The “Hanomag” or Sd.Kfz 251 series of vehicles was a half tracked armored fighting vehicle of Nazi Germany. Over 15,000 were built during the war, there were 22 variants of the base vehicle. These particular half tracks were knocked out…
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As seen from the flight deck of HMS Illustrious, the battleship HMS Valiant has a 15″ practice shoot during exercises in the Indian Ocean, 22nd December 1942. [OS] [800×610] Submitted December 16, 2016 at 04:09AM by Dokky via reddit…
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
Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. F (Magyar) Two of the 22 Panzer IV Ausf. F delivered to the Hungarian army, probably photographed in the plains of the Caucasus around 1942. Colorized Version Below
US soldiers in full field equipment learning the “chinpull” method of saving men from drowning — 1942 Submitted December 19, 2016 at 04:35AM by Emfart via reddit
SS-Kriegsberichter Documenting the Aftermath of the Poteau Ambush – Dec. 1944 Submitted December 19, 2016 at 01:07PM by Saferight via reddit
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor captured near Stalingrad Submitted December 16, 2016 at 12:33PM by Crowe410 via reddit
Scheunentor translates to barn door, this was not due to the size of the gun shield but instead a reference to the guns manoeuvrability!