Thought I'd share these images with you. They were given to me many years ago by my Gt.Uncle who souvenired them from a dead German in Normandy. A couple are commercial souvenir photos that were on sale to the troops , but many are the actual photos... Dave
Very Cool pics! here are some from Redcar that i took during the filming of Atonment..it was amazing being on the set! It was very impressive to see how much detail they put in! Boris
.......The Dunkirk scene is only a small part of the film...but is going to be very impresive.....lasts about ten minutes and is shot in one scene!
I'll wait till it comes out on DVD, then just forward it to the Dunkirk scene. Can't be bothered with the rest of it.
Those are really clear , interesting pictures . Doesn't it look eerie and peaceful . Have you sent copies to any of the archives or museums ? Linden
It was very impressive to see how much detail they put in! Boris I agree, Boris. They seem to have even included the beached sailing vessel that appears on the 1940 photos! dave
Have you sent copies to any of the archives or museums ? Linden They're already in an archive, Linden ... ... mine!:p (seriously though, I can't think of a particular museum that would find them interesting enough (though the RTR Museum has a copy of a couple of them)) Dave
I saw Atonement last night. I'm a chick so I didn't mind watching the whole film ;-) Just wondering does anyone know, what museum or archives would have the biggest collection of Dunkirk photos?
what museum or archives would have the biggest collection of Dunkirk photos? I don't think that there is any one simple answer to that question and it depends on precisely which aspect you're interested in. The British photographs of the campaign focus mainly on the phoney war and the advance into Belgium. then pick up again with the actual evacuation. Lots of pictures of troops arriving back in England. They are concentrated in the IWM archives with some press shots to see in the Hulton / Getty archives. The pictures of abandoned material were inevitably made by the Germans (often privately) but of the official Propoganda Company pictures many are in the Bundesarchiv which I believe does not make private access easy. There is a suggestion that the Russians confiscated much in Berlin but I'm not aware of any having surfaced. The Americans and the French got hold of some of the images at the end of the war so there are some in Washington and quite a lot in the French ECPA archives but they are also not nearly so accessible as the IWM
Hi, My Dad was at Dunkirk with 2nd Batt Grenadier Guards before he joined 56 Recce. Excellent photos, thanks for sharing. Cheers Paul
I agree, Boris. They seem to have even included the beached sailing vessel that appears on the 1940 photos! dave Cheers Dave for posting the pic's-very interesting. The beached sailing vessel is a 'Thames Barge' Cheers
They're already in an archive, Linden ... ... mine!:p (seriously though, I can't think of a particular museum that would find them interesting enough (though the RTR Museum has a copy of a couple of them)) Dave There is a museum in Dunkirk dedicated to Op Dynamo. I found it earlier this year when I was visiting the area. Unfortunately I was on a whirlwind day trip and never had enough time to visit. It does look quite good though from the brochure although there doesn't appear to be a link on the net. Cheers
There is a museum in Dunkirk dedicated to Op Dynamo. I found it earlier this year when I was visiting the area. Unfortunately I was on a whirlwind day trip and never had enough time to visit. It does look quite good though from the brochure although there doesn't appear to be a link on the net. Cheers Was this in the centre of Dunkirk? There was always talk of a museum, never heard of one opening. Pleased to think there is! Can you scan the brochure, please?