War 1939 1945 Collection

The red army forces the crossing of the Vistula (Poland), 1944 (oil on canvas)
FIA5359074 The red army forces the crossing of the Vistula (Poland), 1944 (oil on canvas) by Russian School (20th century); State Central Artillery Museum, St

Firestorm (colour litho)
2778617 Firestorm (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Firestorm. Teams of Axis airplanes swoop down on the English motorized columns that attack in)

Preparation for the Normandy Landings, Slapton Sands, Devon, 1944 (b / w photo)
1741643 Preparation for the Normandy Landings, Slapton Sands, Devon, 1944 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info)

African-American Marines, Battle of Peleliu, 15th September 1944 (b / w photo)
1720216 African-American Marines, Battle of Peleliu, 15th September 1944 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Peleliu battle, september 15)

German Navy, U-boat commander in periscope observation, cover "Die Woche"
LSE4090956 German Navy, U-boat commander in periscope observation, cover " Die Woche", 5/8/1942. by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Navy)

Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)
8625727 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)
8625721 Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Eleanor Powell (colour photo)
8669125 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Eleanor Powell (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eleanor Powell)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Frances Drake (colour photo)
8668503 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Frances Drake (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frances Drake)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Paulette Goddard (colour photo)
8668483 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Paulette Goddard (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paulette Goddard)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Tania Weller (colour photo)
8668506 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Tania Weller (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tania Weller)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Movita Gastenada (colour photo)
8668499 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Movita Gastenada (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Movita Gastenada)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Lita Chevret (colour photo)
8668498 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Lita Chevret (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lita Chevret)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Audrene Brier (colour photo)
8668497 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Audrene Brier (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Audrene Brier)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Janice Jarratt (colour photo)
8668496 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Janice Jarratt (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Janice Jarratt)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Mlle L'ardy (colour photo)
8668482 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Mlle L'ardy (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mlle L'ardy)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Edith Zeisler (colour photo)
8668480 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Edith Zeisler (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edith Zeisler)

Blitz, 1940-41: Grain from shattered warehouses sliding into the River Hull (b/w photo)
8634816 Blitz, 1940-41: Grain from shattered warehouses sliding into the River Hull (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Blitz, 1940-41: Telephonists continuing to work (b/w photo)
8634814 Blitz, 1940-41: Telephonists continuing to work (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telephonists continuing to work)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Royal Scots Fusiliers (b/w photo)
8651297 Scottish National War Memorial: The Royal Scots Fusiliers (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Scots Fusiliers)

Scottish National War Memorial: Entrance, Crown Square (b/w photo)
8651295 Scottish National War Memorial: Entrance, Crown Square (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entrance, Crown Square)

Cooks and Waitresses at a Coastal Command canteen (b/w photo)
8649412 Cooks and Waitresses at a Coastal Command canteen (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cooks and Waitresses at a Coastal Command canteen)

Wireless Mechanic testing a Spitfire's R/T (b/w photo)
8649410 Wireless Mechanic testing a Spitfire's R/T (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wireless Mechanic testing a Spitfire's R/T)

Instrument Repairer tests the bomb-release gear (b/w photo)
8649408 Instrument Repairer tests the bomb-release gear (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Instrument Repairer tests the bomb-release gear)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Canadian Scottish (b/w photo)
8648381 Scottish National War Memorial: The Canadian Scottish (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Canadian Scottish)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Royal Scots Greys (b/w photo)
8648375 Scottish National War Memorial: The Royal Scots Greys (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Scots Greys)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Royal Navy (b/w photo)
8648373 Scottish National War Memorial: The Royal Navy (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Navy)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (b/w photo)
8648363 Scottish National War Memorial: The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Modern armaments, 1938: Launching a Paravane (b/w photo)
8660676 Modern armaments, 1938: Launching a Paravane (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Launching a Paravane)

Modern armaments, 1938: Interior of 15" Gun Turret (b/w photo)
8660649 Modern armaments, 1938: Interior of 15" Gun Turret (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of 15" Gun Turret)

Modern armaments, 1938: Anti-Aircraft Gun in Action (b/w photo)
8660668 Modern armaments, 1938: Anti-Aircraft Gun in Action (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anti-Aircraft Gun in Action)

Modern armaments, 1938: One-Man Tank and Trailer (b/w photo)
8660666 Modern armaments, 1938: One-Man Tank and Trailer (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: One-Man Tank and Trailer)

Modern armaments, 1938: Loading Aerial Bomb (b/w photo)
8660656 Modern armaments, 1938: Loading Aerial Bomb (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loading Aerial Bomb)

Modern armaments, 1938: Caterpillar Tractor Hauling Gun (b/w photo)
8660646 Modern armaments, 1938: Caterpillar Tractor Hauling Gun (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caterpillar Tractor Hauling Gun)

Modern armaments, 1938: Gunnery Practice in Gas Masks (b/w photo)
8660644 Modern armaments, 1938: Gunnery Practice in Gas Masks (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gunnery Practice in Gas Masks)

Modern armaments, 1938: Modern Aircraft Sound Locator (b/w photo)
8660641 Modern armaments, 1938: Modern Aircraft Sound Locator (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Modern Aircraft Sound Locator)

Scottish National War Memorial: To All Scotswomen (b/w photo)
8648380 Scottish National War Memorial: To All Scotswomen (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: To All Scotswomen)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Royal Marines and Entrance Doorway (b/w photo)
8648377 Scottish National War Memorial: The Royal Marines and Entrance Doorway (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Scottish National War Memorial: Entrance to the Shrine with Figure of St Michael (b/w photo)
8648361 Scottish National War Memorial: Entrance to the Shrine with Figure of St Michael (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Scottish National War Memorial: Apse from North (b/w photo)
8648353 Scottish National War Memorial: Apse from North (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Apse from North)

WW2: Attack by Blenheims of Bomber Command on Herdla aerodrome, Norway, during the combined raid on Vaagso
8639404 WW2: Attack by Blenheims of Bomber Command on Herdla aerodrome, Norway, during the combined raid on Vaagso, 27 December 1941 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Blitz, 1940-41: A store on the High Street, Sheffield on 11 December 1940 (b/w photo)
8634817 Blitz, 1940-41: A store on the High Street, Sheffield on 11 December 1940 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A store on the High Street)

Splice the Main-Brace! (b/w photo)
8664052 Splice the Main-Brace! (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Splice the Main-Brace)

WW2: The Chief of the Air Staff (b/w photo)
8639413 WW2: The Chief of the Air Staff (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chief of the Air Staff)

WW2: The instrument panel of a Hampden bomber (b/w photo)
8639406 WW2: The instrument panel of a Hampden bomber (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The instrument panel of a Hampden bomber)

WW2: A formation of Hurricanes (b/w photo)
8639403 WW2: A formation of Hurricanes (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A formation of Hurricanes. Illustration for R.A.F)

Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo)
8625730 Effects of the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rationing in Britain, World War II (b/w photo)
8672639 Rationing in Britain, World War II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The development of rationing in Britain in World War II, 1940-1942)

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"Remembering the tumultuous years of war from 1939 to 1945, a period that reshaped the world. In preparation for the Normandy Landings, an iconic moment in history, Slapton Sands in Devon witnessed intense training and strategizing in 1944. African-American Marines left an indelible mark on the Battle of Peleliu on September 15th, 1944, showcasing their bravery and resilience. The German Navy's U-boat commander meticulously observed through his periscope during perilous missions beneath the waves. Even Buckingham Palace couldn't escape the ravages of war as it suffered bomb damage on September 13th, 1940. King George VI and Queen Mother Elizabeth stood strong amidst destruction, symbolizing British determination. Gino Boccasile's poignant Italian poster from 1943 depicted women sacrificing alongside combatants—a testament to their unwavering support. African American soldiers played a pivotal role in liberating Rennes, Brittany on August 4th, 1944—heroes whose contributions should never be forgotten. The underground tunnels of France's Maginot Line served as both protection and strategic advantage during this tumultuous time. In moments of refuge and despair alike, people sought solace within Caen Cathedral in July of '44—a sanctuary amidst chaos. German soldiers at Lille station captured by black-and-white photography remind us of the human face behind wartime conflicts. Italian posters painted vivid pictures: one depicting a grieving widow pleading not to betray her fallen son; another propagandist piece portraying Black Americans pillaging churches—an unfortunate example of divisive propaganda tactics employed during WWII. Amidst all this turmoil were heartwarming encounters between American soldiers and young French women in Cherbourg on June 29th, '44—moments that showcased humanity even amid devastation. "