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Entitled: 'Residents being moved from Los Angeles harbor before their eventual resettlement in war relocation authority centers.' The internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII was the forced relocation and incarceration in camps of 110,000-120,000 people of Japanese ancestry ordered by President Roosevelt shortly after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Japanese-Americans were incarcerated based on local population concentrations and regional politics. Stock Photo

RMT95108–Entitled: 'Residents being moved from Los Angeles harbor before their eventual resettlement in war relocation authority centers.' The internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII was the forced relocation and incarceration in camps of 110,000-120,000 people of Japanese ancestry ordered by President Roosevelt shortly after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Japanese-Americans were incarcerated based on local population concentrations and regional politics.

KAMIKAZE PILOTS Vintage 1940’s WW2 Image of a group of Japanese Kamikaze suicide pilots posing for a signed group photo to immortalise them before their final suicide flights as guided flying missiles in the Pacific War against the American Fleet. Japanese 'Kamikaze' or suicide pilots were used to attack Pearl Harbor World War II Second World War WWII JAPAN Stock Photo

RM2ANW6RB–KAMIKAZE PILOTS Vintage 1940’s WW2 Image of a group of Japanese Kamikaze suicide pilots posing for a signed group photo to immortalise them before their final suicide flights as guided flying missiles in the Pacific War against the American Fleet. Japanese 'Kamikaze' or suicide pilots were used to attack Pearl Harbor World War II Second World War WWII JAPAN

Mohne Dam before the 'Dambusters' Raid; Second World War Stock Photo

RM2M3K2F3–Mohne Dam before the 'Dambusters' Raid; Second World War

Hitler's speech before the Reichstag on the declaration of war against the United States in the Kroll Opera House in Berlin, Stock Photo

RMH3AGYJ–Hitler's speech before the Reichstag on the declaration of war against the United States in the Kroll Opera House in Berlin,

Dutch collaborator commits suicide before the liberation of Amsterdam in 1944. World War II. Stock Photo

RMDYEJET–Dutch collaborator commits suicide before the liberation of Amsterdam in 1944. World War II.

The Johore Battery is a gun emplacement site that consists of a labyrinth of tunnels that was used to store ammunition to support three monster guns that could fire 15 inch shells Built by the British in 1939 for the defence of Singapore the guns were the largest installed outside Britain during WWII The guns were destroyed before the surrender of the British army and the tunnels were sealed up after the war Their location remained a secret until the Singapore Prisons Department rediscovered them in April 1991 Reflections at Bukit Chandu Battle through the Japanese invasion of Singapore from Stock Photo

RMB52686–The Johore Battery is a gun emplacement site that consists of a labyrinth of tunnels that was used to store ammunition to support three monster guns that could fire 15 inch shells Built by the British in 1939 for the defence of Singapore the guns were the largest installed outside Britain during WWII The guns were destroyed before the surrender of the British army and the tunnels were sealed up after the war Their location remained a secret until the Singapore Prisons Department rediscovered them in April 1991 Reflections at Bukit Chandu Battle through the Japanese invasion of Singapore from

World War II. Checking the equipment of a German aviator before take-off (1941) Stock Photo

RMCW615P–World War II. Checking the equipment of a German aviator before take-off (1941)

events, Second World War / WWII, France, Dieppe, 19.8.1942, destroyed casino at the beach before the demolition of its remains, Stock Photo

RMBBNDJM–events, Second World War / WWII, France, Dieppe, 19.8.1942, destroyed casino at the beach before the demolition of its remains,

The Eighth Army - WWII. Before a raid on El Daba, 3rd November 1942. South African soldiers listten to their orders. Stock Photo

RMERG8DY–The Eighth Army - WWII. Before a raid on El Daba, 3rd November 1942. South African soldiers listten to their orders.

Prince George, Duke of Kent, seen here with his wife Princess Marina of Greece and son Prince Michael, shortly before his death in the Dunbeath air crash. Prince George, Duke of Kent, 1902 – 1942. Member of the British royal family, the fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary. Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, 1906 -1968. From The War in Pictures Third Year Stock Photo

RM2XBA5W2–Prince George, Duke of Kent, seen here with his wife Princess Marina of Greece and son Prince Michael, shortly before his death in the Dunbeath air crash. Prince George, Duke of Kent, 1902 – 1942. Member of the British royal family, the fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary. Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, 1906 -1968. From The War in Pictures Third Year

Group of Soldiers Before Deployment to Europe, WWII, HQ 2nd Battalion, 389th Infantry, US Army Military Base, Indiana, USA, 1942 Stock Photo

RMDNAE6M–Group of Soldiers Before Deployment to Europe, WWII, HQ 2nd Battalion, 389th Infantry, US Army Military Base, Indiana, USA, 1942

Scottish troops in Second World War. Ist Airborne troops before embarking for Arnhem Stock Photo

RM2BHEDWW–Scottish troops in Second World War. Ist Airborne troops before embarking for Arnhem

French army uniform before the second world war. Stock Photo

RM2E2445E–French army uniform before the second world war.

Americans GIs watching and playing football in England UK Britain during WWII before going to europe to fight the germans Stock Photo

RMCBW025–Americans GIs watching and playing football in England UK Britain during WWII before going to europe to fight the germans

WWII - A pictorial map from 1941 printed soon after the sinking of H.M.S. Hood and the Bismarck showing shipping movements and their route before the sinking of the vessels. Stock Photo

RM2BNMEWM–WWII - A pictorial map from 1941 printed soon after the sinking of H.M.S. Hood and the Bismarck showing shipping movements and their route before the sinking of the vessels.

Bullets and casino gambling chips on a vintage French passport with August 1939 German visa Stock Photo

RMBEG1YC–Bullets and casino gambling chips on a vintage French passport with August 1939 German visa

Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii - Aerial photograph of Ford Island, taken 22 October 1941. USS Saratoga (CV-3) is moored in the lower right center, on Ford Island's northwestern side. Three battleships and an oiler are moored along Battleship Row, on the island's southeastern side. Another battleship is alongside 1010 dock, in the top center. In the extreme top right corner is the Navy Yard's Drydock Number Two, under construction, and floating drydock YFD-2. Approximately 22 PBY patrol planes parked at the Naval Air Station's seaplane base, on the upper right point of Ford Island. Before WWII Stock Photo

RM2AFG2BT–Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii - Aerial photograph of Ford Island, taken 22 October 1941. USS Saratoga (CV-3) is moored in the lower right center, on Ford Island's northwestern side. Three battleships and an oiler are moored along Battleship Row, on the island's southeastern side. Another battleship is alongside 1010 dock, in the top center. In the extreme top right corner is the Navy Yard's Drydock Number Two, under construction, and floating drydock YFD-2. Approximately 22 PBY patrol planes parked at the Naval Air Station's seaplane base, on the upper right point of Ford Island. Before WWII

A Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun in flight before the Biggin Hill International Air Fair this weekend Stock Photo

RMG4K5XC–A Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun in flight before the Biggin Hill International Air Fair this weekend

Aerial view of the Naval Operating Base, Pearl Harbor, October 30,1941, just over one month before the Japanese attack. Ford Island Naval Air Station is in the center, with the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard just beyond it, across the channel. The airfield in the upper left-center is the Army's Hickam Field. Stock Photo

RM2XYAN05–Aerial view of the Naval Operating Base, Pearl Harbor, October 30,1941, just over one month before the Japanese attack. Ford Island Naval Air Station is in the center, with the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard just beyond it, across the channel. The airfield in the upper left-center is the Army's Hickam Field.

General Ugo Cavallero (1880 – 1943) was an Italian military commander before and during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Stock Photo

RMWTD30A–General Ugo Cavallero (1880 – 1943) was an Italian military commander before and during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the

WW2 1940 Vintage Propaganda Graphic Art Poster, illustrating British historically defeating the Germans in WW1 and will beat them again in WWII Stock Photo

RMP2D44C–WW2 1940 Vintage Propaganda Graphic Art Poster, illustrating British historically defeating the Germans in WW1 and will beat them again in WWII

D-Day - Just before landing in France Stock Photo

RMDR9WBP–D-Day - Just before landing in France

Great Britain, before the outbreak of World War II, 1939 Stock Photo

RMC46W0M–Great Britain, before the outbreak of World War II, 1939

Tunis, Tunisia. General de Gaulle and General Mast. General Mast has been installed only the day before as resident general of Tunisia 19430101, World War Two Stock Photo

RMDYERA5–Tunis, Tunisia. General de Gaulle and General Mast. General Mast has been installed only the day before as resident general of Tunisia 19430101, World War Two

Post War Food Rationing During the Second World War 1939 45 there were a lot of shortages of essential foodstuffs not just luxuries Supplies started to become short and some items impossible to obtain especially imported goods such as tea bananas oranges and grapes It was to be six or seven years before any fruits were seen again Then butter lard sweets cakes flour and sugar became hard to get too followed by meat and fish Our picture shows Housewives queuing for fish with newspaper to wrap their purchases in Shopping Queues Food Fish Circa 1946 Stock Photo

RMB52A0D–Post War Food Rationing During the Second World War 1939 45 there were a lot of shortages of essential foodstuffs not just luxuries Supplies started to become short and some items impossible to obtain especially imported goods such as tea bananas oranges and grapes It was to be six or seven years before any fruits were seen again Then butter lard sweets cakes flour and sugar became hard to get too followed by meat and fish Our picture shows Housewives queuing for fish with newspaper to wrap their purchases in Shopping Queues Food Fish Circa 1946

The Image shows a German Zeppelin aircraft flying over Jerusalem, on April the 11th, 1931. Just before the outbreak of the Second World War. Stock Photo

RM2A6057D–The Image shows a German Zeppelin aircraft flying over Jerusalem, on April the 11th, 1931. Just before the outbreak of the Second World War.

events, Second World War / WWII, naval warfare, end of the war, German submarines shortly before the capitulation at Wilhelmshaven, May 1945, Stock Photo

RMBBNCN7–events, Second World War / WWII, naval warfare, end of the war, German submarines shortly before the capitulation at Wilhelmshaven, May 1945,

WWII: Light field Howitzer just before the firing / (original caption in Spanish - Obús liger de campaña momentos antes del Stock Photo

RMHHW3PJ–WWII: Light field Howitzer just before the firing / (original caption in Spanish - Obús liger de campaña momentos antes del

'Look Before You Sleep' poster: a piece of World War II related replica memorabilia from Britain in the 1940s. Stock Photo

RM2AERDNC–'Look Before You Sleep' poster: a piece of World War II related replica memorabilia from Britain in the 1940s.

Bomber Pilot, Captain in Bombardment Squadron, just before Climbing Aboard YN-17 Bombing Plane, Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, Virginia, USA, Alfred T. Palmer for Office of War Information, May 1942 Stock Photo

RMR87EH8–Bomber Pilot, Captain in Bombardment Squadron, just before Climbing Aboard YN-17 Bombing Plane, Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, Virginia, USA, Alfred T. Palmer for Office of War Information, May 1942

Loading a Lancaster Bomber, 1942 colour photo of the iconic RAF heavy bomber bombing up before a raid on Germany Stock Photo

RMDHFM4D–Loading a Lancaster Bomber, 1942 colour photo of the iconic RAF heavy bomber bombing up before a raid on Germany

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, a carrier-based dive bomber aircraft during World War 2. Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldiver aircraft banks over the USS Hornet (CV-12), aircraft carrier before landing, following strikes on Japanese shipping in the China Sea, circa 1945 Stock Photo

RMWA7XEW–Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, a carrier-based dive bomber aircraft during World War 2. Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldiver aircraft banks over the USS Hornet (CV-12), aircraft carrier before landing, following strikes on Japanese shipping in the China Sea, circa 1945

Hotel Svaty Vojtech near Pocatky, Czech Republic. This structure was build in Art Nouveay style before WWII Stock Photo

RM2B4H0B2–Hotel Svaty Vojtech near Pocatky, Czech Republic. This structure was build in Art Nouveay style before WWII

WWII - The fond farewell - German soldier kissing girlfriend or girlfriend goodbye before joining his unit Stock Photo

RMW35KGM–WWII - The fond farewell - German soldier kissing girlfriend or girlfriend goodbye before joining his unit

Vintage French passport with August 1939 German visa and gambling chips Stock Photo

RMBEG1XT–Vintage French passport with August 1939 German visa and gambling chips

Overhead view of Pilot Warming up SB2C Before Takeoff From the USS Lexington (CV-16) During Military Action, June 1943 Stock Photo

RM2X6EEM9–Overhead view of Pilot Warming up SB2C Before Takeoff From the USS Lexington (CV-16) During Military Action, June 1943

World War Two - UK & Commonwealth - Home Front - Soccer - Wartime International - England v Scotland - Wembley - 1944. The two captains, Scotland's Matt Busby (l) and England's Stan Cullis (r), shake hands before the match, watched by referee WE Wood (c) Stock Photo

RMGAN3AY–World War Two - UK & Commonwealth - Home Front - Soccer - Wartime International - England v Scotland - Wembley - 1944. The two captains, Scotland's Matt Busby (l) and England's Stan Cullis (r), shake hands before the match, watched by referee WE Wood (c)

RM2XYAN06–Aerial view of the Naval Operating Base, Pearl Harbor, October 30,1941, just over one month before the Japanese attack. Ford Island Naval Air Station is in the center, with the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard just beyond it, across the channel. The airfield in the upper left-center is the Army's Hickam Field.

British, WW2, War Effort, We beat 'em before. We will beat 'em again, (infantryman and machine gunner attacking), motivational poster, 1939-1946 Stock Photo

RM2A1F3E7–British, WW2, War Effort, We beat 'em before. We will beat 'em again, (infantryman and machine gunner attacking), motivational poster, 1939-1946

Vintage ' UNITED' 'UNITED NATIONS FIGHT FOR FREEDOM' Propaganda Poster WW2 created during the Second World War (1943), according to the Declaration of the United Nations of 1942. The Poster, created by United States Office of War Information and made by United States Government Printing Office. The poster features the flags of those countries or governments-in-exile that pledged to support the Allied effort.This poster is important because it represents the very origins of the United Nations as a wartime alliance, before it became an official post war entity Stock Photo

RMP2D46T–Vintage ' UNITED' 'UNITED NATIONS FIGHT FOR FREEDOM' Propaganda Poster WW2 created during the Second World War (1943), according to the Declaration of the United Nations of 1942. The Poster, created by United States Office of War Information and made by United States Government Printing Office. The poster features the flags of those countries or governments-in-exile that pledged to support the Allied effort.This poster is important because it represents the very origins of the United Nations as a wartime alliance, before it became an official post war entity

German soldiers interned in the internment camps on the ground of the Strahov Stadium (Velký strahovský stadion) in Prague, Czechoslovakia. German soldiers as well as German refugees and German inhabitants of Prague were interned in the Strahov Stadium in May 1945 before they were deported from Czechoslovakia. Black and white photograph by an unknown photographer dated probably from the second half of May 1945. Courtesy of the Azoor Photo Collection. Stock Photo

RM2H9234N–German soldiers interned in the internment camps on the ground of the Strahov Stadium (Velký strahovský stadion) in Prague, Czechoslovakia. German soldiers as well as German refugees and German inhabitants of Prague were interned in the Strahov Stadium in May 1945 before they were deported from Czechoslovakia. Black and white photograph by an unknown photographer dated probably from the second half of May 1945. Courtesy of the Azoor Photo Collection.

RMC46TXC–Great Britain, before the outbreak of World War II, 1939

Titus Brandsma, O.Carm., was a Dutch Carmelite friar, Catholic priest and professor of philosophy. Brandsma was vehemently opposed to Nazi ideology and spoke out against it many times before the Second World War. He was imprisoned in the infamous Dachau concentration camp, where he died. Stock Photo

RMDYEH10–Titus Brandsma, O.Carm., was a Dutch Carmelite friar, Catholic priest and professor of philosophy. Brandsma was vehemently opposed to Nazi ideology and spoke out against it many times before the Second World War. He was imprisoned in the infamous Dachau concentration camp, where he died.

World War Two Rationing in Britain During the Second World War 1939 45 there were a lot of shortages of essential foodstuffs not just luxuries Supplies started to become short and some items impossible to obtain especially imported goods such as tea bananas oranges and grapes It was to be six or seven years before any of those fruits were seen again Then butter lard sweets cakes flour and sugar became hard to get too followed by meat and fish Our picture shows A wholesaler at Covent Garden market in London registers his customers Only registered traders are allowed to buy from his limited Stock Photo

RMB52A0A–World War Two Rationing in Britain During the Second World War 1939 45 there were a lot of shortages of essential foodstuffs not just luxuries Supplies started to become short and some items impossible to obtain especially imported goods such as tea bananas oranges and grapes It was to be six or seven years before any of those fruits were seen again Then butter lard sweets cakes flour and sugar became hard to get too followed by meat and fish Our picture shows A wholesaler at Covent Garden market in London registers his customers Only registered traders are allowed to buy from his limited

Tunis, Tunisia. General de Gaulle and General Mast. General Mast has been installed only the day before as resident general of Tunisia 1943 , World War Two Stock Photo

RM2A5YP3M–Tunis, Tunisia. General de Gaulle and General Mast. General Mast has been installed only the day before as resident general of Tunisia 1943 , World War Two

events, Second World War / WWII, aerial warfare, persons, German bomber pilot instructing his crew before a mission, early 1941, Stock Photo

RMBBNCJW–events, Second World War / WWII, aerial warfare, persons, German bomber pilot instructing his crew before a mission, early 1941,

View of a water mill in Schwerin (Germany) Stock Photo

RM2HMPY21–View of a water mill in Schwerin (Germany)

Japan: Advertising poster for the Japan Mail Steamship Company. 'Three new sister ships' were launched just before the outbreak of World War II in the Pacific, 1940. The Nitta Maru was a Japanese ocean liner owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha. The ship was built in 1938-1940 by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. at Nagasaki, Japan. The vessel was created as a sister ship of the Yawata Maru, and the Kasuga Maru. Each in succession was re-fitted as a troopship; and each was later converted to an aircraft carrier. None of the 'Three Sisters' survived the war. Stock Photo

RM2B018MJ–Japan: Advertising poster for the Japan Mail Steamship Company. 'Three new sister ships' were launched just before the outbreak of World War II in the Pacific, 1940. The Nitta Maru was a Japanese ocean liner owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha. The ship was built in 1938-1940 by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. at Nagasaki, Japan. The vessel was created as a sister ship of the Yawata Maru, and the Kasuga Maru. Each in succession was re-fitted as a troopship; and each was later converted to an aircraft carrier. None of the 'Three Sisters' survived the war.

Female Inspectors making Notes while Checking Cargo Transport inner wings before assembly on Fuselage, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, California, USA, Alfred T. Palmer, U.S. Office of War Information, October 1942 Stock Photo

RMH2NKC9–Female Inspectors making Notes while Checking Cargo Transport inner wings before assembly on Fuselage, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, California, USA, Alfred T. Palmer, U.S. Office of War Information, October 1942

Arnhem veterans make final preparations before a parachute jump to commemorate their WWII attempt. Stock Photo

RMAKGXB0–Arnhem veterans make final preparations before a parachute jump to commemorate their WWII attempt.

Air cadets ,c. 1940. WWII at an air force training camp. Pilots learning to take instructions and study maps before setting out on a flight.. Stock Photo

RMFJPYK6–Air cadets ,c. 1940. WWII at an air force training camp. Pilots learning to take instructions and study maps before setting out on a flight..

RM2B4H0AG–Hotel Svaty Vojtech near Pocatky, Czech Republic. This structure was build in Art Nouveay style before WWII

WWII - A group of Finish soldiers pose for a group shot in 1939, possibly taken before the Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak of World War II, Stock Photo

RMW3R3RH–WWII - A group of Finish soldiers pose for a group shot in 1939, possibly taken before the Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak of World War II,

Map of Stalingrad showing the farthest enemy advance into the city before the Red Army's smashing counter attack, 19 November, 1942. From The War in Pictures, Fourth Year. Stock Photo

RM2XA33AW–Map of Stalingrad showing the farthest enemy advance into the city before the Red Army's smashing counter attack, 19 November, 1942. From The War in Pictures, Fourth Year.

See You in Berlin. Resolute faces of paratroopers just before they took off for the initial assault of D-Day. Paratrooper in foreground has just read General Eisenhower's message of good luck and clasps his bazooka in determination. Note Eisenhower's D-Day order in hands of paratrooper in foreground. June 6, 1944 Stock Photo

RMTR9XD2–See You in Berlin. Resolute faces of paratroopers just before they took off for the initial assault of D-Day. Paratrooper in foreground has just read General Eisenhower's message of good luck and clasps his bazooka in determination. Note Eisenhower's D-Day order in hands of paratrooper in foreground. June 6, 1944

A World War Two Spitfire Mk IX in flight before it goes up for auction by Christie's at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford Stock Photo

RMG4HJYK–A World War Two Spitfire Mk IX in flight before it goes up for auction by Christie's at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford

Vintage photo of North American BT-9 in Flight. 1940s The North American BT-9 was the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) designation for a low-wing single engine monoplane primary trainer aircraft that served before and during World War II. Stock Photo

RF2XX0M65–Vintage photo of North American BT-9 in Flight. 1940s The North American BT-9 was the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) designation for a low-wing single engine monoplane primary trainer aircraft that served before and during World War II.

British, WW2, War Effort, We beat 'em before...We will beat 'em again, (historic soldiers advancing with weapons), motivational poster, 1939-1946 Stock Photo

RM2A1F3E0–British, WW2, War Effort, We beat 'em before...We will beat 'em again, (historic soldiers advancing with weapons), motivational poster, 1939-1946

Vintage WW2 ' UNITED' 'UNITED NATIONS FIGHT FOR FREEDOM' Propaganda Poster WW2 created during the Second World War (1943), according to the Declaration of the United Nations of 1942. The Poster, created by United States Office of War Information and made by United States Government Printing Office. The poster features the flags of those countries or governments-in-exile that pledged to support the Allied effort.This poster is important because it represents the very origins of the United Nations as a wartime alliance, before it became an official post war entity Stock Photo

RM2JHY12E–Vintage WW2 ' UNITED' 'UNITED NATIONS FIGHT FOR FREEDOM' Propaganda Poster WW2 created during the Second World War (1943), according to the Declaration of the United Nations of 1942. The Poster, created by United States Office of War Information and made by United States Government Printing Office. The poster features the flags of those countries or governments-in-exile that pledged to support the Allied effort.This poster is important because it represents the very origins of the United Nations as a wartime alliance, before it became an official post war entity

Painting 'Last battle of the Bismarck' by German painter Claus Bergen (1949) on display at the exhibition 'Divinely Gifted' in the Gеrmаn Нistоrical Мusеum (Dеutschеs Нistоrischеs Мusеum) in Веrlin, Gеrmany. The painting shows the German Battleship Bismarck on 27 May 1941 a few hours before it was sunk by the Royal Navy in the North Atlantic. The exhibition entitled 'Divinely Gifted' and devoted to National Socialism's favoured artists in the Federal Republic of Germany runs till 5 December 2021. Stock Photo

RM2H14KHJ–Painting 'Last battle of the Bismarck' by German painter Claus Bergen (1949) on display at the exhibition 'Divinely Gifted' in the Gеrmаn Нistоrical Мusеum (Dеutschеs Нistоrischеs Мusеum) in Веrlin, Gеrmany. The painting shows the German Battleship Bismarck on 27 May 1941 a few hours before it was sunk by the Royal Navy in the North Atlantic. The exhibition entitled 'Divinely Gifted' and devoted to National Socialism's favoured artists in the Federal Republic of Germany runs till 5 December 2021.

RMC46TPT–Great Britain, before the outbreak of World War II, 1939

Black and white photograph pertaining to great French actors before WWII; Louis Jouvet (1887-1951) and Jean Renoir (1894-1979) in 'The Trojan War will not Take Place' by Jean Giraudoux (1887-1951). Stock Photo

RM2CWBMJR–Black and white photograph pertaining to great French actors before WWII; Louis Jouvet (1887-1951) and Jean Renoir (1894-1979) in 'The Trojan War will not Take Place' by Jean Giraudoux (1887-1951).

RMB52A0C–World War Two Rationing in Britain During the Second World War 1939 45 there were a lot of shortages of essential foodstuffs not just luxuries Supplies started to become short and some items impossible to obtain especially imported goods such as tea bananas oranges and grapes It was to be six or seven years before any of those fruits were seen again Then butter lard sweets cakes flour and sugar became hard to get too followed by meat and fish Our picture shows Two housewives looking at the cuts of fish they have just purchased from the Fishmonger World War II Home Front Shopping Food Fish

General Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the order of the day; 'Full victory--nothing else' to paratroopers somewhere in England; just before they board their airplanes to participate in the first assault in the invasion of the continent of Europe; World War Two 1944 Stock Photo

RMP67J6E–General Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the order of the day; 'Full victory--nothing else' to paratroopers somewhere in England; just before they board their airplanes to participate in the first assault in the invasion of the continent of Europe; World War Two 1944

events, Second World War / WWII, aerial warfare, persons, Luftwaffe squadron leader giving last instructions before a mission, circa 1940, Stock Photo

RMBBNCJR–events, Second World War / WWII, aerial warfare, persons, Luftwaffe squadron leader giving last instructions before a mission, circa 1940,

The beautiful watermill of Schwerin Schleifmule in northern Germany (mid 1930s) Stock Photo

RM2HXF04G–The beautiful watermill of Schwerin Schleifmule in northern Germany (mid 1930s)

USA/Japan: USS Pennsylvania, USS Colorado, USS Louisville, USS Portland and USS Columbia enter Lingayen Gulf, Philippines, January 1945. The battleship USS Pennsylvania leads USS Colorado, USS Louisville, USS Portland, and USS Columbia into Lingayen Gulf before the landing on Luzon, Philippines in January 1945. Battleships and other big gun naval vessels that served in the Pacific Theatre during World War II were used primarily for offshore bombardment of enemy positions and as anti-aircraft screens for aircraft carriers. Stock Photo

RM2B01DE9–USA/Japan: USS Pennsylvania, USS Colorado, USS Louisville, USS Portland and USS Columbia enter Lingayen Gulf, Philippines, January 1945. The battleship USS Pennsylvania leads USS Colorado, USS Louisville, USS Portland, and USS Columbia into Lingayen Gulf before the landing on Luzon, Philippines in January 1945. Battleships and other big gun naval vessels that served in the Pacific Theatre during World War II were used primarily for offshore bombardment of enemy positions and as anti-aircraft screens for aircraft carriers.

Female Inspectors, One Seated and One Standing, Making Notes while Checking Cargo Transport Inner Wings before Assembly on Fuselage, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, California, USA, Alfred T. Palmer, U.S. Office of War Information, October 1942 Stock Photo

RMH2NKBH–Female Inspectors, One Seated and One Standing, Making Notes while Checking Cargo Transport Inner Wings before Assembly on Fuselage, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, California, USA, Alfred T. Palmer, U.S. Office of War Information, October 1942

Circular blanks of copper and crass inspected for flaws in metal structure before they become shell casings for the U.S. in World War II. Chase Copper and Brass Company, Euclid, Ohio, 1942. Stock Photo

RMBTKA44–Circular blanks of copper and crass inspected for flaws in metal structure before they become shell casings for the U.S. in World War II. Chase Copper and Brass Company, Euclid, Ohio, 1942.

World War 2: Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. Patriotic Italian postcard. Portrait with caption: ' Kingdom as you have never before been, I am sure that your valour and patriotism of the Italian people will still each time ensure the victory of our glorious army. /Unito a voi come non mai, sono sicuro che il vostro valore ed il patriottismo del popolo italiano sapranno ancora une volta assicurare la vittoria alle nostre armi gloriose. EV: King of Italy and Emperor of Ethiopia, 11 November 1869 – 28 December 1947. Stock Photo

RMERGHDJ–World War 2: Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. Patriotic Italian postcard. Portrait with caption: ' Kingdom as you have never before been, I am sure that your valour and patriotism of the Italian people will still each time ensure the victory of our glorious army. /Unito a voi come non mai, sono sicuro che il vostro valore ed il patriottismo del popolo italiano sapranno ancora une volta assicurare la vittoria alle nostre armi gloriose. EV: King of Italy and Emperor of Ethiopia, 11 November 1869 – 28 December 1947.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, greets veterans before the start of the military parade marking the 73rd anniversary of the end of World War II in Red Square May 9, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. (Russian Presidency via Planetpix) Stock Photo

RMMM0AW4–Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, greets veterans before the start of the military parade marking the 73rd anniversary of the end of World War II in Red Square May 9, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. (Russian Presidency via Planetpix)

WWII -British soldiers in prisoner of war camp 307 in Egypt ( at Fanara , in the Canal Zone , also described as at Tall al Kabir, West of Ismailia ) performing 'London is Calling' on stage just before the end of the war Stock Photo

RMW38NTC–WWII -British soldiers in prisoner of war camp 307 in Egypt ( at Fanara , in the Canal Zone , also described as at Tall al Kabir, West of Ismailia ) performing 'London is Calling' on stage just before the end of the war

War Crisis, 1939. Air Raid precautions Second World War began, and evacuees, like these in this picture, began to pour out of London for safety of the countryside. Carrying gas-mask cases,luggage labels identifying them, fixed to their clothing, it was for some of them a Great Adventure, for many of them had never left home, or even London before.. 3 September 1939 Stock Photo

RM2BW2KB6–War Crisis, 1939. Air Raid precautions Second World War began, and evacuees, like these in this picture, began to pour out of London for safety of the countryside. Carrying gas-mask cases,luggage labels identifying them, fixed to their clothing, it was for some of them a Great Adventure, for many of them had never left home, or even London before.. 3 September 1939

USS Lexington (CV-2) underway during the Battle of Coral Sea, 8 May 1942. This view appears to have been taken in the early afternoon, after planes had been recovered and initial damage control measures effected, but before the start of the fires that led to the ship's loss. This is the last known photograph of Lexington in operational condition. Taken from USS Portland (CA-33). Stock Photo

RM2AJTYET–USS Lexington (CV-2) underway during the Battle of Coral Sea, 8 May 1942. This view appears to have been taken in the early afternoon, after planes had been recovered and initial damage control measures effected, but before the start of the fires that led to the ship's loss. This is the last known photograph of Lexington in operational condition. Taken from USS Portland (CA-33).

RMG4HJYJ–A World War Two Spitfire Mk IX in flight before it goes up for auction by Christie's at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford

World War II. Italy - general Sir Henry Maitland Wilson (left) Supreme Allied Commander in the Mediterranean, and Major General John K. Cannon, Commander of the 12th Air Force inspect a R.A.F. regiment before the 12th Air Force Commanding General was invested with the Order of the Knight Commander of the British Empire (K.B.E.). General Wilson made the presentation. October 1944 Stock Photo

RF2XX0K1K–World War II. Italy - general Sir Henry Maitland Wilson (left) Supreme Allied Commander in the Mediterranean, and Major General John K. Cannon, Commander of the 12th Air Force inspect a R.A.F. regiment before the 12th Air Force Commanding General was invested with the Order of the Knight Commander of the British Empire (K.B.E.). General Wilson made the presentation. October 1944

'Signal' magazine. Cover of issue number 1 (January 1943) of the Spanish edition (SP 1), with a photograph of cannons. Before his entry into the military service, the 1943 recruitment. This German magazine was published between April 1940 and April 1945, being the main propaganda organ of the German army during the Second World War. Stock Photo

RM2N5E3EY–'Signal' magazine. Cover of issue number 1 (January 1943) of the Spanish edition (SP 1), with a photograph of cannons. Before his entry into the military service, the 1943 recruitment. This German magazine was published between April 1940 and April 1945, being the main propaganda organ of the German army during the Second World War.

We beat ’em before. We will beat ’em again (1939 - 1946) British World War II era poster by Pat Keely Stock Photo

RF2JN4C56–We beat ’em before. We will beat ’em again (1939 - 1946) British World War II era poster by Pat Keely

Monument to Soviet Tank Crews (Památník sovětských tankistů) in Prague, Czechoslovakia, depicted in the Czechoslovak vintage postcard issued before 1946. The monument was unveiled in July 1945 to commemorate the Soviet tank T-34 number 24 which entered into Prague as the first one at the morning on 9 May 1945. In fact a Soviet heavy tank IS-2 was installed on the pedestal and the number was wrongly changed to 23. The monument later known as the Pink Tank was removed in June 1991. Courtesy of the Azoor Postcard Collection. Stock Photo

RMT14KC7–Monument to Soviet Tank Crews (Památník sovětských tankistů) in Prague, Czechoslovakia, depicted in the Czechoslovak vintage postcard issued before 1946. The monument was unveiled in July 1945 to commemorate the Soviet tank T-34 number 24 which entered into Prague as the first one at the morning on 9 May 1945. In fact a Soviet heavy tank IS-2 was installed on the pedestal and the number was wrongly changed to 23. The monument later known as the Pink Tank was removed in June 1991. Courtesy of the Azoor Postcard Collection.

RMC46W14–Great Britain, before the outbreak of World War II, 1939

Admiral Graf Spee was a Deutschland-class heavy cruiser ('pocket battleship') which served with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II. Admiral Graf Spee was deployed to the South Atlantic in the weeks before the outbreak of World War II, to be positioned in merchant sea lanes once war was declared. Between September and December 1939. It was confronted by three British cruisers at the Battle of the River Plate and sunk in 1939 Stock Photo

RMDYER3A–Admiral Graf Spee was a Deutschland-class heavy cruiser ('pocket battleship') which served with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II. Admiral Graf Spee was deployed to the South Atlantic in the weeks before the outbreak of World War II, to be positioned in merchant sea lanes once war was declared. Between September and December 1939. It was confronted by three British cruisers at the Battle of the River Plate and sunk in 1939

RMS Aquitania seen here leaving Southampton with a crew of volunteer stewards The Aquitania was built by John Brown Co Glasgow in 1913 for the Cunard Steamship Co She was a 45 647 gross ton ship overall length 901 5ft x beam 97ft 274 77m x 29 56m four funnels two masts four screws and a speed of 23 knots She carried 597 1st 614 2nd and 2 052 3rd class passengers Launched on 21st April 1913 she started her maiden voyage between Liverpool and New York on 30th May 1914 Her third and last voyage before the Great War started on 11th July 1914 and she was then fitted out as an Armed Merchant Stock Photo

RMB52A41–RMS Aquitania seen here leaving Southampton with a crew of volunteer stewards The Aquitania was built by John Brown Co Glasgow in 1913 for the Cunard Steamship Co She was a 45 647 gross ton ship overall length 901 5ft x beam 97ft 274 77m x 29 56m four funnels two masts four screws and a speed of 23 knots She carried 597 1st 614 2nd and 2 052 3rd class passengers Launched on 21st April 1913 she started her maiden voyage between Liverpool and New York on 30th May 1914 Her third and last voyage before the Great War started on 11th July 1914 and she was then fitted out as an Armed Merchant

Hugo Sperrle (1885 – 1953) German field marshal of the Luftwaffe during World War II. Before the war he was commander of the Condor legion in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. His forces were deployed solely on the Western Front and the Mediterranean throughout the war. Seen here at his 1946 War crimes trial. Stock Photo

RM2A60210–Hugo Sperrle (1885 – 1953) German field marshal of the Luftwaffe during World War II. Before the war he was commander of the Condor legion in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. His forces were deployed solely on the Western Front and the Mediterranean throughout the war. Seen here at his 1946 War crimes trial.

events, Second World War / WWII, France, Invasion 1944, 'Sherman' tanks of a British armoured brigade before Caen, 8.6.1944, Stock Photo

RMB482NR–events, Second World War / WWII, France, Invasion 1944, 'Sherman' tanks of a British armoured brigade before Caen, 8.6.1944,

American World War II Propaganda (U.S. Government Printing Office, 1941) Informational Posters - 'How Democracy Works.' President Roosevelt before Congress Stock Photo

RM2R553AX–American World War II Propaganda (U.S. Government Printing Office, 1941) Informational Posters - 'How Democracy Works.' President Roosevelt before Congress

China: A Japanese soldier says goodbye to a young child before boarding a troop train in Manchuria, 1933. The Second Sino-Japanese War is usually dated from 1937 to Japan's final defeat in 1945, but in fact Japan and China had been in a state of undeclared war from the time of the Mukden Incident in 1931 when Japan seized Manchuria and set up the puppet state of Manchukuo. The Japanese installed the former Qing Emperor Puyi as Head of State in 1932, and two years later he was declared Emperor of Manchukuo with the era name of Kangde ('Tranquility and Virtue'). Stock Photo

RM2B0155F–China: A Japanese soldier says goodbye to a young child before boarding a troop train in Manchuria, 1933. The Second Sino-Japanese War is usually dated from 1937 to Japan's final defeat in 1945, but in fact Japan and China had been in a state of undeclared war from the time of the Mukden Incident in 1931 when Japan seized Manchuria and set up the puppet state of Manchukuo. The Japanese installed the former Qing Emperor Puyi as Head of State in 1932, and two years later he was declared Emperor of Manchukuo with the era name of Kangde ('Tranquility and Virtue').

Combat Crew Receiving Final Instructions Just Before Taking off in YB-17 Bomber from Squadron Base, Langley Field, Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, Virginia, USA, Alfred T. Palmer, U.S. Office of War information, May 1942 Stock Photo

RMH2NK5M–Combat Crew Receiving Final Instructions Just Before Taking off in YB-17 Bomber from Squadron Base, Langley Field, Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, Virginia, USA, Alfred T. Palmer, U.S. Office of War information, May 1942

Six Minutes to Midnight (2020) directed by Andy Goddard and starring Judi Dench, James D'Arcy and Jim Broadbent. Based on a true story about the disappearance of 20 German teen girls from influential families who disappear at a boarding school just before the outbreak of WWII. Stock Photo

RM2ETABJ4–Six Minutes to Midnight (2020) directed by Andy Goddard and starring Judi Dench, James D'Arcy and Jim Broadbent. Based on a true story about the disappearance of 20 German teen girls from influential families who disappear at a boarding school just before the outbreak of WWII.

A group portrait before shipping out. Third Marines Corps Division personal photos WWII Stock Photo

RMBH1DRM–A group portrait before shipping out. Third Marines Corps Division personal photos WWII

Die Soldaten des Fuhrers im Felde. Vor Warschau. The soldiers of the Fuhrer in the field, before Warsaw. Poland, 1939. PK Hugo Jager. Stock Photo

RFHMBC7Y–Die Soldaten des Fuhrers im Felde. Vor Warschau. The soldiers of the Fuhrer in the field, before Warsaw. Poland, 1939. PK Hugo Jager.

France 1939- A scene in the village of Arrans Stock Photo

RM2RWY1H4–France 1939- A scene in the village of Arrans

RM2BW2N49–War Crisis, 1939. Air Raid precautions. Second World War began, and evacuees like these in this picture, began to pour out of London for safety of the countryside. Carrying gas-mask cases, luggage labels identifying them, fixed to their clothing, it was for some of them a Great Adventure, for many of them had never left home, or even London before. 3 September 1939

Members of 72nd Shinbu Squadron. Three of the five are 17 years old and the other two are 18 and 19 years old. The photo was taken the day before their mission. Left to right: front row Tsutomu Hayakawa, Yukio Araki, Takamasa Senda back row Kaname Takahashi, Mitsuyoshi Takahashi. Each of these young men were corporals. At 17, Yukio Araki is the youngest known Kamikaze pilot to die in the war. May 26, 1945 Stock Photo

RM2A98WBG–Members of 72nd Shinbu Squadron. Three of the five are 17 years old and the other two are 18 and 19 years old. The photo was taken the day before their mission. Left to right: front row Tsutomu Hayakawa, Yukio Araki, Takamasa Senda back row Kaname Takahashi, Mitsuyoshi Takahashi. Each of these young men were corporals. At 17, Yukio Araki is the youngest known Kamikaze pilot to die in the war. May 26, 1945

Mussolini saying goodbye to Hitler before returning to Italy after being freed from prison by Nazi paratroops in September, 1943. Adolf Hitler, 1889 – 1945. German politician, demagogue, Pan-German revolutionary, leader of the Nazi Party, Chancellor of Germany, and Führer of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini, 1883 – 1945. Italian dictator, journalist, founder and leader of the National Fascist Party (PNF), and Prime Minister of Italy. From The War in Pictures, Fifth Year. Stock Photo

RM2X61E42–Mussolini saying goodbye to Hitler before returning to Italy after being freed from prison by Nazi paratroops in September, 1943. Adolf Hitler, 1889 – 1945. German politician, demagogue, Pan-German revolutionary, leader of the Nazi Party, Chancellor of Germany, and Führer of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini, 1883 – 1945. Italian dictator, journalist, founder and leader of the National Fascist Party (PNF), and Prime Minister of Italy. From The War in Pictures, Fifth Year.

The paratroopers of British 1st Airborne Division received the last instructions before the attack on Arnhem. Stock Photo

RMWTD7RD–The paratroopers of British 1st Airborne Division received the last instructions before the attack on Arnhem.

[ 1945 Japan - Japanese Surrender WWII ] — Japanese emissaries board a US C-54 Skymaster transport plane on the US held island of Iejima in Okinawa Prefecture shortly after noon on August 19, 1945 (Showa 20). The plane carried them to Manila to meet with General Douglas MacArthur's staff to work out the details of Japan's surrender marking the end of WWII. Shortly before, the delegation had arrived on specially-marked Japanese Mitsubishi G4M 'Betty' bombers. 20th century gelatin silver print. Stock Photo

RM2BN0GXH–[ 1945 Japan - Japanese Surrender WWII ] — Japanese emissaries board a US C-54 Skymaster transport plane on the US held island of Iejima in Okinawa Prefecture shortly after noon on August 19, 1945 (Showa 20). The plane carried them to Manila to meet with General Douglas MacArthur's staff to work out the details of Japan's surrender marking the end of WWII. Shortly before, the delegation had arrived on specially-marked Japanese Mitsubishi G4M 'Betty' bombers. 20th century gelatin silver print.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, welcomes Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu before the start of events marking the 73rd anniversary of the end of World War II in Red Square May 9, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. (Russian Presidency via Planetpix) Stock Photo

RMMM0F44–Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, welcomes Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu before the start of events marking the 73rd anniversary of the end of World War II in Red Square May 9, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. (Russian Presidency via Planetpix)

German refugees with their belongings in front of the Monument to Jan Hus in Old Town Square in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in May 1945. Black and white photograph by Czech photographer Stanislav Hulík published in the Czechoslovak book 'Memory Book of the Prague Uprising' ('Památník Pražského povstání') issued in 1946. The photograph was probably taken in the afternoon of 8th May 1945, when the German population of Prague was able to leave the city after the capitulation of the German garrison after the Prague Uprising. The House at the Stone Bell (Dům u Kamenného zvonu) before the restoration of Stock Photo

RM2A9W0G6–German refugees with their belongings in front of the Monument to Jan Hus in Old Town Square in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in May 1945. Black and white photograph by Czech photographer Stanislav Hulík published in the Czechoslovak book 'Memory Book of the Prague Uprising' ('Památník Pražského povstání') issued in 1946. The photograph was probably taken in the afternoon of 8th May 1945, when the German population of Prague was able to leave the city after the capitulation of the German garrison after the Prague Uprising. The House at the Stone Bell (Dům u Kamenného zvonu) before the restoration of

RMC46W0G–Great Britain, before the outbreak of World War II, 1939

RMDYER39–Admiral Graf Spee was a Deutschland-class heavy cruiser ('pocket battleship') which served with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II. Admiral Graf Spee was deployed to the South Atlantic in the weeks before the outbreak of World War II, to be positioned in merchant sea lanes once war was declared. Between September and December 1939. It was confronted by three British cruisers at the Battle of the River Plate and sunk in 1939

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