PHOTOGRAPHS - WW2 Pictures and Photographs on CD

A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTATION, PLANS, LETTERS, ORDERS AND PHOTOGRAPHS FROM OPERATION MARKET GARDEN, SEPTEMBER 1944

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The disc includes fascinating documentation released by the British war office including – The plans that fell into German hands at the start of the operation, Photographs of the gliders and troops landing, combat photos from Oosterbeek and Arnhem, Decriptions of radio signals from Urquhart to Browning requesting withdrawal from the area, Letters from Eisenhower to Urquhart commending his troops battle in Arnhem, Details of bases used in Britain for glider take off, inventorys of equipment carried on the gliders, lists of code names to be used by the troops and commanders once on the ground, List of all officers involved, maps of the drop and landing zones, Letter from Himmler to Sepp Kraft (Commander of the German forces) congratulating him on his defence and wishing him happy birthday, Notes from Krafts personal war diary, Lists of Allied prisoners taken (numbers only) and equipment captured by the German forces, decorations awarded to the German soldiers, reports that British snipers had dropped disguised as SS, The order of battle for the 1st Airborne, Fatal Casualties suffered by 1st Airborne, 1st Airborne Div Rec Sqdn war diaries Arnhem 1944

A comprehensive collection of photographs, documents and maps from the seige of Stalingrad in 1943. The disk includes nearly 1000 black/white and colour photographs from the battle and the modern day city. Also included are:

Photographs of Van Paulus at surrender
Newspaper articles from the German press
Troop letters from the Germans inside the cauldren
Russian Maps showing the layout of Stalingrad.
Lists of Russian casualties
Insignia of some of the German battalions
Harrowing shots of German POWS and casualties
Detailed street maps of the city
Russian propaganda posters
A copy of the letter from Van Paulus imploring Hitler to allow him to Surrender

A very interesting collection of photographs some of which appear to have been taken by the same unknown photographer on his journey with his unit through occupied Europe. There are pictures from Athens, Paris and Brussels as well as some very candid shots of his fellow soldiers, eating, sleeping and posing for shots. Other images show POW's, weapons, vehicles, drill and combat.

750 photographs

Photos of German Tanks from WW2.



150 photographs

Overlord photographs (general) approx 200 including -

Allied in vasion chiefs, Anti landing obstacles, Arield view - Omaha, Ariel view - Utah, Artificial port - Utah, Artificial port - Omaha, Assualt Landing - Omaha x 2, Assault training, Azzeville Forts, Bombardment of Northern France, Captured German Armour x 3, Careton and Hill, Careton Causeway, Casablanca conference, Crossing the channel, General Jodel, General Montgomery, General Rommel, Hedgerow Country, Hitlers train, Invasion training, La Fiere Causeway, Parachute troopers, Pont de Hoc, Quebec Conference, Seine River.

Overlord Maps (General) approx 50 including -

2nd British Army positions on D-Day, 82nd Airborne drop pattern, Airborne Assault Routes, Battle for Careton, German counter attack, German counter measures, Kampfgruppe Heinze, Omaha beach assault, Securing the North Flank, The Advance Inland, Cherbourg attack, V-Corps 7 - 8th June, V Corps advance.

Omaha beach photographs (approx 200) including -

US Commanders, The crescent curve of Omaha beach, Gently sloping tidal front, shingle embankment, western end of Omaha, Marches along the beach flat, along easy red sector, E - 1 Draw, hedgerows, sunken road, pillbox near Vienville draw, Gun emplacement overlooking beaches, German shore defences, landing craft, Easy red and Easy green, assault landings.

Utah Beach photographs (approx 150) including -

DD Tank of the 7oth tank bat, Tank Trap near Le Cherres, Air Bombardment, Air Support, Ant Tank Preperations, Beach exits, Buzz Bomb Installations, Careton, Crossroads 148, Crossroads 177, Defence of Cherbourg, Elements of the 39th Infantry, Fist Aid, Fort du Roules position 1, Fortifications along the beach, Eisenhower talks to Airborne Troops, German dual purpose 88MM Canon, Glider elements, Pouppeville, Quineville, Railway guns near Laye, Street fighting in Cherbourg.

Utah Beach Maps (approx 50) including -

4th Division attack June 19th, 4th Division palne June 6th, 4th Infantry on DDay, 90 Div west of Meredet, 101st Airborne Drop Plane, 101st on DDay, 501st Para Infantry on DDay, Continent peninsula, The advance North, La Fiere bridgehead, Normandy Beach head.

Photos of USA Forces from WW2.



450 photographs

Photos of Japanese Forces from WW2.



50 photographs

2,000 photos of British, German, Japanese, Russion and US Forces.



2000 photographs

Photos of British Forces from WW2.



100 photographs

Photos of German Forces from WW2.



800 photographs