WW2-gallery

World War Remembered - gallery

Introduction

Documents | Maps | Songs | Speeches | Sound effects

Welcome to the World War Remembered gallery - on this page you will find links to images and sounds of the wars of the twentieth century.

Please note that each image opens in a new pop-up window - you should view them one at a time, to ensure that the window is the right size for the image it displays. Close the current pop-up window (with a left mouse click on the cross or X symbol on the top right of the window) before opening another image.

Documents

	This is a facsimile of the Christmas Day menu for Royal Air Force Station Kali, Malta, 1942. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer for PCs)
	This is a facsimile of a Royal Air Force permanent pass (outside), used by Corporal Dennis Moore for Aleppo, Syria in 1944. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer for PCs)
	This is a facsimile of a Royal Air Force permanent pass (inside), used by Corporal Dennis Moore for Aleppo, Syria in 1944. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer for PCs)
	This is a facsimile of a Regular Army permanent pass (inside), used by Sergeant Doug Putnam at Chelsea Barracks in 1946. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer for PCs)
	This is a facsimile of a letter sent in April 1945 to allied servicemen in the Mediterranean theatre of war. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer for PCs)
	This is a facsimile of an army release form issued to Sergeant Doug Putnam. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer for PCs)
	This is a facsimile of an article published in the Royal Air Force Journal, Victory in Europe Number. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer for PCs)
	This is a facsimile of the outside front cover of 101 ways to save money in wartime. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer for PCs)
	This is a facsimile of The Slip a Day Scheme from 101 ways to save money in wartime. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer for PCs)
	This is a facsimile of Extra Savings from 101 ways to save money in wartime. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer for PCs)
	This is a facsimile of Women - save on your beauty aids from 101 ways to save money in wartime. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer for PCs)
	This is a facsimile of The National Savings Movement from 101 ways to save money in wartime. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer for PCs)

Maps

	This map shows the position of British and Italian forces near Sidi Barrani, December 11th 1940 . Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer for PCs)
	This map shows the retreat of Italian forces, December 19th 1940 . Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer for PCs)
	This map shows the British assault on Italian forces near Bardia, December 20th 1940 . Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer for PCs)
	This map shows the advance of the British Western Desert Forces on Tobruk, January 2nd, 1941. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer for PCs)
	This map shows General Wavell's attack on Derna in Libya, January 1941. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer for PCs)
	This map shows the capture of El Agheila, 140 miles south of Benghazi in Libya, February 18th, 1941. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer for PCs)

Sound files

Click on the links below to listen to audio files in MIDI (.mid), MPEG-1 Layer 3 (.mp3) and WAVE (.wav) formats. You will need a sound card, speakers or headphones and suitable software (such as Windows™ Media Player or RealPlayer™) to listen to the files.

Note that MIDI files are relatively small and will open quickly. MP3 and wav files are much larger and may take longer to download, depending on the speed of your connection.

Songs

Speeches

Sound effects

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