Category Archives: research

Soviet Infantry

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Source: Newsmap, U.S. Army Service Forces, Army Information Branch, February 1, 1943.  

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M51 Multiple Machine Gun Carriage

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Side and rear views of the M51 quad .50 cal. mount and trailer from ORD 7 SNL G-217: Organizational Spare Parts and Equipment for Carriage, Multiple Cal. .50 Machine Gun, M51, Ordnance Supply Catalog, Headquarters, Army Service Forces, October 1944. The M51 … Continue reading →

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Organization of the Japanese Air Force

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Organization of the WWII Japanese Army Air Service and Naval Air Service from the U.S. War Department’s Handbook for Combat Air Intelligence Officers, Army Air Forces Air Intelligence School, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, March 1944. 3. ORGANIZATION. a. General. (1) Owing to … Continue reading →

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Redesignation of Panzers

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A German Wehrmacht article on the redesignation of panzers from the German WWII publication Nachrichtenblatt der Panzertruppen, Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen, No. 17, November 1944: III. Neubenennung gepanzerter Fahrzeuge Nachstehend aufgeführte Neubenennungen treten mit sofortiger Wirkung in Kraft:   Bisherige Bezeichnung        Neue … Continue reading →

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M36B2 Tank Destroyer Rear Deck

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Top view of the rear engine deck of the M36B2 tank destroyer from TM 9-745: 90-mm Gun Motor Carriage M36B2, War Department Technical Manual, July 1945:   A-GUN TRAVELING LOCK B-LIFTING HOOKS C-LEFT TAILLIGHT D-ENGINE COMPARTMENT DOORS E-ENGINE COMPARTMENT LEFT … Continue reading →

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German Radar of WWII

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From Japanese Electronics, OPNAV-16-VP101, Photographic Intelligence Report 1, Air Intelligence Group, Division of Naval Intelligence, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department, January 1945:   German Radar Summary  Examples of German Radar are included here to cover the … Continue reading →

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Tactical and Technical Trends #34

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The U.S. intelligence articles from Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 34, September 1943 have been added to the main Lone Sentry website: The Me-410 Aircraft  ◊  Protection Against Japanese Aerial Bombing  ◊  General von Arnim’s Orders for Ground Deployment  ◊  … Continue reading →

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Japanese Searchlight Truck

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

BETIO ISLAND, TARAWA ATOLL. This 98 cm. searchlight truck represents standard equipment that has also been taken on Saipan, Peleliu, Lae-New Guinea, and Little Kiska Island. Small size and ease of movement make this light practically impossible to detect. Power … Continue reading →

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Captured Material in North Africa

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Analysis of captured German and Italian equipment, particularly newly encountered panzers such as the Tiger tank in Tunisia, remained a priority for Allied intelligence and ordnance teams throughout WWII. The following brief summary of these efforts is taken from “Intelligence … Continue reading →

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Air Attack at Hunt’s Gap

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following correspondent’s report from the UP (United Press) describes the fighting at Hunt’s Gap in Tunisia in February-March 1943. Compare this account of the battle to the German commander Oberst. Rudolf Lang’s account and British observer Howard Marshall’s account. … Continue reading →

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