[14th Army Breaks Japanese Counterstroke in the Arakan- Battle of the Admin Box] [allocated] After the headquarters of 7th Indian Division is surrounded by the enemy, tanks and infantry fight to break the encir More
[evacuation of "special Force" Mules and Men by Waterborne Craft Made Especially For the Occasion] [allocated] In the aftermath of the second Chindit operation men, mules and eqiuipment are evacuated from aroun More
6-inch howitzers towed by AEC Matador artillery tractors of 79th (The Scottish Horse) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery, pass over a bridge near Huntly in Banffshire, Scotland, 28 May 1941. 6-inch howitzers towe More
6-pdr anti-tank gun of the 4th Hallamshires, 49th Division, guarding the road to Willemstad, Holland, 8 November 1944. 6-pdr anti-tank gun of the 4th Hallamshires, 49th Division, guarding the road to Willemstad More
A 4.2-inch mortar of 1st Infantry Brigade's support group, firing in support of the 5th Northamptonshire Regiment in the Anzio bridgehead, Italy, 18 May 1944. 4.2-inch mortar of 1st Infantry Brigade's support g More
A 6-pdr anti-tank gun portee, camouflaged to look like an ordinary lorry, North Africa, 27 October 1942. A 6-pdr anti-tank gun semi-armoured portee, camouflaged to look like an ordinary lorry, 27 October 1942. More
A battery of 25-pdr field guns ready to fire from a "Z" Craft on the Myebon Peninsula in Burma, January 1945. A "Z" Craft beached on the Myebon Peninsula loaded with 25-pdr guns used to fire on the Japanese lin More
A boat load of Royal Engineers leaves HMS CAIRO on board a Motor Fishing Vessel to land at Narvik in Norway, June 1940. A boat load of Royal Engineers leaves HMS CAIRO on board a Motor Fishing Vessel to land in Narvik.
A British Army 15-cwt truck throws up a cloud of sand and dust while moving at speed along a desert track in North Africa, 1 November 1940. A 15cwt truck throws up a cloud of sand and dust while moving at speed More
A British infantryman takes the surrender of the crew of an enemy supply truck in the Western Desert, 2 June 1942. An infantryman takes the surrender of the crew of an enemy supply truck in the Western Desert, More
A British jeep passes a sign warning against looting on the outskirts of Ravenna, Italy, 7 December 1944. A British jeep passes a sign warning against looting on the outskirts of Ravenna, Italy, 7 December 1944.
A British Light Tank Mk VI, wearing distinctive camouflage, on a firing range on Malta, 24 March 1942. Light Tank Mk VI, wearing the distinctive Malta camouflage, on a firing range, 24 March 1942.
A British Sherman tank and jeep of 4th Armoured Brigade entering the ruins of Cassino, Italy, 18 May 1944. A Sherman tank and jeep of the 4th Brigade entering the ruins of Cassino. The monastery of Cassino had More
A British soldier gives the "insult" version of a V-for-Victory sign to German prisoners captured at El Alamein, 26 October 1942. A British soldier gives a V-for-Victory sign to German prisoners captured at El More
A British soldier inspects the grave of a German tank crewman, killed when his PzKpfw III tank was knocked out in the Western Desert, 29 September 1942. A soldiers stops to inspect the grave of a German tank cr More
A camouflaged 5.5-inch gun of 'D' Troop, 111 Battery, 80th Medium Regiment (Scottish Horse) in action at Anzio, Italy, March 1944. A camouflaged 5.5-inch gun of 'D' Troop, 111 Battery, 80th Medium Regiment (Sco More
A Churchill tank halts near infantry of the 1st London Irish Rifles near Tanara during the advance to the River Po, Italy, 23 April 1945. A Churchill tank halts near infantry of the 1st London Irish Rifles near More
A CMP truck and motorcycle of 11th Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company), 1st Armoured Division, Tunisia, 22 April 1943. An open-topped CMP truck and motorcycle of 11th Royal Horse Artillery (Hon More
A Crusader tank of the 22nd Armoured Brigade returning after action in the Western Desert, 28 July 1942. A Crusader tank of the 22nd Armoured Brigade returning after action in the Western Desert, 28 July 1942.
A Daimler armoured car opens fire in the gloom of early morning at the start of the battle for Tripoli, 18 January 1943. A Daimler armoured car opens fire in the gloom of early morning at the start of the battl More
A fusilier of the Royal Scots provides covering fire with his Thompson sub-machine gun in the village of Namma in Burma, October 1944. A fusilier of the Royal Scots provides covering fire with his Thompson SMG More
A group of 'walking wounded' British troops evacuated from Dunkirk, in front of a railway carriage at Dover, 31 May 1940. A group of 'walking wounded' British troops, in front of a railway carriage at Dover, 31 May 1940.
A Humber Mk II armoured car and crew of 'B' Squadron, 11th Hussars, Tripoli, 2 February 1943. A Humber Mk II armoured car and crew of 'B' Squadron, 11th Hussars - the first vehicle to enter Tripoli, 2 February More
A Humber scout car and Comet tank of 11th Armoured Division in a devastated German town, 30 March 1945. A Humber scout car and Comet tank of 11th Armoured Division in a devastated German town, 30 March 1945.
A jeep is loaded aboard a Horsa glider during a large-scale airborne forces exercise, 22 April 1944. A jeep is loaded aboard a Horsa glider during a large-scale airborne forces exercise, 22 April 1944.
A Lee tank being loaded onto a pontoon ferry by men of the 2nd Division before crossing the Irrawaddy river at Ngazun, Burma, 28 February 1945. A Lee tank being loaded onto a pontoon ferry by men of the 2nd Div More
A little girl holding an umbrella watches a despatch rider attempt to clear the carbuerettor of his motorcycle in torrential rain, 4 October 1943. A little girl holding an umbrella watches a despatch rider atte More
A Long Range Desert Group Chevrolet 30cwt WB truck negotiates the slope of a sand dune during a patrol in the desert, 27 March 1941. The Axis Offensive 1941 - 1942: A Long Range Desert Group truck negotiates th More
A lorry mounted anti-tank gun in the Western Desert being manned by New Zealand LRDG troops as they return to Cairo, 27 March 1941. A lorry mounted anti-tank gun in the Western Desert being manned by New Zealan More
A malaria warning sign on the Anzio front in Italy, advising troops to cover up in the evening to avoid mosquito bites, 10 May 1944. A malaria warning sign at Anzio, advising troops to cover up in the evening t More
A Marmon-Herrington Mk II armoured car armed with an Italian Breda 20mm gun, near Tobruk, Libya, 8 May 1941. A Marmon-Herrington Mk II armoured car armed with an Italian Breda 20mm gun, near Tobruk, 8 May 1941.
A member of the Home Guard demonstrates a rifle equipped to fire an anti-tank grenade, Dorking, 3 August 1942. A member of the Home Guard demonstrates the EY rifle with No. 68 anti-tank grenade, Dorking, 3 August 1942.
A member of the PAN (Partisan Action Netherlands) guides British troops to German positions near Valkenswaard, 25 September 1944. A member of the PAN (Partisan Action Netherland) helps British troops 'winkle ou More
A member of the Worcestershire Yeomanry views an amusing roadsign at 'Stonehenge Camp' on the Imphal to Kohima road, Burma, November 1944. A member of the Worcestershire Yeomanry views an amusing roadsign besid More
A motorcycle despatch rider delivers a message to the signals office of 1st Border Regiment at Orchies, France, 13 October 1939. A motorcycle despatch rider delivers a message to the signals office of 1st Borde More
A mule handler of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps shoeing one of the mules, during an exercise in the UK, 16 November 1940. A mule handler of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps shoeing one of the mules, 16 More
A nurse with a patient at Sandleford Priory, a country house at Sandleford in Berkshire, one of many taken over by the Joint War Organisation (of the British Red Cross and Order of St John) to provide convalesc More
A parachute soldier demonstrates the exit point from the tail of a Whitley bomber converted to parachute-dropping, RAF Ringway, January 1941. A parachute soldier demonstrates the exit point from the tail of a W More
A patrol from the 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at Anzio, Italy, March 1944. A patrol of the 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at Anzio, 20-21 March 1944. The men are lightly equipped, and wear cap comforters More
A Priest 105mm self-propelled gun negotiates a hairpin bend on a mountain road near Mondaino during the advance through the Gothic Line, Italy, 6 September 1944. A Priest 105mm self-propelled gun negotiates a h More
A recruit jumps from a tower during parachute training at Chesterfield in Derbyshire, 17 September 1942. A paratroop recruit jumps from the parachute tower at Chesterfield in Derbyshire, 17 September 1942.
A Sherman ARV (armoured recovery vehicle) and other specialised armour moving up to cross the Rhine, 24 March 1945. A Sherman ARV and other specialised armour moving up to cross the Rhine, 24 March 1945.
A Sherman tank crew from 27th Armoured Brigade with a German swastika flag they captured during the attack on Caen, Normandy, 10 July 1944. Sherman tank crewmen L/Cpl S James and Sgt H Coe of 27th Armoured Brig More
A Sherman tank of 19th Armoured Regiment, 4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade supporting infantry of 6th NZ Infantry Brigade, during a reconstruction of the action at Cassino, Italy, 8 April 1944. A Sherman tank o More
A Sherman tank of 23rd Armoured Brigade coming ashore from a landing craft at Anzio, Italy, 22 January 1944. A Sherman tank of 23rd Armoured Brigade coming ashore from a landing craft at Anzio, 22 January 1944.