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M10 Tank Destroyers on Railcar

M10 tank destroyers, halftracks, and motorcycles are shown loaded on railcars in the United States. The boxcar in the background carries the emblem of the Chicago and North Western Line (CNW).

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Captured Tiger Tank Photo Op

The U.S. bazooka and the German Panzerschreck are posed in front of a captured German Tiger tank. (Source: Army Ordnance, Volume 27, No. 145, July-August 1944.) Original caption: The German 88-mm. rocket launcher is shown with the American bazooka beside … Continue reading

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Wreckage in Italy

Various photographs of Axis wreckage taken by a U.S. soldier moving up the Italian boot during WWII. The quality is rather poor as the photos appear to have been taken from a moving vehicle. A Panzer IV abandoned on the … Continue reading

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Bachem Ba 349 Natter

A report on the Bachem Ba 349 “Natter” rocket-powered fighter from April 1946 issue of Intelligence Bulletin: At first complacent in the face of the strategic bombing threat, the Germans in 1943 became fearful, then frantic. They were willing to … Continue reading

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Sherman Tank Wrecks in Italy

Destroyed Sherman tanks photographed in Italy during WWII; unfortunately, the photos are low quality and unlabeled.

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Destroyed Late-War Panther Tanks

Captured German Panther tanks are shown in three photographs from the unit history of the U.S. Army’s 407th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division. The source does not specify a location, but the text suggests the location is near Fallersleben, Germany … Continue reading

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Dummy Tanks in France

A report from the Intelligence Bulletin, December 1944 on the German use of dummy Panther tanks during World War II. The report includes two photographs of a dummy tank encountered in France in 1944. DUMMY TANKS Although German use of … Continue reading

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Jagdtigers Surrender to 99th Infantry Division

In April 1945, Jagdtigers (Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B) of s.Pz.Jäg.Abt. 512 surrended to the U.S. 99th Infantry Division in Iserlohn at the Schillerplatz. The illustrations shown here are from the WWII G.I. Stories booklet Battle Babies: The Story of the … Continue reading

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Captured German Equipment

Wartime U.S. Army Signal Corp photographs of captured German equipment from 1944-1945 issues of the U.S. military training magazine Coastal Artillery with original captions. A Mark V, La Gleize

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995th Field Artillery Battalion #2

S/Sgt. Tex Roberson photographed with an 8-inch howitzer of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion. See also: 995th Field Artillery Battalion Photo Album. (Collection LoneSentry.com)

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