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Surrendering Collection

Background imageSurrendering Collection: The Kaiser handing over his sword to Douglas Haig

The Kaiser handing over his sword to Douglas Haig
" The Next Haig Convention" By the 23rd of October, Britain could almost taste victory and this picture by Arthur Ferrier, showing a cowed Kaiser handing over his sword to Douglas Haig

Background imageSurrendering Collection: King John re-crowned by Cardinal Pandulf Verraccio

King John re-crowned by Cardinal Pandulf Verraccio
King John (1199-1216) is re-crowned by Cardinal Pandulf Verraccio sent from Pope Innocent III in Rome to solve the crisis with the Church by formally surrendering England to the representative of

Background imageSurrendering Collection: Nationalist Troops at Badajoz; Spanish Civil War, 1936

Nationalist Troops at Badajoz; Spanish Civil War, 1936
Photograph showing Nationalist troops, displaying a white flag used by the surrendering Republican troops of Badajoz, August 1936

Background imageSurrendering Collection: America - Surrender of Fort William and Mary

America - Surrender of Fort William and Mary
Surrender of Fort William and Mary, 14th December 1774. Patriot raid of British fort for military supplies after British export ban on arms and gunpowder to America. American Revolution. Date: 1774

Background imageSurrendering Collection: Forcing Italy to surrender - WW2 Propaganda

Forcing Italy to surrender - WW2 Propaganda
To Unconditional surrender. When success goes to the head - defeat goes to " de-feet" !. Allegory on Allied advances toward defeating Mussolini in Italy. Date: 1943

Background imageSurrendering Collection: The Dutch Surrendering to Japan at Kalijati, Indonesia

The Dutch Surrendering to Japan at Kalijati, Indonesia
WW2 - The Dutch surrendering to Japan at Kalijati, West Java, Indonesia - March 8th, 1942. Date: 1942

Background imageSurrendering Collection: Anne Bonny, female pirate

Anne Bonny, female pirate
Anne Bonny, also known as Bonney (c.1700-1782), famous female buccaneer, pictured in a ships cabin pointing her pistol at two unsuspecting sailors in their bunks below deck. Date: c.1725

Background imageSurrendering Collection: WW1 - Dazed German soldiers surrendering

WW1 - Dazed German soldiers surrendering
WW1 - During the battle of Passchendaele (3rd Battle of Ypres), dazed German soldiers surrender to British soldiers who have captured their fortified cellar stronghold on the Pilkem Ridge

Background imageSurrendering Collection: A cavalry charge that saved the line, Matania, WW1

A cavalry charge that saved the line, Matania, WW1
The German line taken in flank by a mounted charge in the teeth of heavy machine gun fire. Major Evelyn H. W. Williams of the Hussars was awarded the DSO for his action

Background imageSurrendering Collection: Germans surrendering, Western Front by Matania, WW1

Germans surrendering, Western Front by Matania, WW1
Surrendered German being marshalled by British soldiers following the defeat of their counter-attack at Trones Wood. The incident depicted took place near an advanced trench in the British line

Background imageSurrendering Collection: Battle of Bizani - Surrender of Ottoman Garrison at Ioannina

Battle of Bizani - Surrender of Ottoman Garrison at Ioannina
The surrender of the Ottoman garrison of Ioannina (Jannina) after the Battle of Bizani fought between the Greek and the Ottoman forces during the last stages of the First Balkan War. Date: 1912

Background imageSurrendering Collection: WW1 - 96th Batt. Canadian Highlanders - Terrified Germans

WW1 - 96th Batt. Canadian Highlanders - Terrified Germans
WW1 - Humorous patriotic postcard in support of the 96th Battalion (Canadian Highlanders), an infantry battalion of the Great War Canadian Expeditionary Force

Background imageSurrendering Collection: German soldiers surrender at Thiepval, 1916

German soldiers surrender at Thiepval, 1916
Victors and vanquished: British infantry advancing on Thiepval, Somme region, in September 1916 allow surrendering Germans to pass through their ranks unregarded

Background imageSurrendering Collection: The French surrender at Pondicherry, 1761

The French surrender at Pondicherry, 1761
The French commissioners come to treat for the surrender of Pondicherry(also known as Puducherry), India, to the British in 1761. Date: 1761

Background imageSurrendering Collection: Communist China - Japanese troops surrendering

Communist China - Japanese troops surrendering to Chinese troops during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). 1945

Background imageSurrendering Collection: Startling Stories - The Bottom of the World

Startling Stories - The Bottom of the World by John C. Burroughs and Hulbert Burroughs. Three reptile-like aliens surrender to two space explorers each wielding a gun

Background imageSurrendering Collection: Cartoon, The electric underpants, WW1

Cartoon, The electric underpants, WW1
Cartoon, The electric underpants, showing a new invention by a German scientist. Not only do the underpants keep the soldier warm in the trenches

Background imageSurrendering Collection: WW1 - Eastern Front - German Taube Aircraft captured

WW1 - Eastern Front - German Taube Aircraft captured by Russian cavalry unit Date: 1915

Background imageSurrendering Collection: Belgian-made figure of a surrendering German soldier

Belgian-made figure of a surrendering German soldier
A Belgian made figure of a surrendering German soldier, engraved Kamerat on base. Trench Art

Background imageSurrendering Collection: Kamerad in the Air by William C. Boswell

Kamerad in the Air by William C. Boswell
An aerial battle on the Western front with a German squadron seen in retreat with the last one (bottom right) being pursued by a British antagonist on her tail

Background imageSurrendering Collection: British sailors at German naval surrender, 1918

British sailors at German naval surrender, 1918
British sailors, the crew of a gun-ship, with gas masks at the ready in case of need wait for the first sight of the surrendering German fleet going to their berths in a British harbour after

Background imageSurrendering Collection: British Bulldog Tank surprises Germans in a trench

British Bulldog Tank surprises Germans in a trench
A truly superb postcard showing a British Tank represented by an armour-plated Bulldog surprising three German soldiers in their trench. WWI era

Background imageSurrendering Collection: Victory at the End of World War One

Victory at the End of World War One
Postcard commemorating the Victory at the end of the Great War in 1918, featuring an inset portrait of King George V. " He holds no parley with unmanly fears

Background imageSurrendering Collection: The British surrendering their arms to Gen. Washington after

The British surrendering their arms to Gen. Washington after their defeat at YorkTown in Virginia October 1781. Print showing British officers on the right, with Cornwallis presenting his sword

Background imageSurrendering Collection: Turkish troops surrendering to British near Kirkuk, WW1

Turkish troops surrendering to British near Kirkuk, WW1
Turkish troops surrendering to a British outpost near Kirkuk, Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during the First World War. Date: May 1918

Background imageSurrendering Collection: Seaching the cellars: Looking for the Hidden enemies

Seaching the cellars: Looking for the Hidden enemies
During the Great advance, German soldiers, cut off by the British curtain of artillery fire, without food for several days, surrender from the cellars knowing that the British troops are approaching

Background imageSurrendering Collection: German surrender WWI

German surrender WWI
German soldiers surrendering on the Western Front during World War I

Background imageSurrendering Collection: D-Day - Captured German Prisoners

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

Background imageSurrendering Collection: Germans Surrendering

Germans Surrendering
During the battle of Passchendaele, dazed Germans are driven out of their fortified cellars by British bombing, to be met by soldiers with rifles and bayonets

Background imageSurrendering Collection: German Surrendering

German Surrendering
At bayonet point, a German machine gunner surrenders to two British soldiers at Croiselles


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