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    PzKpfw IV Ausf G

    The PzKpfw IV Ausf G incorporated thicker armour than earlier Mark IV variants, and the 75 mm U43 anti-tank gun arming it enabled the Mark IV to...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 20, 2011, 0 replies, in forum: German Motorised Weapons
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    Caterpillar Tractor Used During WWII

    Caterpillar Tractors were capable of a greater variety of war front tasks than any other single piece of mechanism. In the foreground a bulldozer...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 9, 2011, 1 replies, in forum: Allied Military vehicles used during WWII
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    Panzerjager Tiger (P) Elefant

    SdKfz 184 Panzerjager Tiger (P) Elefant With the cancellation of Porsche's Tiger tank in favour of the Henschel design, 90 available chassis...
    Thread by: Jim, Dec 8, 2010, 1 replies, in forum: German Motorised Weapons
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    The Atlantic Wall Was A Propaganda Tool

    The Atlantic Wall was subject of many an article and the Todt Organisation was endowed with a highly active propaganda service which provided a...
    Thread by: Jim, Nov 22, 2010, 2 replies, in forum: Hitler's Atlantic Wall
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    Panzerfaust 60

    The 'Tank Fist' was one of the most successful 'throwaway' anti-tank weapons of World War 2. Produced In huge numbers and four main variants, the...
    Thread by: Jim, Nov 3, 2010, 1 replies, in forum: German Light Weapons
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    Ordnance QF 25-pdr

    The gun that was to become one of the most famous of all British artillery pieces had its origins in operational analysis after World War I that...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 27, 2010, 1 replies, in forum: Allied Heavy Weapons
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    A Canadian PIAT Anti-Tank Crew

    A PIAT anti-tank team at Lembeck, Germany, 29 March 1945. On the sergeant's battledress can be seen the battalion's distinctive gold-yellow...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 19, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Allied Heavy Weapons
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    Pavlov's House

    Nicknamed the 'Houseowner' by his comrades, Sergeant Jacob Pavlov, Hero of the Soviet Union and pre-war accountant, held a battered four-storey...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 17, 2010, 1 replies, in forum: War on the Eastern Front
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    The Molotov Cocktail

    Named in the West after the Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov, this weapon is now more widely known as a petrol bomb. It consisted of a...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 17, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Russian Light Weapons
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    German Flame Thrower

    The Germans had pioneered the use of flame-throwers in World War One at Verdun. The models deployed in the early days of World War One had in fact...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 14, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: German Light Weapons
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    Russian Woman Welder During WWII

    A Russian girl welds steel girders to construct a 'Czech hedgehog' anti-tank obstacle. The Soviet Union mobilized not only women but even boys who...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 11, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Women at War
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    Hamilcar Glider

    On Britain's huge Glider aircraft the Hamilcar, which the Germans believed to be a troop carrier depended much of the success of the Allied...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 10, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Allied Aviation Of WWII
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    The Rise and Fall of Hitler's V-1 Rockets

    "Except possibly for a few last shots, the Battle of London is over," declared Mr. Duncan Sandys, M.P. Chairman of the War Cabinet Committee on...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 29, 2010, 8 replies, in forum: German Heavy Weapons
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    The Crab Flail Tank

    Valentine Scorpion III, 22nd Dragoons, 79th Armoured Division, Suffolk, January 1944 Events moved so fast once the mine-clearing flail tank was...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 25, 2010, 2 replies, in forum: Allied Motorised Weapons
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    Landing Craft Used On D-Day

    Flying the White Ensign of the Royal Navy, landing craft of manifold types made possible victorious advances from the sea; the climax of their...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 23, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Britain at Sea!
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    Training To Be A Driver/Wireless Operator

    During my first few weeks in the army we were given various aptitude tests and it was discovered that I had an affinity for reading Morse code for...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 23, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Ron Goldstein
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    The War Ends in Italy, 2nd May 1945

    Notes from my Diaries Wednesday 2nd. May 1945 Jerry threw his hand in Italy and Austria. Fired all our 2" mortars, phosphorous bombs and verey...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 23, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Ron Goldstein
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    Portraits of War

    Much well merited praise was often bestowed on the fine output of the Army film and Photographic unit and that of the official photographers...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 19, 2010, 3 replies, in forum: History of Britain during World War II
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    17 pdr Anti-Tank Gun

    17 pdr Anti-Tank Gun guarding the Nijmegen Bridge. These large towed guns were not as satisfactory as the SP version for the quick actions...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 18, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Operation Market Garden
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    The Mark 14 Torpedo

    The Mark 14 torpedo was the primary torpedo type used by all but the S Class boats during the war. Early problems with the exploder and depth...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 18, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: US Submarines
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