A Churchill tank of 51st Royal Tank Regiment crashes through a hedge during the advance across the Italian countryside, 20 July 1944. Interwar Winston Churchill raises his hat

Winston Churchill raises his hat on the end of his walking stick to acknowledge a cheering crowd while travelling along a Bristol road during a visit to the city on 12 April 1941

Half-length portrait of Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese

Troops of the 2nd Monmouthshire Regiment leap from their Universal carrier during an exercise near Newry in Northern Ireland

The King's Liverpool Regiment moving along a communication trench leading to the front line

Sir Stafford Cripps

A Churchill tank of 51st Royal Tank Regiment crashes through a hedge during the advance across the Italian countryside, 20 July 1944. Interwar Winston Churchill raises his hatA Churchill tank of 51st Royal Tank Regiment, moving through the undergrowth during an advance across the Italian countryside.