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Troops land in daylight. As they landed Glider Troops made their way to their appointed places as quickly as possible. Other gliders can be seen in the distance.

Crowd of German civilians watch at an investigation of a black marketeer's bag, during a raid made at Brandenburger Gate, Berlin, to determine whether the case is severe or light.

For high fliers. Testing gas masks made in a London factory for the use of airmen flying at high altitudes. In this cylinder they are tested in a specially rarefield atmosphere.

Het originele bijschrift luidt: On the road between Eindhoven and Nijmegen, the enemy, using self-propelled guns, made an attack on British transport moving up to the forward line. He succeeded in hitting two ammunition trucks. British tanks and R.A.F. Typhoons quickly repulsed the attack and the convoy moved forward again. Photo shows wounded British soldiers take cover in a ditch by the side of the ...

Liberation of Biak Island (Dutch New Guinea) Four Japanese planes made an unsuccessfull attack on shipping at biak Island. This remarkable photo shows three of the four planes crashing. In the left background is a Japanese Zero plunging earthwards in flames. In the center foregraound another bomber explodes on the beach obscuring most of an LSt, while on the right anaother bomber is spinning out of ...

German airplane tanks provide canoes for French children. Canoes made out of German airplane tanks by U.S. soldiers awaiting redeployment at the Assembly Area Command and given to the children of Reims provide the craft for a boat race on the Aisne-Marne canal at Reims, August 7, 1945. The children hold their paddles ready for the start, to be given by Private Roy J. Ebbens (with hands cipped to his ...

New air raid shelters made of concrete tubes. A workman chipping the entrance out of one of the tubular shelters. The shelter will be reached through the smaller hole in foreground. The trench in background will contain further tubes through which the occupants of the first can escape if the entrance to the first tube is blocked.

Rare picture of Gandhi's wife - Accompanie Mahatma to Bombay. This picture is one of the few made of Mrs. Gandhi, wife of the Indian leader, and was taken when she arrived in Bombay with Mahatma Gandhi from Rajkot. Gandhi returned to Bombay from Rajkot State following settlement of the dispute which led to the fast that he was 'determined to maintain till death'.

Italians reported to have bombed another Red Cross unit - air raid on camp near Daggah-Bur. A picture made by Dr. Hockman of part of the Red Cross unit near Daggah-Bur which has been bombed.

First picture from the destroyed Kiew. That has beenn made out of the wonderful capital of the Ucraine by the Soviets. many houses were blasted or set into fire by the Jews.

The fighting in Surabaya....... The tangled situation in Java has made much fighting necessary in recent weeks. The mission of the British in the first instance was to enter Java to disarm the Japs and evacuate Allied Prisoners of War and Internees. That the Indonesians desire their independence is a matter between themselves and the Dutch. Unfortunately, instead of allowing the question to be discussed ...