[MILITARY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Extensive archive of photographs related to Axis power navies. Taken various locations, c. 1935-1990.

Various sizes and formats, most 8 x 10 in. Gelatin silver and color prints (some bends, creases), all housed in 4 binders. Provenance: Acquired Charles Miller Ltd., 21 October 2009 Sale 004 Lot 133. 

Comprising approximately 650 photographs depicting ships, submarines, and officers from Germany, Italy, and Japan, including images of captured German submarines.

The Axis powers proved themselves formidable foes during the Second World War, with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany a particularly powerful adversary. In the years following the end of World War II the navies of countries associated with the Axis powers were significantly reduced and in some cases abolished completely.