Sujet

'Arms for Russia', British poster, World War II, c1941-c1945. Creator: Frederick Donald Blake.

Légende

'Arms for Russia', British poster, World War II, c1941-c1945. "A great convoy of British merchant ships escorted by Soviet fighter planes sails into Mumansk harbour with vital supplies for the Red Army". Britain and the United States sent a total of 78 convoys carrying supplies to the Soviet Union via the Arctic route between 1941 and 1945. The route was dangerous, with bad weather and constant threat of attack from German aircraft, U-boats and surface vessels, and the British lost 85 merchant vessels and 16 Royal Navy ships on the convoys.

Date

1887

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A46_058

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

43,0Mo (7,3Mo) / 25,7cm x 42,0cm / 3032 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation ocean sea water flag flags country ship ships British geography color Arctic aeroplane aircraft plane airplane supply Atlantic Ocean war location collection century banner Russia Russian Britain assisting aid assistance wartime supplies concept fighter Navy 1940s archive fighter plane standard escort warfare merchant ship ministry Forties air Transport convoy Colour USSR steamship Soviet Union World War II World War two naval warfare WWII water transport warship ally world war 2 warships Soviet 20th century allies merchant navy North Atlantic Royal Navy decade escorting geographical feature Rossiya Second World War shot down steam ship TGN war effort white ensign WW2 poster 2nd World War Ministry of Information Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Murmansk The National Archives naval ship Heritage Art The National Archives UK TNA Frederick Donald Blake Blake Frederick Donald F. Donald Blake Blake F. Donald