Category Archives: photos

Grille Self-Propelled Artillery

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Grille (“Cricket”) was a German self-propelled, heavy artillery vehicle armed with the 15 cm sIG 33 infantry gun in a fixed superstructure. The official German designation was 15 cm schweres Infanteriegeschütz 33 (Sf) auf Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) (Sd.Kfz. 138/1).  

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265th Engineer Combat Battalion

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A collection of photographs of the 265th Engineer Combat Battalion by Pfc Ben Fox is available on footnote.com at the topic page: 265th Engineers WWII For pictures of the 265th training at Camp Shelby with the 65th Infantry Division, see … Continue reading →

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607th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Nice set of photographs of the 607th TD Battalion in the ETO during WWII showing U.S. and German equipment including destroyed Panther tanks: 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion The unit history of the 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion is also online on … Continue reading →

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Camp Shelby, Mississippi

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Scenes from the WWII booklet “Camp Shelby, Mississippi” by the Public Relations Office at Camp Shelby. For more on Camp Shelby during WWII, see 65th Infantry Division, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, 1944 (Cover, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, … Continue reading →

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Destroyed SdKfz 251 Ausf D

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

German SdKfz 251 Ausf D halftracks destroyed by the U.S. 9th Air Force near Gavray, France in August 1944. The foreground SdKfz 251 is an unknown variant with extended top armor plate over the passenger section.  

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SdKfz 251/9

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Photograph of a destroyed German SdKfz 251/9 halftrack in France in August 1944 showing the gun mount and vehicle interior. The SdKfz 251/9 mounted the short 7.5cm KwK37 (L/24) to provide a support weapon with antitank capability to panzergrenadier units. … Continue reading →

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Follow Thru: 60th Infantry Regiment

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Below are a few photographs from Follow Thru, the unit history of the 60th Infantry Regiment which was published by the unit during occupation duty in Germany. The 60th Infantry “Go Devils” served as part of the 9th Infantry Division. … Continue reading →

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66th Anniversary of D-Day

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

June 6th marks the 66th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied Invasion of Normandy in WWII. The Big Picture at boston.com remembers D-Day with a selection of high-resolution photographs from 1944 and 2010: Remembering D-Day, 66 Years Ago.  

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Dummy Tanks

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph from the site collection showing German dummy tanks in France which have been constructed on farm wagons: Original Caption: ETO HQ 44 25496 13TH NOV CREDIT… US ARMY SIGNAL CORPS PHOTOG… PFC. J.W. LAPINE… 166 … Continue reading →

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PzKpfw II Ausf L “Luchs”

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The PzKpfw II Ausf L “Luchs” (Lynx) was a light reconnaissance tank developed on a modified Panzer II chassis. Approximately 100 PzKpfw II Ausf L were built from September 1943 to January 1944 and issued to the reconnaissance detachments of the German … Continue reading →

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