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  3. IMAGO International History, Archive, Second World War, WWII, Battle of Britain 1940

IMAGO International History, Archive, Second World War, WWII, Battle of Britain 1940

Apr 2, 2025

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  • Großangriff der deutschen Luftwaffe gegen die britischen Inseln, 80. Jahrestag am 13. August World War 2, Battle of Britain. London civilians in a West End bomb shelter during the Blitz. Ca. 1940-41. (BSLOC_2013_11_98) Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL036 EC453

    Großangriff der deutschen Luftwaffe gegen die britischen Inseln, 80. Jahrestag am 13. August World War 2, Battle of Britain. London civilians in a West End bomb shelter during the Blitz. Ca. 1940-41. (BSLOC_2013_11_98) Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL036 EC453

  • World War 2, Battle of Britain. Civilians in a London underground railroad tube converted into a West End bomb shelter in the during the Blitz. Ca. 1940-41. (BSLOC_2013_11_96) Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL036 EC451

    World War 2, Battle of Britain. Civilians in a London underground railroad tube converted into a West End bomb shelter in the during the Blitz. Ca. 1940-41. (BSLOC_2013_11_96) Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL036 EC451

  • World War 2, Battle of Britain. Subway tunnel which has been converted into air raid shelter. West End, London. Ca. 1940-41. (BSLOC_2013_11_95) Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL036 EC450

    World War 2, Battle of Britain. Subway tunnel which has been converted into air raid shelter. West End, London. Ca. 1940-41. (BSLOC_2013_11_95) Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL036 EC450

  • Children in an English bomb shelter during the German bombing of British cities in 1940-41. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL006 EC109

    Children in an English bomb shelter during the German bombing of British cities in 1940-41. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL006 EC109

  • Bomb damage to houses and property in the S.W. suburb of London. 1940, London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1395687

    Bomb damage to houses and property in the S.W. suburb of London. 1940, London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1395687

  • Man sitting contemplating in WWII bombsite in London, United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1375836

    Man sitting contemplating in WWII bombsite in London, United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1375836

  • Home front 1940. A Ford pilot lands upside down in a Bexley garden, having been caught by the explosion of a German bomb, which created a large crater next to it., Bexley London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1323208

    Home front 1940. A Ford pilot lands upside down in a Bexley garden, having been caught by the explosion of a German bomb, which created a large crater next to it., Bexley London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1323208

  • Smoke and debris thrown skywards after a direct hit from a German bomb in the suburbs, London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1317159

    Smoke and debris thrown skywards after a direct hit from a German bomb in the suburbs, London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1317159

  • Residents huddled together to view the damage to a house after an air raid on Bexley., London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1316936

    Residents huddled together to view the damage to a house after an air raid on Bexley., London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1316936

  • Firemen putting out warehouse fires from the Thames during the Blitz 1940, United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1397277

    Firemen putting out warehouse fires from the Thames during the Blitz 1940, United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1397277

  • Home front 1940. A crowd gathers to look at the devastation caused by a German bomb on Westmount Road, Eltham after a direct hit., Bexley London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1323203

    Home front 1940. A crowd gathers to look at the devastation caused by a German bomb on Westmount Road, Eltham after a direct hit., Bexley London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1323203

  • The final resting place of a London bus is the bottom of a bomb crater., London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1323201

    The final resting place of a London bus is the bottom of a bomb crater., London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1323201

  • Blitz memories. The shattered remains of a bomb wrecked trolley bus, victim of the Luftwaffe after a large-scale divebombing attack on Coventry. This brutal attack on the Cathedral city, which caused devastation and many casualties happened in 1940., Coventry Midlands United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1323200

    Blitz memories. The shattered remains of a bomb wrecked trolley bus, victim of the Luftwaffe after a large-scale divebombing attack on Coventry. This brutal attack on the Cathedral city, which caused devastation and many casualties happened in 1940., Coventry Midlands United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1323200

  • A factory destroyed by direct hit from German bombs., London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1323194

    A factory destroyed by direct hit from German bombs., London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1323194

  • Home front 1940. Children in amongst the debris and rubble of Northfleet houses have been hit by German aerial bombs., London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1317195

    Home front 1940. Children in amongst the debris and rubble of Northfleet houses have been hit by German aerial bombs., London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1317195

  • Home front 1940. Bomb damage at Crayford., London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1317188

    Home front 1940. Bomb damage at Crayford., London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1317188

  • Home front 1940. Showing the destruction caused by German bombing, Brits go about their normal daily business, even in the throes of war,, London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1317184

    Home front 1940. Showing the destruction caused by German bombing, Brits go about their normal daily business, even in the throes of war,, London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1317184

  • St Nicholas Hospital, Tewson Road, Plumstead. Nurses survey the nights damage. 1940, London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1317116

    St Nicholas Hospital, Tewson Road, Plumstead. Nurses survey the nights damage. 1940, London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1317116

  • St Nicholas Hospital, Tewson Road, Plumstead. Hospital nurses clean up after a night raid. 1940, London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1317109

    St Nicholas Hospital, Tewson Road, Plumstead. Hospital nurses clean up after a night raid. 1940, London United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1317109

  • Personnel look over the lip of a crater caused by a 1000 lb bomb dropped during an air raid in Sidcup. Home front 1940., United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1316925

    Personnel look over the lip of a crater caused by a 1000 lb bomb dropped during an air raid in Sidcup. Home front 1940., United Kingdom England Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1316925

  • Bomb damage in a Cambridge street after a raid on eastern England by the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) on the night of 18-19 June 1940. A number of houses destroyed, 11 civilians killed and 14 wounded. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchives016945

    Bomb damage in a Cambridge street after a raid on eastern England by the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) on the night of 18-19 June 1940. A number of houses destroyed, 11 civilians killed and 14 wounded. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchives016945

  • British fire-fighters damping down smouldering roof timbers of a church hit by German bombs: June 1940. World War II. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchives0390002246

    British fire-fighters damping down smouldering roof timbers of a church hit by German bombs: June 1940. World War II. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchives0390002246

  • The King George V inspects bombs Holmes & Co., UK x05272x

    The King George V inspects bombs Holmes & Co., UK x05272x

  • V2 bomb had landed on St Anne s Road in 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199532

    V2 bomb had landed on St Anne s Road in 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199532

  • 7 kg bomb left crater at Finsbury Park , London in 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199473

    7 kg bomb left crater at Finsbury Park , London in 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199473

  • Anderson shelter where a 7 kg bombfell at Southview Road in 1940 Local Caption Bomb damage damaged bomb site rubble wreckage ruin destroy destroyed destruction demolish demolished bombed Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199472

    Anderson shelter where a 7 kg bombfell at Southview Road in 1940 Local Caption Bomb damage damaged bomb site rubble wreckage ruin destroy destroyed destruction demolish demolished bombed Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199472

  • Bomb damage - 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199471

    Bomb damage - 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199471

  • Unexploded bomb ( UXB ) and bomb damage when a 7 kg bomb left a crater in Finsbury Park , London in 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199470

    Unexploded bomb ( UXB ) and bomb damage when a 7 kg bomb left a crater in Finsbury Park , London in 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199470

  • Captain H . H . observing bomb damage in London 1940 ©TopFoto Local Caption Bomb damage bomb site rubble wreckage ruin destruction destroy demolish demolished bombed Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199468

    Captain H . H . observing bomb damage in London 1940 ©TopFoto Local Caption Bomb damage bomb site rubble wreckage ruin destruction destroy demolish demolished bombed Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199468

  • UXB Defusing unexploded bombs ( UXBs ) 7 kg bomb. Edmonton gas cylinders 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199467

    UXB Defusing unexploded bombs ( UXBs ) 7 kg bomb. Edmonton gas cylinders 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199467

  • Bomb damage in Auckland Road , London - 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199466

    Bomb damage in Auckland Road , London - 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199466

  • Bomb damage in Cambridge Road - 1940 ©TopFoto Local Caption Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199464

    Bomb damage in Cambridge Road - 1940 ©TopFoto Local Caption Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199464

  • Bomb damage in Sidney Road , Frier Barnet , London in 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199463

    Bomb damage in Sidney Road , Frier Barnet , London in 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199463

  • Ruined church in New Southgate , London - interior of Church - 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199461

    Ruined church in New Southgate , London - interior of Church - 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199461

  • Bomb damage Behind the blue Anchor , Edmonton - 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199435

    Bomb damage Behind the blue Anchor , Edmonton - 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199435

  • Bomb damage at West Bush Road - 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199430

    Bomb damage at West Bush Road - 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1199430

  • Possible UXB at Coomba Road , London - defusing unexploded bombs ( UXBs ) - 7 kg - 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1198886

    Possible UXB at Coomba Road , London - defusing unexploded bombs ( UXBs ) - 7 kg - 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1198886

  • Possible UXB at Fortis Green , London - defusing unexploded bombs ( UXBs ) - 7 kg - 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1198884

    Possible UXB at Fortis Green , London - defusing unexploded bombs ( UXBs ) - 7 kg - 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1198884

  • Boys in the crater caused by a 7kg bomb on South Herts Golf Course - 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1198879

    Boys in the crater caused by a 7kg bomb on South Herts Golf Course - 1940 ©TopFoto Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1198879

  • Home Front 1940 Salvaging school books at a bombed Northfleet school , Kent Mono Print !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1184896

    Home Front 1940 Salvaging school books at a bombed Northfleet school , Kent Mono Print !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1184896

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