World War Two Collection (page 9)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Mary Maguire (colour photo)
8668500 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Mary Maguire (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary Maguire)

World War 2 US M1 helmet with insignia, c. 1939-45 (object)
7177600 World War 2 US M1 helmet with insignia, c. 1939-45 (object); Private Collection; (add.info.: World War II US M1 steel helmet with painted insignia of the 11th Engineer Battalion)

Partisan (colour litho)
6029486 Partisan (colour litho) by Yakovlev, Vassily Nikolayevich (1893-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Partisan.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection.

The exterior of Christ Church, Lambeth in 1876
5307905 The exterior of Christ Church, Lambeth in 1876.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the exterior of Christ Church, Lambeth)

France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Deauville: landing of a Farman biplane on Deauville beach with a crowd of
LUX4801967 France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Deauville: landing of a Farman biplane on Deauville beach with a crowd of curious people, 1910; (add.info.: France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14)

Study for Winter Mine-Laying off Iceland, 1942 (charcoal on paper)
3088058 Study for Winter Mine-Laying off Iceland, 1942 (charcoal on paper) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); 45x31.7 cm; Private Collection; © Liss Fine Art.

Study for Winter Mine-Laying off Iceland, c.1942, cat 6 (carbon pencil on tracing paper)
3088208 Study for Winter Mine-Laying off Iceland, c.1942, cat 6 (carbon pencil on tracing paper) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); 74.3x58.6 cm; Private Collection; © Liss Fine Art.

WW2: Daylight raid (b/w photo)
8639407 WW2: Daylight raid (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Daylight raid. Bomber crews are briefed at their base. Illustration for R.A.F)

WW2: Maintenance work on a Wellington bomber in the Middle East (b/w photo)
8639401 WW2: Maintenance work on a Wellington bomber in the Middle East (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Roll out the Barrel! (b/w photo)
8664050 Roll out the Barrel! (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roll out the Barrel)

Horsemanship of a British cavalryman (b/w photo)
8664046 Horsemanship of a British cavalryman (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horsemanship of a British cavalryman)

Saving for the war effort, World War II (b/w photo)
8672696 Saving for the war effort, World War II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saving for the war effort, World War II)

Piccadilly, London, before and during World War II (b/w photo)
8672652 Piccadilly, London, before and during World War II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Piccadilly, London, before and during World War II)

Damage to Girdler's Hall, City of London, during the Blitz, World War II (b/w photo)
8672647 Damage to Girdler's Hall, City of London, during the Blitz, World War II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Damage to Girdler's Hall)

R/T Operator gives a pilot take-off instructions (b/w photo)
8649411 R/T Operator gives a pilot take-off instructions (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: R/T Operator gives a pilot take-off instructions)

Teleprinter Operators at a fighter station (b/w photo)
8649409 Teleprinter Operators at a fighter station (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Teleprinter Operators at a fighter station)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Royal Air Force (b/w photo)
8648364 Scottish National War Memorial: The Royal Air Force (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Air Force)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Household Cavalry (b/w photo)
8648412 Scottish National War Memorial: The Household Cavalry (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Household Cavalry)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Liverpool, London and South African Scottish (b/w photo)
8648386 Scottish National War Memorial: The Liverpool, London and South African Scottish (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Liverpool)

Scottish National War Memorial: Hall of Honour and Gateway to Shrine (b/w photo)
8648368 Scottish National War Memorial: Hall of Honour and Gateway to Shrine (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hall of Honour and Gateway to Shrine)

Scottish National War Memorial: Bronze Frieze of Shrine (b/w photo)
8648360 Scottish National War Memorial: Bronze Frieze of Shrine (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bronze Frieze of Shrine)

Scottish National War Memorial: Plan (b/w photo)
8648354 Scottish National War Memorial: Plan (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of Memorial)

Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)
8625729 Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)
8625723 Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Modern armaments, 1938: Modern Armoured Cars (b/w photo)
8660686 Modern armaments, 1938: Modern Armoured Cars (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Modern Armoured Cars)

Modern armaments, 1938: Howitzers in Action (b/w photo)
8660682 Modern armaments, 1938: Howitzers in Action (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Howitzers in Action)

Modern armaments, 1938: Modern Searchlight Apparatus (b/w photo)
8660678 Modern armaments, 1938: Modern Searchlight Apparatus (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Modern Searchlight Apparatus)

Modern armaments, 1938: A Modern Fighting Plane (b/w photo)
8660675 Modern armaments, 1938: A Modern Fighting Plane (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Modern Fighting Plane)

Modern armaments, 1938: A Machine Gun Team in Action (b/w photo)
8660660 Modern armaments, 1938: A Machine Gun Team in Action (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Machine Gun Team in Action)

Modern armaments, 1938: Aeroplane Alights on Carrier Deck (b/w photo)
8660659 Modern armaments, 1938: Aeroplane Alights on Carrier Deck (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aeroplane Alights on Carrier Deck)

Modern armaments, 1938: Sound Detector (b/w photo)
8660657 Modern armaments, 1938: Sound Detector (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sound Detector)

Modern armaments, 1938: Gas-Mask Equipment (b/w photo)
8660651 Modern armaments, 1938: Gas-Mask Equipment (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gas-Mask Equipment)

Modern armaments, 1938: Naval 16" Guns ready for action (b/w photo)
8660648 Modern armaments, 1938: Naval 16" Guns ready for action (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Naval 16" Guns ready for action)

Modern armaments, 1938: Bomber Squadron Formation Flying (b/w photo)
8660643 Modern armaments, 1938: Bomber Squadron Formation Flying (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bomber Squadron Formation Flying)

Blitz, 1940-41: The Tower of St Clement Danes, hit 10 May 1941 (b/w photo)
8634821 Blitz, 1940-41: The Tower of St Clement Danes, hit 10 May 1941 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tower of St Clement Danes)

Blitz, 1940-41: Ave Maria Lane, 29 December 1940 (b/w photo)
8634820 Blitz, 1940-41: Ave Maria Lane, 29 December 1940 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ave Maria Lane, 29 December 1940)

Blitz, 1940-41: A mobile laundry service in Portsmouth (b/w photo)
8634815 Blitz, 1940-41: A mobile laundry service in Portsmouth (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A mobile laundry service in Portsmouth)

WW2 and the Inner Temple: Fig Tree Court before the Raids (b/w photo)
8653459 WW2 and the Inner Temple: Fig Tree Court before the Raids (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fig Tree Court before the Raids)

WW2 and the Inner Temple: The Temple Church and Cloisters after the Raids (b/w photo)
8653457 WW2 and the Inner Temple: The Temple Church and Cloisters after the Raids (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

WW2 and the Inner Temple: The Temple Church and Cloisters before the Raids (b/w photo)
8653456 WW2 and the Inner Temple: The Temple Church and Cloisters before the Raids (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Officers dining in the painted hall (at the Royal Hospital in Greenwich, England)
MMM5480488 Officers dining in the painted hall (at the Royal Hospital in Greenwich, England, for naval retirees) during the Second World War (1939-1945) by Bone

Different views of a submarine, in immersion, in flotation and from different angles of view
MMM5480884 Different views of a submarine, in immersion, in flotation and from different angles of view. Color lithograph from the 'Submarine' series, circa 1940

WW2 Volga Tartar Volunteers armshield, c. 1939-45 (object)
7177607 WW2 Volga Tartar Volunteers armshield, c. 1939-45 (object); Private Collection; (add.info.: Volga Tartar Volunteers cloth armshield)

England East Coast, 1941 (engraving)
7340577 England East Coast, 1941 (engraving) by British School, (20th century) ; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator)

The defeat of Emperor Maxence who died on 28 October 312, during the Battle of the Milvius Bridge
ELD4963509 The defeat of Emperor Maxence who died on 28 October 312, during the Battle of the Milvius Bridge, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Dorothy Dawes (colour photo)
8670634 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Dorothy Dawes (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dorothy Dawes)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Margaret Gredon (colour photo)
8668515 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Margaret Gredon (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Margaret Gredon)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Augusta Thoms (colour photo)
8668508 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Augusta Thoms (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Augusta Thoms)

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"World War Two: A Glimpse into the Heroic Struggles and Triumphs" In 1942, amidst the chaos of World War Two, Winston Churchill stood tall, his indomitable spirit shining through as he made his famous V for Victory sign. This symbolized hope and resilience in the face of adversity. The skies were ablaze with bravery as the Supermarine Spitfire V soared through enemy lines, its sleek design and powerful engine proving to be a formidable force against Nazi aggression. Alongside it, the Avro Lancaster B. I PP967 emerged as a true champion of the air, delivering devastating blows to German targets. On April 30th, 1945, history was forever etched when Red Army soldiers raised the Soviet flag over Berlin's Reichstag. Captured by Vladimir Grebnev's lens, this iconic photograph stands as a testament to their unwavering determination in liberating Germany from tyranny. Amidst these global struggles, Polish pilots from the renowned 303 Squadron took flight in 1940. Their courage knew no bounds as they fearlessly engaged enemy aircraft while flying their Supermarine Spitfire XIV planes – heroes defending freedom at all costs. At sea, HMS Illustrious sailed proudly in 1942; an aircraft carrier that played a pivotal role in protecting vital supply routes and launching relentless attacks on Axis forces. It became an emblem of British naval power during those turbulent times. Meanwhile, high above ground level flew Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers - mighty machines raining destruction upon strategic targets with precision and might. These aerial behemoths struck fear into hearts across Europe. But not all victories required brute force alone; enter De Havilland Mosquito B. XVI – an agile marvel that silently infiltrated enemy territory under cover of darkness. Its stealthy missions brought critical intelligence back home safely.