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AAA Ground Recognition Signals

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following comments from the commander of the U.S. 5th Armored Division on the proper use of ground recognition signals were published in “Antiaircraft Artillery Notes,” No. 5, November 22, 1944. Subject: Use of Ground Recognition Signals Source: AA Section, Headquarters Twelfth Army … Continue reading →

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Air Ground Liaison Panel Codes

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A diagram showing some typical layouts of ground-to-air signal panels from the U.S. War Department’s Handbook for Combat Air Intelligence Officers, Army Air Forces Air Intelligence School, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, March 1944.  

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Signals Intelligence in Operation Torch

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on Allied signal intelligence during Operation Torch and the campaign in North Africa is reproduced from “Intelligence Lessons from North Africa, Operation Torch” by the Office of Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, Allied Force Headquarters, March 1943. … Continue reading →

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VHF Ground-to-Air Radio

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A somewhat fanciful illustration from a U.S. equipment manual showing the VHF Ground-to-Air Radio Set AN/CRC-1 being used by ground forces to call in air support.  

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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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