Tag Archives: german

Mistel

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A U.S. soldier examines a captured German Mistel aircraft created from a Fw 190 fighter mounted atop a Ju 88 bomber in May 1945. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

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Captured FW190 Film

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Russian training film on the German Focke-Wulf FW190 showing the FW190’s main features, armament, and flight performance:      

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Luftwaffe Uniforms

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

German Luftwaffe Uniforms of WWII: Source: TM-E 30-451: Handbook on German Military Forces, U.S. War Department, 1943.  

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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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Car in a Truck in a Railcar

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

German rail transport destroyed by Allied bombing raids in the railyards at Littorio, Italy. In an unusual combination, the Germans loaded a small car in the back of a truck which was then loaded in the railcar in the foreground. … Continue reading →

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How Radio-Controlled Bombs Were Jammed

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following article was printed in the December 1945 issue of C.I.C. (Combat Information Center) published by the U.S. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. The long, violent history of this war saw the rise of many new or … Continue reading →

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German Large Caliber Artillery

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Table of German heavy artillery in World War II from Catalog of Enemy Ordnance, U.S. Office of Chief of Ordnance, 1945. Gun* Type of Carriage and Traverse Weight of Equip­ment (lb.) Length of Barrel in Calibers PROJECTILE Remarks Max. Range … Continue reading →

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Wehrmacht Infantry Gruppe

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The German Infantry Gruppe from Newsmap published by the U.S. War Department.  

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Germans Surrender in Czechoslovakia

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. Army video of German troops surrendering in Czechoslovakia in 1945: Part 1 — German soldiers, wagons, and trucks surrender. U.S. soldiers inspect abandoned German equipment and artillery. Wehrmacht soldiers in a Schwimmwagen are directed forward by U.S. soldiers. Part … Continue reading →

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