Invasion Collection (page 11)

Cassivellaunus, opposing Julius Caesars second invasion of Britain, rouses his followers with a speech, pointing out the Roman camp on the hill behind him, the Romans lined up for the attack

Alfred Divides his Loaf
Following the Danish invasion of Wessex, King Alfred and his followers retreated to the island of Athelney, Somerset, where they were obliged to seek refuge and sustenance from local peasants

Caesar invades Britain
Julius Caesar makes his first attempt to invade the British mainland, making a landing somewhere on the Kent coastline. The standard bearer of the 10th Legion urges the hesitant legionaries to follow

Edward the Elder defeats Danes at Watchet
Edward the Elder, eldest son of Alfred the Great and king since 899, fights off an attack by the Danes at Watchet, in Somerset. Date: 921

Bayeux Tapestry (4 of 8)
A black and white depiction of the Bayeux Tapestry. In this section, Harold Godwinson is crowned King Harold II of England

Odun captures Danish Standard
At Kenwith Castle, Devon, Odun, Saxon Earl of Devon, defeats the Danish invaders and captures their Standard. Date: Circa 877

British Commandos Advancing in Normandy; Second World War, 1
Photograph showing British Commando troops sprinting forward to attack German positions in Normandy, France, during June 1944

Trochu Restores Order
In the streets of Paris, general Trochu rallies the Garde Nationale, after the red republican invasion of the Corps Legislatif in the Hotel de Ville. Date: 4 September 1870

Italian invasion into Austria Hungary
Patriotic propaganda postcard commemorating the brave Italian attack into Austria Hungary, after agreeing to join the First World War on the Allied side in June 1915. Date: 1916

Turks Enter Larissa 1897
Turkish troops enter Larissa after the Greeks had abondoned it on the 23rd April 1897. Date: 1897

Austrian troops in deep snow, Serbia, WW1
Austro-Hungarian troops on the march through deep snow in Serbia during the First World War. Date: 1915

Turco-Italian War, 1911 - loading fodder for Italian troops
Hay being loaded onto the steamship Italian, part of provisions for the Italian army in Tripoli during the 1911-1912 Turco-Italian war in Tripoli in the area now known as modern-day Libya

Admiral Sir Tom Phillips (1888 - 1941), who was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Fleet on 1 December 1941. He subsequently commanded Force Z during the Japanese invasion of Malaya

French poster warning against Communism. They want to destroy the army... remember Budapest, Berlin, Prague, Dantzig... 1940s

Japanese army cross Singapore causeway
Japanese forces cross the causeway from Malaya to Singapore. Malaya had been taken from the retreating British and Commonwealth forces at the end of January 1942

British troops train in Malaya
A column of British troops train in the jungle of Malaya, preparing to defend the territory from invasion by Japanese forces

Australian troops train in Malaya
Australian troops train in the thick jungle of Malaya, in anticipation of the Japanese invasion, which came in December 1941. Date: 1941

King Peter I of Serbia in retreat following invasion, WW1
King Peter I of Serbia (1844-1921, reigned 1903-1921), seen here (seated, left) in retreat after the invasion of his country by the joint forces of Germany

Noyon - Occupying Germans Bureau de Change
Noyon, France - Bureau de Change installed by occupying German Forces. The town was occupied by the Germans during World War I and World War II and on both occasions suffered heavy damage

French Cuirassier 1812
A cuirassier of the time of Napoleons invasion of Russia Date: 1812

Micro-Men Invasion 1946
Invasion of the Micro-Men (Richard Shaver) Date: 1946

Habakkuk, Prophet
Prophet who was chiefly concerned with the imminent invasion of the Chaldeans (Babylonians); he said things would be bad for the Jews and lo ! they were indeed bad Date: probably 7th century BC

Stukas Bomb Norway
Norway : German Junkers JU-87 Stukas dive-bomb Norwegian railway installations in order to hamper resistance to the German invasion Date: May 1940

Japanese storm Malayan airfield
Japanese troops storm an airfield in Malaya during the invasion

Englands test match victory: pitch invasion
The enthusiasm of the crowd after Englands victory: spectators flocking on to the field, while the players make a dash for the pavilion

D Day Invasion of France - WW2
A circular montage painting depicting D Day, centred around the commander of the US forces, General Eisenhower. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Invasion of Sicily -
The early stages of the landings during the Invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War Two. Thousands of landing craft of all types were used in the invasion

D-Day - Captured German soldiers
German soldiers captured by the invading allied forces on Omaha Beach. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6:30am and was conducted in two assault phases - the air assault landing of allied troops

D-Day - Limbering up for the Invasion
American soldiers use the dockside in a small English harbour to keep fit during the pre-landing period. The landing ships are berthed alongside

D-Day - US troops waiting for the moment of attack
A tension-filled photograph depicting American troops and medical personnel awaiting the moment of attack during the Normandy landings. The horror of the beaches would only be moments away

WW2 - British troops landing on Sicily
The First day of the Invasion of Sicily. Here, the disembarked Highland division prepare beach roads. Large landing craft unload supplies by raft and human chain. Date: 10th July 1943

D-Day - US Troops resting following initial assault
US troops rest after the initial assault on the Normandy coast. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6:30am and was conducted in two assault phases - the air assault landing of allied troops followed by

D-Day - American troops taking cover
American troops, including a heavy machine gunner (r) take shelter behind an earth bank during the assault on the normandy coast

D-Day - Naval Artillery support
A converted landing craft fires rockets to support the landing allied troops. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6:30am and was conducted in two assault phases - the air assault landing of allied

D-Day - Landing of the 13th / 18th Hussars
Troops sheltering on mass on a Normandy beach following the landing of the 13th/18th Hussars. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6

D-Day - Overcoming wire defences
Landed allied troops find little more than a single line of wire defences at this section on this section of the Normandy coast

D-Day - Captured German Prisoners
German prisoners captured by the 13th/18th Hussars on D-Day. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6:30am and was conducted in two assault phases - the air assault landing of allied troops followed by an

D-Day - Emabarkation for US assault troops
Embarkation for US assault troops, about to set sail for the invasion of France. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6:30am and was conducted in two assault phases - the air assault landing of allied

Poster by Burkhard Mangold
Poster by the Swiss artist, Burkhard Mangold: Der Wolf zieht um. Probably a comment on German expansionism

Roman Fleet approaches Britain
British scouts spot the Roman fleet approaching the coast during Julius Caesars attempted invasion in 55 BC

Information poster showing enemy uniforms
Information poster showing two enemy German uniforms: a parachutist and a soldier. Spot at Sight Chart No. 1

Waiting for transports - Burma - 1944
British, West Africans and Gurkhas, the backbone of Wingates Burma Jungle forces, wait at the ramps to file into transports or gliders for the forward movement to Broadway

Brigadier Cotterill-Hill wades ashore - Burma
Ramree Island on the Burma coast invaded. Brigadier Cotterill-Hill, commanding the 71st Indian brigade, wades ashore - 194"

Daily Mirror Boy Army
The Daily Mirror Boy Army approved by Lord Raglan and a movement growing by leaps and bounds in 1906 as Britain worries about the threat of invasion

British service personnel on D-Day
A group painting of the British armed forces involved in Operation Overlord - the D-Day invasion of France - on June 6th 1944

95th Para
British paratrouper from 95th Para - involved in the first stage of Operation Overlord, the D-day invasion of France on June 6th 1944

Dug in - D-Day - Machine Gun Team
A British machine gun team dug in on a Normandy beach during the assault phase of Operation Overlord - the allied D-Day landings in France on 6th June 1944

Private of the 2nd Battalion of The East Yorkshire Regiment (3rd Infantry Division) - Normandy 1944. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

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