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  • THE HOME GUARD IN BRITAIN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR THE HOME GUARD IN BRITAIN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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    Civilian Home Guard trainees learn to handle guns by drilling with broomsticks.

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    Parapacks containing food and ammunition being dropped to American forces in the vicinity of Bastogne, encircled by German troops.

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    The German Counter Offensive 16-22 December 1944: Stavelot church standing amid the ruins of the town which was briefly recaptured by the Germans on 19 December.

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    The bodies of civilians lie beside a hedgerow, the casualties of fighting around Stavelot which the Americans retook on 21 December.

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    American troops from the besieged garrison at Bastogne, load onto a truck supplies and ammunition brought to them by gliders. The foxhole in the foreground is for an artillery unit protecting the town.

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    American military policemen check the credentials of refugees who are fleeing from the German offensive near Bastogne.

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    An artillery observation plane under camouflage netting in a snow-bound field near Erezee. The Germans relied on bad weather to keep the Allied air forces grounded and for a short while their hope was fulfilled.

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    The Allied Counter Attack 25 December 1944 - 28 January 1945: Civilians of Wiltz in Luxembourg at the window of the hospital, watch as the Luxembourg flag flies again after the town's liberation by the 4th Armoured Division on 25 December as Patton's 3rd...

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    Two men of the 82nd (US) Airborne Division bringing in a young German SS Trooper captured while on reconnaissance patrol outside Bra, between Malmedy and Marche on the northern flank of the salient.

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    Men of the 28th Division HQ Company prepare mines to check the advancing German Panzers.

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    The Allied Counter Attack 25 December 1944 - 28 January 1945: Men of the 4th Armoured Division, 3rd US Army, cross a snow covered field near Bastogne. The American counter attack proceeded despite the particularly severe weather conditions.

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    The Allied Counter Attack 25 December 1944 - 28 January 1945: Two sharpshooters of G Company, 290 Infantry Regiment, US 75th Infantry Division, entrenched in a foxhole on high ground near Devantave. They are providing cover for other members of their...

  • THE BATTLE OF SEVASTOPOL, OCTOBER 1941 - JULY 1942 THE BATTLE OF SEVASTOPOL, OCTOBER 1941 - JULY 1942

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    A scene in the devastated Soviet port city of Sevastopol following its capture by the German 11th Army in July 1942.

  • THE STRATEGIC AIR OFFENSIVE 1939-1945 THE STRATEGIC AIR OFFENSIVE 1939-1945

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    Rocket Weapons and the Atomic Bomb: The scene of devastation at Hiroshima which resulted from the explosion of the Atomic Bomb on 6 August 1945. The destructive power of the device was equal to the bomb-load of nearly 2000 B-29s carrying conventional...

  • THE ALLIED LANDINGS AT ANZIO: 22 JANUARY-23 MAY 1944 THE ALLIED LANDINGS AT ANZIO: 22 JANUARY-23 MAY 1944

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    US 5th Army troops run ashore during the landings.

  • THE ALLIED LANDINGS AT ANZIO: 22 JANUARY-23 MAY 1944 THE ALLIED LANDINGS AT ANZIO: 22 JANUARY-23 MAY 1944

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    US artillerymen protect their ears as a 155mm 'Long Tom' gun fires from a dugout during fierce fighting resulting from German counter attacks.

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    The German Counter Offensive 16-22 December 1944: Two German soldiers advance towards burning vehicles during the breakthrough in the Ardennes.

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    The German Counter Offensive 16-22 December 1944: Two American soldiers, Thomas Richardson and G Leach, examining a German parachute found in the forest. The Germans hoped to spread confusion by infiltrating small groups of specially-trained English...

  • THE ALLIED LANDINGS AT ANZIO: 22 JANUARY-23 MAY 1944 THE ALLIED LANDINGS AT ANZIO: 22 JANUARY-23 MAY 1944

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    US troops board landing craft for the voyage to Anzio.

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    The Allied Counter Attack 25 December 1944 - 28 January 1945: Belgian civilians carrying personal possessions flee as the Germans opened an artillery barrage against Langlir in an attempt to halt the American drive on Houffalize.

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    The Allied Counter Attack 25 December 1944 - 28 January 1945: A German medical officer holds a white flag of surrender as he is approached by an American tank.

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    The Allied Counter Attack 25 December 1944 - 28 January 1945: Operating in blinding snow and freezing temperatures Douglas A-20 Havoc bombers of the US 9th Air Force taxi around the perimeter track of their snow-bound airfield towards the cleared runway...

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    The Allied Counter Attack 25 December 1944 - 28 January 1945: Lieutenant Thomas of the US Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, followed by other troops, moves to winkle out German snipers in the outskirts of Beffe.

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    The Allied Counter Attack 25 December 1944 - 28 January 1945: Germans captured by troops of the 82nd Airborne Division are lined up at the side of a snowy road near Hierlot, Belgium.

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    The Allied Counter Attack 25 December 1944 - 28 January 1945: A tank of the 740th Tank Battalion attached to the 82nd Airborne Division moves towards its objective at Herresbach.

  • BATTLE OF OKINAWA, JAPAN, MARCH - JUNE 1945 BATTLE OF OKINAWA, JAPAN, MARCH - JUNE 1945

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    A US Marine Corps machine gun crew watches flame throwing tanks fire a Japanese pillbox during the Battle of Okinawa, March - June 1945.

  • ALLIED FORCES IN SOUTHERN FRANCE, 1944 ALLIED FORCES IN SOUTHERN FRANCE, 1944

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    Supplies and reinforcements for the Allied forces already far inland are poured onto a southern French beach by landing barges from US Coast Guard transports standing offshore in 1944.

  • THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY, 4 - 7 JUNE 1942 THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY, 4 - 7 JUNE 1942

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    USS YORKTOWN is hit on her portside during the Japanese bombardment in the Battle of Midway in the Pacific on 4 June 1942.

  • THE DOOLITTLE RAID, 18 APRIL 1942 THE DOOLITTLE RAID, 18 APRIL 1942

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    A B 25 bomber of the US Army Air Force, piloted by Lieutenant Colonel James H Doolittle, takes off from USS HORNET, bound for a raid on Tokyo and other Japanese military centres on 18 April 1942.

  • THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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    Victorious troops of United States Marine Corps make their way out of the jungles of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific following their conquest of the islands in February 1943.

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    Personalities: Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, Commander of 21st Army Group, checks a situation map with Major General Matthew B Ridgway, Commander of 18th US Airborne Division, during the Battle of the Bulge. Montgomery's appointment to command...

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    The Allied Counter Attack 25 December 1944 - 28 January 1945: American soldiers dig hasty foxholes in snow covered terrain as enemy fire opens up near Berismenit. A dead soldier lies in the foreground.

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    The Allied Counter Attack 25 December 1944 - 28 January 1945: Soldiers of the 83rd Infantry Division man an anti-tank gun near Revigny, midway between Houffalize and St Vith.

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    The Allied Counter Attack 25 December 1944 - 28 January 1945: US Infantrymen of the 3rd (US) Armoured Division climb into an abandoned German Panther PzkwV.

  • THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945 THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 16 DECEMBER 1944 - 28 JANUARY 1945

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    The Allied Counter Attack 25 December 1944 - 28 January 1945: Soldiers of the 1st (US) Infantry Division, wearing sheets as snow camouflage, advance down a narrow lane near Faymonville.

  • ANIMALS IN WAR 1939 - 1945 ANIMALS IN WAR 1939 - 1945

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    'Salvo', the 'Paradog' completing a parachute jump during training at Andrews Field, near Great Saling, Essex.

  • NAGASAKI, JAPAN, AFTER THE DROPPING OF THE ATOMIC BOMB, 1945 NAGASAKI, JAPAN, AFTER THE DROPPING OF THE ATOMIC BOMB, 1945

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    Destruction at Nagasaki.

  • THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945 THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945

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    The Battle of the Bulge 16 December 1944 - 28 January 1945: German infantry advancing during the Battle of the Bulge; two soldiers pass a burning US Army vehicle.

  • THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945 THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945

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    Arnhem 17 - 25 September 1944: US paratroops of the 82nd (US) Airborne Division unload a wrecked glider after landing some way to the south of Arnhem.

  • THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945 THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945

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    Crossing the Seine and the advance to the Siegfried Line 24 August - December 1944: The remains of the road bridge over the Seine at Rouen which was destroyed during raids by the US 8th Air Force on 27 - 28 May 1944 as part of the concentrated Allied...

  • THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945 THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945

    part of "AMERICAN (US) EMBASSY SECOND WORLD WAR PHOTOGRAPH LIBRARY: CLASSIFIED PRINT COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: United States Army Signal Corps photographer

    Crossing the Seine and the advance to the Siegfried Line 24 August - December 1944: An American infantry unit, part of the US 20th Corps, moves through the battle scarred woodland near Chartres after routing the Germans from the town. While the British...

  • THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945 THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945

    part of "AMERICAN (US) EMBASSY SECOND WORLD WAR PHOTOGRAPH LIBRARY: CLASSIFIED PRINT COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: United States Army Signal Corps photographer

    Crossing the Seine and the advance to the Siegfried Line 24 August - December 1944: US soldiers take cover behind their column of vehicles in a tree-lined road and fire mobile guns at German artillery positions which were attempting to outflank the US...

  • THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945 THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945

    part of "AMERICAN (US) EMBASSY SECOND WORLD WAR PHOTOGRAPH LIBRARY: CLASSIFIED PRINT COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: United States Army Signal Corps photographer

    Crossing the Seine and the advance to the Siegfried Line 24 August - December 1944: British troops crossing a temporary bridge over the River Seine at Vernon as General Montgomery's 21st Army Group launched a drive which in a week covered 200 miles to...

  • THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945 THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945

    part of "AMERICAN (US) EMBASSY SECOND WORLD WAR PHOTOGRAPH LIBRARY: CLASSIFIED PRINT COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: US Navy photographer

    Crossing the Seine and the advance to the Siegfried Line 24 August - December 1944: The SS PARIS on her side in Le Havre Harbour; to the left, a German anti-aerial torpedo boat is visible. The port of Le Havre at the mouth of the Seine was liberated by...

  • THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945 THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945

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    The Falaise Gap: Residents of Avranches watch vehicles belonging to a US armoured unit move through the street. Some of the destruction caused by the shelling of the town preceding its capture can be seen in the background.

  • THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945 THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945

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    The Falaise Gap: Leaving a cloud of dust behind them, American armoured forces race through Ballon in pursuit of the retreating Germans as the Falaise Gap narrows with American and British forces closing on both sides. Approximately 60,00 German...

  • THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945 THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945

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    The Liberation of Paris: In the shadow of the Arc de Triomphe, two soldiers of the 2nd French Armoured Division shoot at German snipers and pro-German French militia who were making an abortive attempt to free German prisoners. The latter lie dead on the...

  • THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945 THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945

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    The Liberation of Paris: General Charles de Gaulle, President of the French Committee of National Liberation, salutes soldiers of the Free French of the Interior during the victory parade following the liberation of the French capital.

  • THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945 THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945

    part of "AMERICAN (US) EMBASSY SECOND WORLD WAR PHOTOGRAPH LIBRARY: CLASSIFIED PRINT COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: United States Army Signal Corps photographer

    Crossing the Seine and the advance to the Siegfried Line 24 August - December 1944: An 8 inch US Army field gun in action during the bombardment of Brest. The German garrison of 12,000 men finally surrendered to the US 8th Corps on 12 September after a...

  • THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945 THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945

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    The Battle for Normandy: An American infantry patrol hugs a hedgerow by the side of a lane near St Lo as German artillery shells burst overhead. At this point the Germans were using fire from gun emplacements south of the town. St Lo fell to the...

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