Category Archives: miscellaneous

Antiaircraft Rules for Confirming V-1 Claims

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

German V-1s were fired in attacks against the strategic port of Antwerp after the Allied capture of the V-1 launch facilities used to attack England. Antwerp was hit by over 2,000 V-1s from October 1944 to March 1945. Numerous Allied … Continue reading →

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Route of the 9th Armored

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“Route of the 9th Armored” from the G.I. Stories booklet: The 9th: The Story of the 9th Armored Division published by the Information and Education Division, ETOUSA in 1945.  

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The Blazer’s Trail – 70th Infantry Division

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“The Blazer’s Trail” from the G.I. Stories booklet: Trailblazers: The Story of the 70th Infantry Division published by the Information and Education Division, ETOUSA in 1945.  

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12th Army Group Provost Marshal

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A rare set of bumper code markings for a jeep of the Provost Marshal Section of the 12th Army Group.

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Soviet Insignia of Rank

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Source: Newsmap, U.S. Army Service Forces, Army Information Branch, February 1, 1943.  

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65th Infantry Division at Camp Shelby

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

  The following photographic yearbook was printed in August 1944 by the 65th Infantry Division to commemorate the division’s first year of formation and training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.  TO THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE 65TH INFANTRY DIVISION One … Continue reading →

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Ordnance Assembly of Crated GMC CCKW Trucks

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following pictures of uncrating and assembly of GMC CCKW trucks appeared in Ordnance Activities in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, November 1942 – June 1945 published by the Ordnance Department. The GMC CCKW 2½ ton 6×6 cargo truck was … Continue reading →

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The Century Tours France

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“The Century Tours France” from the G.I. Stories booklet: 100: The Story of the Century published by the Information and Education Division, ETOUSA in 1945.  

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Warning to Observation Post Kibitzers

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From “Combat Lessons” No. 6: Says a Captain of a Field Artillery Battalion, France: “Well-meaning infantrymen who crowd about the OP to observe the results of the firing or to steal a look through the BC telescope should be warned … Continue reading →

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Death of a Tiger Tank

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Interesting WWII newspaper correspondent’s report from Tunisia in April 1943: Death of Tiger Tank By Noland Norgaard With the British 8th Army Beyond Sousse, Tunisia—(Wednesday)—Delayed—(AP) The crew of a German Mark VI Tiger tank hastily set fire to the heavily … Continue reading →

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