Category Archives: photos

Panzer IV with Mesh Schürzen

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A U.S. Air Force photograph shows a destroyed late-model Panzer IV with steel mesh (Drahtgeflecht) Schürzen on the hull and standard steel plate Schürzen around the turret. The original caption describes the Panzer IV as a victim of the Ninth … Continue reading →

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B-17 “Man O War II”

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

B-17 “Man O War II Horsepower Ltd.” of the 322nd Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomb Group. “Man O War II” flew numerous missions with the 91st for nine months before being lost in November 1944 in a mission over over Merseburg. … Continue reading →

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Twelfth Air Force in Italy

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Photographs of Twelfth Air Force in Italy from Medium Bomber Operations, 1 January – 28 August 1944, Headquarters Twelfth Air Force, February 1945.

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Marder II “Kohlenklau”

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Marder II (SdKfz. 131) was an open-topped, lightly-armored German tank destroyer armed with a 7.5 cm Pak 40 antitank gun built on the obsolete Panzer II chassis. The Marder II shown in these photographs was nicknamed “Kohlenklau” (coal thief), … Continue reading →

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Library Photo Collections

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

  WWII Photographs by J. Malan Heslop This digital collection at Brigham Young University contains over 1,350 photographs by Sergeant Heslop covering the last nine months of World War II in Europe, from September 1944 through May 1945. The photographs … Continue reading →

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Panzer III of sPzAbt. 501 in Tunisia

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Photographs of Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. N of sPzAbt. 501 in Tunisia: 03 04   N/A     05 Picture of 05 does exist in private collection.   07 113 124 133 134 143   N/A     222 Picture of … Continue reading →

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Battle of Sidi Nsir

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

In an effort to extend the Tunis bridgehead, the Germans launched Operation Ochsenkopf in February 1943. Kampfgruppe Lang, containing sPzAbt. 501 and elements of 10th Panzer Division, struck at British forces at Sidi Nsir. After a hard battle, the German … Continue reading →

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Beja Tiger Turret

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Photo P30 (see “Tiger Grave at Beja” and “Video of sPzAbt. 501 Tigers in Tunisia“) shows a slightly better view of the detached Tiger turret in the ditch at the front of the column.

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Tiger Grave at Beja [Updated]

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The kernel of the following map originated with discussions started on several Internet forums related to WWII German armor, especially the lengthy discussions in the Missing Lynx Axis WWII Discussion Group. Photos: P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 … Continue reading →

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Video of sPzAbt. 501 Tigers in Tunisia

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

At least one video exists of the Panzer IIIs and Tigers of sPzAbt. 501 in Tunisia. The video footage of the unit crossing a stream can be found on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mak8V0eqcMs#t=9m06s. A photographer was also present at the crossing and … Continue reading →

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