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In this incredible footage shot on D-Day, 6 June 1944, troops of 45 Royal Marine Commando disembark on 'Queen Red' Beach at La Breche, amidst the burning tanks of the 22nd Dragoons and 13/18th Hussars.
Learn more about Operation Overlord:
© IWM A70 31-2
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In this unique footage filmed shortly before the Dambusters' Raid in May 1943, an Avro Lancaster flies low off the Kent coast, trialling a cylinder-type "Upkeep" bouncing bomb.
Learn more about the incredible story behind the raid:
© IWM MTE 3437
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We’re thrilled to announce that
@captaintommoore
has accepted our offer to become IWM’s first Honorary Patron. As a fundraiser, Second World War veteran and all-round inspiration, it’s great to have Captain Tom support our efforts and we look forward to seeing him soon.
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On 6 June 1944, Allied forces launched Operation Overlord and began the fight to liberate north-west Europe from German occupation.
Learn how the largest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare was planned in D-Day Explained:
© IWM BU 1184
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CSM Stan Hollis received the only Victoria Cross awarded on D-Day.
No stranger to combat, Hollis was recommended for the award following two acts of bravery, the first of which saw him capture 30 German troops single-handedly.
Learn more:
© IWM HU 2001
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King George V unveils the Cenotaph before laying a wreath. He is joined by Prime Minister Lloyd George. Armistice Day, 1920.
© IWM (IWM 505)
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In this rare, colour footage filmed 7 June, the day after D-Day, British troops disembark on the beach at Arromanches, Normandy.
Learn what happened in the days that followed the D-Day landings:
© ADM 1234A
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IWM are saddened to hear of the passing of Captain Sir Tom Moore. Captain Tom represented hope in a time of adversity and he will be remembered for his fundraising work for the NHS and his ability to lift spirits when the world needed it most.
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King George V leads a procession carrying the coffin of the Unknown Warrior from the Cenotaph to Westminster Abbey.
Learn more about the Unknown Warrior and Remembrance in the First World War:
© IWM (IWM 505)
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What did Armistice Day 1918 look like?
These clips from IWM's Film Archive show people gathered in the Charing Cross area of London to celebrate the end of the war and Prime Minister, David Lloyd George, met by cheering crowds.
#ArmisticeDay100
Film Number: IWM 505 & 664a
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The Focke-Wulf 190: this 1943 British instructional film produced by the Air Ministry examines a German Fw 190 for the benefit of RAF pilots, detailing its notable features for recognition during dogfights.
© IWM AMY 777 <1/2>
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Harriers fly over British soldiers training in Belize, 1978.
© Crown copyright. IWM (BFH 6) <1/2>
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A heavily-armed jeep patrol from 'L' Detachment SAS in North Africa, photographed 80 years ago today on 18 January 1943.
Learn more about the Special Forces who helped win the desert battles of the Second World War:
© IWM E 21337
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In this clip from War Pictoral News, British workers test newly-produced Vickers, Lewis and Bren and Browning machine guns at a factory, 1942.
© IWM WPN 41
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HMS Belfast fires her powerful guns to commemorate
#DDay
.
The ship led the fleet supporting British and Canadian assaults on Normandy beaches 75 years ago today.
#DDay75
#DDay75thAnniversary
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De Havilland Mosquito bombers of RAF 21 Squadron are filmed flying in to attack the Gestapo headquarters at Aarhus University, Denmark, 31 October 1944.
© IWM OPF 199
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@YorkshireMuseum
Can I offer 'Tirpitz' here? Saved from drowning after her German ship sunk the South Pacific, served as a mascot on HMS Glasgow for the rest of the FWW, eventually auctioned off for pork (raising £1,785 for charity) in retirement. No wonder she looks like she's seen things.
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Churchill and de Gaulle lay wreaths at the Arc de Triomphe on 11 November, 1944 - the first Armistice Day to be marked in Paris since the start of the Second World War.
© IWM WPN 189
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*Just announced* Peter Jackson's
#TheyShallNotGrowOld
will be broadcast at 9.30pm on Sunday 11 November on
@BBCTwo
, followed by a 'making of' documentary, 'What Do Artists Do All Day? Peter Jackson', broadcast at 7.30pm on Monday 12 November on
@BBCFOUR
.
@BBC
@1418NOW
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Today IWM was pleased to welcome HRH The Duchess of Cambridge to formally open IWM London's extensive new Second World War and The Holocaust Galleries.
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Peter Jackson has transformed First World War footage from IWM’s extensive archive using modern production techniques for his film, They Shall Not Grow Old. Tune in to
@BBCTwo
tonight at 9.30pm to watch
#TheyShallNotGrowOld
.
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In this clip from the IWM Film Collection, troops of the British Expeditionary Force travel through Louvain, Belgium on an artillery tractor at the start of the German invasion, 14 May 1940.
© IWM BDY 67
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At 11am on 11 November, we commemorate the signing of the Armistice in 1918 that brought a cessation to hostilities on the Western Front.
Today we remember all those who have suffered and died as a result of conflict.
© IWM (Art.IWM ART 2884)
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Over 100 years ago, a procession of women led by Emmeline Pankhurst march through London to show the government their willingness to help in any war service. Today, women across the UK come together to celebrate 100 years of votes for women with
#PROCESSIONS2018
.
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A British paratrooper demonstrates the ‘Welbike’, a lightweight, foldable motorcycle produced during the Second World War.
© IWM AMY 349
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Camouflage trees - first introduced to the Western Front in 1915, these 'trees' served as concealed observation posts.
© IWM Q 31465 <1/4>
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IWM is hugely grateful to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh for the generous support and interest that he has taken in IWM during his lifetime.
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British forces land at San Carlos during the Falklands Conflict, 21 May 1982.
The clip is taken from a multi-part documentary sponsored by the Ministry of Defence. You can watch the full documentary on our website:
© Crown copyright. IWM (DRA 1578)
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Two Avro Vulcans fly in formation during Farnborough Air Show, 1953. A following shot shows the Vulcans in formation with the Avro 707 experimental Delta aircraft from which they were developed.
© IWM COI 334 <1/3>
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The prototype of the TSR2 makes its maiden flight from the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) airfield at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, on 27th September 1964.
© IWM (DEC 2) <1/2>
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British Commandos of No. 4 Commando go into action on the morning of D-Day, advancing along the road through Riva-Bella with amphibious Shermans of the 13/18th Hussars.
© IWM A70 31-3
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Mary Ellis, the last female Second World War pilot, has died aged 101. Mary joined the Air Transport Auxiliary in 1941 and flew around 1,000 planes during the war, including 400 Spitfires. We are sharing a painting of her favourite aircraft in memory of her today.
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RAF Tornados practise low flying in this 1986 RAF film, 'Up in the Air'.
The film's purpose is to demonstrate how the RAF can counter the threat posed by the Soviet Union. You can watch it in full on our website:
© Crown copyright. IWM (MIL 434H)
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This rare document from IWM’s collections shows the moment the First World War ended. The artillery activity it illustrates was recorded on the American front near the River Moselle, one minute before and one minute after the Armistice.
#Remembrance2018
The power of silence:
Using the real-life sound graph below The
@I_W_M
has recreated the ceasefire on the 11th of the 11th month 1918.
#WWI
#Armistice100
#WeWillRememberThem
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Operation 'Chastise', the RAF's audacious Dambusters Raid took place 80 years ago today, in 1943.
Here, Wing Commander Guy Gibson and his crew board their Avro Lancaster for No. 617 Squadron's raid on the Ruhr Dams.
© IWM CH 18005
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Today marks 39 years since the invasion of the Falkland Islands and the beginning of the Falklands War.
These 30 photos tell the story of the conflict, from the departure of the task force to the memorials after its return.
Learn more:
© IWM FKD 314
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After the success of the Ruhr dams raid, 617 Squadron was retained by RAF Bomber Command for specialist precision bombing operations on everything from U-boat pens to the battleship Turpitz.
Learn more:
© IWM CH 11049
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Today's flypast marks the retirement of the C-130 Hercules after 56 years service with the
@RoyalAirForce
. Here, two C-130K Hercules aircraft of No 36 Squadron RAF Air Support Command fly over a dramatic cloudscape.
© IWM RAF-T 7603
Today is the flypast to mark the retirement of the C-130 Hercules from RAF service! We’d love to see your photos of the Hercules as they fly over sites of significance to the aircraft and 47 Squadron, so please post them below.
Routing & timings 👉
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What happened when the First World War ended?
These clips from IWM’s Film Archive show the aftermath of the war, from
#ArmisticeDay
celebrations through to refugees returning home and rehabilitation following life-changing injuries.
Film Numbers: IWM 505; 664a; 367; 1098
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Draped in the Union Flag, the Cenotaph awaits its unveiling by King George V on 11 November 1920.
The focus for the remembrance in Britain since the First World War, the Cenotaph was never intended to be permanent.
Read its story here:
© IWM Q 31513
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The Mars, 'the world's largest flying boat', filmed for a 1942 British newsreel. The narrator adds that the Mars was being considered by the US as a way of transporting troops across the Atlantic.
© IWM WPN 72
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British soldiers bury Baron Manfred von Richthofen, 'their famous enemy air-warrior', at Bertangles, Western Front, 22nd April 1918.
The most famous German ace of the war, Richthofen was shot and killed during a dogfight on 21 April 1918.
© IWM (IWM 661b)
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Harrier GR3 aircraft demonstrate their ability to operate from small improvised airstrips and attack ground targets with rockets and BL-755 cluster bombs.
Filmed for a 1982 RAF film, available in full on our website:
© Crown copyright. IWM (MIL 434H)
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British and French soldiers drive a German A7V tank nicknamed "Elfriede" in the recently re-captured town of Béthune, France, 1918.
Learn more about tanks in the First World War:
© IWM (IWM 508-64)
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The Queen celebrates her birthday today, so we're sharing this photo taken during her service in the ATS. She trained as a driver and mechanic with the rank of Second Subaltern. Here, she is dressed in overalls and stands in front of an L-plated truck. © IWM (TR 2835)
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English Electric Lightnings and an Avro Vulcan feature in this 1965 documentary exploring Britain's place in NATO.
Watch the full documentary on our website:
© IWM NAT 2044
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HMS Ark Royal and 'her Phantoms and Buccaneers' feature in this 1976 British film on the Royal Navy's readiness to combat the Soviet threat.
Watch the full film on our website:
© Crown copyright. IWM (ADM 2182)
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Harriers demonstrate their capabilities in this 1970 film produced by Hawker Siddeley titled ‘Strike and Survive'.
The full film can be viewed on our website:
© Crown copyright. IWM (MGH 6481)
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10 years ago today, veteran Harry Patch died at the age of 111. The last surviving British soldier to have fought in the trenches of the First World War, his death marked the passing of that experience from living memory. © Crown copyright. IWM (2009-09-24)
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The process of catapulting aircraft including a Sea Hawk, Gannet and Venom from the carrier HMS Ark Royal is described here during a cruise in the Mediterranean, early 1958.
© IWM ADM 2105
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Testing of the Highball, a spherical "bouncing bomb" designed by Barnes Wallis intended for use against enemy shipping during the Second World War, at Reculver in Kent, 1943.
© IWM MTE 3136 <1/2>
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Captured German footage shows Waffen SS troopers advancing past burning US armour and smoking Camel cigarettes from US supplies at the start of the Battle of the Bulge, December 1944.
Read more about the battle on our website:
© IWM WPN 196
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Soldiers of the Machine Gun Corps practise getting into position and loading a Lewis Gun, possibly at Aldershot, 1917.
© IWM (IWM 438)
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Allied aircraft tow gliders to the Netherlands at the start of Operation Market Garden, September 1944.
© IWM GEN 11 <1/2>
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Women's Australian Auxiliary Air Force (WAAAF) personnel test the .50-inch Browning guns aboard a Consolidated B-24 Liberator in this War Pictorial News film from April 1945.
© IWM WPN 204
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Eighty years ago today, on 26 September 1943, a 14 year-old Jack Kagan escaped from Novogrudok ghetto through a tunnel dug by Kagan and 250 other fellow Jewish prisoners.
The young Jack is pictured here, third from right, with his family before the war began.
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Tommy's Christmas Leave - British soldiers of a highland regiment buy turkeys, complete with feathers, from a butcher, 1916.
© IWM (NTB 279-1)
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RAF Jaguars flying over Germany, 'the frontiers of freedom', during an exercise in 1979. Taken from 'Strike Squadron', a short film produced by the British Central Office of Information.
© Crown copyright. IWM (COI 1117)
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An armoured train manned by a battalion from the Somerset Light Infantry patrols a stretch of the 15-inch gauge railway line in Kent, 1940.
© IWM (AYY 38)
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Dame Vera Lynn has died aged 103. Famous for hits like "We'll Meet Again", Dame Vera boosted morale during the Second World War, visiting troops in countries like India and Burma—footage of which we're lucky to have in our collection:
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Corporal Aubrey of the SBS (Special Boat Service) sharpens his fighting knife as he prepares for patrol in the Aegean, 28 July 1944.
© IWM E 29095
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Sea Harriers are filmed taking off from HMS Hermes in this 1983 Royal Navy film demonstrating the Navy's capabilities.
© Crown copyright. IWM (COI 1261) <1/2>
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As we mark The Queen's
#PlatinumJubilee
this week, we use recently digitised footage from the IWM archive to explore the role of a young Princess Elizabeth in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) during the Second World War.
Watch in full on YouTube:
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British and Indian troops of 77th Indian Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Wingate's 'Chindits') return from Operation Longcloth, their expedition behind Japanese lines in Burma. Filmed in Imphal, India, 1943.
© IWM MWY 83 <1/2>
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British Commandos of the No 48 Royal Marine Commando advance up a road in Langrune-sur-Mer, Normandy, with a Centaur and M10 self-propelled gun, June 1944.
© IWM A70 35-1
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The many roles of the British infantry: this 1970 government film showcases the variety of roles available soldiers in the army, including gunners, parachutists, radar operators and more.
© Crown copyright. IWM (COI 904-1)
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In this photograph from April 1954, The Queen inspects the Royal Guard of Royal Marines from the light cruiser, HMS Newfoundland during her visit to Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
#PlatinumParty
© IWM A 32913
@RCT
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A Sherman Firefly and an ordinary Sherman race along a dusty road outside Creully, France, 16 June 1944.
© IWM A70 49-3 <1/2>
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This amateur footage shot by Dick Labrum in 1955, which now part of the IWM collection, shows final flight of four Supermarine Spitfires of the Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force (HKAAF). The group includes Spitfire F.24 VN485, which is now on display at
@IWMDuxford
.
© IWM MGH 6789
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In December 1944, the RAF Film Production Unit captured snowy scenes of Spitfires on the ground. Although the war still raged, pilots found some time to enjoy a snowball fight and some tobogganing while grounded.
Film Number: GEN 11
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Winston Churchill sits on one of the damaged chairs from Hitler's bunker in Berlin, 16 July 1945.
© IWM (BU 8961)
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Colonel Philip R. Robertson, commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) returning from a tour of his unit's positions in waterlogged trenches at Bois Grenier in January 1915.
Read more about life in the trenches:
© IWM Q 51569
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The TOG ("The Old Gang") assault tank filmed during trials in Lincoln, 1940.
Designed at the start of the war, it was intended to be a super-heavy tank capable of navigating difficult terrain, though it never entered service.
© IWM (MGH 175) <1/2>
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Glider troops pose with a local French girl on a captured German motorcycle, Normandy, 15 June 1944.
© IWM B 5585
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A Harrier demonstrates vertical take-off and landing in this 1969 video produced by the Royal Aircraft Establishment.
© Crown copyright. IWM (MTE 3495)
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SEPECAT Jaguars from the RAF carry out low-level training exercises in Bruggen, West Germany, for a 1979 government-sponsored film.
Watch the film in full on our website:
© Crown copyright. IWM (MIL 445)
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A Dutch man watches as Churchill AVRE tanks drive through Tilburg, Netherlands, October 1944.
© IWM A70 187-2
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It's estimated that during his lifetime Churchill wrote 8-10 million words. That's the same as writing the Harry Potter series ten times.
#ChurchillWarRooms
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A Lee medium tank, possibly of 3rd Carabiniers, drives up a steep slope towards camera, visibly struggling with the gradient. Filmed during the the Battle of Imphal, 1944.
Read more about the battle:
© IWM MWY 24
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Harrier aircraft demonstrate their vertical/short takeoff and landing capabilities during sea trials onboard HMS Ark Royal in the Moray Firth, May 1971.
Learn more about the development of the Harrier Jump Jet:
© Crown copyright. IWM (ADM 4460)
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Easter Sunday on the Anzio Bridgehead – a congregation of soldiers of the Royal Army Service Corps attend an outdoor service, 1944.
AYY 702/5-6
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Over 338,000 soldiers were rescued from Dunkirk between 27 May and 4 June 1940. From the armada of 'little ships' to soldiers wading out to sea, see astonishing photos of the Dunkirk evacuation:
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“It was all so sad. But there was the other side that was so wonderful.”
On
#VEDay
, join together with those who were there on 8 May 1945. Listen to Voices of War here:
#Victory75
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Troops of the 3rd Canadian Division travel in Buffalo amphibious personnel carriers during Operation Veritable, clearing German positions in the flooded plain, 1945.
© IWM DRA 1561
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IWM is joining
@RCT
’s
#PlatinumParty
today, in an online celebration of The Queen’s 70 year reign.
Launching this May, IWM’s Jubilee programming will explore over seven decades of crown and conflict through photography, film and objects.
Find out more:
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Vickers machine guns of 7th Battalion Cheshire Regiment, 1st Division, at Aubigny-au-Bac, 23 March 1940.
© IWM F 3273
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John Singer Sargent's, Gassed, is on permanent display at IWM London's Blavatnik Art, Film and Photography Galleries.
An iconic artwork, the painting depicts the aftermath of a mustard gas attack on the Western Front in August 1918.
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Men of the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment (The Sherwood Foresters) marching along the Amiens-St. Quentin Road, from Foucancourt, France, March 1917.
© IWM Q 1862
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We're celebrating
#PlatinumParty
on Twitter today.
In this photo, The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are seated with members of the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association at Buckingham Palace in 2010.
© IWM (2010_075_110)
@RCT
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Soldiers of the Allied Fifth Army parade around Rome following its capture in June 1944.
© IWM CVN 314
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The RAF Phantom in action: Phantoms are filmed taking off for this short 1975 film on the RAF, produced by the Central Office of Information.
Full video is available here:
© Crown copyright. IWM (COI 460)
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Ferrets - 'just about the world's most successful scout car ever' according to the narrator of this 1966 film produced by the British government.
© IWM COI 303 <1/2>
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Churchill takes a break from meetings at Cairo's Mena House Hotel to inspect the 4th Hussars in the desert, the pyramids visible behind.
© IWM WPN 136
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The last remaining barrack hut in Belsen concentration camp is incinerated in a special ceremony to mark the camp's destruction by the British Army, 21 May 1945.
Read about the liberation of Bergen-Belsen on our website:
© IWM A70 337-2
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British Army infantry demonstrate anti-tank weapons in this Ministry of Defence training film from 1974.
The full film is available on our website:
© IWM DRF 7830
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IWM is sorry to hear of the passing of George "Johnny" Johnson MBE, DFM, the last surviving crew member of the Dambusters Raid.
In this photograph he sits (far left) on the grass with other crew members of Lancaster ED285/`AJ-T at RAF Scampton, July 1943.
© IWM TR 1128
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Those passing HMS Belfast in London today will notice a special signal flying from her mainmast, marking 79 years since she fired some of the first shots on D-Day, bombarding the Normandy coast as part of Operation Overlord.
The signal reads "DDay79".
Photo: Stuart Paul
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