World War Ii Collection

St. Pauls Survives
The iconic view of St. Pauls Cathedral from the roof of the Daily Mail newspaper building, through the smoke and flames of the nights German bombing raids

Winston Churchill making his famous V for Victory sign, 1942. A typical gesture of defiance from Britains wartime Prime Minister. (Colorised black and white print)

Mass at bombed Southwark Cathedral
Holding mass in the ruins of St Georges Roman Catholic Cathedral, Southwark London June 1941

Flight Mechanics at work on a Beaufighter (b/w photo)
8649405 Flight Mechanics at work on a Beaufighter (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flight Mechanics at work on a Beaufighter)

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)

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

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)

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

The Mansion, Bletchley Park, the World War II code-breaking centre, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Commando Memorial, a World War II memorial, Fort William area, Highland region, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

USA, B-17 Bomber Aircraft, Cockpit, Salinas, California

AI IMAGE - Spitfire aircraft flying over the White Cliffs of Dover, 1940s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Spitfire aircraft flying over the White Cliffs of Dover, 1940s, (2023). British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during

Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta Conference at Livadia Palace, Yalta, Crimea
YALTA CONFERENCE, 1945. Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta Conference at Livadia Palace, Yalta, Crimea

Runway Perspective, 1941, (1944). Creator: Eric Ravilious
Runway Perspective, 1941, (1944). RAF Spitfires at a British airfield during the Second World War. Painting in the Imperial War Museum, London. From " Britain In The Air", by Nigel Tangye

The Westland Lysander, 1941. Creator: Unknown
The Westland Lysander, 1941. British army liaison aircraft made by Westland Aircraft, used before and during the Second World War

British battleship HMS King George V, Sydney, Australia, 1945. King George V after arriving from Tokyo where she had been present at the surrender of Japan

Supermarine Spitfire Mk. XVI fighter warbird of the Royal Air Force
Boras, Sweden - Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVI fighter warbird of the Royal Air Force

A German soldier in a trench on the Eastern Front during World War II. Painting by A. Hierl, c1945
EASTERN FRONT: GERMAN. A German soldier in a trench on the Eastern Front during World War II. Painting by A. Hierl, c1945

The Renown, the Ark Royal, and the Sheffield, c1939-1941, (1942). Creator: Unknown
The Renown, the Ark Royal, and the Sheffield, c1939-1941, (1942). " Out To Sea and Into The Sky". The three famous partners of Force H - the battle-cruiser Renown, the Ark Royal

Maurice Toussaint poster advertising colonial recruitment, from World War II, 1938
France - 20th century, Second World War - Engagez-vous Rengagez-vous dans les Troupes Coloniales. Maurice Toussaint poster advertising colonial recruitment, 1938

2011 Goodwood Revival, Lancaster Bomber with Spitfire aircraft
2011 Goodwood Revival Meeting, Lancaster bomber and 2 Spitfires in aerial display

2011 Goodwood Revival Lancaster bomber and 2 Spitfires in aerial display
2011 Goodwood Revival Meeting, Lancaster bomber and 2 Spitfires in aerial display

Rolls-Royce Merlin R. M. 14S. M. Mk 100 V-12 Engine, 1944. Creator: Rolls-Royce
Formed in 1906 to produce automobiles, Rolls-Royce was asked to begin designing and building aircraft engines at the outbreak of World War I in 1914

Roof spotter at football match
A roof spotter searching for oncoming German bombers, at a West Ham vs. Chelsea match 8 December 1940

Bomb disposal unit in action
The Royal Engineers bomb disposal unit in action in West London, 17 September 1940

The 8th Army commander Bernard Law Montgomery, 1942. Artists: Sir John Alexander Hammerton, Unknown
The 8th Army commander Bernard Law Montgomery, 1942. Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887-1976), nicknamed Monty and the Spartan General

Vintage World War II poster featuring a fedora and an Army helmet. It reads: The more you keep information under your hat - the safer heall be under his! Careless Talk Costs Lives

Bombed St Thomas Hospital
The site of an air raid, which severely damaged St Thomas Hospital, London, May 1941. The Palace of Westminster and Big Ben can be seen across the Thames

Docklands Blazing
1940: The docklands ablaze after the first mass air raid on London. Tower Bridge is in the background. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

The Girl He Left Behind Is Still Behind Him. American World War II recruitment poster for women ordnance workers
WORLD WAR II POSTER. The Girl He Left Behind Is Still Behind Him. American World War II recruitment poster for women ordnance workers

Remagen Bridgehead: the 27th Armored Infantry Batallion of the U. S. Army 9th Division crossing the Rhine River over
WWII: RHINE RIVER, 1945. Remagen Bridgehead: the 27th Armored Infantry Batallion of the U.S. Army 9th Division crossing the Rhine River over the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, Germany, 7 March 1945

World War II themed Coca-Cola advertisement poster, 1941
COCA-COLA AD, 1941. World War II themed Coca-Cola advertisement poster, 1941

A man and woman carrying out work on a steam hammer during WW2, 1942
A man and woman carrying out work on a steam hammer during WW2 in the GWR Swindon Works, 1942. The man is wearing a blacksmiths apron

American Cemetery, Omaha Beach
France, Normandy. White crosses at Normandy American Cemetery, Omaha Beach

The Knotty Problem of Capitol Hill Finding a Way to Raise Taxes Without Losing a Single Vote. American cartoon by Dr
CARTOON: WORLD WAR II. The Knotty Problem of Capitol Hill Finding a Way to Raise Taxes Without Losing a Single Vote. American cartoon by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) for PM, 22 July 1942

Three American soldiers at a sidewalk cafe in Paris, France, following the Allied liberation of the city, August 1944
WORLD WAR II: PARIS, 1944. Three American soldiers at a sidewalk cafe in Paris, France, following the Allied liberation of the city, August 1944

Mitsubishi A6M Zero aircraft, World War 2 C016 / 3818
Mitsubishi A6M2 (Zero). US Air Force photograph of a test flight of a captured Japanese Mitsubishi A6M2 (Zero). This aircraft was being refined

Enigma code machine
Four-rotor Enigma encoder used by Germany in World War II to send coded messages. The codes, which were changed daily, were cracked by the Bletchley Park codebreakers in the UK including

A Supermarine Spitfire Mk-18 in flight near West Chester County, Pennsylvania

PBY Catalina vintage flying boat
Consolidated PBY Catalina vintage flying boat in U.S. Army Air Force naval rescue colors

A U. S. Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress bomber aircraft
1940s - A U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress bomber aircraft sits on an airfield between missions

Tuskegee airmen flying near the Alps in their P-51 Mustangs
Tuskegee airmen of the 332nd fighter group flying near the Alps in their P-51 Mustangs

Eyes Of The Fleet
circa 1940: A Blackburn Skua two seat fighter and dive-bomber of the Fleet Air Arm with arrestor hook and wheels lowered, flying over warships of the British Fleet. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Supermarine Spitfire
A Supermarine Spitfire IIa P7350 (foreround), and a Hawker Hurricane IIc LF363 with markings as they appeared in Guy Hamiltons film Battle Of Britain, 1969

Women of Britain, Come into the Factories. British poster recruiting women for munitions work during World War II
WWII: BRITISH POSTER. Women of Britain, Come into the Factories. British poster recruiting women for munitions work during World War II, by Donald Zec, c1941

Want Action? : American World War II Marine Corps recruiting poster, 1942, by James Montgomery Flagg
WWII RECRUITING POSTER. " Want Action?" : American World War II Marine Corps recruiting poster, 1942, by James Montgomery Flagg

Welders, or For Full Employment After the War. Poster, 1944, by Ben Shahn for the Congress of Industrial Organizations
WWII: EMPLOYMENT POSTER. Welders, or For Full Employment After the War. Poster, 1944, by Ben Shahn for the Congress of Industrial Organizations

U. S. Air Force Republic P-47 Thunderbolts flying over Omaha beach during the invasion of Normandy, 6 June 1944
WORLD WAR II: NORMANDY. U.S. Air Force Republic P-47 Thunderbolts flying over Omaha beach during the invasion of Normandy, 6 June 1944. Watercolor by Ogden Pleissner

Second World War - Together, propaganda poster
Great Britain, 20th century, Second World War - Together. Propaganda poster

Keep Mum - The World Has Ears. American World War II poster for the Thirteenth Naval District of the U. S
WORLD WAR II POSTER, c1942. Keep Mum - The World Has Ears. American World War II poster for the Thirteenth Naval District of the U.S. Navy, c1942, warning against the dangers of careless talk

FILM: CASABLANCA, 1942. Sidney Greenstreet and Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca directed by Michael Curtiz, 1942

SYMBOL: VICTORY. V for Victory hand sign used by Winston Churchill. Woodcut

WORKERS & FARMERS POSTER. From Workers to Farmers... Thanks! Poster, 1944, by Ben Shahn for the Congress of Industrial Organizations to encourage united political action by labor

WWII: CHURCHILL POSTER 1942. Holding the Line. Winston Churchill as defiant British bulldog on a World War II poster
WWII:CHURCHILL POSTER 1942. Holding the Line. Winston Churchill as defiant British bulldog on a World War II poster, 1942

TED WILLIAMS (1918-2002). American baseball player. Photographed in the cockpit of a Grumman F9F-6 Panther fighter plane, while a pilot for the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, c1943

Swindon Works War Work, 22nd January 1942
Female worker machining a 25 PDR shell on 22 January 1942. Munitions work issued by Ministry of Supply

Memorial stele at Pegasus bridge, site of the first liberation, 6th June 1944, Normandy, France, Europe

Tank commemorating D-Day rehearsals, Slapton Sands, Slapton Ley, South Hams, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wall of names, Memorial to the 80000 Jewish Victims of the Holocaust from Bohemia and Moravia, Pinkas Synagogue, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

RAF bomber pilot and second pilot, 1941. Brave yet cautious, cool yet daring. From Bomber Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

This Is My War Too! : American World War II recruiting poster, c1942, for the U. S
WWII: WaC POSTER, 1942. " This Is My War Too!" : American World War II recruiting poster, c1942, for the U.S. Armys Womens Army Auxilliary Corps (WaC)

Wwii: Tehran Conference
WWII: TEHRAN CONFERENCE. Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the Tehran Conference, November 1943, to discuss war plans

Battle of Britain memorial near Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A P-51 Mustang flies alongside a B-17 Flying Fortress
A P-51 Mustang flies along the Mississippi in formation with a B-17 Flying Fortress at Dubuque, Iowa

Statue of Anne Frank outside Westerkerk, near her house, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe

USA, California, San Diego. Unconditional Surrender by J. Seward Johnson alongside USS Midway aircraft carrier, San Diego waterfront

Soviet Pe-2 bomber and pilot, 1944
Soviet Pe-2 bomber and pilot. The pilot, Grigory Pasynkov, held the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Photographed in December 1944, in the St Petersburg region of Russia

Omaha Beach, Basse Normandie (Normandy), France, Europe

The Action Team (Squadristi) of Lucca, 1922, 1922. Creator: Unknown photographer
The Action Team (Squadristi) of Lucca, 1922, 1922. Private Collection

Daily Mail Front Page 9th June 1944, reporting the progress of the D-Day landings

1940s style Navy pin-up girl posing with a vintage Corsair aircraft
Beautiful 1940s style Navy pin-up girl posing with a vintage Corsair aircraft

US 2-8-0 tender locomotive No. 1604 at Paddington Station, 1942
On December 11th 1942, for the very first time, an American built locomotive steamed into Paddington Station. Acute shortages of locomotives on the GW network due to locomotives being sent overseas

Daily Mail Front page 10th June 1944, reporting the progress of the D-Day landings
Daily Mail Front page of June 10th 1944, reporting the progress of the D-Day landings

Life in the W. A. A. F. 1940
Life in the W.A.A.F. 1940. From Life in the W.A.A.F. booklet on the Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), in Tucks Better Little Book series

Benito Mussolini, Italian fascist dictator, c1930s
Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) Italian fascist dictator, often refered to as Il Duce addressing fascist youths on the occasion of the calling up of the conscripts of the 1911 class, about 560

Child evacuees on Maidenhead station, 1939
An image of a group of child evacuees from the East End of London on Maidenhead station in Berkshire in 1939

The cockpit of a P-51 Mustang

Supermarine Spitfire, c1940 (colour litho)
981878 Supermarine Spitfire, c1940 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Supermarine Spitfire, c1940.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

The Consolidated Catalina, 1941. Creator: Unknown
The Consolidated Catalina, 1941. The Consolidated PBY Catalina, American flying boat and amphibious aircraft built by Consolidated Aircraft

Land Girl in 1944
Land Girl from Girls Training Corps farming in Southern England

Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb, 1941. Artist: Chas Brown
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb, 1941. The iconic British Second World War fighter was designed by Reginald Mitchell. Powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine

Hawksley Avenue, Hillsborough, air raid damage, 1940
From an original at Sheffield Libraries: s00993

WWII: U. S. NAVY POSTER, 1942. World War II recruitment poster for the United States Navy
WWII: U.S. NAVY POSTER, 1942. World War II recruitment poster for the United States Navy. Poster by John Philip Falter, 1942

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"World War II: A Glimpse into History's Darkest Hour" St. Paul's Survives: Amidst the chaos, the iconic St. Paul's Cathedral stands tall as a symbol of resilience and hope during World War II. Winston Churchill's V for Victory Sign, 1942: The indomitable leader rallies the nation with his famous hand gesture, inspiring courage and determination in the face of adversity. Wellington Bombers: These mighty aircrafts played a crucial role in bombing missions during World War II, striking fear into the hearts of enemies from above. Bletchley Park - The Code-Breaking Centre: Nestled within The Mansion at Bletchley Park, brilliant minds worked tirelessly to crack enemy codes, ultimately turning the tide of war in favor of the Allies. Lancaster Bomber: With its distinctive silhouette cutting through dark skies, this legendary bomber became synonymous with British air power and precision strikes against Nazi Germany. USA - B-17 Bomber Aircraft Cockpit: From Salinas, California to European skies, American pilots soared high in their B-17 bombers to support Allied forces and bring an end to tyranny. Tittle Tattle Lost the Battle Poster: This powerful British propaganda poster reminds citizens that careless talk could jeopardize national security—a reminder to remain vigilant even on home soil. The Commando Memorial: Standing proudly amidst Scotland's rugged landscape is a tribute to those brave commandos who fought valiantly behind enemy lines during World War II. The Renown, Ark Royal & Sheffield (c1939-1941): These majestic ships formed part of Britain’s formidable naval fleet during WWII—symbols of strength and unity against common foes. Goodwood Revival 2011 - Lancaster Bomber & Spitfires Display.