Second World War Collection (#86)

The London Commercial Sale Rooms, built in 1811 and rebuilt in 1859, remained open until the Second World War

A World War II German poster: The U-boat are out
A World War II German poster: " The U-boat are out."

Racing car flies off the track - England TopFoto
Racing car flies off the track - England © TopFoto

Racing car flies off the track during WW2 - England TopFoto
Racing car flies off the track during WW2 - England © TopFoto

War 1939-1940. Rationing - cutting out the coupons for sugar at the grocer s. 8 January 1940

Men of the merchant navy receiving instruction in gunnery at an East London instructional battery, and drawing kit 8 January 1940

Men of the merchant navy recieving instruction in gunnery at an East London instructional battery, and drawing kit 8 January 1940

Bonwit Teller is introducing the Victory Shoulder Sack as a fashion must for
Bonwit Teller is introducing the Victory Shoulder Sack as a " fashion must " for the duration of the war. In co operation with the Office of Defense Transportation

While the father of Mary Maguire, the film actress, is serving as bat man with BEF in France, her mother, Mrs Michael Maguire, and for other daughters are living in a maisonnette in Devonshire Place

Smoke billowing from bomb damage fire A TopFoto
Smoke billowing from bomb damage fire eTopFoto

A little boy riding a cart pulled by his pony proudly shows off the bottle of milk he is taking back to his family despite the war torn housing all around him, Eynsford, Kent

Land Girl driving a tractor during WW2 - a girl now in training for the Womens Land Army at an agricultural college in Kent

Tunnel workers celebrating - circa 1940s Kent meets Essex with the completion of the Dartford pilot tunnel - 11th October eTopFoto

Walking the hounds TopFoto
Walking the hounds © TopFoto

Rescue at a factory in Bexley, Kent after a bomb during the Blitz - 30 September 1940 eTopFoto

Vapour trails over Sidcup suggest a dogfight - aerial combat between fighter aircraft.1940 eTopFoto

Horse and cart with farmer under tree during WW2 - England A TopFoto
Horse and cart with farmer under tree during WW2 - England eTopFoto

Children of the hop pickers take shelter to watch the Battle of Britain rage overhead. This became one of the most published pictures of the war - 1940 eTopFoto

European Recovery Act, known as the Marshall Plan, the United States programme for the rebuilding of Europe after World War II and to stop the spread of Communism

Lexington, an American aircraft carrier was sunk 7th May 1942 by torpedoes and bombs from the Japanese Navy. She first seemed to survive the bombing, but after a series of internal explosions

Clement Attlee, Harry Truman, and Joseph Stalin, seated outdoors at the Potsdam (Berlin) conference in 1945

England during the Second World War: London Underground tunnel with bunk beds

President Franklin Roosevelt signing the United states declaration of war against Germany, Dec. 11, 1941

Aircraft are prepared for a morning sortie on the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Zuikaku, east of the Solomon Islands, on May 5, 1942

Pearl Harbour, Japanese air attack sinks the USS Arizona 1941

Soviet Russian soldiers enter the Frankfurter Allee railway station in Berlin 1945, carrying submachine guns. The sign reads: Public air raid shelters are situated in Frankfurter Allee 113

Avenge 7th December American poster after Pearl Harbour attack by Japan 1941 Collection
AVENGE December 7 : Poster of American sailor with clenched fist vowing to punish Japan for the attack on the American fleet in Pearl Harbour, 1941. Second World War

Franklin Roosevelt asks Congress to declare war on Japan, December 8, 1941. world war II

World War II, British propaganda p(Poster Women come into the factories

Victim of the Hiroshima Nuclear explosion August 1945

Tehran Conference, Iran, 28 Nov-1 Dec 1943. Scene outside Russian Embassy with, centre, Roosevelts adviser Harry Hopkis, Stalins interpreter, Stalin, Molotov and General Voroshilov

German women working in a war production unit in Germany circa 1942

German Soldiers breaking down the border barrier and crossing into Poland at Sopot on September 1, 1939

In a German town in 1945 people march in search of shelter flees as the War closes in

In a German town in 1945 a woman flees after explosions rock the buildings

Memorial statue, Colonel Sir Archibald David Stirling, founder of SAS, Hill of Row, near Doune, Stirlingshire, Scotland, August

World War Two FW3 Type 25 pillbox overlooking beach, Ringstead Bay, Dorset, England, April

Detail of bombers on memorial sculpture, Battle of Britain Monument, Victoria Embankment, City of Westminster, London, England, april

Coral encrusted turret of shipwreck, USAT Liberty (US Army transport ship torpedoed during WWII), Tulamben, Seraya, Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, November

Scuba diver swimming at coral encrusted shipwreck, USAT Liberty (US Army transport ship torpedoed during WWII), Tulamben, Seraya, Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, November

Interior of coral encrusted shipwreck, USAT Liberty (US Army transport ship torpedoed during WWII), Tulamben, Seraya, Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, April

Diver swimming near coral encrusted shipwreck, USAT Liberty (US Army transport ship torpedoed during WWII), Tulamben, Seraya, Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, April

Holes in coral encrusted shipwreck, USAT Liberty (US Army transport ship torpedoed during WWII), Tulamben, Seraya, Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, April

Sculptured Slipper Lobster (Parribacus antarcticus) adult, close-up of head and enlarged antennae plates, at shipwreck, USAT Liberty (US Army transport ship torpedoed during WWII), Tulamben, Seraya

Oriental Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus orientalis) adult, swimming beside coral encrusted exterior of shipwreck, USAT Liberty (US Army transport ship torpedoed during WWII), Tulamben, Seraya, Bali

Black-stripe Sweeper (Pempheris schwenkii) shoal, swimming at coral encrusted shipwreck, USAT Liberty (US Army transport ship torpedoed during WWII), Tulamben, Seraya, Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands

Bigeye Snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus) shoal, swimming beside sunken Second World War Japanese platform, Junkyard, Sansapor Raru, Raja Ampat Islands (Four Kings), West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia, July

One-spot Snapper (Lutjanus monostigma) adult, swimming at shipwreck, USAT Liberty (US Army transport ship torpedoed during WWII), Tulamben, Seraya, Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, April

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"Remembering the Second World War: A Time of Courage and Sacrifice" Winston Churchill, the indomitable leader, inspires hope with his iconic V for Victory sign in 1942. The brave Royal Engineers bomb disposal team fearlessly works to protect lives amidst the chaos of war in March 1941. The Commando Memorial stands as a solemn tribute to the valiant soldiers who fought during World War II. The Renown, Ark Royal, and Sheffield sail together, symbols of strength and unity during these turbulent times (c1939-1941). The Iwo Jima War Memorial immortalizes the unwavering spirit and sacrifice of American troops in their fight against tyranny. The Westland Lysander aircraft takes flight in 1941, an unsung hero that played a vital role behind enemy lines (Creator: Unknown). North Sheffield bears witness to bombing targets as it endures relentless attacks during wartime (c. 1940). Eric Ravilious captures a unique perspective on runway life in 1941 - a testament to resilience amid constant danger (Creator: Eric Ravilious). General Bernard Law Montgomery leads the mighty Eighth Army with determination and strategic brilliance in 1942 (Artists: Sir John Alexander Hammerton, Unknown). During Anti-Gossip Week in August 1940, Sheffield Information Committee fights rumors that could undermine morale on the home front. Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill meet at the historic Teheran conference in 1943 - united against fascism but divided by ideology (b/w photo). The gallant pilots of RAF's 137 Squadron soar through skies filled with uncertainty but never falter in their mission (1943).