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  1. Jim
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    M32 Tank Recovery Vehicle

    M32 tank recovery vehicle in France, June 1944, painted in overall olive drab but with a bold pattern in field drab painted over it. The tiny...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 22, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: Allied Motorised Weapons
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    VCL Tankette

    A single British soldier of the Royal Tank Regiment mans a Vickers Carden-Loyd (otherwise known as VCL) Tankette during trials which were carried...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 18, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: Allied Military vehicles used during WWII
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    Photograph Of The Merville Battery May 1944

    An aerial photograph of the Merville Battery taken in May 1944. Many bomb craters can be seen littering the area but the RAF was unable to do...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 14, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: Merville Battery
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    Horsa glider

    A Horsa glider being loaded with a six pounder anti-tank gun shortly before the invasion of Normandy. [IMG]
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 13, 2008, 1 replies, in forum: Pegasus Bridge
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    17pdr Sherman Firefly

    I found this in Wikipedia about the Sherman Firefly and wonder if anyone has any sources to back nay of this up? The Germans soon realized the...
    Thread by: Tomcat, May 17, 2008, 15 replies, in forum: Information Requests
  6. Indiescribe
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    The Wonderful Story behind Chicago's O'Hare International Airport

    Butch and Eddie O'Hare: The War Hero Whose Father Was a Partner With Gangster Al Capone. Is this an urban legend? No its very much true. Here's...
    Thread by: Indiescribe, Mar 17, 2008, 2 replies, in forum: War44 General Forums
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    Exercise Tiger

    Hello there, :smirk: Im doing some research on the tragedy at slapton sand for my performing arts A-level performance. I am in a class on 10, and...
    Thread by: Sophie123, Feb 18, 2008, 2 replies, in forum: ☆☆ New Recruits ☆☆
  8. Jim
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    The Panzerzug

    Following the German collapses in North Africa and at Stalingrad, partisan activity in almost the whole of Europe began to be much more...
    Thread by: Jim, Feb 9, 2008, 3 replies, in forum: German Motorised Weapons
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    IS-2 Heavy Tank

    This is an excellent portrait of an IS-2 heavy tank from the Polish 4th SPCzC. It is the later model with a rebuilt frontal part of the...
    Thread by: Jim, Feb 8, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: Russian Motorised Weapons
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    Elefant

    Both the 12-ton Sd.Kfz. 8 half-track (at right) and the 8.8cm Flak 36 it is towing are camouflaged with a dark yellow pattern over dark grey. They...
    Thread by: Jim, Feb 8, 2008, 2 replies, in forum: German Motorised Weapons
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    Soviet 85mm Model 39 Anti-Tank Gun

    The crew members of a Soviet 85mm Model 39 anti-tank gun get ready for action. This gun was almost the equivalent of the German "88", being just a...
    Thread by: Jim, Feb 8, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: Russian Heavy Artillary
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    Carriage, Motor 155-mm Gun, M40

    The first 155-mm (6.1-in) self-propelled gun produced in quantity by the Americans during World War II was the M12, a design originally known as...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 27, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: Allied Motorised Weapons
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    Soviet Anti-Tank Rifles

    The Red Army used two types of antitank rifle during World War II, both of them very distinctive for they were long and powerful rifles that both...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 23, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: Russian Light Weapons
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    The Digging of Bayeux Commonwealth War Cemetery

    On 8 June, Corporal Gunton, and other Royal Engineers posted to No.32 Graves Concentration Unit in January 1944, arrived in Bayeux to begin taping...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 20, 2008, 7 replies, in forum: Bayeux War Cemetery
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    Ireland

    At the outbreak of war, Éire was still a member of the then British Commonwealth but chose to remain neutral, the only such member state to do so....
    Thread by: Irish Danny, Jan 20, 2008, 2 replies, in forum: History of Britain during World War II
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    Kurt Meyer

    Kurt Adolf Wilhelm Meyer was born at Jerxheim on 23 December 1910, the son of a factory worker. On completing his education he became a policeman;...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 20, 2008, 2 replies, in forum: Who Was Who Of Germany In WWII
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    Theodor Eicke

    One of the most unsavoury senior officers of the Waffen-SS, Theodor Eicke was born in Hudingen on 17 October 1892, the son of a railway...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 19, 2008, 1 replies, in forum: Who Was Who Of Germany In WWII
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    Herbert Otto Gille

    Born in Gandersheim on 8 March 1897, Herbert Otto Gille entered the Imperial Army as a cadet. He served in Baden Feldartillerie Regiment Nr 30...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 19, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: Who Was Who Of Germany In WWII
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    Sergeant Quentin George Murray Smythe VC

    South African Forces: Royal Natal Carabineers Date Of Bravery: 5 JUNE 1942 Gazetted: 11 September 1942 Quentin Smythe was born in Natal, South...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 18, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: British WWII Medals and Awards
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    15-cm Panzerwerfer

    The 15-cm (5.9-in) German artillery rockets were the mainstay of the large number of German army Nebelwerfer (literally smoke-throwing) units,...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 17, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: German Motorised Weapons
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