Tag Archives: italy

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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Ambulances and Medical Vehicles

A variety of Italian and German ambulances and medical vehicles are parked outside an Allied prisoner-of-war camp in Italy in 1945, from a photo collection of the U.S. 345th Engineers.

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995th Field Artillery Battalion #5

Men of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion on Anzio Detached Service — B Bat. and C Bat., Wm. Rush & Fred Minehart. See also: 995th Field Artillery Battalion Photo Album. (Collection LoneSentry.com)

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Dragon StuG III F/8

New feature poster from Dragon for the #6620: StuG III F/8 Early Production Italy 1943:

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26th Panzer Division

The following opinions are from German General Leutnant Linnarz, commander of the German 26th Panzer Division in Italy, concerning Allied airpower and its effects on German forces. Source: Defeat, Headquarters Army Air Forces, Office of the assistant chief of air … Continue reading

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Macchi C.202 Folgore Italian Fighter

U.S. War Department WWII Recognition Guide for the Italian Macchi C.202 Folgore (“Thunderbolt”) fighter. The Folgore fighter aircraft was designed by Mario Castoldi and manufactured by Macchi Aeronautica. The Folgore served with the Italian Regia Aeronautica throughout WWII on all … Continue reading

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Panzerwrecks 13 (Italy, Vol. 2)

Panzerwrecks 13: Italy 2, the latest volume in the well known Panzerwrecks photo-book series, has been released by authors Lee Archer and William Auerbach. Photograph features include: Weapons Dump – Italian Style; Nashorn 214; Elefants of 1./s.Pz.Jg.Abt.653; and Dug-in Panther … Continue reading

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Wreck of Italian Battleship Roma Discovered

The wreck of the Italian battleship Roma has been located by Italian Navy divers off the coast of Sardinia after a lenghty multi-year search. The battleship Roma was sunk by German aircraft on September 9, 1943 while underway to Malta … Continue reading

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A Fifth Army Report from the Beachhead

Fifth Army reports from the Anzio beachhead during Operation Shingle: [ Video not available. ]

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Destroyed Marder III

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