Students clash in Liverpool, England in the annual Panto Day tradition, raising funds for Liverpool hospitals. The University students march with a banner that reads "Knights of Panto." The students from lower and upper classes clash with each other in a humorous battle to aid hospital charities. They wrestle, fight with wooden swords and throw bags of white flour over each other. The competing teams battle and run towards a building. (Panto Day later became Panto Week, which subsequently became RAG week, which stood for Raise And Give week).
General Dwight D. Eisenhower at Headquarter Allied Expeditionary Forces in London, England during World War II. General Eisenhower seated at a desk after assuming the office of the Supreme Commander of Allied Expeditionary Forces. The General at the desk as cameramen record. A woman, in Army uniform, takes down notes as Eisenhower dictates.. General Eisenhower at a wall map. He poses against the map. He talks to officers. Eisenhower poses and smiles.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill accompanied by Lady Clementine Churchill and daughter, Sarah (in uniform of Women's Auxiliary Air Force), arrives by train in London, after an absence of two months. He had fallen ill following the Tehran Conference and remained abroad to convalesce in Marrakesh, Morocco. A crowd of well-wishers fills the platform. He chats with British military officers and officials and correspondents.
Allied troops undergo training during World War 2, in North Devon, England. Sign reads ‘War Department - Danger - Keep Out’. Allied troops train on an obstacle course. Troops fire guns in prone position and scale cliffs during the training. Men row a boat in rough sea. In Germany, Nazi Generals confer and plan strategies.
U.S. troops load an LST (landing Ship, Tank) with vehicles and equipment in Plymouth, England during World War II. 37 mm guns are pushed into the LST. Men on the deck of the LST. Soldiers on the ramp of the LST.
U.S. troops load an LST (landing Ship, Tank) with vehicles and equipment in Plymouth, England during World War II. Four jeeps enter the LST. A line of jeeps in the LST. Two LSTs are docked. The jeeps are hauled through water up the LST ramp.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.