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WWII Hungarian Newsreels

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Hungarian National Film Archive has placed an extenive collection of newsreels from 1931-1943 online at Filmhíradók Online. In 2005, with support from the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications, the Hungarian National Film Archive digitalised a part of its … Continue reading →

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German Machine Gun Trick

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following intelligence report on an unusual German remote-controlled machine-gun position encountered by U.S. troops in Normandy was published in the Intelligence Bulletin, Vol. III, No. 4, December 1944. GERMAN MACHINE-GUN TRICK A U.S. staff sergeant, who served as an observer for a … Continue reading →

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Erkennungsmarke (German Dog Tag)

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From Handbook on German Army Identification, U.S. Military Intelligence Training Center, Camp Ritchie, Maryland, 1943: German identification tag (Erkennungsmarke). a. It is believed that every German officer and soldier carries an identification tag, which is usually worn around the neck. … Continue reading →

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Upcoming “In Detail” Books

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Upcoming fall and winter 2010 “In Detail” books from Wings and Wheels Publications covering WWII vehicles, trains, and aircraft. Red Museum Line R061 Flak 30 and 38 in detail R062 Pz. Kpfw. 35(t) in detail   Special Line IDS8 B-17G … 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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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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First Army AAA Versus the Luftwaffe

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Operational antiaircraft report from “Antiaircraft Artillery Notes,” No. 8, December 13, 1944. This attack was mounted by the Luftwaffe’s Jagdgeschwader 4 (JG 4). The aircraft displayed the black-white-black bands of JG 4. SUBJECT: First Army AAA Versus the Luftwaffe. SOURCE: AA Section, … Continue reading →

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Ohka Schematic

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Schematic of the Baka rocket-propelled piloted aircraft bomb from the U.S. Navy Technical Air Intelligence Center: See Also: Baka… Flying Warhead  

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