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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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Captured Cars

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Two photographs of German automobiles captured by the U.S. during WWII: the top photo is from an unknown U.S. unit and labelled “Howard Slova, 1st Cook, Germany, ’45 June”; the bottom photo is from an unknown unit of Ninth Air … Continue reading →

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Dragon Panzerkampfwagen T34-747(r)

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Dragon Models has announced a new release depicting a captured Russian T-34 in German service: Item No: 6449: Panzerkampfwagen T34-747(r). The model kit includes the Rommelkist turret bin added to many captured T-34s by the Germans.

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The Japanese Zero Fighter

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Intelligence report on a Japanese Zero fighter forced down over the Aleutian Islands and captured by American forces. Source: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, (“All Hands Magazine”), November 1942.   Though it now wears American colors, the airplane above … 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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Captured FW190 Film

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Russian training film on the German Focke-Wulf FW190 showing the FW190’s main features, armament, and flight performance:      

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120mm Granatwerfer 42 Mortar

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. troops demonstrate a captured Granatwerfer 42 (12cm GrW 42) German heavy mortar on the First Army Front in Echtz, near Duren, Germany.      

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