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Jul 6, 2018 · Led by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, over one million German troops invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. Just two days later, Britain and France declared war on Germany—and the world was once again...
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- Flying over Egypt. © IWM (TR 1) A Royal Air Force Lockheed Hudson Mk VI (AE626) of the Middle East Communications Flight flying over the Egyptian pyramids, 1942.
- Watching the skies. © IWM (TR 454) An Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) spotter with binoculars at an anti-aircraft command post, December 1942. See object record.
- Making new friends. © IWM (TR 2869) Two soldiers of the Royal Military Police with Anna, a four-year-old Austrian girl with whose family the men were billeted, in the Klagenfurt area of occupied Austria, May 1945.
- Suiting up. © IWM (TR 185A) Men of the Airborne Division adjust their harnesses alongside an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley 'PX-G' of No. 295 Squadron RAF, October 1942.
- Hawker Hurricanes. © IWM (CH 1500) Hawker Hurricanes of No. 85 Squadron, Royal Air Force (RAF) seen from below, October 1940. See object record.
- The scramble. © IWM (HU 49253) Operations: Pilots seen running to their aircraft. See object record.
- Junkers Ju 87. © IWM (GER 18) Bombs fall away from a German Junkers Ju-87 Stuka dive-bomber. See object record.
- Polish pilots. © IWM (CH 1150) Two airmen of the Polish Air Force Depot at RAF Blackpool receive instruction on the controls of an aircraft during ground training at Squires Gate aerodrome, 27 August 1940.
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Sep 7, 2016 · The Battle of Britain was one of the most important battles of World War II. Thanks to its success, the Allies were able to maintain a front in Western Europe. If somehow Great Britain had lost back then – the result of the war could have been quite different.
Jun 17, 2021 · The Second World War was documented on a huge scale by thousands of photographers and artists who created millions of pictures. American military photographers representing all of the armed services covered the battlefronts around the world.
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British Empire in World War II. When the United Kingdom declared war on Nazi Germany in September 1939 at the start of World War II, it controlled to varying degrees numerous crown colonies, protectorates, and India. It also maintained strong political ties to four of the five independent Dominions — Australia, Canada, South Africa, and New ...
