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• BASTILLE DAY IN COURSEULLES, NORMANDY, 14 JULY 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Malindine E G (Capt)

  Two children, a brother and sister, laying flowers on the War Memorial during the ceremony to celebrate Bastille Day. Courseulles was the first town to be liberated by the Allies.

• BASTILLE DAY IN COURSEULLES, NORMANDY, 14 JULY 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Malindine E G (Capt)

  Two children, a brother and sister, laying flowers on the War Memorial during the ceremony to celebrate Bastille Day. Courseulles was the first town to be liberated by the Allies.

• AMERICAN DECORATIONS FOR BRITISH OFFICERS AT GENERAL MONTGOMERY'S HEADQUARTERS, NORMANDY, 13 JULY 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Malindine E G (Capt)

  General Sir Bernard Montgomery (right) talking to the British Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief Administrative Officer to General Eisenhower for Operation Overlord, General Sir Humphrey Gale and Brigadier J H N Poett. Both men had just been decorated by...

• BASTILLE DAY IN COURSEULLES, NORMANDY, 14 JULY 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Malindine E G (Capt)

  Local children with flowers to lay on the War Memorial during the ceremony in Courseulles to celebrate Bastille Day. On the left is a British marine who sounded the Last Post at the ceremony.

• GENERAL MONTGOMERY DECORATES MEN OF THE 50TH DIVISION, NORMANDY, 17 JULY 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Malindine E G (Capt)

  Lance Corporal G Baldwin, 7th Battalion, Green Howards receives the Military Medal from General Sir Bernard Montgomery for his gallantry as a stretcher bearer during a battle around a radio-location station after the Normandy landings.

• AMERICAN DECORATIONS FOR BRITISH OFFICERS AT GENERAL MONTGOMERY'S HEADQUARTERS, NORMANDY, 13 JULY 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Malindine E G (Capt)

  General Sir Bernard Montgomery with the Commander of the United States 1st Army, General Omar Bradley (centre) and Brigadier Sir Alexander Stanier at General Montgomery's Headquarters in Normandy. General Stanier had just received the Silver Star from...

• BEEKEEPING IN BRITAIN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information official photographer

  Two men removing a honeycomb from a hive.

• BASTILLE DAY IN COURSEULLES, NORMANDY, 14 JULY 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Malindine E G (Capt)

  British and American troops join with local inhabitants of Courseulles in the ceremony at the War Memorial. Courseulles was the first town to be liberated by the Allies.

• BASTILLE DAY IN COURSEULLES, NORMANDY, 14 JULY 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Malindine E G (Capt)

  A local fireman holding the French Tricolour during the ceremony at the War Memorial to celebrate Bastille Day. Courseulles was the first town to be liberated by the Allies.

• BASTILLE DAY IN COURSEULLES, NORMANDY, 14 JULY 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Malindine E G (Capt)

  Local children during the ceremony at the War Memorial to celebrate Bastille Day. Courseulles was the first town to be liberated by the Allies.

• THE BRITISH ARMY ON LEAVE IN ITALY, JUNE 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  'A Day in Rome with Gunner Smith': Gunner Smith quenching his thirst at a fountain in the Piazza Venezia. In the background is the Vittorio Emmanuel Memorial.

• THE BRITISH ARMY ON LEAVE IN ITALY, JUNE 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  'A Day in Rome with Gunner Smith': Gunner Smith pausing beside one of the fountains in St Peter's Square to consult his guidebook with the help of a small Italian boy.

• THE BRITISH ARMY ON LEAVE IN ITALY, JUNE 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  'A Day in Rome with Gunner Smith': Gunner Smith pausing beside one of the fountains in St Peter's Square to consult his guidebook with the help of a small Italian boy.

• THE BRITISH ARMY ON LEAVE IN ITALY, JUNE 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  'A Day in Rome with Gunner Smith': Gunner Smith and a friend resting outside the Colosseum.

• BEEKEEPING IN BRITAIN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information official photographer

  Two men removing a honeycomb from a hive.

• THE BRITISH ARMY ON LEAVE IN ITALY, JUNE 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  'A Day in Rome with Gunner Smith': Gunner Smith consults his guide book before starting his tour. In the background is a panoramic view of the city.

• THE BRITISH ARMY ON LEAVE IN ITALY, JUNE 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  'A Day in Rome with Gunner Smith': Gunner Smith consults his guide book before starting his tour. In the background is a panoramic view of the city.

• THE BRITISH ARMY ON LEAVE IN ITALY, JUNE 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  'A Day in Rome with Gunner Smith': Gunner Smith walking through the Porta Pia, which has been converted into a museum of the Bersaglieri.

• THE BRITISH ARMY ON LEAVE IN ITALY, JUNE 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  'A Day in Rome with Gunner Smith': Gunner Smith outside the Colosseum, pauses with a friend to consult the guidebook.

• THE BRITISH ARMY ON LEAVE IN ITALY, JUNE 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

  'A Day in Rome with Gunner Smith': At the end of his tour Gunner Smith has a drink with a friend on one of the main streets of Rome.