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The King visits the war workers, 1939-1945
Photograph of George VI visiting a naval workyard.
A flight of fancy, 1944
Photograph of a young boy with airman in the cockpit of a Beaufighter aeroplane taken during Dundee's 'Salute the Soldier' week.
Planning for battle, 1942
Photograph of RAF squadron leader planning for combat for the City of Glasgow Auxiliary Squadron
Soldiers in action in France, 1939-1945
Photograph of two British soldiers clearing a house in France.
German U-Boat crew surrender 1943
Photograph of the final moments of a German U-boat, forced to surface next to a British warship. The image shows the crew lined up on the deck before jumping overboard. The U-boat sank shortly afterwards.
U-boat attack in transatlantic convoy 1943
Photograph of an attack by British coastal Command aeroplanes on a German U-boat in an Atlantic convoy. The U boat can be seen half submerged with the crew apparent on the conning tower.
British fleet air arm attacks Japanese oil refinery in Sumatra, 1945
Photograph of the British fleet air arm forming up for strike on Japanese oil refinery at Pagkalan Brandan in Sumatra.
Mulberry harbours in Normandy, 1944-1945
Photograph showing use of prefabricated ports in Normandy during the Second World War. Nicknamed mulberry harbours, the ports were constructed in Britain and shipped across the channel to help with the unloading of men and materials.
