10 Sqn RAF San Francisco 1968
Vickers VC10 C1 XR810 of 10 Squadron RAF Transport Command at San Francisco Airport in 1968 Date: 1968

Captain Loxley of the Formidable, WW1 bravery
Clear Off - Submarines About: Captain Loxley of the Royal Navy, his terrier Bruce by his side, pictured giving his last order to another ship, warning of the danger of torpedoes

Map showing distant early warning line for defence
Distant early warning line (DEW line) of all-round radar defence. A map of North America, showing the various systems and devices of Conad

Prince Alexander of Teck (1874-1957), later Earl of Athlone, brother of Queen Mary, who had recently been promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General on General Staff

Tank Corps souvenir relating to 16th Battalion Tank Corps
Tank Corps souvenir relating to the 16th Battalion Tank Corps. commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel, the Hon. J. D. Y. Bingham, DSO, listing command structure and appointments, individual awards

Lieut-General T. H. J. C. Goodwin
Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Herbert John Chapman Goodwin KCB, KCMG, DSO (24 May 1871 29 September 1960), known as Sir John Goodwin, British soldier and medical practitioner

Delphinus fitzroyi. From: The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. Date: 1839

Abrocoma bennettii. From: The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. Date: 1839

First Royal Variety Show performance, 1912
The first Royal Variety Show performance, then known as the Command Performance, at the Palace Theatre in 1912.The royal box

General Pau, French army officer, WW1
General Paul Marie Cesar Gerald Pau (1848-1932), French army officer during the early part of the First World War. He was recalled from retirement to command the Army of Alsace. Date: circa 1914

London Fire Brigade Command unit at fire, Penge
Scene of fire at commercial premises, 23 Green Lane, Penge, SE London, showing a London Fire Brigade Command unit parked nearby

LFDCA-LFB Brigade Command and Control Unit
An interior view of the Brigades major command and control unit in Battersea Park, London

LFDCA-LFB Mercedes Command Support Unit
Pictured at Battersea Park, the CSU from the Southern Command headquarters at Croydon was staffed by two junior officers and attended incidents that required four pumps or more

GLC-LFB HQ Major Control Unit
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

NFS (London Region) Fire Force 34 Control Unit, WW2
There were five Fire Force areas in the London Region of the NFS, Nos 34 to 38. Each Fire Force area had its own local headquarters and Control Unit with dedicated staff

Baden Powell and Charles Burgess Fry
General Baden Powell and Charles Burgess Fry sitting in the back of an open car. At this time Fry (who is best remembered as a cricketer)

Stiebel / Valerie Hobson
Actress Valerie Hobson (1917- 1998, aka Mrs John Profumo, dressed in a dress by Victor Stiebel for a Royal Command Performance in 1952

Montevideo Stormed 1807
The storming of Montevideo by the troops under the command of General Sir Samuel Auchmuty

King Canute gets his feet wet
King Canute of England (1016-1035) and Denmark (1018-1035) gets his feet rather wet as he attempts to command the waves! The story may be apocryphal

LFDCA-LFB Volvo Saxon pump ladder at Croydon
Croydon fire stations Volvo Saxon pump ladder at its base station, which was the Southern Command headquarters. On top of the fire engine can be seen a roof ladder

Lt. -Gen. Sir George White, V. C. on horseback
Lieutenant General Sir George White, V.C. announced as commander of the British Forces in Natal, just prior to the Second Boer War which began in October 1899. Date: 1899

The Buffoon don Juan de Austria, ca. 1632, by Diego
Diego Velazquez (1599-1660). Spanish painter. The Buffoon don Juan de Austria, ca. 1632. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Mexican officers visit paratroop display
Photograph: Mexican officers visit paratroop display. Major General Gustav Salinas commander of the Mexican Air Force and Captain Radames Gaxiela paid a visit to an airfield in the Eastern Command to

2nd Bn en route from the docks during the General Strike
Photograph of the 2nd Bn en route from the docks during the General Strike, May 1926.Photograph associated with Regimental Command

Shocking by H. M. Bateman
The A. B. who asked for a light! Commanding officers on board a Royal Navy ship are so shocked to have a subordinate abke seaman ask for a light for his cigarette

Noah entering the Ark with his family and the living creatures agreeable to the divine command - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 7.7. 1787

On patrol with General Smuts, Salaita, East Africa, WW1
Team on patrol with General Jan Smuts, in command of Allied troops near Salaita, German East Africa, during WW1. The Battle of Salaita Hill took place on 12 February 1916, with a German victory. 1916

The Russo-Japanese War - Japanese High Command
The Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 - The Japanese High Command in session. Date: circa 1905

Jean-Charles Pichegru (1761-1804). French general of the Revolutionary Wars. Engraving. Portrait. 19th century. Colored

Granadiers of the Imperial Guard. First Empire (Napelon I)
Granadiers of the Imperial Guard. Group of elite soldier of the French Army under the direct command of Napelon I. Engraving. 1812

American Superfortresses bombing Burma, WW2
American 20th US Bomber Command Superfortresses bombing a Japanese supply depot near Rangoon, Burma, in March 1945 during the Second World War. Date: 1945

Juan Lopez de Padilla (1490-1521). Insurrectionary leader in the Castilian War of the Communities. Portrait. Engraving in Historia de Espa?a, 19th century. Colored

The Return to Amsterdam of the Second Expedition to the East
Hendrik Cornelisz Vroom (1566-1640). Dutch painter. The Return to Amsterdam of the Second Expedition to the East Indies, 1599. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Militia Company of District XVIII under the Command of Capta
Govert Flinck (1615-1660). Dutch painter. Militia Company of District XVIII under the Command of Captain Albert Bas, 1645. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Militia Company of District XI under the Command of Captain
Frans Hals (c.1582-1666) and Pieter Codde (1599-1678). Dutch painters. Militia Company of District XI under the Command of Captain Reynier Reael, known as The Meagre Company, 1637. Detail

John Paul Jones (1747-1792). Scottish sailor and the United Statess first well-known naval fighter in the American Revolution. Engraving. Colored

Alphonse XII receiving the congratulations of the Moroccan e
Alphonse XII (1857-1885). King of Spain. Alphonse XII receiving the congratulations of the Moroccan embassy. Ceuta. March 20, 1877. Engraving by Arturo Carretero (1852-1903)

History of the Jews. Middle Ages. Miniauture depicting the Sacrifice of Isaac, taken from a Machzor (prayer book liturgy for Jewish holidays). Dated at the beginning of 14th century. Reproduction

Capture of Cetshwayo. Colored engraving of Spanish and Ameri
Capture of Cetshwayo. The detachment of Major Marter sights the Kraal, last refuge of the ex-king of the Zulus. Colored engraving of Spanish and American Illustration, 1879

Captain William Harrison
The first commander of the Great Eastern, Cpt. William Harrisons fate mirrored that of the massive ship under his command, when he drowned in an accident off Southampton Date: circa 1859

Napoleon at Jena (Vernet
BATTLE OF JENA Napoleon reviews his men before they go into battle against the Prussians; their victory will give Napoleon command over all Prussia Date: 14 October 1806

Disarming Sepoys / 1857
The 11th Irregular Cavalry (of sepoys) disarmed at Berhampore. Date: 1857 - 1858

SHERIDANs ADVANCE 1864
Philip Henry Sheridan, US General, given command of the Army of the Shenandoah, he defeats General Lee. Here he advances at a good pace on horseback with his men. Date: 1864

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