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M3A1 Half-track from the “Ghost Army” 1944

By wikingeretowMay 30, 20180 Comments

M3A1 half-track with 500 pound speaker, capable of projecting sounds as far as 15 miles. Used by the US 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, aka the Ghost Army, for sonic deception, 1944 Read more about the Ghost Army

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Two Red Army soldiers ride through the liberated city of Odessa surrounded by destroyed German army vehicles, 1944

By wikingeretowApr 21, 20180 Comments

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A grave for fallen comrades

By wikingeretowMar 28, 20180 Comments

A German panzer crewman stands over the grave of two fallen panzer crewmen - potentially from the Panzer I in the background. Most likely this photo is taken in 1941 during Operation Barbarossa, as the black panzer beret - the schutzmütze - was phased out and production had ceased in 1941, however it continued to be worn after that date for a while. The surviving crewman is wearing the newer style of panzer crew headgear which was introduced in early 1940.

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A British soldier engaged in the street fighting around Caen, shortly after the D-Day landings.

By wikingeretowFeb 24, 20180 Comments

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U.S. soldier in the Ardennes Forest (Belgium 12-19-44)

By wikingeretowFeb 22, 20180 Comments

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U.S. Third Army troops crossing the Rhine March 1945

By wikingeretowFeb 04, 20180 Comments

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

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German POW’s – July 1944

By wikingeretowJan 24, 20180 Comments

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.