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• THE LIBERATION OF RHODES, 1945

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Hawkins Trevor J (Sergeant)

  Crowds of civilians carrying Greek, British and American flags cheer wildly as British and Indian troops arrive on Rhodes following the signing of the unconditional surrender of German forces.

• THE LIBERATION OF RHODES, 1945

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Hawkins Trevor J (Sergeant)

  Civilians on the island of Rhodes have their ration books stamped as they pass through a food distribution centre. During the German occupation the local inhabitants had suffered the effects of malnutrition due to insufficient food. After the liberation...

• THE LIBERATION OF RHODES, 1945

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Hawkins Trevor J (Sergeant)

  Civilians on the island of Rhodes queue to get their ration books from the British military authorities. During the German occupation the local inhabitants had suffered the effects of malnutrition due to insufficient food. After the liberation of the...

• THE LIBERATION OF RHODES, 1945

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Hawkins Trevor J (Sergeant)

  In a Red Cross soup kitchen volunteer staff distribute soup to waiting civilians. During the German occupation the local inhabitants had suffered the effects of malnutrition due to insufficient food. After the liberation of the island the British quickly...

• THE LIBERATION OF RHODES, 1945

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Hawkins Trevor J (Sergeant)

  Civilians on the island of Rhodes about to enter a food distribution centre. Alongside the doorway is a notice board showing the scale of rations allowed for each person. During the German occupation the local inhabitants had suffered the effects of...

• THE BATTLE FOR CRETE, 20 - 31 MAY 1941

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Davies, L B (Lt)

  Evacuation: Women and children, civilian refugees from the fighting come ashore at an Egyptian port after their evacuation from Crete. A total of 16,500 were rescued including 2000 Greeks.

• THE LIBERATION OF RHODES, 1945

  part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Hawkins Trevor J (Sergeant)

  Two elderly Greek women sip their soup as they leave a Red Cross kitchen. They also carry bags so that they can call at a food distribution centre to collect their rations. During the German occupation the local inhabitants had suffered the effects of...

• AERO FACTORY GIRLS: AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION IN BRITAIN, MARCH 1942

  part of "MINISTRY OF LABOUR SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

  Two women workers sit inside the cockpit of an aircraft as they wire up the pilot's instrument panel, at a factory somewhere in Britain. According to the original caption, one woman is a GTC (Government Training Centre) trainee, and the other has been...

• CECIL BEATON PHOTOGRAPHS: TYNESIDE SHIPYARDS, ENGLAND, 1943

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Beaton Cecil

  The end of the shift. Tens of workers, both male and female, having finished their work stream off a large vessel and through the shipyard.

• WARSAW CITIZENS RETURN, FEBRUARY 1945

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR FOREIGN OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Russian official photographer

  Residents of Warsaw pull a large cart loaded with their belongings as they return to their homes following the liberation of the city by the Red Army. A large ornate building, perhaps a church, can be seen through the mist.