Tag Archives: germany

Photo Set, Unknown Unit in Germany

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Small set of photos from an unknown U.S. unit in Germany. Several photos are stamped as cleared for personal use, 15 Jan 1945. Locations are unknown.

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Collapsed Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, Germany

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The famous Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, Germany photgraphed following its collapse ten days after its capture. (From the set of miscellaneous photos posted below.) Collapsed Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, Germany.

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102nd Infantry Division in Kofferen, Germany

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

An MP Robert Fleming of the 407th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division posts a warning sign in Kofferen, Germany in February 1945. The original caption on the rear of the press photo reads: ETO HQ 45 15620 25 FEBCREDIT… U.S. … Continue reading →

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89th Infantry Division in Germany

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Photographs of the U.S. Army’s 89th Infantry Division in Germany.

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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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The Bombing of Germany

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

PBS’ American Experience presents The Bombing of Germany, an excellent documentary on the American and British bombing of Germany in WWII with extensive color footage and veteran interviews. Documentary Home Page Full Video Online at PBS Government Film: Memphis Belle … Continue reading →

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FW-190 near Frankfurt

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. Brig. Gen. George C. McDonald stands in front of a German FW-190 fighter captured near Frankfurt, Germany. (U.S. Air Force Photo)  

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Captured sPzAbt. 506 Tiger II at Gereonsweiler

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Video of a captured Tiger II heavy tank of sPzAbt. 506 at Gereonsweiler, Germany in 1945:   Transcript: At Gereonsweiler, a knocked out King Tiger tank is put back into working order. With the help of a wrecker, the turret … Continue reading →

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Maps of the European Fronts, April 1945

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Map of Allied front lines in Europe in April 1945 from Newsmap, April 23, 1945.  

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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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