Monthly Archives: March 2012

Keep Your Military Service Records

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin
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Me 262 Jet on the Autobahn

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin
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Frozen Sauerkraut

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A strange WWII sauerkraut photograph from U.S. Military Intelligence publication German Mountain Troops, December 1944. Original caption: “Mountain troops in a Finnish forest have unloaded from a standard container a cylindrical chunk of frozen sauerkraut which they are cutting up. In … Continue reading →

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Japanese Model 88 75-mm AA Gun

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Description of the WWII Japanese Model 88 (1928) 75-mm Antiaircraft Gun from Japanese Field Artillery, Special Series No. 25, Military Intelligence Division, U.S. War Department, Washington, D.C., October 15, 1944. Model 88 (1928) 75-mm AA Gun. Model 88 (1928) 75-mm AA gun … Continue reading →

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New WWI and WWII Books from Tankograd

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New March 2012 releases from Tankograd Publishing covering WWI and WWII have been announced. Tankograd specializes in publications on military vehicles and military history.  

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Wings of Freedom Tour Visits New Orleans

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Wings of Freedom Tour visits New Orleans with vintage aircraft including P-51 Mustang, Consolidated B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft”, and Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine”. The Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour will be at Lakefront Airport from March … Continue reading →

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Submachine Gun Sounds

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The original, authentic sounds of the U.S. M1928A1 Thompson, the U.S. M3 Grease Gun, and the German MP-40 “Schmeisser” taken from a WWII training film.      

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Japanese Booby Traps

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

It’s a trap! A humorous cartoon with a serious message. Source: Engineer Intelligence Bulletin No. 3, Engineer Section, HQ. Eighth Army, May 1945.

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German Winter Morale

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The problems of German troop morale during the harsh winters of the Eastern Front — translation of German Taschenbuch für den Winterkrieg, August 1942 from the U.S. wartime publication German Winter Warfare, Special Series, No. 18, Military Intelligence Division, U.S. … Continue reading →

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Destruction of Artillery Ammunition

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for destruction of artillery ammunition to prevent capture by the enemy — the methods will require imagination, initiative, and ingenuity. Source: TM 9-1901: Artillery Ammunition, U.S. War Department Technical Manual, June 1944. DESTRUCTION OF AMMUNITION UPON IMMINENCE OF CAPTURE … Continue reading →

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