Invasion Collection (page 12)

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

Recruitment Poster Ww1
REMEMBER BELGIUM A First World War recruitment poster, highlighting the news of atrocities commited by the German troops after the invasion of Belgium

A Serbian Dragoon regiment in the Battle of Borenitza
A Serbian Dragoon regiment, part of the Allied army based in the Greek port of Salonika, are pictured riding to repel an attack by the Bulgarian army, October 1916

A French heavy-gun battery on the Macedonian border A French heavy-gun battery is pictured moving uphill through lines of barbed wire on the Balkan front, October 1916

Gallic Chiefs
In the face of Roman invasion, chiefs of the Gallic tribes swear mutual aid

Montenegro Revolt
Insurrection of Montenegro against Ottoman rule : Lukas Vukolowich, patriot leader, resists the Turkish invasion as best he can, and a treaty imposes compromise terms

German Invasion - 2
With the railways in their hands, it will be easy for the Germans to seize control of a strategic town such as Colchester as headquarters (scene 2 of 4)

A Family of Jewish Immigrants, London, 1904
Engraving showing a family of Jewish immigrants, a grandmother, mother and three children in the East End of London, 1904

Allied Airborne Gliders after landing in Holland; Second Wor
Aerial photograph showing gliders of the Allied Airborne Army after they had landed on Holland, September 1944. On 17th September 1944 Operation Market Garden was put into action; a bold plan devised

Immigrants making cigarettes in their lodgings, London, 1904
Engraving showing three young women immigrants, sitting around a table rolling cigarettes, London, 1904. This engraving was part of an article in the Illustrated London News entitled The Alien in

British Tanks on Nijmegen Bridge; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing the Sherman tanks of the British 30 Corps crossing Nijmegen Bridge, as part of Operation Market Garden, September 1944

Lunch in a Jewish shelter, London, 1904
Engraving showing a group of men, seated on benches around a table having soup for lunch, at the Jewish shelter in the East End of London, 1904

British Major and Lieutenant, near Arnhem; Second World War
Photograph showing a Major (on left) and Lieutenant of the British First Airborne Division in the woods near Arnhem, Holland, September 1944

The Belgian Royal family
King Albert of Belgium seen with his family, the Queen Elizabeth, their daughter Princess Marie Jose (left), Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (middle) and Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant (right)

Immigrant arriving at the Jewish Shelter, London, 1904
Engraving showing the Principal of the Jewish shelter, in the East End of London, talking to a newly arrived immigrant, 1904

Immigrant Bootmakers at Work, London, 1904
Engraving showing young male immigrants hard at work making shoes; stitching, sewing and hammering at a work table, London, 1904

Sellers at the Petticoat Lane Market, London, 1904
Engraving showing some of the sellers at the Petticoat Lane market; an old lady selling herbs and vegetables and a man and his son selling offcuts, London, 1904

An Immigrant arriving in London, 1904
Engraving showing a Jewish immigrant with his pack on his back, being greeted by a loved one, while an officer from the Jewish shelter looks on, London, 1904

Allied Troops moving through a French village; Second World
Photograph showing a unit of Allied infantry moving through a French village, shortly after the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944

British First Airborne troops using a 75mm gun, Arnhem; Seco
Photograph showing a soldier of the British First Airborne Division firing a 75mm gun at an enemy position near Arnhem, September 1944

German navy on landing manouevres
A photograph showing the German navy engaged on landing manouevres. Invasion of Britain by German forces remained a threat throughout World War I and II

Belgian soldiers retreat
Belgian soldiers in August 1914, retreating to Antwerp, accompanied by dogs pulling machine guns. As the Germans pushed their invasion through Belgium, the Belgium army was forced to retreat

Immigrants arriving at the Jewish Shelter, London, 1904
Engraving showing a group of immigrants, some families with small children, arriving at the Jewish night shelter in Leman Street, the East End of London, 1904

Belgian peasant refugees
A Belgian peasant family with a dog-drawn cart, walk into Brussels after fleeing their homes in the wake of the German invasion of 1914

British and American troops stacking dynamite on the Nijmege
Photograph showing British and American troops stacking dynamite charges against the railing of Nijmegen Bridge, September 1944

Louvains town hall saved
Illustration showing crowds of German officers looting the Belgian town of Louvain during World War I. The city was devastated by the German invasion in September 1914

Coastguard Galley
Eight stalwart tars row a coastguard galley, protecting Englands shores from invasion by foreign powers

Burnt out German tank, Normandy; Second World War, 1944
Wrecked German tanks and trucks on a Normandy road, shortly after D-Day, 6th June 1944. This road was taken by advancing American troops on their way inland from the invasion beaches

Guarding Frontiers
When war breaks out between Prussia and Austria, Switzerland guards her frontiers against any infraction or invasion

English Soldiers Ca 1690
Soldiers of William IIIs army march against an expected French invasion in support of the ousted James II

Sphinx - Assyrian
During the invasion of the Assyrians

Sphinx - Persians
at the time of the Persian invasion of Egypt

Sphinx - Arab Invasion
at the time of the Arab invasion

Dieppe Raid Fails
OPERATION JUBILEE - The Allies make a disastrous raid on Dieppe which achieves nothing except to show how difficult the invasion of Europe is certain to be

Various Battlefields
Valleys, mountains, woodland, fields, water, ice - each kind of terrain calls for different military strategies, ranging from incendiary cannon-balls to invasion barges

Tax / Invasion of Privacy
The government, caricatured as a devilish flying imp, invades privacy to assess peoples financial status

Romans Invade Britain
A Roman invasion force under the command of Julius Caesar lands on British shores

Invasion Fleet
Garibaldis invasion fleet on the beach at Messina, Sicily, ready to invade the Italian mainland at Calabria

Embarking for Italy
Following on the invasion by Garibaldis thousand. Missoris expedition embarks from the Faro Point, Messina, to invade the Italian mainland at Calabria

Garibaldi Invasion Fleet
The invasion fleet carries Garibaldis thousand from Quarto, Sicily, to invade the Italian mainland

Bazajet Ransoms Captives
Bajazet, sultan of Turkey, accepts ransom money for the comte de Nevers and other French Knights, captured during a reckless invasion of Turkey near Nicopolis

Stukas over Norway
Norway : German JU-87 Stukas make a low-level attack over the snow-covered landscape of Norway, preparatory to the invasion

King Alfreds galleys in battle with Vikings

Alboin Takes Pavia
Alboin, King of the Lombards, takes Pavia in the course of his invasion of Italy

Stopping an Invader
How to stop an Invader England, threatened with invasion by Napoleon, responds with patriotic fervour !

THE MAINE BLOWS UP
The Us cruiser Maine is blown up in Havana harbour, allegedly by the Spanish, leading to the American invasion of Cuba and the end of Spanish rule

1581 / Cossacks in Siberia
Yermak Timofeyevich leads a Cossack invasion of Siberia. He defeats the khan, Kuchum, and occupies the capital, Kashlyk, on the Irytsh River

Montezuma & Council
Montezuma and his council debate Aztec policy towards the invasion of Mexico by Cortes and the Conquistadors

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