World War Two Collection (page 6)

A young byelorussian partisan woman, world war 2, january 1944

Soldiers working on downed Junkers 88, Pagham Harbour, 9 Sep 1940
L Alouette Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: L Alouette/A/1/3/37

Downed Junkers 88, Pagham Harbour, 9 Sep 1940
A soldier is pointing out bullet holes on the cockpit. L Alouette Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: L Alouette/A/1/3/31

EDITORIAL Winston Churchill in the garden of 10 Downing Street, during World War Two. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, 1874 - 1965

World War II poster of a female factory worker building a rocket
Vintage World War II poster of a female factory worker building a rocket. It declares, Women in the war, We Can t Win Without Them

Omaha Beach (D-Day WWII), Colleville-sur-Mer, Calvados, Normandy, France

Bulgaria, Sofia, Saint Sofia Church, oldest church in Sofia, Holocaust Monument to the rescue of Bulgarian Jews

Joseph Reither, 1936 (oil painting)
8915834 Joseph Reither, 1936 (oil painting) by Hochschartner, Ernst (1877-1947); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Reither, Joseph, picture (half-length)

Shattered Landscape, Cleve, 1939-45 (w/c on paper)
3087980 Shattered Landscape, Cleve, 1939-45 (w/c on paper) by Colville, Alex (1920-2013); Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada; © Canadian War Museum .

Dugout near Nijmegen, 1939-45 (w/c on paper)
3087972 Dugout near Nijmegen, 1939-45 (w/c on paper) by Colville, Alex (1920-2013); Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada; © Canadian War Museum .

London Bridge, 1939-45 (w/c on paper)
3087971 London Bridge, 1939-45 (w/c on paper) by Colville, Alex (1920-2013); Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada; (add.info.: A pontoon bridge with a sign bearing its name)

Joseph Stalin, Georgian Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician and leader (colour litho)
6029783 Joseph Stalin, Georgian Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician and leader (colour litho) by European School (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joseph Stalin (1878-1953)

The Nijmegen Bridge, Holland, 1946 (w/c on paper)
3087982 The Nijmegen Bridge, Holland, 1946 (w/c on paper) by Colville, Alex (1920-2013); Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada; © Canadian War Museum .

Nijmegen Salient, December 1944 (oil on canvas)
3087975 Nijmegen Salient, December 1944 (oil on canvas) by Colville, Alex (1920-2013); Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada; © Canadian War Museum .

Landing Craft Assault Off Southern France, 1944 (oil on canvas)
3087966 Landing Craft Assault Off Southern France, 1944 (oil on canvas) by Colville, Alex (1920-2013); Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada; © Canadian War Museum .

The Nijmegen Bridge, Holland, 1946 (oil on canvas)
3087974 The Nijmegen Bridge, Holland, 1946 (oil on canvas) by Colville, Alex (1920-2013); Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada; © Canadian War Museum .

A German Flare Goes Up, 1944 (w/c on paper)
3087962 A German Flare Goes Up, 1944 (w/c on paper) by Colville, Alex (1920-2013); Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada; © Canadian War Museum .

Messerschmitt, 1939-45 (oil on canvas)
3087973 Messerschmitt, 1939-45 (oil on canvas) by Colville, Alex (1920-2013); Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada; © Canadian War Museum .

Demolished Bridge, Germany, 1939-45 (w/c on paper)
3087970 Demolished Bridge, Germany, 1939-45 (w/c on paper) by Colville, Alex (1920-2013); Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada; © Canadian War Museum .

Infantry near Nijmegen, c.1940 (oil on canvas)
CIV214356 Infantry near Nijmegen, c.1940 (oil on canvas) by Colville, Alex (1920-2013); 101.6x122 cm; Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada; © Canadian War Museum .

Sir Winston Churchill
3769696 Sir Winston Churchill -; (add.info.: Sir Winston Churchill-portrait of British Prime Minister giving the 'V' victory sign on 5 June 1943 outside 10 Downing Street)

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)

18th century Russian orthodox icon of the Archangel Michael. Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow. Russia
5306110 18th century Russian orthodox icon of the Archangel Michael. Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow. Russia; Universal History Archive/UIG

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)

Trooper O.G Govan, 1941 (oil on canvas)
CIV215817 Trooper O.G Govan, 1941 (oil on canvas); 61.2x51 cm; Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada; (add.info.: By Henry Lamb); © Canadian War Museum ; © Estate of Henry Lamb

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)

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"World War Two: A Glimpse into the Heroic Struggles and Triumphs" In 1942, amidst the chaos of World War Two, Winston Churchill stood tall, his indomitable spirit shining through as he made his famous V for Victory sign. This symbolized hope and resilience in the face of adversity. The skies were ablaze with bravery as the Supermarine Spitfire V soared through enemy lines, its sleek design and powerful engine proving to be a formidable force against Nazi aggression. Alongside it, the Avro Lancaster B. I PP967 emerged as a true champion of the air, delivering devastating blows to German targets. On April 30th, 1945, history was forever etched when Red Army soldiers raised the Soviet flag over Berlin's Reichstag. Captured by Vladimir Grebnev's lens, this iconic photograph stands as a testament to their unwavering determination in liberating Germany from tyranny. Amidst these global struggles, Polish pilots from the renowned 303 Squadron took flight in 1940. Their courage knew no bounds as they fearlessly engaged enemy aircraft while flying their Supermarine Spitfire XIV planes – heroes defending freedom at all costs. At sea, HMS Illustrious sailed proudly in 1942; an aircraft carrier that played a pivotal role in protecting vital supply routes and launching relentless attacks on Axis forces. It became an emblem of British naval power during those turbulent times. Meanwhile, high above ground level flew Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers - mighty machines raining destruction upon strategic targets with precision and might. These aerial behemoths struck fear into hearts across Europe. But not all victories required brute force alone; enter De Havilland Mosquito B. XVI – an agile marvel that silently infiltrated enemy territory under cover of darkness. Its stealthy missions brought critical intelligence back home safely.