Grineau Gallery

Commandos Crossing the Rhine at Wesel; Second World War, 194

Sketch showing the night crossing of the River Rhine, made by British Royal Marine Commandos of the 21st Army Group, near Wesel in Germany, 23rd March 1945. This illustration shows the Commandos in their Buffalo amphibious transports leaving the West bank of the Rhine and heading towards the opposite shore. In the right background of the picture, can be seen the fires then burning in Wesel. This drawing was made by Captain Bryan de Grineau, Illustrated London News Special Artist, who was then attached to the 21st Army Group

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Site of a Wartime Hospital - St. Michaels Cave, Gibraltar

Site of a Wartime Hospital and Now a Place of Interest to Visitors to Gibraltar: St. Michael's Cave, with Its Strange and Wonderful Stalactites and Stalagmites, One of Which (Centre Foreground) Bears a Stricking Resemblance to a Statue of the Virgin and Child. The Cave is Just below the Highest Point of the Rock. Text at back of image: Illustrated London News 21/8/54 p 294-5 - Art work dated 1954/ Published in Illustrated London News on 21/8/54
1954

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The Gun Control Room, Britain; Second World War, 1944

Illustration showing the interior of the Gun Control Room, the headquarters of London's anti-aircraft defences during the Second World War, 1944. Information regarding the movement of enemy airplanes was sent to this room and plotted on the maps on the left of the image. Then the senior staff (on the right) could co-ordinate London's anti-aircraft defence. This sketch was drawn by Captain Bryan de Grineau, the ILN special artist, during a visit to the Gun Control Room in 1944

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