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The Royal Engineers Evacuation MemorialIn the final days of Operation Market Garden, the beleagured British forces left north of the Rhine at Oosterbeek, west of Arnhem
The old St Elisabeth Hospital, Arnhem, HollandIn the planning for Operation Market Garden, 16th Field Ambulance were tasked to arrive on the first day and to establish themselves in the hospital
Belgian Piron Brigade Memorial, Opheusden, HollandOpheusden was the centre of much fighting involving British, American and Belgian forces following the failure of Operation Market Garden to cross the Rhine at Arnhem
Incredible Patrol Plaque, Elst Town Hall, HollandFollowing the failure of Operation Market Garden to establish a foothold across the Rhine at Arnhem, the front line effectively lay along the river itself
Civilian War Victims Memorial, Doornenburg, HollandThis village remained in German hands until April 1945 when it was liberated on Easter Sunday. In October 1944 following Operation Market Garden, Doornenburg was repeatedly bombed by the Allies
508th PIR Memorial, Sions Hof Hotel, Berg en DalDuring Operation Market Garden in September 1944 this area was taken by the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the US 82nd Airborne Division. The figure on the wall is a Memorial to that Division
Memorial Chapel to St Mary of the Flowering BetuweThis Chapel was erected in 1946 in commemoration of heavy fighting that took place around this area in September-October 1944 following the Market Garden Operation
Operation Veritable Memorial, Groesbeek, HollandShaped like an airborne canister, or the Tinman in the Wizard of Oz film, this metal Memorial records on the back that on 17/18 September 1944
101st AB Division Memorial, Son, HollandOperation Market Garden depended upon the capture by airborne forces of a sequence of bridges over rivers and canals in Holland
101st Airborne Division Memorial near EindhovenOperation Market Garden involved capturing a sequence of bridges over rivers so that a rapid armoured advance could drive from Belgium through Holland to the German border in September 1944
British troops and Locals Memorial, Sint MichielsgestelThere is much erudite discussion about whether Operation Market Garden was a success or a failure. Certainly, the prime objective - to outflank the German defences along the River Rhine
US 501st Geronimo Monument, Eerde, HollandDuring Operation Market Garden in September 1944, the airborne forces were charged with capturing a series of bridges over waterways that impeded the ground troops advance
Castle Henkenshage, 502nd PIR HQ, HollandThe US 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment was given the Operation Market Garden task of capturing this position and completed the clearing of the area on 17 September 1944
Jan van Hoof Memorial Statue, Nijmegen, HollandJan was a student and a member of the Dutch Secret Service at the time of Operation Market Garden in September 1944. A citizen of Nijmegen
11th Armoured Division Memorial, Stiphout, HollandThe Market Garden Operation involved an armoured attack by British and American forces along a narrow Corridor from Belgium and then through Holland
Polish Airborne Units Memorial, Polish Cemetery, LommelOperation Market Garden consisted of two distinct parts - airborne forces and land forces. The airborne forces were the Market part and the land forces the Garden
The Liberation Gate Memorial, Dutch-Belgian borderThis Memorial is just inside the Dutch border about 3 kms from Joes Bridge. In the battles before the start of the Market Garden Operation from Joes Bridge
Joes Bridge on the Belgian-Dutch borderOperation Market Garden was a combined British & American land and air operation planned to break into and around the German defences & then on into Germany itself
Three children, survivors of the Athenia, September 1939Three young girls; Margot from London, Theodora from Toronto and Virginia from Detroit, photographed after being rescued from the transatlantic passenger liner, the Athenia
H. M. destroyer rescues passengers of the Athenia, Sept 1939Sailors on a British destroyer are shown holding onto former passengers of the Athenia in a lifeboat, 1939. The Sphere comments on the swell which made the rescue operation more difficult
Nurse holding childs hand, looking in on an operationNurse holding childs hand in a hospital, looking in on an operation. 20th century
Operation Mallard Memorials, St Aubin d AuquenayIn the centre of this rather untidy collection of memorials in the centre of the village is one to 1st Special Service Brigade and flanking it are plaques to the Civilian Victims
British 3rd Infantry Division Plaque Sannerville NormandyThe wall commemorates the Divisions part in Operation Goodwood, 18-21 July 1944. Nicknamed Montys Ironsides, between D-Day and the end of the war, the Division had over 11, 000 casualties
Plans and views of lock gates in operation on canals, 18th century, England. Copperplate engraving by Mutlow from John Mason Goods Pantologia, a New Encyclopedia, G. Kearsley, London, 1813
Surgical instruments to remove foreign bodies from the esophagus 1-3, encysted stone in the bladder 4 and a hernia in the bowel 5
Surgical equipment including machines forSurgical equipment including a machine for complex bone fractures 3-9, and machine for a dislocated arm 10, 11. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderots Encyclopedia, Pellet
18th century tweezers and speculum for obstetricsWire-knot tweezers for obstetrics 1, 2, use of the wire-knot tweezer to remove an uterine polyp 3, tweezers and speculum invented by Andre Levret 4, 5
18th century surgical knee pad and dislocation machine18th century surgical knee pad in place on a leg 1, Jean Louis Petits machine for dislocated joints 2-5. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderots Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779
18th century knee pad 1, slipper 2, winch 3 and key 4. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderots Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779
18th century sutures, tourniquet, syringe and bandages18th century sutures 1, 2, tourniquet 3, Dominique Anels fine-pointed syringe 4, siphon 5, injection tubes 6-9, 18-sheet bandage for complex fractures 10 and graded compress 11
18th century lacrimal gland operation and surgical equipment18th century lacrimal gland operation 6, and dental surgical equipment: silver spoon to cover the eye 1, cauterizing funnel 2 and cauterizer 3, bone perforator 4, teeth scaler 5, probe 7, splints 8
Eye surgery, 18th centuryLacrimal gland conditions 1, 2, bandages for lacrimal gland swelling 3, and cataract surgery 4, 5, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderots Encyclopedia, Pellet
Jean Louis Petits machine to compress the femoral artery during amputation of the thigh 1, and bandages 2, aneurysm needle 3 and scissors 4
18th century surgeon Jean Louis Petits screw-type18th century surgeon Jean Louis Petits screw tourniquet for compressing blood vessels: tourniquet device 1, double band to adjust the tourniquet 2, compress in chamois leather 3 and ball bearing 4
18th century surgeon performing a trepanning operation on a mans head, with various surgical equipment: Jean Louis Petits lever 2, trestle 3, Valets pincers 4, cauterizers 5-8, round plaque 9
Liver, duodenum, pancreas, and other organs of the lower abdomen after Albrecht von Haller. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderots Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779
Surgical chairs and instruments for a bladderSurgical chairs with patients held in place for a bladder stone operation through the groin, Plate 12. Surgical instruments including dilators 1-3, curette 6 and hook curette 7, Plate 11
Museum of Underwater Wrecks Port en BessinIn 1970 Jaques Lemonchois was asked to clear war wrecks not cleared by the government. The results here include tanks, parts of aeroplanes and torpedos, plus films, photos and documents
Use of anaesthetics in dentistry, Paris, France 1885Use of anaesthetics in dentistry, Dental School, Odontotechnical Institute, Paris, France. Date: 1885
Brazilian Reinforcements at CorrientesThe arrival of Brazilian reinforcements at Corrientes at the Parana river, for the army of operation. Several ships lay offshore as rowboats filled with soldiers head towards land. Date: 1866
U. S. Marines from naval ship Florida Occupy Post OfficeU.S. Marines from the naval ship Florida occupy the post office in Veracruz. This was part of the operation to occupy Veracruz by the US navy in response to the Tampico Affair, where U.S
Salvage operations, sunken submarine M2Salvage operations on the sunken submarine M2, September 1932. 1932
Advert, Woods Grass Mowing MachineAdvertisement, Woods Grass Mowing and Reaping Machine. 1862
Porcelain manufacturers 1848Moulding: The placing of the craull upon the mould; the ornament-moulder repareur or finisher. Date: 1848
Porcelain manufacturers 1840sMoulding operation. Date: Circa 1840s
Typical Victorian manual parish fire pumpA typical Victorian manual parish fire pump of the type used in London by the Insurance fire brigades prior to the creation of the London Fire Engine Establishment under its Chief Fire Officer
Typical Victorian manual parish water supply on wheelsA typical Victorian manual parish water supply consisting of a barrel on wheels of the type used before the creation of the London Fire Engine Establishment under its Chief Fire Officer
Bomb damage, Marlow Road, East Ham, WW2Panoramic view of extensive bomb damage in Marlow Road, East Ham, London, 23 November 1944, with firefighters and rescue workers. Date: 1944