Photo credit: Imperial War Museums via Peta Pixel
Photographers during World War II shot the battle in black-and-white due to the high-cost of color film, but there were a few that managed to slip through the cracks. Many of them can be found in a book published by the Imperial War Museums (IWM), which were captured between 1942 and 1945. Above, we see an Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) ‘spotter’ at a 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun site in December 1942. Continue reading for more.
Cleaning
A crew from the 16th/5th Lancers, 6th Armoured Division, clean the gun barrel of their Crusader tank at El Aroussa in Tunisia, May 1943.
Aircrew
Nurses and convalescent aircrew at Princess Mary�s Royal Air Force Hospital at Halton in Buckinghamshire, August 1943.
Bombers
Lancaster Bombers nearing completion in Avro�s Assembly Plant at Woodford near Manchester, 1943.
Gun Crew
A 5.5-inch gun crew from 75th (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery, in action in Italy, September 1943.
General
General Dwight D Eisenhower and his senior commanders at Supreme Allied Headquarters in London, February 1944.
Alfred Campin
Private Alfred Campin of the 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry during training in Britain, March 1944.
Paratroopers
British paratroopers prepare for a practice jump from an RAF Dakota based at Down Ampney in Wiltshire, 22 April 1944.
ARP
An Air Raid Precautions (ARP) warden inspects damaged buildings in Holborn, London.
Fighter Pilot
The RAF’s top-scoring fighter pilot, Wing Commander James ‘Johnnie’ Johnson, with his Spitfire and pet Labrador ‘Sally’ at Bazenville landing ground, Normandy, July 1944.
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