Online (photo) archives (2nd edition)

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Loads of veteran's stories and interesting photos:

https://www.thememoryproject.com/

"The Memory Project Archive houses more than 2,800 testimonials and over 10,000 images from veterans of the First World War, Second World War, the Korean War and peacekeeping missions. While the archive no longer accepts submissions, it remains the largest of its kind in Canada. Canadians can access the interviews, digitized artifacts and book a speaker at www.thememoryproject.com/stories."

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Search https://natlib.govt.nz/ to find images like:


"Members of 10 Light Aid Detachment, NZ Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, attached to 5 NZ Fd Park Coy, changing truck engine, probably at Burbeita. Man in peaked cap identified as Lt G D Pollock, later Col Pollock. Taken circa 1941 by an official photographer."



"Party of NZers examining a knocked out enemy truck near Bardia in Libya during World War II. The truck was abandoned by the Axis forces in the early days of their November retreat. The weapon protruding from the rear of the truck is a German anti tank rifle. Photograph taken circa November 1942 by H Paton."



"Captain G H Levien (Auckland) beside his NZ Medical truck at Sidi Haneish near Baggush in Egypt, during World War II. Shows flooded desert conditions early in November 1942 when the 8th Army had commenced its pursuit of the defeated Axis forces from Alamein. Photograph taken circa 7 November 1942 by Captain G H Levien."



"New Zealanders wash their truck in the Volturno River in Italy during World War II. Photograph taken circa 24 April 1944 by George Robert Bull."



"In the town of Medicina, a Sherman dozer prepares the way for two New Zealand tanks [Priest Kangaroo APC] to pass, carrying military personnel. Photograph taken in April 1945, by G F Kaye.
Note on back of file print reads: "? Brit self propelled guns." "No - Appears to be Grant chassis without turret". 4th NZ Armed Brigade is also noted as a subject.
Vehicle in the foreground identified as a Priest Kangaroo armoured personnel carrier by a researcher.
Date 17 Apr 1945"

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

"Party of NZers examining a knocked out enemy truck near Bardia in Libya during World War II. The truck was abandoned by the Axis forces in the early days of their November retreat. The weapon protruding from the rear of the truck is a German anti tank rifle. Photograph taken circa November 1942 by H Paton."
Attachment 119128

Truck is a Chev CMP 11/12 Cab and the weapon is a Mk1 Boys AT.

November 1942 was the third time Bardia changed hands, so there is a possibility that the truck had been captured earlier by the Germans and lost again at Bardia, but it is certainly of Allied origin.

[Alex van de Wetering]

National Museum of the U.S. Navy:

https://www.history.navy.mil/content...otography.html

Some scans are pretty dark, but the benefit is you can download high res. copies.

[Mike K]

https://repository.monash.edu/collections/show/54

[Hanno Spoelstra]

This link was shared by Mike Kelly:

"WWII Archive: A collection of public domain World War II books, radio broadcasts, V-discs, films, and other ephemera. Curated by a librarian. Thanks for the support & please consider donating to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or the Internet Archive (so that others can enjoy this WWII Archive in the future)."

https://archive.org/details/wwIIarchive

[Mike K]

One of many

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/744399

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/?...ge&query=truck

[Hanno Spoelstra]

The Canadian official histories are vetted for accuracy by the Directorate of History and Heritage. These documents are true accounts of Canadian military events.

You can access them here:

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-...histories.html

[Mike K]

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/733367

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/334092

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/731992

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/803615

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/787122

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/314512

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/751029

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/315003

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/743509

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/314523

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/309999

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/738536

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/325792

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/707317

https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/742529

[Hanno Spoelstra]

For the Rotterdam City Archives, see https://stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl/

E.g.: "The clearing of a German defensive wall at the Westzeedijk by Canadian soldiers." June 1945

Source: https://hdl.handle.net/21.12133/9B2C...5A354D374D7712


"The entry of Canadian soldiers, who are welcomed by civilians at the post office on the Meent. "

Note the road tyre tread on this Ford CMP truck:

Source: https://hdl.handle.net/21.12133/532C...B441126FA4EBB4

[Hanno Spoelstra]

See https://collectie.nederlandsfotomuseum.nl/collectie/ for more WW2 photos. While I have seen many of these in other archives, some may be unique.

https://collectie.nederlandsfotomuse...8-e4174174f90a

https://collectie.nederlandsfotomuse...8-e344e580d28f

https://collectie.nederlandsfotomuse...5-26a4fdc42866

https://collectie.nederlandsfotomuse...6-bc907ac86094

https://collectie.nederlandsfotomuse...1-a10fb60af609

https://collectie.nederlandsfotomuse...a-e424e9888bb3

https://collectie.nederlandsfotomuse...7-019d9d26d489

https://collectie.nederlandsfotomuse...5-53477f699cbb

https://collectie.nederlandsfotomuse...2-1c232c527d84

https://collectie.nederlandsfotomuse...6-8cc47971f2c0

https://collectie.nederlandsfotomuse...b-c24975670f90

[m606paz]

Beautifull pictures Hanno! Thanks for sharing!

Good to know that type of tire tread.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

The archives of the city of Utrecht, The Netherlands:

https://hetutrechtsarchief.nl/

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Toronto Public Library Digital Archive: https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/

See e.g. https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/people...n-army/objects

"Original Toronto Star caption: 1. Team work; team training and team spirit that make a tank crew behave with a single mind. That's how the men of Canada's army at Camp Borden are handling the great made-in-Canada Ram tank; one of the most powerful tanks in general use. Loaded up with belts of ack ack bullets is Sergt.-Major J. R. Davies"