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1940s.1940s

1940s.1940s: Allies reach Cassino, Italy, WW2

Allies reach Cassino, Italy, WW2

1940s.1940s: German prisoners captured near the Seine, France, WW2

German prisoners captured near the Seine, France, WW2

1940s.1940s: German V1 flying bombs over England, WW2

German V1 flying bombs over England, WW2

1940s.1940s: Allied forces cross frontier into Belgium, WW2

Allied forces cross frontier into Belgium, WW2

1940s.1940s: Allied troops in action, New Guinea jungle, WW2

Allied troops in action, New Guinea jungle, WW2

1940s.1940s: Fighting in the streets of Paris, WW2

Fighting in the streets of Paris, WW2

1940s.1940s: Neapolitans welcoming Allied liberators, WW2

Neapolitans welcoming Allied liberators, WW2

1940s.1940s: Tanks lined up near the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, WW2

Tanks lined up near the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, WW2

1940s.1940s: Distribution of flour in a Paris street, France, WW2

Distribution of flour in a Paris street, France, WW2

1940s.1940s: British troops advance to Argentan, France, WW2

British troops advance to Argentan, France, WW2

1940s.1940s: Allied forces progress across Normandy, France, WW2

Allied forces progress across Normandy, France, WW2

1940s.1940s: German prisoners passing through Normandy town, WW2

German prisoners passing through Normandy town, WW2

1940s.1940s: RAF attacks enemy supplies and transport, WW2

RAF attacks enemy supplies and transport, WW2

1940s.1940s: Rennes liberated by American troops, France, WW2

Rennes liberated by American troops, France, WW2

1940s.1940s: Rennes liberated by American troops, France, WW2

Rennes liberated by American troops, France, WW2

1940s.1940s: Allies gain control of Cherbourg Peninsula, France, WW2

Allies gain control of Cherbourg Peninsula, France, WW2

1940s.1940s: Surrender of two German officers, Cherbourg, WW2

Surrender of two German officers, Cherbourg, WW2

1940s.1940s: Winston Churchill visits Normandy front, France, WW2

Winston Churchill visits Normandy front, France, WW2

1940s.1940s: General de Gaulle returns to France, WW2

General de Gaulle returns to France, WW2

1940s.1940s: General de Gaulle returns to France, WW2

General de Gaulle returns to France, WW2

1940s.1940s: German V1 flying bombs over England, WW2

German V1 flying bombs over England, WW2

1940s.1940s: German V1 flying bombs over England, WW2

German V1 flying bombs over England, WW2

1940s.1940s: German V1 flying bombs over England, WW2

German V1 flying bombs over England, WW2

1940s.1940s: Reinforcements wade ashore at Normandy, France, WW2

Reinforcements wade ashore at Normandy, France, WW2

1940s.1940s: American forces in Rome, Italy, WW2

American forces in Rome, Italy, WW2

1940s.1940s: American forces in Rome, Italy, WW2

American forces in Rome, Italy, WW2

1940s.1940s: Attendees at Imperial Conference, London, WW2

Attendees at Imperial Conference, London, WW2

1940s.1940s: Curtin receives Freedom of the City of London, WW2

Curtin receives Freedom of the City of London, WW2

1940s.1940s: Liberation of Florence, Italy, WW2

Liberation of Florence, Italy, WW2

1940s.1940s: British gunners in action on the Western Front, WW2

British gunners in action on the Western Front, WW2

1940s.1940s: First landings on Normandy beaches, France, WW2

First landings on Normandy beaches, France, WW2

1940s.1940s: Mackenzie King speaks at Imperial Conference, WW2

Mackenzie King speaks at Imperial Conference, WW2

1940s.1940s: Allied landings in Manus Island, south-west Pacific, WW2

Allied landings in Manus Island, south-west Pacific, WW2

1940s.1940s: RAF over Berlin, WW2

RAF over Berlin, WW2

1940s.1940s: RAF over Berlin, WW2

RAF over Berlin, WW2

1940s.1940s: US Marines wade ashore in Marshall Islands, WW2

US Marines wade ashore in Marshall Islands, WW2

1940s.1940s: Goering visits a bombed area in Germany, WW2

Goering visits a bombed area in Germany, WW2

1940s.1940s: Nazi retaliation for Allied mass bombing, WW2

Nazi retaliation for Allied mass bombing, WW2

1940s.1940s: Landing German prisoners after Anzio fighting, Italy, WW2

Landing German prisoners after Anzio fighting, Italy, WW2

1940s.1940s: Reinforcements arrive at Anzio beachhead, Italy, WW2

Reinforcements arrive at Anzio beachhead, Italy, WW2

1940s.1940s: Retreating Germans destroy an Italian town, WW2

Retreating Germans destroy an Italian town, WW2

1940s.1940s: German battleship Scharnhorst sunk in Arctic, WW2

German battleship Scharnhorst sunk in Arctic, WW2

1940s.1940s: War conference of leaders in North Africa, WW2

War conference of leaders in North Africa, WW2

1940s.1940s: Australians advance towards Madang, WW2

Australians advance towards Madang, WW2

1940s.1940s: Germans pushed back across Pripet Marshes, WW2

Germans pushed back across Pripet Marshes, WW2

1940s.1940s: Soviet Red Army launches offensive, WW2

Soviet Red Army launches offensive, WW2

1940s.1940s: Fifth Army crosses the Volturno River, Italy, WW2

Fifth Army crosses the Volturno River, Italy, WW2

1940s.1940s: Allies drive northward to the Volturno River, WW2

Allies drive northward to the Volturno River, WW2

1940s.1940s: Supplies in the south-west Pacific, WW2

Supplies in the south-west Pacific, WW2

1940s.1940s: Fifth Army in action near Salerno, Italy, WW2

Fifth Army in action near Salerno, Italy, WW2

1940s.1940s: Germans release Mussolini from prison, WW2

Germans release Mussolini from prison, WW2

1940s.1940s: Germans release Mussolini from prison, WW2

Germans release Mussolini from prison, WW2

1940s.1940s: Allies land in Italy, WW2

Allies land in Italy, WW2

1940s.1940s: Liberation of Brussels, WW2

Liberation of Brussels, WW2

1940s.1940s: Prefabricated harbour off the French coast, WW2

Prefabricated harbour off the French coast, WW2

1940s.1940s: German prisoners march through a French town, WW2

German prisoners march through a French town, WW2

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