Category Archives: research

Italian Navy Uniforms and Insignia

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Italian Navy Uniforms and Insignia:

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Tank Destroyer vs. King Tiger

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Two photographs of Tiger IIs destroyed by the 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion from “The Employment of Four Tank Destroyer Battalions in the ETO,” The Armored School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, May 1950. At least one of these Tiger II is from … Continue reading →

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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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U.S. Naval Vessels Type Designations

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. Navy WWII vessel type abbreviations from FM 30-50: Recognition Pictorial Manual of Naval Vessels, U.S. Navy Department, September 1943: TYPE DESIGNATIONS: U.S. NAVAL VESSELS PRINCIPAL COMBATANT TYPES BB  Battleship CB  Large Cruiser CV Aircraft Carrier CVL Aircraft Carrier (Light) … 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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Handbook on Japanese Military

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The October 1944 version of the U.S. technical manual on the Japanese military, TM-E 30-480: Handbook on Japanese Military Forces has been added to the main LoneSentry website. The complete table of contents are listed below.

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Ordnance Assembly of Crated GMC CCKW Trucks

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following pictures of uncrating and assembly of GMC CCKW trucks appeared in Ordnance Activities in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, November 1942 – June 1945 published by the Ordnance Department. The GMC CCKW 2½ ton 6×6 cargo truck was … Continue reading →

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The Century Tours France

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“The Century Tours France” from the G.I. Stories booklet: 100: The Story of the Century published by the Information and Education Division, ETOUSA in 1945.  

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