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Action in the Vale of Tempe, Greece
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Maker: Dargie, William
Towards the end of 1940, Italian forces invaded Greece from Albania. In February 1941 the British advance in North Africa was halted and a force, which included the 6th Australian Division, was organi...ART27554
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Back them up!
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Maker: Wootton, Frank H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
This 1942 British Second World War poster was created by His Majesty's Stationary Office on behalf of the Ministry of Information with artwork by Frank Wootton. The poster depicts a flight of Supermar...ARTV02211
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Bridge near Pharsala
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Maker: Dargie, William
This bridge, which was on the mainline of withdrawal of the ANZAC Corps, was the scene of much congestion of traffic during the withdrawal. The German Air Force attempted to bomb the bridge, missed it...ART23995
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Ex-POWs embarking for UK from Celle, Germany
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Maker: Moore, Alan
AIF and British Army POWs arriving at Celle Aerodrome, Germany, for transport to England by Australians flying Douglas C-47 Dakota aircraft. A Douglas aircraft can been seen in background, while in t...ART25728
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Flares over the docks, Tobruk
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Maker: Norton, Frank
The destroyers night visit over, men of Docks Operating Unit proceed to remove the precious supplies from the destroyer berths and quais to dumps outside the town. Time is important for in the light o...ART27549
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Forward to victory [dogfight]
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Maker: Great Britain Royal Air Force
British Second World War poster. Image of a dogfight dominates the poster. In the foreground is an RAF Spitfire while in the background a German aeroplane is plunging downwards on fire trailing a clou...ARTV05065
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Forward to victory [dogfight]
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Maker: Great Britain Royal Air Force
British Second World War poster. Image of a dogfight dominates the poster. In the foreground is an RAF Spitfire while in the background a German aeroplane is plunging downwards on fire trailing a clou...ARTV05066
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Libya: Help Them Finish The Job
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Maker: Wootton, Frank H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
As an Italian colony from 1911, Libya was of great strategic important during the North African campaign. This battle would result in an Allied victory on 13 May 1943. This British Second World War ...ARTV02294
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Niewiniatko [The little innocent]
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Maker: Toegel, Stanislaw Markiewicz, Antoni F W Dobereiner
Caricature of Hermann Goring (1893-1946) presenting his own defence at the Nuremberg trials. Founder of the Gestapo and Commander in Chief of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) Goring was one of the mos...ART96184.003
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Save for the brave
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Maker: Brenner, A LONDON : NATIONAL SAVINGS COMMITTEE ; EDINBURG : SCOTTISH SAVINGS COMMITTEE, [N.D.] (LONDON : FOSH & National Savings Committee Scottish War Savings Committee Fosh & Cross Ltd.
This British Savings Committee issued poster depicts the sinking fo the Australian hospital ship Centaur. 'Save for the brave' was a slogan used to encourage civilians to put money into the war saving...ARTV01506
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Senussi and wrecked Ju 87 Stuka
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Maker: Dargie, William
A Senussi man with a donkey stands looking at a crashed German Junkers Ju 87 Stuka. The code 'T6' visible on the rear fuselage of the wrecked Stuka is a specific Luftwaffe unit code, for Sturzkampfge...ART23893
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Springtime in Southern Italy
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
A wrecked Junkers Ju 88 aeroplane at Tortorella Strip near Foggia, Italy. A Wellington can be seen in the background and also a white cloud of dust from the chalk covered taxiways. The wrecks about th...ART23464
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The Lives of These Men Depend on Your Work
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Maker: Unknown Director General of Aircraft Production Canadian Car & Foundry Co. Ltd.
Canadian Second World War poster that aims to promote the importance of munitions workers, particularly for the role in the production of aircraft. The poster depicts a man working on a lathe in the f...ARTV02460
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The Thermopylae-Brallos Pass Line
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Maker: Dargie, William
Looking across the marshes from the Lamia-Volos road. The northern end of the Brallos Pass can been seen in centre distance of picture. It was in the Brailos Pass that the ANZAC Corps fought a determi...ART23997
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This is the year!
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Maker: Uptton, Clive The Admiralty Field Sons & Co. Ltd
Depicts a spectacular land, sea and air battle as ships gain the coast line to deposit troops and tanks onto shore. The title, printed in red ink, runs across the top section of the poster. Clive Up...ARTV04752
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View from 2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion positions, near Alikarnassos
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Positions held by the Battalion when it was attached to 14th (British) Infantry Brigade in the defence of Heraklion in May 1941 against the German glider-borne and parachute troops. The picture shows ...ART24037
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View of Alikarnassos and Iraklion
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Maker: Dargie, William
Iraklion (or Heraklion) in left distance, and Nea Alikarnassos right in distance, as seen from positions held by 2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion in May 1941 when attached to the 14th (British) Inf...ART24038