A British soldier engaged in the street fighting around Caen, shortly after the D-Day landings.
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RAF Pilot receiving a haircut in between sorties
With a pipe and a good book, this young pilot receives a haircut in between sorties. Knowing that each time they went out it could be their last mission, keeping mentally busy is key.
A Sudanese legionnaire of the Camel Corps, Egypt 21 February 1942
A Sudanese legionnaire of the Camel Corps, Egypt 21 February 1942 http://ift.tt/2hC2AKX>&src=http%3A%2F%2Fndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz%2FNLNZStreamGate%2Fget%3Fdps_pid%3DIE1071526 Submitted December 16, 2016 at 07:08AM by Crowe410 via reddit
Knocked Out Soviet KV-1 Tank
Axis forces pose next to a knocked out KV-1 tank The KV series of tanks in the Soviet arsenal took the invading Germans by surprise, finding their anti tank weapons to be totally ineffective against these heavily armored monsters. Anecdotally…
German soldiers pulling a car through the mud, eastern front November 1941 [800×532]
German soldiers pulling a car through the mud, eastern front November 1941 [800×532] Submitted December 17, 2016 at 10:31AM by Crowe410 via reddit
Point of View from a Tiger I turret
Here’s a gif for you today, a camera mounted on the turret of a Tiger I traverses across an open field with another four Tiger I’s in the foreground. One has to remember that all of these images and videos…
U.S. Third Army troops crossing the Rhine March 1945
Crouching Low In A DUKW For Concealment And Protection, Men Of The 89th Division, U.S. Third Army, Cross the Rhine River at Oberwesel, Germany. March 26, 1945
Zrinyi II SPG
Following up from the previous post, a Hungarian manufactured Zrinyi II 105mm assault artillery unit.
8.8 cm Flak 36 camouflaged in the ground role sporting a good number of kill rings
German POW’s – July 1944
These six “Landser” from 353. Infanterie-Division, are observed by two GIs of the 4th Armored Division during the Operation Cobra, and lined up in front of a ruined house in Coutances, 29 Km West of Saint-Lô, Normandy. 29 July 1944.