Operations Collection (page 16)

Compass Rose, Winds
A French compass rose including the four winds

German Anti-Tank Gun
German anti-tank gun in action against the Russians

Germans Enter Paris
German troops enter Paris

Gardening 1827
A gardener digging over his garden in preparation for planting new plants

Norway Convoy Attacked
Norway :a British convoy arrives in the Norwegian fjords bringing vital supplies, but is fiercely attacked by aircraft of the Luftwaffe

Paratroops in Norway
NORWAY : German paratroops land near Dombas, in central Norway

Germans in Norway
Norway : the German invaders fight their way through the mountains to Trondheim

Norwegians Rounded Up
Norway : dissident males are rounded up by the German occupation forces

Germans Crush Belgium
Belgium : having taken the Netherlands, the Germans sweep through Belgium and quickly overwhelm the opposing forces

Italians in the Alps
France : Italian troops occupy Traversetta, a French frontier post in the Alps : up goes the Italian flag on French soil - Viva Italia ! Viva il Duce !

Gibraltar Workers
Gibraltar : Spanish workers are blindfolded as they go to work, so they won t see things which they might report to the Germans and Italians

British in Greece
Greece : British positions are re-taken by the Italians

ARK ROYAL ATTACKED
The British aircraft-carrier Ark Royal is attacked by waves of Italian warplanes who damage her severely with two direct hits

Malta Attacked
Malta : Italian bombers attack the island, a strategic target which is subjected to intense bombardment but manages to survive

British Bomber Booklet
BOMBER COMMAND A British government publication chronicling the activities of British bombers in action against targets in Continental Europe

Stukas Bomb Malta
German JU-87 Stuka dive- bombers attack the island of Malta, a vital Allied base which the Axis powers were never able to take despite prolonged attacks

Fighting in Latvia
2nd Baltic Front Soviet Gunners firing on German positions at the town of Ogre (Latvia)

Italians in Sudan 1940
East Africa : the Italians continue their successful advance into Kurmuk, in the Sudan

Air Attack on Allies
East Africa : low level attack on Allied forces, including camel- mounted cavalry, by Italian planes

Italians Bomb Suez Canal
North Africa : Italian bombers attack the Suez canal, a vital communications link held by the Allies

British Soldiers Capture
North Africa : Italians capture British troops, who had been hiding in a cave on the Sollum front

Germans Cross the Don
Germans infantry cross the river Don on inflatable rafts

Tank Battle, Leningrad
A tank battle in the forests of Leningrad

Russians Cross Lake
Finland : Russians attempting to cross a frozen lake are bombarded by the Finns

Russians in Finland
Finland : A banner imprinted with Stalins image fails to protect the Russians from the Finns

Parachuting into Poland
German paratroopers land in Poland

Germans Enter Sofia
Bulgaria : Germans, with the approval of the Bulgarian government, enter Sofia

MINE WORKINGS / 1880 S
The workings of a mine, showing miners at the coal face and the coal being transported by pony

Cambridge Uni. Library
Putting the last rivets into the framework of the great tower - the new Cambridge University Library. Sir Giles Scott designed this 17 storey tower which cost 500, 000."

German Infantry 1940
German infantry in action - checked by barbed wire

Wwi / German Cavalry
German cavalry engaged in operations somewhere on the Eastern Front

Cog & Rung / Coal Mine
A cog and rung mechanism for raising coal from the pit

Gin for Raising Coal
A gin for raising coal from the pit

Coal / Water Wheel & Pump
A water-wheel and bucket pump

Petty Officer at Wheel
A 2nd class Petty Officer of the Royal Navy, at the ships wheel

Stevens Screw Propeller
American engineer John Stevens is the first to apply the screw principle to propel a steamboat, though it will be some time before his device replaces the paddle wheel

Sailor / Heaving the Lead
A sailor of the British navy heaves the lead to measure the depth of water in which the ship is sailing

Coaling a Battleship
Vast quantities of coal are required to keep the worlds navies operating : purpose- built coal supply ships carry the coal to a fuel-hungry warship of the Royal Navy

French Work at Panama
French operations - giving some idea of the enormous task challenging the engineers : later this year the French will abandon the project

The Canal at Mindi
Part of the canal is successfully constructed such as this stretch at Mindi, but this is the year when the French are forced to abandon their operations

British M. 1 Submarine
With its enormous forward gun and a sizeable one aft, the M.1 seems better suited to surface combat than to underwater operations

Steel Caisson
A steel caisson, a cylindrical case employed to keep out water during construction underwater, used in building a bridge support

Constructing a House
Many men work on the construction of a house supported by scaffolding: laying bricks; dragging a heavy post using rollers; carving with a chisel Date: 1770

Digging out Guano / Peru
Guano mining operations: Chincha islands, Peru. The deposits of seabirds, named guano, were sought after as prized fertiliser in the nineteenth century

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