Operation Collection (page 9)

RAF air cadet shovelling coal
Cartoon of a Royal Air Force air cadet on training at Heaton Park, Manchester, shovelling coal

Brunei released from rebel hands
Casualties of the operation: Royal Marines of 42 Commando and two naval ratings from the minesweeper Chawton arriving back at Labuan

Surgeons operating at Hayle Hospital, Cornwall
Three surgeons operating at Hayle Hospital, Cornwall

French British cooperation WWII
A group of French and British pilots study an operational chart during World War II

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

Temples of Philae, being moved to prevent submersion, the Tutunkhamun Exhibition in London part-financed this operation. Photograph by Lionel Coates

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 - Metal Detectors in use after invasion
American GIs stroll through a captured village close to the Normandy coast following the invasion. Two metal detector operators check the road ahead of the troops for hidden/buried mines or booby

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

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

Operation Ancre 1917
Wreckage in Serre after operation Ancre on the British Front in France during World War I in March 1917

Local Government Board Offices, Whitehall, London
A view of the Local Government Boards headquarters, at the junction of Great George Street and Parliament Street, Central London

Clock of St Georges Church, Esher, Surrey
A close-up view of part of the clock of St Georges Church in Esher, Surrey. The clock dates from the late 16th or early 17th century

Count Albert Apponyi Polyclinic in Budapest
An operation in progress at the Count Albert Apponyi Polyclinic in Budapest - named after Count Albert Apponyi de Nagyappony (1846 - 1933), a distinguished Hungarian nobleman and politician

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

Prince Leopold of Battenberg, later Lord Leopold Mountbatten (1889-1922), second son of Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg

Prince Albert onboard HMS Collingwood
Prince Albert, Duke of York, later King George VI (1895-1952), as a midshipman on HMS Collingwood, in the summer of 1914. Prince Albert was the only child of George V, other than Prince Edward

German troops at Oesel Island
German troops, wearing lifebelts, in a small boat having disembarked from the larger troopship alongside, prepare to make an amphibious landing on Oesel Island (Saaremaa)

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

The Mohne Dam; Second World War, c. 1940
Aerial photograph showing the Mohne Dam and reservoir (top) before the Dambusters raid of May 1943. This photograph was probably taken before the Second World War as there are no obvious signs of

British Tanks crossing a Bailey Bridge, Holland; Second Worl
Photograph showing British tanks and self-propelled guns crossing a Bailey bridge, Holland, 1944. This bridge had been built by British engineers over a canal during Operation Market Garden

Captured German Soldiers, Holland; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing German soldiers captured near Nijmegen, Holland, during Operation Market Garden, 1944

Allied Paratroops over Wesel; Second World War, 1945
Aerial photograph showing Allied Airborne forces parachuting down into the Rees / Wesel area of Germany during Operation Varsity in March 1945

Lance-Sergeant John D. Baskeyfield VC (1922-44)
Photographic portrait of Lance-Sergeant John Baskeyfield of the South Staffordshire Regiment, First Airborne Division, pictured c.1943

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

British 6-Pounder Anti-Tank Gun; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing a British 6-pounder anti-tank gun, on a British army parade ground, 1944. This type of weapon was used extensively by the British Army

Gold Mining in Nevada County, California, 1888
Engraving showing a gold mining operation using water cannon to destroy a mountain side, Nevada County, 1888

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

The Daily Telegraph printing machine
The Daily Telegraph ten-feeder printing machine in operation

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

Motorcyclist of the British First Airborne; Second World War
Photograph showing a soldier, of the Motorcycle Section of the British First Airborne Division, heading off on his motorcycle, 1944

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

Folding Motorcycle in a Parachute Container; Second World Wa
Photograph showing a folding motorcycle, in its parachute container, used by the British Airborne forces, 1944. Equipment such as this was used in Operation Market Garden by the British First

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

Radio Set in a Parachute Container; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing a Number 56 type radio set, packed in its parachute container, as used by the British Airborne Forces, 1944

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

Electro-magnet
A photograph showing well-known French surgeon, Professor Bergonie applying an electro-magnet to extract a shell splinter from a soldier during an operation at Grand-Lebrun hospital in Bordeaux

Corinth Canal Works
Construction of the CORINTH CANAL : this striking view shows the enormous operation of literally cutting through Greece from coast to coast

Brave Accordeon Player
At Stradella, Italy, accordeon player Guglielmo Bonfoco refuses anaesthetics for leg amputation, provided he can play his instrument during the operation

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