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Jagdtigers Surrender to 99th Infantry Division

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

In April 1945, Jagdtigers (Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B) of s.Pz.Jäg.Abt. 512 surrended to the U.S. 99th Infantry Division in Iserlohn at the Schillerplatz. The illustrations shown here are from the WWII G.I. Stories booklet Battle Babies: The Story of the … Continue reading →

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Jeep of the 80th Infantry Division

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Jeep, soldiers, and mascot from the 305th Combat Engineer Battalion of the U.S. Army’s 80th Infantry Division in Germany, April 1945. The photograph labels the passengers as Capt. Pacheco (?), T/5 Koskela, and “Sally”.

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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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Destroyed Railyards in Duren and Weisbaden

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Shown below are two photographs of destroyed railroads in Germany from our collection: one photograph is labelled as Duren, March 1945; and the second photograph is labelled as Weisbaden, April 1945.

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Knocked-Out M4 Sherman

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A knocked-out M4 Sherman abandoned at an unknown location somewhere in Europe, taken from a collection of 995th Field Artillery Battalion photographs. See also: 995th Field Artillery Battalion Photo Album. (Collection LoneSentry.com)

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995th Field Artillery Battalion #11

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Pvt. Fredrick Minehart, A Battery of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion, April 7, 1944 in Naples. See also: 995th Field Artillery Battalion Photo Album. (Collection LoneSentry.com)

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995th Field Artillery Battalion #10: Truck Markings

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Truck displaying a complete set of markings for the 995th Field Artillery Battalion. See also: 995th Field Artillery Battalion Photo Album. (Collection LoneSentry.com)

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995th Field Artillery Battalion #9

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Soldiers of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion in Alsace, February 1945: Charles Capra and Fred Minehart. See also: 995th Field Artillery Battalion Photo Album. (Collection LoneSentry.com) Four soldiers of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion at an unknown location: Al Ricciotti, … Continue reading →

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995th Field Artillery Battalion #8

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Photograph of Fred Minehart of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion taken in Alsace in February 1945. See also: 995th Field Artillery Battalion Photo Album. (Collection LoneSentry.com) Additional photograph of Fred Minehart of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion. (Collection LoneSentry.com)

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995th Field Artillery Battalion #7

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Rest camp hotel of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion in Chaumont, France. See also: 995th Field Artillery Battalion Photo Album. (Collection LoneSentry.com)

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