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A row of destroyed “Hanomags” – France 1944
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 by Allied air power between Carrouges and Rânes – an area below Caen and roughly a […]
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WW2 POW administrative documents
Featured Post From Siegfrid One of our users who is sticking with us for quite a long time, you might know Siegfrid – he made the French Wikinger translation, and is especially interested in WWII from a French perspective – he is French – asked us if we would be interested in some historical documents… […]
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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]
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] http://ift.tt/2hzRsOF Submitted December 16, 2016 at 04:09AM by Dokky via reddit http://ift.tt/2hqMrtK
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M3A1 Half-track from the “Ghost Army” 1944
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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Panzer IV F – Battle of the Caucasus
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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Caucasus Colorized Version Below
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A Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger being stuffed with 88mm ammunition prior to Operation Zitadelle – July 1943
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US soldiers in full field equipment learning the “chinpull” method of saving men from drowning — 1942
US soldiers in full field equipment learning the “chinpull” method of saving men from drowning — 1942 http://ift.tt/2hPpn5W Submitted December 19, 2016 at 04:35AM by Emfart via reddit http://ift.tt/2gPdg79
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SS-Kriegsberichter Documenting the Aftermath of the Poteau Ambush – Dec. 1944
SS-Kriegsberichter Documenting the Aftermath of the Poteau Ambush – Dec. 1944 http://ift.tt/2hPlQo8 Submitted December 19, 2016 at 01:07PM by Saferight via reddit http://ift.tt/2hKvhYx
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Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor captured near Stalingrad
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor captured near Stalingrad http://ift.tt/2hqNGJz Submitted December 16, 2016 at 12:33PM by Crowe410 via reddit http://ift.tt/2hzGlrB
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8.8cm Pak 43/41 “Scheunentor” towed by an Sd.Kfz. 7 on the Eastern Front
Scheunentor translates to barn door, this was not due to the size of the gun shield but instead a reference to the guns manoeuvrability!