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Erkennungsmarke (German Dog Tag)
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Italian Navy Uniforms and Insignia
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Category Archives: combat reports
P-38s Evade Japanese AA by Continuous Turn
Tactics to evade Japanese antiaircraft fire when strafing airfields during WWII from Informational Intelligence Summary, Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Washington, D.C., 1944. P-38s EVADE JAPANESE AA BY CONTINUOUS TURN One tactical secret of the outstanding … Continue reading
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Tagged antiaircraft, burma, flak, japanese, P-38, strafing
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Japanese Fighter Tactics on B-29 Missions
The following XX Bomber Command combat report on Japanese fighter tactics against the B-29 Superfortress appeared in Eastern Air Command Weekly Intelligence Summary, No. 31, March 30, 1945 published by Headquarters Eastern Air Command, Southeast Asia. The report describes a variation of … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, B-29, combat reports, fighter, japanese, singapore, tactics, zeke
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Platoon Leadership vs. NCO Efficiency
Combat lessons from the troops on platoon leadership and NCO efficiency from Combat Lessons No. 9: Platoon Leadership vs. NCO Efficiency Orders Must Be Clear NCO efficiency and squad accomplishment are materially reduced when combat orders fail to give full information … Continue reading
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Tagged combat, combat lessons, leadership, NCO, orders, training
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Employment of AAA in Anti-tank Role
A report on the activities of antiaircraft gun battalions in the antitank role during the Battle of the Bulge reproduced from “Antiaircraft Artillery Notes,” HQ ETO, No. 15, January 1945: Subject: Employment of AAA in Anti-tank Role Source: AA Section, Headquarters Twelfth Army … Continue reading
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Tagged 90mm, AAA, antiaircraft, antitank, ardennes, battle of the bulge, malmedy, stavelot, stoumont
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DUKWs at Salerno
A report on effective use of DUKWs at the Salerno landings from Combat Lessons, No. 3: DUKWs at Salerno Report of a Quartermaster Truck Battalion (DUKW), Italy: The DUKWs (amphibious 2½-ton trucks) again proved of immense value at Salerno, supplies … Continue reading
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Tagged amphibious, combat lessons, DUKW, italy, quartermaster, salerno
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German Butterfly Bomb
A warning about the dangers of the WWII German “Butterfly Bomb” (Sprengbombe Dickwandig 2 kg or SD2) from Booby Traps, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Department, Washington D.C., 1944. German “Butterfly Bomb” The “butterfly bomb” is the German’s favorite bomb against … Continue reading
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Tagged butterfly bomb, german, SD2, sprengbombe, weapons
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OP and CP Security
Observation post and command post security from Combat Lessons, No. 7: OP and CP Security Even at this late date, needless casualties, delays, and expenditures of effort are being caused by breaches of OP and CP security rules. The inevitable results … Continue reading
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Tagged artillery, combat lessons, command post, CP, observation post, OP
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Artillery Against Siegfried Line Pillboxes
The following combat report by the 258th Field Artillery Battalion described the effect of short-range 155-mm artillery fire against the pillboxes of the Siegfried Line. HEADQUARTERS, 258TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION APO 230, U.S. Army 5 October 1944 SUBJECT: Destruction of … Continue reading
Economical Shooting
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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Tagged 40mm, 445th, AAA, antiaircraft, combat reports
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