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World War II (1939-1945) Collection

Historic images of events and people during the most destructive war in history

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World War II (1939-1945) Collection: The Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941)

The Blitz World War II (September 1940-May 1941) Collection
23 items

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Wellington Bombers

Wellington Bombers
8th February 1940: A flight of Vickers Wellington long range bombers, used by the Royal Air Force to undertake raids into Germany and elsewhere. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: World War II

World War II
Fine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Art: War: World War II

German King Tiger tank

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Lancaster Bomber

Lancaster Bomber
circa 1945: A Royal Air Force Lancaster Bomber in flight. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Gas Masks For Dogs

Gas Masks For Dogs
1939: Three Airedale dogs wearing their special gas masks at a Surrey kennel. They are being trained by Lt Col E. H. Richardson. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Dogs Of War

Dogs Of War
Two Airedale terriers at Lt. Colonel E. H. Richardsons canine training camp in Woking, Surrey, during World War II, 16th October 1939

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Franklin Roosevelt

Franklin Roosevelt
1936: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) the 32nd President of the United States from 1933-45. A Democrat, he led his country through the depression of the 1930s and World War II

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: German Battleship

German Battleship
circa 1939: Admiral Graf Spee seen from the air before she was scuttled in 1939. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Eton Parasquad

Eton Parasquad
31st May 1940: Pupils at Eton College who are members of the 50-strong parasquad making their way to rifle-shooting practice. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Allied Convoy

Allied Convoy
October 1943: The docks at Naples had been rendered useless by Allied bombing but, following clearing work by Allied engineers, the Bay of Naples is now open to convoys

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Bright Sky

Bright Sky
circa 1943: Time-exposure of Anti-aircraft guns in action against V-1 Flying Bombs. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Ruined Interior

Ruined Interior
August 1942: The ruined interior of the New Jerusalem monastery in Istra, Croatia, after a German attack. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Parachutes

Parachutes
6th September 1945: American soldiers watch as men of the 504th Parachute Infantry of the 82nd Airborne Division descend on Tempelhof Airport

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Light Beams

Light Beams
An array of army searchlights illuminate the night sky over London, in the hope of spotting enemy aircraft during World War II. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Devastated Tokyo

Devastated Tokyo
An aerial view of the industrial area of Tokyo, flattened by Allied saturation bombing. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: WW II Soldier

WW II Soldier
WW II soldier with a gas mask on his head in front of old abandoned buildings

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: World War II Memorial at dusk

World War II Memorial at dusk
Night view of the World War II Memorial located in the National Mall in Washington DC

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Beach Bunker Ruins

Beach Bunker Ruins
The ruins of a World War 2 beach bunker under an overcast evening sky, situated on the large sand dunes that line the Bamburgh coast in the North East of England

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: ARP Bush-Baby

ARP Bush-Baby
George the bush-baby, or galago, wearing an ARP (Air Raid Precautions) tin helmet as he sits in an enamel mug. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Flying boxcars in formation

Flying boxcars in formation
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Flying boxcars in formation

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: WW2 pillbox at Cornelian bay, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

WW2 pillbox at Cornelian bay, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Old concrete sea defenses on the east coast of England

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: World War II KAOEbelwagen dashboard

World War II KAOEbelwagen dashboard
The dash of a World War II-era German Kubelwagen, made by Volkswagen. The Kubelwagen was the all-purpose vehicles used by Germany, much like the American Jeep

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Attack At The Roer

Attack At The Roer
circa 1945: American troops at the beginning of their offensive across the Roer River, early in the morning of February 23rd, firing an artillery barrage. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Woman Welding

Woman Welding
A welder at work on the initial stages of constructing a military aircraft in an aero factory

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: B17 World War II Bomber Plane

B17 World War II Bomber Plane
The B17 Bomber used by the USA uring World War II

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Blasting The Enemy

Blasting The Enemy
circa 1945: Advancing American forces using explosive charges to attack Japanese entrenched on the crest of a hill. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: WW II aircraft workers having lunch

WW II aircraft workers having lunch
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1940s: WW II aircraft workers having lunch

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Four World War 2 Women Taking A Lunch Break All Wearing Coveralls & 2 Wearing Raised Face

Four World War 2 Women Taking A Lunch Break All Wearing Coveralls & 2 Wearing Raised Face
UNITED STATES - Circa 1940s: Four World War 2 Women Taking A Lunch Break All Wearing Coveralls & 2 Wearing Raised Face Masks One Is Drinking From A Pint Bottle Of Milk Thermos Sandwich

Women working on WW II aircraft assembly

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: St Pauls Cathedral Memorial

St Pauls Cathedral Memorial
Memorial to the people of London who died in the blitz 1939-1945 outside St Pauls Cathedral, London

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Two Gothic windows destroyed by the Blitz in London

Two Gothic windows destroyed by the Blitz in London
These two large and beautiful old stone and Gothic style windows are the remains of the abandoned church of St Dunstan in the East, located in the business district of the city of London, London

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Il Duce (Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini)

Il Duce (Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini)
February 1939: Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini (1883 - 1945), also known as Il Duce. Originally Mussolinis title for himself during World War II, meaning " the chief" in Italian

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Walking On Rails

Walking On Rails
20th April 1940: A soldier on leave from World War II takes a walk with his girlfriend along the tracks of the rollercoaster at Dreamland, an amusement park being built for holidaymakers at Margate

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Blitz Damage

Blitz Damage
16th November 1940: An aerial view of the damage done by the bombardment of Coventry showing St Michaels Baptist Church completely gutted. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Dornier DO-17 planes taking off

Dornier DO-17 planes taking off
circa 1940: German Airforce Dornier DO-17 planes taking off. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Nursery Shelter

Nursery Shelter
circa 1940: Toddlers at a nursery school entering their well-constructed air-raid shelter. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Lost

Lost
Bunker dating from the Second World War. There are several traces of World War II scattered throughout the coast of Normandy

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Pier Repairs

Pier Repairs
22nd March 1946: Bournemouth pier before the completion of war damage repairs. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Bombed Church

Bombed Church
1947: View from the vestibule of a bombed church looking into a courtyard where a pile of rubble and half of a wall stand in Berlin, Germany, post -World War II. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Narvik Campaign

Narvik Campaign
circa 1940: Railway lines, trains and depots suffered terribly during the Narvik Campaign. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Blurred Lights

Blurred Lights
Blurred car headlights illuminating Broadway during a brown out near the end of World War II

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: St. Pauls Cathedral

St. Pauls Cathedral
circa 1945: St. Pauls Cathedral with a cleared bomb site in the foreground. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: World War II Memorial with the Washington Monument

World War II Memorial with the Washington Monument
Night shot of the World War II memorial facing South and East toward the Washington Monument

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Il Duce (Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini) July 1938

Il Duce (Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini) July 1938
12th July 1938: Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini (1883 - 1945), known as Il Duce. Originally Mussolinis title for himself during World War II, meaning " the chief" in Italian

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Technology, Military, Armoured Vehicles, Tanks, World War II, French Renault FT17

Technology, Military, Armoured Vehicles, Tanks, World War II, French Renault FT17
Technology, Military, Armoured Vehicles, Tanks, World War II, French, Dorling Kindersley Prints, 71558895

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: 994707762

994707762
World War II (1939 1945), 994707762

World War II (1939-1945) Collection: Scala Opera House

Scala Opera House
April 1946: Restoration of the dress circles and roof of the Scala Opera House which was heavily damaged during the bombing of Milan (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images)

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