Tag Archives: german

Self-Propelled 37-mm Flak

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A photograph of a destroyed German self-propelled 37-mm antiaircraft gun mounted on a halftrack, along with a late-model RSO towing an antitank gun. Source: Light, Intense, and Accurate, Headquarters, 65th Fighter Wing, August 1945.  

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7.63-mm Mauser Pistol M1932

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the German Mauser C96 “Broomhandle” automatic pistol was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   7.63-mm Mauser Pistol M1932 (7.63-mm MAUSER SCHNELLFEUER PISTOLE … Continue reading →

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German Radar of WWII

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From Japanese Electronics, OPNAV-16-VP101, Photographic Intelligence Report 1, Air Intelligence Group, Division of Naval Intelligence, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department, January 1945:   German Radar Summary  Examples of German Radar are included here to cover the … Continue reading →

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Small Wurzberg German Radar

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Report on the German “Small Wurzburg” radar from U.S. Naval Intelligence report Japanese Electronics, March 1945: The “Small Wurzburg” or “Bowlfire” was first designed in 1936, and is one of the most efficient Radars. It is primarily for A.A. fire control … Continue reading →

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German Air Tactics Against Ground Targets

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Statistical analysis of Luftwaffe air attacks on ground targets in the Third U.S. Army from Antiaircraft Artillery: A Brief History of Operations in Europe, 1 August 1944 to 8 May, 1945, Third United States Army. German Air Tactics Against Ground … Continue reading →

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New Mantis Miniatures Figures

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New 1/35th scale resin figure announcements from Mantis Miniatures. All figures sculpted by L. Borget and box art painted by A. Miniszewski.

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German Butterfly Bomb

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A warning about the dangers of the WWII German “Butterfly Bomb” (Sprengbombe Dickwandig 2 kg or SD2) from Booby Traps, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Department, Washington D.C., 1944. German “Butterfly Bomb” The “butterfly bomb” is the German’s favorite bomb against … Continue reading →

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German Transport

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Two photographs of German transport on the Russian Front during Operation Barbarossa from the website’s photo collection. Cars lead a column of supply trucks past a destroyed bridge: Wehrmacht staff cars behind a truck of the 3rd Waffen SS Division … Continue reading →

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Panzer Wallpaper for iPad/iPhone

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Panzer wallpaper for use as iPad/iPhone backgrounds — U.S. Air Force photographs from WWII showing destroyed German panzers in Europe. Click on any wallpaper thumbnail to download the large 1024 x 1024 pixel image. Instructions to save an image as … Continue reading →

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Captured German and Japanese Aircraft

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Rare color video of captured German and Japanese aircraft and rockets.   [Video not available.]   

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