Ww Ii Collection (page 10)

German mine landed on Dutch coast, 1939
A huge German mine pictured on the beach along the Dutch coast where numerous mines drifted during the first few weeks of World War II

British Army on board ship on the way to France, 1939
British soldiers on board a Channel steamer on their way to France, all wearing lifebelts around their necks in case of an emergency. Date: 1939

Polish presidents daughters arrive as exiles in London, 1939
Following the invasion of Poland, the two daughters of the President of Poland, General Joseph Pilsudski, arrive in London having fled to sanctuary by way of Lithuania. Date: 1939

Finished shells in a munitions factory, 1939
Men arranging finished shells in a great stack ready for dispatch to the ammunition convoys. These shells are designed for use by the 3.7 inch guns. Date: 1939

First Air Raid over Scotland, Sphere front cover, 1939
People standing in groups to watch the air attack by German planes on British war ships lying to the east of the Forth Bridge. Although pieces of shrapnel fell around the area, nobody was hurt

Wartime toddlers at Taplow Court, 1939
In a room hung with family portraits and valuable paintings, small children are given a morning meal in the early weeks of World War II at Taplow Court in Buckinghamshire. Date: 1939

Quartermaster General - Sir Walter Venning, 1939
Lt. General Sir Walter Venning (seated), whose job was to supply the British Army with everything it needed from big guns to flea powder, during World War Two. Pictured at the War Office with Lt

Poster advertising War Savings, encourage people to invest in war bonds to support the ATS (the womens branch of the army, the Auxiliary Territorial Service). 1940s

Poster: You can bet your boots on him! Showing a British soldier checking his own feet, as part of a daily foot inspection. circa 1940s

Poster: You can help to build me a ship
Poster: a British sailor says You can help to build me a ship. You can learn quickly and you will be working to win. Ask at any Employment Exchange for advice and full details

Metropolitan Police officer with sandbags in wartime
A Metropolitan Police officer with sandbags in the background, during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s

Free French Sailors - World War Two - pictured in London Date: circa 1945

Italian bombers prepare for an attack during WW2 Date: 1941

Spanish pilots prepare for an attack during WW2 Date: 1941

Ministry of Food advertisement
Advertisement by the Ministry of Food advising the British population to eat home-grown salads which are cool, refreshing and health-giving. And - above all - avoid waste and save shipping. Date: 1940

Poster: I need your Rags. A man in uniform explains that rags are needed for salvage, to make engine wipers, blankets, uniforms, overcoats, etc as part of the War Effort. circa 1940s

Wartime bomb damage, paintshop in Hendon, north London
Wartime damage to a paintshop in Hendon, north London, hit by an incendiary bomb, with damaged vehicles in the foreground. Date: September 1940

Silhouette of RAF OCTU officer

Poster requesting Rags for salvage
Poster: request for Rags for salvage. Rags are needed to make engine wipers, blankets, uniforms, overcoats, gun wadding, charts, roofing felt, maps, etc

Poster: Waste Paper goes into Action. Paper makes shell containers, cartridge wads, rifle grenade washers, mortar bomb carriers, etc. Put out paper for salvage. circa 1940s

Poster: Save More Fuel This Winter
Poster encouraging people to Save More Fuel This Winter as part of the War Effort. circa 1940s

Relief of Prague by Russians (3 / 6)
Damage caused to Wenceslas Square, Prague - end of World War Two. Date: 1945

Poster: Buses give way to tanks. Pleasure travellers must give way to war workers! Avoid rush hours. 1940s

Vehicles damaged by wartime bombing, Lambeth, London
A graveyard in Lambeth, south east London, containing vehicles damaged by wartime bombing. There are a few cars, as well as a prison van (right) and the chassis of a 20-seater coach (centre)

Wartime bomb damage, Lambeth, south east London
A bomb site in Lambeth, south east London, with a Humber Saloon car used for top-priority Cabinet business partially hidden by debris at the centre

Wartime bomb damage, Met Police vehicles, London
Bomb damaged vehicles belonging to the Metropolitan Police, waiting to be repaired or scrapped. Date: September 1940

Poster: Simple jobs that girls can do to help win the war. 1940s

Poster advertising the Territorial Army. Lets be prepared to defend the peace we re working to win. Volunteer with me for the Territorial Army, 9 divisions strong, with modern equipment

Silhouette of a Polish officer

HMS Sheffield
Splinter damage to HMS Sheffield. The light cruiser had been shadowing the Bismarck at the time of the Ark Royals last air attack

Spanish cavalry WWII

Eight-sleeper bunk in Stalag XXI D
Sketch showing life of British prisoners of war in a German camp during World War Two. The sketch was made in Stalag XXI D in Posen, Poland

Warsaw - The Destruction of Church of St Alexander
WWII - Destruction by the German Luftwaffe of the Church of St Alexander during the Warsaw uprising in 1944. The church was rebuilt between 1949 and 1953 Date: circa 1906

Woman working in a Munitions Factory - WWII. Women took the place of 100, 000 men working in heavy industry during the war, many in highly skilled engineering roles. Date: circa 1944

Disabled soldier
A disabled soldiers from WWII on his way home. Trelleborg railway station, Sweden 1943. Date: 1943

Exchange of prisoners of war, Trelleborg, Sweden, September 1944. Date: Sep-44

Barrage Balloon in Regents Park, London 1939

Polish infantryman
A Polish infantryman in full war kit complete with shovel. The Illustrated London News calls him a type of soldier who can endure privation, make long marches without difficulty

Cycling with gas masks in WWII
Two French women cycle to work in Paris with gas masks slung over their shoulders in canisters. Date: 1939

Brussels liberated WWII
The people of Brussels gave British and Belgian troops a tremendous welcome during World War II when the city was liberated Date: September 1944

Refugee notice WWII
One of the notices in a refugee centre during World War II exhorting Belgian refugee women in an advanced state of pregnancy to register their names here. 1939-1945

Queen Elizabeth in 1939
Queen Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother, leaving the British Red Cross Society on 5th September 1939, carrying a gas mask in a canvas bag over her shoulder. Date: 5th September 1939

Wartime wedding in uniform
A wartime wedding, with both the bride and the groom in their respective uniforms. Date: circa 1940

World War Two Bomb Damage
A couple survey the damage caused by a bomb dropped on the UK during World War Two. Date: circa 1942

They can t ration love
Bonzo with his entourage of females issued during war-time rationing. Date: circa 1940

VE Day Party - London
A Victory Souvenir - a large group of women, children and older men (most of the men of fighting age would still have been at the front) - all in their very best clothing and adorned with party hats

World War Two Rationing - Christmas Dinner in pill form - rather meagre Fare. Date: circa 1941

Japanese troops in Singapore 1942
Following the surrender of Singapore by the British in 1942 during World War Two, Japanese soldiers march through the streets, in front of the General Post Office building. Date: 1942

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