Рождество-один из немногих периодов в течение всего года, когда люди ненадолго делают паузу в своей жизни, чтобы собраться с близкими, чтобы отметить прошедший год, который был чрезвычайно трудным в военное время, поскольку семьи были разделены: мужчины сражались на линии фронта, женщины служили в армии или работали на заводах, производя продукцию для военных нужд, а дети были эвакуированы в более безопасные районы вдали от дома. Тем не менее люди по-прежнему старались извлечь из этого максимум пользы. Взгляните на мужчин и женщин британской армии и Королевского флота, празднующих сезон во время Второй мировой войны на 19 винтажных черно-белых фотографиях:
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Men of the Border Regiment enjoying Christmas dinner at Mouchin in France, 1939. (IMW) |
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A member of the Auxiliary Territorial Service kissing a soldier under the mistletoe, 1939. (Hulton) |
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A couple kissing under the mistletoe before the soldier leaving London to re-join his unit, 1939. (Gerry Cranham) |
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A bomber pilot of the British Coastal Command affixing a sprig of mistletoe to his aircraft to acknowledge Christmas, 1940. (Reg Speller) |
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Royal Navy sailors drinking rum to celebrate Christmas on a British minesweeper on patrol off the coast of England, 1940. (Popperfoto) |
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Royal Navy sailors was served a roast turkey dinner to celebrate Christmas on a British minesweeper on patrol off the coast of England, 1940. (Popperfoto) |
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British soldiers tuck into a Christmas pudding at their post on the British coast, 1940. (David Parker) |
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Two sailors carrying Christmas tree for Christmas festivities with the destroyer flotilla at Gladstone Dock, Liverpool, 1941. (Lt. H W Tomlin) |
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Christmas dinner celebrations on board HMS Westminster at Rosyth, 1941. (IWM) |
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Crew men enjoying their Christmas mails on the deck of HMS Dunluce Castle, 1941. (Photo by Lt. J E Russell) |
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A nurse feeding a patient with a spoonful of Christmas pudding at a naval hospital at Kingseat, Scotland, 1941. (IWM) |
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Sailors enjoying a Christmas sing-song on the mess decks of a warship of the Home Fleet at Scapa Flow, 1942. (Lt. F A Hudson) |
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Christmas dinner in the wardroom of HMS Malaya at Scapa Flow, 1942. (IWM) |
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A soldier in Santa Claus costume handing out gifts, 1942. (David E. Scherman) |
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A soldier wearing Santa Claus costume to celebrate Christmas, 1942. (David E. Scherman) |
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Men of the 2-6th Queen’s Regiment celebrating Christmas in Italy, 1943. (IWM) |
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Royal Artillery cooks preparing Christmas dinner near Geilenkirchen, 1944. (Sgt. Midgley) |
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A group of cheerful men from the Royal Artillery display chickens acquired for their Christmas dinner, 1944. (Sgt. Laing) |
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The ground crew of No. 122 Wing singing Christmas carols by a Hawker Tempest at Volkel airfield (B80), Holland, 1944. (IWM) |
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