Category Archives: intelligence reports

Bachem Ba 349 Natter

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A report on the Bachem Ba 349 “Natter” rocket-powered fighter from April 1946 issue of Intelligence Bulletin: At first complacent in the face of the strategic bombing threat, the Germans in 1943 became fearful, then frantic. They were willing to … Continue reading →

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Captured Panzer II and Sd.Kfz. 233 in Tunisia

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

American forces in Tunisia captured immense quantities of German equipment in North Africa including this Panzer II light tank and German Sd.Kfz. 233 armored car featured in the Recognition Journal, May 1944. ORIGINAL CAPTION: U.S. Rangers round up enemy equipment at … Continue reading →

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Dummy Tanks in France

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A report from the Intelligence Bulletin, December 1944 on the German use of dummy Panther tanks during World War II. The report includes two photographs of a dummy tank encountered in France in 1944. DUMMY TANKS Although German use of … Continue reading →

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Captured German Equipment

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Wartime U.S. Army Signal Corp photographs of captured German equipment from 1944-1945 issues of the U.S. military training magazine Coastal Artillery with original captions. A Mark V, La Gleize

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Captured Panzer IIIs

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. War Department’s Tactical and Technical Trends (No. 32, August 26, 1943) featured these photographs of a pair of German Panzer III tanks captured in North Africa.

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90-mm vs. Panther Armor

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The U.S. Ordnance Department published a handbook on the 90-mm M3 Gun which included the following photographs demonstrating the effectiveness of the 90-mm Hyper-Velocity Armor-Piercing Shot T30E16 and 90-mm Armor Piercing Shot T33 against the armor of the German Panther … Continue reading →

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V-2 rocket Support Vehicles

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The April 1946 issue of the U.S. Intelligence Bulletin contained a report on German V-2 rocket launching battery support vehicles and equipment, which included highly-specialized trucks, halftracks, and trailers including the Meillerwagen trailer and the Brennstand launch platform. Source: “Guided … Continue reading →

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9-mm Luger Pistol M1908

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the German Luger Pistole Parabellum 1908 was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   9-mm Luger Pistol M1908 (PISTOLE 08 or P-08)  The … Continue reading →

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Intelligence Cartoon

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

 

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Japanese Plane Names Are Given

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Japanese Plane Names Are Given Navy, Army Adopt Title Listing The Navy and Army have adopted an official list of designations for Japanese military planes. Fighters carry men’s names, bombers are named after women, as are flying boats, while reconnaissance … Continue reading →

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