Category Archives: research

2 cm FlaK 30 Antiaircraft Gun

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Three ordnance intelligence illustrations of the German 2 cm FlaK 30 (Fliegerabwehrkanone 30) antiaircraft gun show the major components of the gun and mounting:   2 cm FlaK 30 on Trailer Ready for Transport 2 cm FlaK 30 Mounting 1. Sub Mounting, 2. … Continue reading →

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Japanese Army Uniforms

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The February 7, 1944 issue of NEWSMAP illustrated Japanese uniforms, equipment, and insignia:     Two examples of the detail drawings:   PRIVATE, INFANTRY RIFLEMAN: M1938 BLOUSE, FRONT Nitohei Sampachi (Meiji 38) rifle, rubberized fabric or leather cartridge pouches; gas … Continue reading →

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Trek of the 5th Armored Division

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

    “Trek of the 5th Armored Division” from the G.I. Stories booklet: The Road to Germany: The Story of the 5th Armored Division published by the Information and Education Division, ETOUSA in 1944-45.

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Firing the PIAT

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank (PIAT) was an infantry anti-tank weapon used by the British during World War II. The PIAT used a lightweight steel tube which held a hollow-charge bomb and a heavy firing spring. When the PIAT was cocked, … Continue reading →

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Eighth Air Force: Stars over the Reich

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

  In January 1945, Army Talks published a special edition “Stars over the Reich” for the men of the Eighth Air Force. With a forward by commander Lt. General James H. Doolittle, the special edition told the story of the … Continue reading →

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Tactical and Technical Trends #43

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The intel articles from Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 43, January 1944 have been added to the main Lone Sentry website: Japanese 47-mm AT Gun  ◊  The 100-mm Skoda Howitzer  ◊  Japanese Use of Military Barges  ◊  German Propaganda Rifle … Continue reading →

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Tactical and Technical Trends #41

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The U.S. military intelligence articles from Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 41, December 1943 have been added to the main website: The HE-177  ◊  Japanese Air-Ground Liaison  ◊  German AA Pivoted Ring Sight  ◊  Recognition Leaflets for German AT Guns … Continue reading →

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Battles of Kampfgruppe Lang in Tunisia – Attack on Beja

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Historical Division of the U.S. Army in Europe assembled a series of Foreign Military Studies from 1945 to 1954 covering the fighting in Europe during World War II. The volume Battles of Kampfgruppe Lang in Tunisia (10th Panzer Division) … Continue reading →

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Sidi Nsir and Hunt’s Gap

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

This map from The Royal Hampshire Regiment: 1918-1954 shows the battles at Sidi Nsir and Hunt’s Gap in Tunisia in February-March 1943. The German forces overran the British units at Sidi Nsir but were halted at Hunt’s Gap near Ksar … Continue reading →

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Tactical and Technical Trends #38

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The U.S. military intelligence articles from Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 38, November 1943 have been added to the main website: Aircraft Against Tanks  ◊  Japanese AA/AT 20-mm Machine Cannon  ◊  New German 88-mm AT Gun  ◊  Japanese Artillery in … Continue reading →

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