Photo album - 2 albums photos d'époque retraçant le...

Complete and inseparable set of 2 period photo albums (scrapbooks) tracing the journeys of two brothers who served in the Royal Marines and the Royal Navy from 1937 to 1945. The collection includes 237 period photographs, carefully preserved and accompanied by handwritten captions that indicate with great precision the places, units and ships. - Regiments and units: Royal Sussex Regiment, London Irish Rifles, Royal Marines (Camp Dibgate 1938, etc.). - Major line-of-battle ships (Capital Ships): HMS Hood, HMS Barham, HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Ramillies. - Notable historical events: * Photos from the bombardment of Dakar (Operation Menace, 1940) ("Flying the Battle Ensign at the Bombardment of Dakar"). * Documented presence of General de Gaulle aboard ("General De Gaulle comes onboard"). * Views of the fleet in the Mediterranean (1st Battle Squadron, Med Fleet), squadron at Scapa Flow, and damage sustained in combat ("Damage sustained in the three-day action"). Invasion of Crete by German paratroopers (Fallschirmjäger / Operation Merkur) in May 1941 - Life aboard and training: Crew portraits, leisure scenes, training and ceremonies. - Original bindings in good condition with drawstrings. - Interior pages well preserved, photos complete and captions perfectly legible.

Estimate:£316.19

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