Category Archives: miscellaneous

U.S. Assault Boats M1 & M2

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Summary of U.S. M1 and M2 assault boats from Stream Crossing Equipment, Information Bulletin No. 120, Office of the Chief of Engineers, July 1943. ASSAULT BOATS 7. PURPOSE.—Assault boats are light, easily transported craft used to carry leading assault elements … Continue reading →

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WWII Bunkers in Iceland

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Fearing a German invasion or raids, Iceland was garrisoned by British troops, Canadian troops, and U.S. Marines during WWII. As part of the island defenses, the Allies built a variety of bunkers around strategic points on the island. The article … Continue reading →

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De-Mechanized Warfare

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From Combat Lessons No. 6: De-Mechanized Warfare In a gesture of protest against the trend toward complete mechanization, the wire team shown at work in the accompanying photo picked up an idle buggy in a front-line town, conscripted a “liberated” … Continue reading →

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Jeep River Crossing

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A novel way to tow a jeep across a river from FM 2-30: Cavalry Mechanized Reconnaissance Squadron, War Department, March 1943:

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Private Droop

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Pvt. Droop Has Missed The War!, War Department Pamphlet No. 21-10.      

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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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The Ninety-Nine Days

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“The Ninety-Nine Days and South to the Danube” from the G.I. Stories booklet: Battle Babies: The Story of the 99th Infantry Division published by the Information and Education Division, ETOUSA in 1945.

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When to Salute

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Source: The Ordnance Soldier’s Guide  

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Snow Camouflage for 90mm AAA Gun Battery

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagram of snow camouflage for 90mm antiaircraft gun battery, from “Antiaircraft Artillery Notes,” No. 9, December 1944:

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