
Private Beale of the Kings Own Scottish Borders (carrying a Bren) and ready to dig in, Battle of Arnhem, September 1944.
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Well prepared

A British officer shows bullet holes in the fuselage of a downed German bomber (presumably Heinkel He-111). Dimensions suggest that they were left by 7.69 mm machine gun bullets fired by Spitfire and Hurricane fighter planes.

Bullet holes


A British soldier takes advantage of the opportunity to have a bath in Tobruk, Libya. 17th February 1942
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