Category Archives: intelligence reports

Pantiger

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

When the Allied forces first encountered the Tiger II in Normandy in the summer of 1944, the panzer was briefly referred to as the “Pantiger”. The Associated Press picked up the name “Pantiger” in their article on August 19th: Germans have … Continue reading →

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Captured FW190 Film

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Russian training film on the German Focke-Wulf FW190 showing the FW190’s main features, armament, and flight performance:      

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Type 97 Medium Tank with 47-mm Gun

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following U.S. intelligence report on the Japanese Type 97 medium tank Shinhoto Chi-Ha with improved 47-mm gun was published in Enemy on Luzon: An Intelligence Summary: TYPE 97 IMPROVED MEDIUM TANK WITH 47-MM GUN A number of modified Japanese … Continue reading →

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German Machine Gun Trick

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following intelligence report on an unusual German remote-controlled machine-gun position encountered by U.S. troops in Normandy was published in the Intelligence Bulletin, Vol. III, No. 4, December 1944. GERMAN MACHINE-GUN TRICK A U.S. staff sergeant, who served as an observer for a … Continue reading →

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Tiger Armor Thickness

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

These Tiger I and Tiger II armor thickness diagrams were included in a confidential SHAEF intelligence publication on German tanks in October 1944: PzKpfw “Tiger” – Model E Armour Arrangement PzKpfw “Tiger” – Model B Armour Thickness  

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Japanese Suicide Boats

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following U.S. intelligence reports on Japanese suicide boats were published in Enemy on Luzon: An Intelligence Summary: NAVY SUICIDE CRASH BOATS: Japanese suicide crash boats manned by Naval personnel were found in a tunnel on Corregidor. The boats were … Continue reading →

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Molotov Cocktails Against Tanks

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following two drawings of Molotov cocktails being used against Russian tanks appeared in the article “German Close-in Tactics Against Armored Vehicles” in Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 23, April 22, 1943. The article contained translated German documents describing infantry close-combat techniques against … Continue reading →

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Tactical and Technical Trends #12

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The U.S. military intelligence articles from Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 12, November 1942 have been added to the main website: German Aircraft Cannons  ◊  The German Rescue Buoy  ◊  Antiaircraft Defense of Motor Columns on the March  ◊  Japanese … Continue reading →

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Destruction of German Vehicles

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Based on a request by the Headquarters ETOUSA, Ninth Army compiled a list of German combat vehicles destroyed by the army from the beginning of hostilities until the cessation of hostilities in the theater. The Ninth Army categorized the destroyed … Continue reading →

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How Radio-Controlled Bombs Were Jammed

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following article was printed in the December 1945 issue of C.I.C. (Combat Information Center) published by the U.S. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. The long, violent history of this war saw the rise of many new or … Continue reading →

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