Monthly Archives: September 2010

Japanese Type 1 Ho-Ki Armored Personnel Carrier

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Japanese produced a limited number of the innovative Type 1 Ho-Ki, fully-tracked armored personnel carriers. The Ho-Ki APC was developed in 1941, but full-scale production did not start until 1944. A limited number of Ho-Ki were deployed with Japanese reinforcements … Continue reading →

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Ordnance Assembly of Crated GMC CCKW Trucks

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following pictures of uncrating and assembly of GMC CCKW trucks appeared in Ordnance Activities in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, November 1942 – June 1945 published by the Ordnance Department. The GMC CCKW 2½ ton 6×6 cargo truck was … Continue reading →

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Fallschirmjäger and the Battle for Crete

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Photographs of the German Fallschirmjäger airborne invasion of Crete in May 1941. The German attack on Crete was the first major airborne offensive in WWII. [All photographs Bundesarchiv via Wikimedia, Creative Commons CC-BY-SA.]  

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G.I. Nightmare

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Test your aircraft recognition skills and knowledge of WW2 German aircraft with this quiz from “Antiaircraft Artillery Notes,” No. 13, January 1945. Answers after the page break.

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The Century Tours France

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“The Century Tours France” from the G.I. Stories booklet: 100: The Story of the Century published by the Information and Education Division, ETOUSA in 1945.  

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Warning to Observation Post Kibitzers

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From “Combat Lessons” No. 6: Says a Captain of a Field Artillery Battalion, France: “Well-meaning infantrymen who crowd about the OP to observe the results of the firing or to steal a look through the BC telescope should be warned … Continue reading →

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