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Erkennungsmarke (German Dog Tag)
From Handbook on German Army Identification, U.S. Milit...
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Italian Navy Uniforms and Insignia
Italian Navy Uniforms and Insignia:
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Valentine Tank Illustrations
Front and side views of the Valentine Tank (officially...
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Japanese Type 1 Ho-Ki Armored Personnel Carrier
The Japanese produced a limited number of the innovativ...
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Early-War Uniform
A private photograph from 1942 showing details of the e...
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89th Infantry Division in Germany
Photographs of the U.S. Army's 89th Infantry ...
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Bendix Chin Turret
Bendix manual on the Operation and Maintenance of the B...
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German 105-mm Howitzer
Three views of the German 105-mm howitzer (10.5 cm leFH...
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How’s Your Sherman, Herman?
M4 Sherman Tank modification and upgrades from Army Mot...
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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Thru France with the 2nd Infantry Division
“Thru France with the 2nd” from the G.I. Stories booklet: From D + 1 to 105: The Story of the 2nd Infantry Division published by the Information and Education Division, ETOUSA in 1944-45.
Posted in miscellaneous, publications, research
Tagged 2nd infantry division, booklet, map, publications
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Grille Self-Propelled Artillery
The Grille (“Cricket”) was a German self-propelled, heavy artillery vehicle armed with the 15 cm sIG 33 infantry gun in a fixed superstructure. The official German designation was 15 cm schweres Infanteriegeschütz 33 (Sf) auf Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) (Sd.Kfz. 138/1).
265th Engineer Combat Battalion
A collection of photographs of the 265th Engineer Combat Battalion by Pfc Ben Fox is available on footnote.com at the topic page: 265th Engineers WWII For pictures of the 265th training at Camp Shelby with the 65th Infantry Division, see … Continue reading
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Tagged 265th engineers, 65th infantry division, ETO, photos
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German Rifleman Uniform
The Handbook on German Army Identification was printed in 1943 by Military Intelligence Training Center, Camp Ritchie, Maryland. The handbook was designed to provide a reference manual for intelligence personnel in combat operations. The handbook included the following illustrations of … Continue reading
New Concord Books
Concord has announced two new books covering Axis forces in World War II. Early Panzer Victories by Frank V. De Sisto Concord 7064 ISBN 962-361-145-5 72 pages, 16 color plates, 167 photos Warriors … Continue reading
607th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Nice set of photographs of the 607th TD Battalion in the ETO during WWII showing U.S. and German equipment including destroyed Panther tanks: 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion The unit history of the 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion is also online on … Continue reading
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Scenes from the WWII booklet “Camp Shelby, Mississippi” by the Public Relations Office at Camp Shelby. For more on Camp Shelby during WWII, see 65th Infantry Division, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, 1944 (Cover, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, … Continue reading
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Tagged booklet, camp shelby, mississippi, training
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Tank Gun Trajectories
The U.S. WWII field manual FM 17-12: Tank Gunnery illustrated representative trajectories of the 37-mm, 75-mm, and 76-mm guns. Low velocity guns with more highly curved trajectories require very accurate range estimation. As shown in the figures below, even small … Continue reading
Osprey Duel Series
Duel No. 1 — P-51 Mustang vs Fw 190: Europe 1943-45 Author(s): Martin Bowman Published: September 2007 ISBN: 9781846031892 American and German fighter pilots duel over Europe in the P-51 and FW 190, two of the most advanced fighters … Continue reading
Destroyed SdKfz 251 Ausf D
German SdKfz 251 Ausf D halftracks destroyed by the U.S. 9th Air Force near Gavray, France in August 1944. The foreground SdKfz 251 is an unknown variant with extended top armor plate over the passenger section.