We delved into the archives to find these images of locals going on with daily life despite the ever-present threat of German bombs.
They cleaned up after air raids, went about their daily lives and smiled through adversity.
Take a look at these reminders of South Tyneside – and the wider North East – through the wartime years.
9. The aftermath of a 1941 air raid
St Hilda Church took the brunt of a bomb raid in 1941 but look at the response of locals who were quick to help out in the clear-up. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Shields Gazette
10. A Royal visit in June 1941
A Royal visit was a real highlight for South Tyneside in times of war. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Shields Gazette
11. Going about their business
The war did not stop the South Tyneside residents from going about their daily tasks in Mile End Road in 1941. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Shields Gazette
12. It is finally over
At last, war was coming to an end and these evacuees were waiting to board the train in the North East to go home to London in 1945. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Sunderland Echo