A nice set of photos from the Ministry of Information capturing some of the non-British Empire troops in London, 1940. They came with the title.
From the Imperial War Museum.
Czech soldiers walk down a London street. Source
A policeman gives directions to a group of Free French soldiers. Source
Czech soldiers and airmen buy tobacco. Source
Czech soldiers and British civilians peruse book at Camden Town Public Library. Source
Czech soldiers look at a window display at a tobacco shop. Source
Polish soldiers have coffee at a milk bar. Source
Free French soldiers and sailors have a pint. Source
Free French soldiers and sailors buy a copy of the 'France', a French language paper made in Britain. Source
Dutch sailors and a soldier descend into a Tube station on a night out. Source
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