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A postcard with badges of six cities.

A postcard of badges of Wilno and Lwow.

A postcard of 307 Squadron's badge on the front - a stylised aircraft and a green eyed owl. On the reverse a brief explanation relating to the City of Lwow.

A large group of airmen wearing tunics and peaked caps sitting and standing in four rows in front of a building with columned veranda. Two versions of the same image, the first has Polish language caption and some of the personnel are annotated with…

A report on RAF operations over France. The tank depot at Mailly was attacked as were railways, aircraft stores and an ammunition dump.

A large group of airmen wearing tunics and peaked caps sitting and standing in four rows in front of a building with columned veranda. On the reverse 'Grandads pilot school, grandad is 3rd from right, back row'. Three versions of same image, the…

A group of servicemen wearing greatcoats and peaked caps standing in Kopernyka Street in Lviv, with buildings behind them. On the reverse Polish handwriting. Three versions of the same image, the second submitted with information 'img522' and the…

A group of servicemen wearing greatcoats walking in a town street with buildings behind them. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with information 'img406'.

A man wearing uniform tunic and peaked cap standing in front of the statue of King John Sobieski III in Svobody Ave, Lviv. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with information 'img438'. A second version of the reverse was submitted…

A group of ten men all wearing civilian suits, four with caps standing on a pavement in the doorway of a the pharmacy at Berezhany. On the reverse Polish handwriting and date '13/V1/1934'. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with…

Two men, the one on the left wearing plus-fours, jacket and tie carrying a sword horizontally. Bronislaw Soltysiak (right) wears a suit and a tie. They are standing on a pavement in Berezhany market square with a pharmacy behind them. Two versions of…

Coffin on horse drawn cart escorted by servicemen with rifles on a city street. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with information 'img415'.

A group of servicemen in uniform on a horse drawn cart in a city street aligned with multi-storey buildings. Car parked at side of street on left and onlookers on pavement. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with information…

A formation of men with rifles marching along Kopernyka Street in Lviv, Ukraine. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with information 'img420'.

Article headlines: Crimea the final victory, died in thousands, one-man rafts. Account of defeat of 40,000 man German 17th Army defending the Crimea.

Cutting 1 headlines: Russians capture Stalino, Germans thrown out of Donetz basin, enemy reduced to three railway lines westward. Cutting 2 headlines: Hitler rages at Italy, treachery of surrender, Germany to fight alone. Cutting 3 headlines: Germans…

Article 1. Headlines: Vyasma occupied by red army, pursuit towards Smolensk continuing, heavy casualties inflicted, Germans claimn to be in Kharkov. Article 2. headlines: Mr Eden in Washington, meeting to-day with President Roosevelt, wide…

Article 1. Headlines: commons division after Beveridge debate, government majority of 216, Mr Morrison's reply to Labour amendment. Article 2. Headlines: Russians occupy Rzhev, a large haul of tanks and guns, continued advance from Khakov, railway…

Article 1. Headlines: Kharkov falls, city taken after fierce street fighting, German S.S army corps routed, Russians advancing on Taganrog. Article 2. Headlines: government policy on Beveridge plan, acceptance in principle with some reservations,…

Cutting 1 headlines: Ciano goes, Duce as foreign minister, grandi losses his ministry, Cutting 2 headlines: Mr Churchill in Tripoli, thanks to eighth army, review of tanks. Cutting 3 headlines: Rostov captured, Voroshilovgrad also in Russian hands,…

Article 1. Headlines: General Giraud to succeed Darlan, unanimous election by imperial council, public calm after assassination, General de Gaulle to visit Washington. Article 2. Headlines: advance from Sirte, eighth army progress, approaching the…

Reports that the American Army has crossed the Rhine near Mainz and provides a summary of President Roosevelt’s report to the American Congress on the Yalta Conference: the need for Germany’s unconditional surrender; the nature of Germany’s…

Paolo Troglio in shorts and shirt with rolled-up sleeves walks a puppy and a duck on leads. A tree and a building with the letters H and G are in the background. On the reverse: 'Stalino
15-7-43
il mio cagnolino e un'oca'

William Cross Memoir of a supply drop to Polish fighters. They lost an engine and struggled to maintain height. The pilot had bailed out leaving the rest of the crew to fly the aircraft. They landed successfully in Russian territory and met up with…

A list of 15 flights to and from Warsaw and aircrew. They cover from 13 Aug 1944 to 2 Nov 1944.