Germans Collection (page 2)

Chivalry of the air by G. H. Davis
The chivalry of the air: the courtesy of foe to foe. Showing a British pilot dropping a wreath for a comrade's grave in the German lines during the First World War

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Catalans: ajudem als nostres germans bascos (Catalans: let's help our Basque brothers). Poster edited by the Official Commission for Help to Euskadi

British soldiers take an enemy trench, WWI by Cyrus Cuneo
British soldiers take an enemy trench, using bayonets and bombs as they go, during an offensive on the Western Front during World War I. Date: 1916

A Warm Welcome for Every Parachutist
Sixth column strategy: Foresight plans, if London gets invaded by landing Germans dropping from the skies dressed as British civilians they would be collected up by cyclist with tubs of hot boiling

Battle at the Schilberg Cross-roads; Second World War, 1945
Sketch of a battle between British and German troops for control of the cross-roads in the town of Schilberg, Netherlands, 1945

VILLAGERS MURDERED
In a village near Louvain, Belgium, the Germans set fire to homes, ordering the inhabitants to stay inside ; those that try to flee are shot. Date: 1915

HUNS MAKE KIDS SEE DEATH
Germans force Belgian children to watch their parents being shot, before being shot themselves Date: 1917

1916 Germans Burn Bodies Events World War One
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North Africa : as the Germans and Italians are driven out of Africa, Free French troops are welcomed back to the former French territories Date: 1943

Rokossovsky Kursk Events World War Two Eastern
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HMS Forward - Forward-class Scout Cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Forward, a Forward-class Scout Cruiser. Forward was built by Fairfield???s S.B. & E. at Govan, in 1904. The ship was in reserve for most of the first decade of her existence

Triple deities of the ancient Germans, Mairae or Mairabus
The triple deities or mother goddesses of the ancient Germans, Mairae or Mairabus. Inscribed: In honorem Domits divinae diis Mairabus Dee madri o matrone

Golden Horn of Gallehus, drinking horn or Tunderense
Golden Horn of Gallehus, Denmark, drinking horn or Tunderense. Decorated with armed figures, snakes, centaurs, dogs, and other ancient Norse, German or Roman mythology

Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, 1122-1190. Frederick Barbarossa, Red Beard, Fridericus Aenobarbus, King of Germany, King of Italy

View over Dikkebus Lake, Dickebusch, Belgium
The name Dickebusch means hick forest and dates from the time that this area was dense woodland. The Germans never took the lake, although they reached the water in May 1918

Plaque to Captain J J Crowe VC, Nieuwkerke Hospice
The final German attempt to break through to the Channel ports, known as the Fourth Battle of Ypres, had initial success

Christmas Truce Memorial, Peace Village, Messines
The memorial carries the words A Lull in the Hate and refers to the football match played between the Germans and the British at Christmas 1914

The Trenches of Death Museum by the River Izjer, Dixmuide
The Trenches of Death formed a Belgian defensive line along the west bank of the River Izjer which was pivotal in preventing the Germans breaking through to the Channel Ports

Detail, Queen Victoria Rifles Memorial, Hill 60
The plaque details how the Queen Victoria Rifles Memorial had been destroyed in 1940 by the Germans and was rebuilt using some of the original stone

Queen Victorias Rifles Memorial, Hill 60
This is in an enclosed walking area which includes craters.The memorial was destroyed by the Germans in 1940 and later restored. Many veterans had their ashes scattered here. Date: 2016

A bunker at the northern corner of Shrewsbury Forest
The forest was named by the 2nd Kings Shropshire Light Infantry in March 1915. It had been taken by the Germans in October 1914 but they were driven out on the 31st. Date: 2016

Page from the Illustrated London News showing the piles of possessions belonging to refugees on roads in France during the Second World War. Date: 1940

Spiralling Wings Memorial to Airstrip B-82, Keent
The airstrip here, in the old forelands of the Ms at Keent, was made by the Germans as an emergency landing field but never used by them

51st Highland Division Stained Glass Window, Vught
In the 1944 fighting to defeat the Germans in Holland the whole area around here became the responsibility of the 51st Div

101st US Airborne Memorial Gift to the Dutch
The Memorial, which is in Sint Oedenrode, was initiated and funded by 101st Airborne veterans in recognition of the Dutch resistance against the Germans

The theft of the La Tour Pastels from St. Quentin, Dec 1918
Article describing the theft of the pastel work of Maurice Quentin de la Tour and showing a selection of three examples of his most famous pastel work

Enemy aliens queue to register outside church, Sept 1939
A church in Hampstead helps to register crowds of enemy nationals just after the outbreak of war, September 1939. The Sphere emphasises that " all cases are examined with care and consideration

The Sphere front cover showing the German advance, Sept 1939
Front cover of the Sphere, showing German soldiers and supplies as they advance into the Polish corridor. 1939

International Vegetarian Congress in Berlin, 1932
Delegates at the International Vegetarian Congress in Berlin, 1932, whose tonsorial abundance leads The Sphere magazine to ask, " Does Vegetarianism increase the growth of hair?" Date: 1932

Royal Winnipeg & 1st Canadian Scottish Memorial
This double memorial has a plaque to the Rifles on the left and to the Scottish on the right. Between them is a poem by Paul Eluard

Outbreak of WWII - Germans leave London 1939
Dr. Kordt, German Charge d Affaires in London, leaving the capital with his wife upon declaration of war in September 1939. Date: 1939

Outbreak of WWII Germans trying to leave England
Germans resident in Britain attempting to return to Germany by the S. S. Europa which was scheduled to arrive at Southampton but never materialised. Date: 1939

German Cemetery Orglandes Normandy
There are over 10, 000 burials here from the battles as the Americans drove towards Cherbourg. Originally both Germans and Americans were buried here but the latter were moved in 1945 to St Laurent

Bridge wrecked by Germans, La Ferte Sous Jouarre, WW1
Bridge wrecked by Germans to prevent the approach of the British at La Ferte Sous Jouarre, northern France, September 1914, in the early stages of the First World War. 1914

Belgians prevent Germans repairing Termonde bridge, WW1
Belgians preventing Germans from repairing the bridge at Termonde, Belgium, 11 September 1914. 1914

Sad End of a German Spy Behind the British Line, WW1
The Sad End of a German Spy Behind the British Line. He foolishly endeavoured to obtain information from our sign boards!

Trenches at La Boutillerie, forward of Fleurbaix, WW1
By the light of the flare. My first impression of the trenches, at La Boutillerie, forward of Fleurbaix, Jan.15. The front line consisted of separate trenches of primitive construction without any

German Prisoners in Morocco
German Prisoners captured during the First World War, digging trenches in Morocco Date: 1915

Russian soldiers fighting the Germans in the snow on the eastern front during 1916. They are supported by an armoured car that can be seen in the background. Date: 1916

THE LAST HEAVE
The Germans are urged to make the last heave to ensure victory, by participating in the war loan to pay for arms for the men in battle Date: 1918

GERMANS RAVAGE FRANCE
ANTI-GERMAN Cover of a book describing some of the awful things the Boche have done in Belgium and France Date: circa 1915

WW2 / AFRICAN FRONT 1940
North Africa : British bombers attack French warships in the harbour of Oran, Algeria, to prevent them being used by the Germans Date: 1940

GERMANS INVADE SUDETEN
German troops march into the Sudetenland, on the grounds that they are liberating the German-speaking citizens of the country Date: 1 October 1938

All Germans love children, so even these tough soldiers, invading Belgium, find time to fraternise with the kiddies... and fortunately there is a photographer to record it... Date: 1914

It is a little-known fact that the Belgians were delighted when their kindly, amiable neighbours invaded their country, fraternising with them happily... Date: 1914

Russian troops abandon their guns and retreat before the advancing Germans Date: 1916

BELGIAN FRANC-TIREURS
Belgian franc-tireurs - civilians who attack the invading Germans : in fact, none exist : they are a figment of the German imagination ! Date: 1914

ROMAN BEACON SIGNALS
Beacons used by the Romans during their campaign against the Germans Date: 1st century

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