Monthly Archives: October 2010

German Machine Gun Trick

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following intelligence report on an unusual German remote-controlled machine-gun position encountered by U.S. troops in Normandy was published in the Intelligence Bulletin, Vol. III, No. 4, December 1944. GERMAN MACHINE-GUN TRICK A U.S. staff sergeant, who served as an observer for a … Continue reading →

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Erkennungsmarke (German Dog Tag)

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From Handbook on German Army Identification, U.S. Military Intelligence Training Center, Camp Ritchie, Maryland, 1943: German identification tag (Erkennungsmarke). a. It is believed that every German officer and soldier carries an identification tag, which is usually worn around the neck. … Continue reading →

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Economical Shooting

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Report on a single lucky 40mm shot from “Antiaircraft Artillery Notes,” HQ ETO, No. 15, January 1945: Subject: More Economical Shooting Source: AA Section, Headquarters Twelfth Army Group The 445th AAA AW Bn (M) claims to have at least tied the world’s record … Continue reading →

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A New Shape in the Neighborhood

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“A new shape in our neighborhood… and a new face” from “Antiaircraft Artillery Notes,” HQ ETO, No. 14, January 1945: The aircraft are the P-61 Black Widow night fighter and the A-26 Invader attack bomber.  

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Abandoning the B-17: Bail Out & Crash Landing

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From the Pilot’s Manual for Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress: ABANDONING AIRPLANE IN FLIGHT. a. ESCAPE DOORS AND HATCHES. – All doors and hatches are quickly releasable. The side gunner’s windows slide forward to open. Bomb doors may be opened by … Continue reading →

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The Ninety-Nine Days

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“The Ninety-Nine Days and South to the Danube” from the G.I. Stories booklet: Battle Babies: The Story of the 99th Infantry Division published by the Information and Education Division, ETOUSA in 1945.

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Italian Navy Uniforms and Insignia

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Italian Navy Uniforms and Insignia:

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U.S. Army Camouflage Uniform

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The rather rare U.S. Army camouflage HBT (herringbone twill) uniform being worn by soldiers of the 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division during training. [Source: LoneSentry.com Collection.]

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Tank Destroyer vs. King Tiger

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Two photographs of Tiger IIs destroyed by the 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion from “The Employment of Four Tank Destroyer Battalions in the ETO,” The Armored School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, May 1950. At least one of these Tiger II is from … Continue reading →

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B-24: Fools Paradise

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

B-24 Liberator “Fools Paradise” of the 38th Bomb Squadron, 30th Bombardment Group photographed on Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands in July 1944.

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