Category Archives: photos

Destroyed Rhine Bridges

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Destroyed bridges over the Rhine in Germany, 1945. (Collection LoneSentry.com) Written on back of photo: “Demolished bridges across the Rhine River at Cologne, Germany, 1945.” Despite the description on the back of the photo, this appears to be the railroad … Continue reading →

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PWs at Verdun

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Three miscellaneous photographs of German prisoners of war at work in Verdun, France in 1944, including a captured German truck. (Collection LoneSentry.com website.) On back of photo: P.W. at Verdun 1944 (Collection LoneSentry.com)

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Metz, France (1944-1945)

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A small set of photographs from Metz, France in 1944-45. Wreckage in the railyards, Metz, France.

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M10 Tank Destroyers on Railcar

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

M10 tank destroyers, halftracks, and motorcycles are shown loaded on railcars in the United States. The boxcar in the background carries the emblem of the Chicago and North Western Line (CNW).

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Captured Tiger Tank Photo Op

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The U.S. bazooka and the German Panzerschreck are posed in front of a captured German Tiger tank. (Source: Army Ordnance, Volume 27, No. 145, July-August 1944.) Original caption: The German 88-mm. rocket launcher is shown with the American bazooka beside … Continue reading →

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Photo Set, Unknown Unit in Germany

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Small set of photos from an unknown U.S. unit in Germany. Several photos are stamped as cleared for personal use, 15 Jan 1945. Locations are unknown.

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Captured German Railroad Guns at Bleckede

Posted on May 30, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Captured German railroad guns photographed at Bleckede, Germany in 1945 — written on back of photograph: “German railroad gun at Bleckede, Germany”. (From the set of miscellaneous photos posted below.) Captured German railroad guns photographed at Bleckede, Germany in 1945.

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Collapsed Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, Germany

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The famous Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, Germany photgraphed following its collapse ten days after its capture. (From the set of miscellaneous photos posted below.) Collapsed Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, Germany.

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Misc. Photo Set: Hamburg, Bleckede & Rhineland

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Miscellaneous photographs from an unknown U.S. Army unit in Belgium and Germany during WWII. Locations include Bleckede, Hamburg, and Mannheim along with the Rhine River and Elbe River. Written on back of photo: “German PWs along Rhine”.

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OIS 157th Ordnance Photo Set

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Below is a small set of photographs from an unidentified unit in Europe. The bumper code markings on the truck are OIS-157-O which may represent Oise Intermediate Section (OIS), 157th Ordnance Battalion. (However, the unit identification is uncertain, since 157th … Continue reading →

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