Monthly Archives: March 2010

2 cm FlaK 30 Antiaircraft Gun

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Three ordnance intelligence illustrations of the German 2 cm FlaK 30 (Fliegerabwehrkanone 30) antiaircraft gun show the major components of the gun and mounting:   2 cm FlaK 30 on Trailer Ready for Transport 2 cm FlaK 30 Mounting 1. Sub Mounting, 2. … Continue reading →

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Japanese Army Uniforms

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The February 7, 1944 issue of NEWSMAP illustrated Japanese uniforms, equipment, and insignia:     Two examples of the detail drawings:   PRIVATE, INFANTRY RIFLEMAN: M1938 BLOUSE, FRONT Nitohei Sampachi (Meiji 38) rifle, rubberized fabric or leather cartridge pouches; gas … Continue reading →

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Trek of the 5th Armored Division

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

    “Trek of the 5th Armored Division” from the G.I. Stories booklet: The Road to Germany: The Story of the 5th Armored Division published by the Information and Education Division, ETOUSA in 1944-45.

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Firing the PIAT

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank (PIAT) was an infantry anti-tank weapon used by the British during World War II. The PIAT used a lightweight steel tube which held a hollow-charge bomb and a heavy firing spring. When the PIAT was cocked, … Continue reading →

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“The Man Who Owns a Tank Corps”

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The June 1960 issue of Popular Mechanics tells the story of Walter Ising, president of a steel company in Chicago, who bought 500 surplus Sherman tanks from the government for $305,000. He then had to disarm the tanks, move them … Continue reading →

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The Quest for a Full-Scale Replica Tiger Tank

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Today’s blog post highlights several efforts to build full-scale replicas of the German Tiger tank from WWII. Two separate teams, one from Russia and one from Hungary, have almost finished building their own mobile Tiger replicas. In addition, John Nicholson … Continue reading →

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Dodge WC54 Ambulance

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

  MIG Productions is adding a resin 1/48th scale Dodge WC54 Ambulance kit to their lineup. The Dodge WC54 ambulance was a 3/4-ton 4×4 light truck which served as the main ambulance vehicle used by the U.S. Army during WWII. … Continue reading →

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U.S. Army Air Force WWII Films

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Public.Resource.Org is a non-profit established to digitize government public-domain material for online use. The following two full-length U.S. Army Air Force films have been digitized by the organization and uploaded to YouTube. Normandy: The Airborne Invasion of Fortress Europe (50 … Continue reading →

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Library Photo Collections

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

  WWII Photographs by J. Malan Heslop This digital collection at Brigham Young University contains over 1,350 photographs by Sergeant Heslop covering the last nine months of World War II in Europe, from September 1944 through May 1945. The photographs … Continue reading →

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Eighth Air Force: Stars over the Reich

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

  In January 1945, Army Talks published a special edition “Stars over the Reich” for the men of the Eighth Air Force. With a forward by commander Lt. General James H. Doolittle, the special edition told the story of the … Continue reading →

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