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Media Gallery

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 part of a letter issued by the UK Ministry of Health in 1939. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of part of a letter issued by the UK Ministry of Health in 1939 - outline of the scheme for evacuating children from towns. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of the cover of After an Air Raid, an information leaflet from Goole Rural District Council. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 1 of After an Air Raid, an information leaflet from Goole Rural District Council. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 2 of After an Air Raid, an information leaflet from Goole Rural District Council. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 3 of After an Air Raid, an information leaflet from Goole Rural District Council. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 4 of After an Air Raid, an information leaflet from Goole Rural District Council. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 5 of After an Air Raid, an information leaflet from Goole Rural District Council. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 2 of a guide to German H.E. (high explosive) bombs. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 3 of a guide to German H.E. (high explosive) bombs. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of a page in a 1941 air raid log book for Hull and the East Riding, entries for May 7th, 8th, 9th; part of entry for May 12th (there are no entries for May 10th and 11th). Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of the first page of a secret 1941 document from the RAF base at Bridlington, East Yorkshire, showing the plans for responding to an enemy invasion. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of the cover of a Ministry of Home Security training pamphlet from 1941, dealing with detecting and reporting of unexploded bombs. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 2 of a Ministry of Home Security training pamphlet from 1941, dealing with detecting and reporting of unexploded bombs. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 3 of a Ministry of Home Security training pamphlet from 1941, dealing with detecting and reporting of unexploded bombs. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 4 of a Ministry of Home Security training pamphlet from 1941, dealing with detecting and reporting of unexploded bombs. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 5 of a Ministry of Home Security training pamphlet from 1941, dealing with detecting and reporting of unexploded bombs. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 10 of a Ministry of Home Security training pamphlet from 1941, dealing with detecting and reporting of unexploded bombs. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 11 of a Ministry of Home Security training pamphlet from 1941, dealing with detecting and reporting of unexploded bombs. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 12 of a Ministry of Home Security training pamphlet from 1941, dealing with detecting and reporting of unexploded bombs. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of the 1942 camouflage scheme for Church Fenton RAF base. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of the 1942 camouflage scheme for Pocklington RAF base. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of the cover page of a 1942 guide to the use of clothing coupons. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 4 of a 1942 guide to the use of clothing coupons. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 5 of a 1942 guide to the use of clothing coupons. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 6 of a 1942 guide to the use of clothing coupons. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 7 of a 1942 guide to the use of clothing coupons. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 28 of a 1942 guide to the use of clothing coupons. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of the cover of a clothing coupon booklet from 1942. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of a page of a clothing coupon booklet from 1942. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of the first page of a secret 1942 document from Bridlington, East Yorkshire, showing the immobilization plans for responding to an enemy invasion. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of Appendix B of a secret 1942 document from Bridlington, East Yorkshire, showing the immobilization plans for responding to an enemy invasion. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 1 of the minutes of a meeting of Pocklington Emergency Committee from 1942. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of a UK Home Office letter about "United States Negro Troops" from 1942. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 1 of a UK Home Office memorandum about "United States Negro Troops" from 1942. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 2 of a UK Home Office memorandum about "United States Negro Troops" from 1942. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 1 of a UK Home Office memorandum about United States forces from 1942. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	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)
	This is a facsimile of the inventory of an emergency food store in Bridlington from 1943. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of a poster for a concert in Bridlington from 1943. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of the minutes of a meeting of the Pocklington Emergency Committee from 1943. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 1 of a UK Home Office circular from 1944, about relationships between members of the armed services and civilians. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of page 2 of a UK Home Office circular from 1944, about relationships between members of the armed services and civilians. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of an East Riding school log book, showing the entry for V.E. Day in May 1945. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of the cover of a child's clothing coupon booklet from 1944. Click here or on the image to open (left mouse button) or download it (right mouse button in Internet Explorer)
	This is a facsimile of a Royal Air Force permanent pass (outside of document), 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)
	This is a facsimile of a Royal Air Force permanent pass (inside of document), 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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)

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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)

Sounds

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

• Colonel Bogey March: instrumental - 33 Kb (MIDI)
• Lilli Marleen by Lale Andersen (German) - 678 Kb (MP3)
• Lilli Marleen by Willy Fritsch (German) - 678 Kb (MP3)
• Lilli Marleen by Marlene Dietrich (German) - 694 Kb (MP3)
• Lilli Marleen by Vera Lynn (English) - 333 Kb (MP3)
• Lilli Marleen: instrumental version - 38 Kb (MIDI)
• We'll Meet Again by Vera Lynn - 373 Kb (wav)

Speeches

• Churchill's “finest hour” Battle of Britain speech, 1940 - 210 Kb (wav.)
• Princess Elizabeth speaks to the nation's children - 647 Kb (wav.)
• CBS report of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 1941 - 86 Kb (wav.)
• Franklin Roosevelt asks Congress to declare war on Japan, December 1941 (1) - 282 Kb (wav.)
• Franklin Roosevelt asks Congress to declare war on Japan, December 1941 (2) - 316 Kb (wav.)
• Japan's Prime Minister Tojo declares war on the USA, December 1941 - 93 Kb (wav.)
• President Harry Truman warns Japan to surrender or be destroyed, August 1945 - 169 Kb (wav.)

Sound Effects

• The sound of a P51 Mustang fighter in flight - 64 Kb (wav.)
• The sound of a P51 Mustang strafing a target - 60 Kb (wav.)

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