The Russians were being opportunists-- they knew the war was ending, and they wanted to get in on the peace treaties, etc. They did not pose a...
One question: What "branch" or "arm" would a vehicle mechanic have been assigned to in WW2? Infantry or Ordnance or ??? I note in Block 4 of the...
Please don't make the mistake of not shooting it-- Old guns in good condition deserve to be shot. You will probably enjoy it, as the Hi-Power is...
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You have good IDs on them. The official name of the Pacific one is "U.S. Army forces Pacific Ocean Areas", and was approved on October 18, 1944....
A great book, which I enjoyed immensely (along with most of Leon Uris's books) many years ago. Though it is based on history, it is in fact a...
Well, hunter-gatherers don't accumulate much materiel wealth that others may try to steal...... and they don't make very good "subjects" or...
Also the Astra 300, Dreyse 1907, Steyr 1912, and we can't forget the various "Volkspistole"s.
Interesting-- the CZ38 was called the P39 in German Service. Just as an aside-- there was actually a VIS pistol, though this is not it. The VIS...
The elementary school at Fort Benning Georgia was named after him-- this would have been in the late 50s.
My husband found a stamp on the front of my Dad's DD214 (I had focused on the back where all the boxes and detailed info are) and it says the...
Don't forget the old Steve McQueen movie "The Sand Pebbles"--- Navy rather than Army, but the BAR plays a great role in the final scenes.
A lot of buildings on bases during and post-WW2 were numbered with a "T" for "Temporary", as versus "P" for "permanent" construction. In fact, I...
Actually, they were usually fired from the struts between the wings, rather than from the wings themselves. I suspect that if actually mounted on...
Actually, not "near the birth".... Unguided rockets were used in World War I, especially against balloons.
IP= Initial Point sounds right to me.
No, there were SCB radio sets. It could be a typo, or it could be correct. Simply outside my area of expertise.
OQ series designation was 1942-47, "Aerial Target, Flying Model". PQ series designation was 1942-47, "Aerial Target, Manned". P.Q.8 was a...
I think you are right that the abbreviation is for "China Burma India Theatre". The 97th left Central Europe for Le Havre, 16 June 1945, for...
The "undetectable Gun Act" will sunset in 2013, and if not renewed will become a dead letter. Further, the Law specifically allows the...
