Guidance

World War 2 commemorative booklets

A series of booklets remembering the bravery of our armed forces during the World War 2, 1939 to 1945.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Published: 10 December 2012

Documents

The battle of Kohima, North East India (4 April to 22 June 1944)

PDF, 703 KB, 24 pages

The battles for Monte Cassino, Central Italy (12 January to 5 June 1944)

PDF, 2.26 MB, 24 pages

The D-Day landings, Northern France (6 June 1944)

PDF, 1.81 MB, 24 pages

The drive on Caen, Northern France (7 June to 9 July 1944)

PDF, 645 KB, 24 pages

Operation Market Garden, Netherlands (17 to 25 September 1944)

PDF, 950 KB, 24 pages

The liberation of the death and concentration camps, Europe (June 1944 to May 1945)

PDF, 1.22 MB, 28 pages

The advance from the Seine to Antwerp (25 August to 30 September 1944)

PDF, 2.32 MB, 24 pages

The final battle for Normandy, Northern France (9 July to 30 August 1944)

PDF, 1.18 MB, 24 pages

The clearing of the Scheldt Estuary and the liberation of Walcheren (2 October to 7 November 1944)

PDF, 1.44 MB, 24 pages

Details

A series of World War 2 commemorative booklets telling the story of the following

• the turning point in the war with Japan
• securing the allies route to Rome
• the amphibious invasion that established the second front
• the drive on Caen, Northern France (7 June to 9 July 1944)
• overcoming Hitler’s attempt to throw the allies back into the sea
• the allies’ attempt to establish a bridgehead into Germany
• allied troops witness the horror of genocide
• the days of rapid advance across North West Europe
• the decisive defeat of the German forces in Normandy
• the days of rapid advance across North West Europe

Published 10 December 2012