Category Archives: photos

Ambulances and Medical Vehicles

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A variety of Italian and German ambulances and medical vehicles are parked outside an Allied prisoner-of-war camp in Italy in 1945, from a photo collection of the U.S. 345th Engineers.

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Red Cross Clubmobile “Southern Belle”

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Three women are photographed in front of the American Red Cross Clubmobile “Southern Belle” at an unknown location in Europe during WWII. American Red Cross Clubmobile “Southern Belle”

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Margaret Bourke-White in Germany, 1945

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A photograph of the famous photographer/journalist Margaret Bourke-White in Germany during 1945. Bourke-White was one of the first female war correspondents and the first woman journalist to work in the combat zone during WWII. Original photo is labelled: Margaret Bourke-White, famous … Continue reading →

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85th Engineer Heavy Ponton Battalion Markings

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Unique equipment markings are shown in WWII photographs from the U.S. Army’s 85th Engineer Heavy Ponton Battalion in Europe. A water tank adorned with a mermaid and the nickname “Water Lily,” similar to the style of aircraft nose art.

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Destroyed Late-War Panther Tanks

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Captured German Panther tanks are shown in three photographs from the unit history of the U.S. Army’s 407th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division. The source does not specify a location, but the text suggests the location is near Fallersleben, Germany … Continue reading →

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65th Infantry Division in Saarlautern, Germany

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A U.S. Signal Corps photo shows soldiers of the 65th Infantry Division crossing the square in Saarlautern, Germany in March 1945. The complete caption on the rear of the photo reads: ETO HQ 45 20830 17 MARCREDIT… U S ARMY … Continue reading →

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Luftwaffe Fliegerbluse

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A photograph of a group of four Luftwaffe soldiers wearing the Fliegerbluse from our collection, including a Flieger (one “wing”), Gefreiter (two “wings”), and Obergefreiter (three “wings”).

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Jagdtigers Surrender to 99th Infantry Division

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

In April 1945, Jagdtigers (Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B) of s.Pz.Jäg.Abt. 512 surrended to the U.S. 99th Infantry Division in Iserlohn at the Schillerplatz. The illustrations shown here are from the WWII G.I. Stories booklet Battle Babies: The Story of the … Continue reading →

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Jeep of the 80th Infantry Division

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Jeep, soldiers, and mascot from the 305th Combat Engineer Battalion of the U.S. Army’s 80th Infantry Division in Germany, April 1945. The photograph labels the passengers as Capt. Pacheco (?), T/5 Koskela, and “Sally”.

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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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