Great Britain

Uruguayan Chargé d’Affaires in the United Kingdom, Senor Montero de Bustamante, speaks at a ceremony to name a Royal Air Force Spitfire fighter in 1943. The Aircraft had been funded by Uruguayan donations. Uruguay was neutral during World War II until signing the Declaration by United Nations in February 1945, …

A De Havilland Mosquito PR Mk XVI British combat aircraft, part of RAF’s 140 Squadron, warming up its engines before a night photographic reconnaissance mission. Melsbroek, Belgium, February 15th 1945. The light, quick and agile De Havilland Mosquito stood out due to the fact that it was constructed of mostly …

The 1945 photo was taken by British forces during the Battle of Weeze, which was part of the Allied operation “Veritable”. The Weeze Town Square, seen in the images, was 87% destroyed during the War. Book suggestion ⤵️ 📖 The Rhineland 1945: The Last Killing Ground in the West (Ken …

Barbed Wire entanglements set up in Northern France by the British Expeditionary Force in the Winter of 1939-1940. Book suggestion ⤵️ 📖 The British Expeditionary Force, 1939-40 (Edward Smalley, 2014)

Amazing photograph showing a British Lancaster bomber above colossal smoke screens set by the Germans, in an effort to hide the mighty Tirpitz battleship. September 15th 1944, Operation Paravane. The ship was stationed in Kafjord, Norway, to deter transports of goods or weaponry between the Western Allies and the Soviet …

British humour on display in the Summer of 1940, during the Battle of Britain, in which the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy managed to resist and halt the large scale attacks carried by the German Luftwaffe. Book suggestion ⤵️ 📖 The Battle of …