Birmingham will join the rest of the UK and fall silent next Sunday (13 November), as the city remembers the fallen at its Remembrance Day parade and service.
Remembrance Day marks the day World War One came to an end, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, in 1918. The day is held in the United Kingdom as a day to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts.
A two-minute silence will be held across the country and parades will take place to remember the people who have died in wars around the world.
Birmingham’s annual Remembrance Day Service will once again take place on Colmore Row, opposite St Philip’s Cathedral, on Sunday 13 November, attended by military veterans and armed forces representatives.
The day provides an opportunity for us to pay tribute to those who have died in wars. With that in mind, let’s take a look at some incredible photos of Birmingham during World War 2.
1. July 1940
Evacuee schoolboys from the Five Ways Grammer School in Birmingham at work digging potatoes for the Dig for Victory campaign on 10th July 1940 at a farm in Monmouthshire, South Wales, United Kingdom. (Photo by Maeers/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images).
2. February 1942
The fuselage and wing components for the Short Stirling four-engined heavy bomber being assembled for service with Royal Air Force Bomber Command at the Short Brothers aircraft assembly plant on 9th February 1942 in Longbridge, Birmingham, United Kingdom. The Short Stirling was the first four-engined bomber to be introduced into service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images).
3. August 1941
A woman inside a Dunlop aeroplane tyre and holding a smaller tyre in Birmingham, England, during World War II, August 1941. From a Ministry of Information special on Birmingham. (Photo by Fred Ramage/Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
4. August 1941
A woman working in a factory in Birmingham, England, during World War II, August 1941. From a Ministry of Information special on Birmingham. (Photo by Fred Ramage/Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)