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  1. poojathakurhmr
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    Italian Weapons Used thru out WWII

    hi this is pooja this is a very good information.......... a. Pistols Standard weapons in the Italian infantry include a revolver...
    Thread by: poojathakurhmr, Oct 14, 2011, 2 replies, in forum: Italian Weapons Used thru out WWII
  2. Jim
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    Airspeed Horsa I Glider

    The Airspeed Horsa I glider had a maximum take-off weight of I5,500lbs. With the Horsa II this rose to I5,750lbs. However, in all operations with...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 15, 2011, 0 replies, in forum: Allied Aviation Of WWII
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    The Churchill Tank

    Initially envisioned as a tank that would support infantry engaged in the kind of trench-style fighting seen in World War I, the Infantry Tank...
    Thread by: Jim, Apr 5, 2011, 2 replies, in forum: Allied Motorised Weapons
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    American Heroism In The Ardennes

    Tanks Ran Right Over the American Foxholes When the Germans launched their counter offensive in the Ardennes in the foggy weather of December...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 10, 2011, 0 replies, in forum: The Battle of the Bulge
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    German 128-mm Anti-Aircraft Gun

    The idea of producing a German 128-mm (5.04-in) anti-aircraft gun was first mooted in 1936 when Rheinmetall was requested to produce a design...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 27, 2010, 1 replies, in forum: German Heavy Weapons
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    Doris "Dorie" Miller

    On December 7, 1941, Miller awoke at 6:00 A.M. and was collecting laundry when the alarm for general quarters was sounded. He headed for his...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 21, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: American WWII Medals and Awards
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    The Mulberry Harbours

    To enable the forces already on the Normandy coast on D-Day to be reinforced and kept supplied with utmost speed it was necessary that two...
    Thread by: Jim, Oct 3, 2010, 10 replies, in forum: Normandy Landing Beaches
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    Danke Herr Mix!

    In June 1945, my Regiment, the 4th Queen's Own Hussars, was running a POW camp for Germans that had surrendered to us at the war's end. The...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 23, 2010, 2 replies, in forum: Ron Goldstein
  9. Spitfire XIV-E
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    Heinkel He 111

    [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] Heinkel He 111 Role Medium bomber Manufacturer Heinkel Flugzeugwerke Designed by Siegfried and...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Sep 15, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Axis Bomber Planes
  10. Spitfire XIV-E
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    Petlyakov Pe-2

    Petlyakov Pe-2 [ATTACH][ATTACH] Role Bomber Manufacturer Petlyakov Designed by Vladimir Petlyakov First flight 22 December 1939...
    Thread by: Spitfire XIV-E, Sep 15, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Allied Bomber Planes
  11. Jim
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    Soviet Armoured Train

    The White Devil, that is what the Germans called a Soviet armoured train which operated in the central sector of the front before Moscow, and with...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 10, 2010, 2 replies, in forum: Russian Motorised Weapons
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    The AEC Matador

    [img] The AEC Matador 4x4 tractor first appeared in 1939, and was built to a War Office specification to tow 4.5-in (114-mm), 5.5-m (140-mm)...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 5, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Allied Military vehicles used during WWII
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    Leyland Hippo

    [img] Designed as a heavy load carrier, the Leyland Hippo 6x4 10-ton truck entered military service in 1944 and eventually proved its worth...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 5, 2010, 2 replies, in forum: Allied Military vehicles used during WWII
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    Waco CG-4A

    [img] Known to the RAF as the 'Hadrian', Waco's CG-4A was America's only operational transport glider during the conflict. First flown in 1942,...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 25, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Allied Aviation Of WWII
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    Japanese and US Fighter Pilots Vrsion of Events

    June 1944 would prove unforgettable for the land and carrier-based pilots of America and Japan. The scene is set in the tropical heat of the...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 24, 2010, 1 replies, in forum: The War In The Pacific
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    Doomed Convoy

    Convoy PQ17 had become the bait in a trial of strength between the Allied and German Navies. A serious error of judgement resulted in a huge...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 22, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Merchant Navy During WWII
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    Norway Ports Bombed

    Passing over Norway's tortuous coast a bomber of the R.A.F. Coastal Command sighted a 10,000-ton German merchantman unloading troops and stores at...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 16, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Britain at Sea!
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    How the Merchant Navy Fought Back

    Naval officers and ratings were detailed to instruct the crews of merchant ships in gunnery, and found them apt and eager pupils. The proper way...
    Thread by: Jim, Jan 14, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Merchant Navy During WWII
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    BM-13-16 Rocket Launcher

    Russian Crews loading M-13 Rockets on rails of BM-13-16 rocket launchers based on Studebaker US6 trucks. Taken at the Central Front in the Summer...
    Thread by: Jim, Jun 22, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: Russian Motorised Weapons
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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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