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M6 High-Speed Tractor

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

This photograph shows an M6 High-Speed Tractor, the heaviest of the U.S. artillery tractors, from an unknown artillery unit equipped with the 240mm howitzer. M6 High-Speed Tractor

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Subcaliber Gunnery Training

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Subcaliber firing was used by the U.S. Army to develop a tank gunner’s accuracy, speed, and confidence without the costs and disturbance of firing the main armament. In general, the coaxial machine gun was used for the subcaliber training for … Continue reading →

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Post-war Bremen

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A Sherman tank dozer does construction work on the golf course at the U.S. military base in Bremen in 1945 during the U.S. occupation. (Source: Bremen Port Command’s “GI Paradise”, February 1946.) Major General H. B. Vaughan, Jr., former Commanding … Continue reading →

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GI Style Center

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The June 15, 1945 issue of Onaway, the official newspaper of the 76th Infantry Division, published in Germany described the rules for the three GI uniforms—service, field, and fatigue. Here Are Latest Tips From GI Style Center – What To … Continue reading →

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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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Crew of 3rd Tank Battalion, 10th Armored Division

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Two photographs showing soldiers and tanks of the 3rd Tank Battalion, 10th Armored Division during training in Georgia.

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90-mm vs. Panther Armor

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The U.S. Ordnance Department published a handbook on the 90-mm M3 Gun which included the following photographs demonstrating the effectiveness of the 90-mm Hyper-Velocity Armor-Piercing Shot T30E16 and 90-mm Armor Piercing Shot T33 against the armor of the German Panther … Continue reading →

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Soviet T-26 Light Tank

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

German troops inspect a destroyed Russian T-26 light tank, pierced behind the turret vertical armor seam.

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V-2 rocket Support Vehicles

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The April 1946 issue of the U.S. Intelligence Bulletin contained a report on German V-2 rocket launching battery support vehicles and equipment, which included highly-specialized trucks, halftracks, and trailers including the Meillerwagen trailer and the Brennstand launch platform. Source: “Guided … Continue reading →

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Civilian Car in Wehrmacht Service

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A German soldier in Westende, Belgium washes a civilian car impressed into German military service.

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