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By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on January 15th, 2011%
“Russian Armored Vehicles” recognition poster from Newsmap, August 1942:
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By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on November 20th, 2010%
FOXHOLES. DIG! OR DIE! (Newsmap, April 1943)
- Tunisia has taught that your life depends on digging in—soon enough and deep enough—with whatever tools you may have at hand. Foxholes protect you effectively from gunfire and mechanized attack and give you a chance to throw some lead yourself.
- To prevent detection, the foxhole should be blended with the nearby terrain by weaving a lid of sticks and covering it with leaves, grass, or dirt. Where there is no brush, use your shelter half as a cover to break up the dark shadow the hole makes.
- A BULLET WILL PENETRATE 30 INCHES OF LOOSE SOIL. Loose soil from the foxhole will not protect you from enemy gunfire. Soil should be removed, if possible, but may be packed into a low, solid parapet.
- A PRONE SHELTER IS NO PROTECTION AGAINST THE CRUSHING ACTION OF TANKS. It is protection from small-arms fire, bomb and artillery fragments. You can dig it easily and sleep in it, but should deepen it into a foxhole as soon as possible.
By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on November 18th, 2010%
“There is No All-Purpose Plane” poster from Newsmap, November 1942.
For the United States, the requirements of this war are extremely varied. Our airplanes are in daily operation against the enemy on many fronts with variations in climate and battle stations that are the severest possible test of military aircraft.
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By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on November 16th, 2010%
Your Battleship and Her Requirements: (Newsmap, May 1944)
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By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on November 5th, 2010%
Newsmap poster from April 1945 celebrating the 3rd Anniversary of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC):
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By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on October 8th, 2010%
By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on October 3rd, 2010%
The August 1943 issue of NEWSMAP stressed the importance of accurate tank recognition. Learn to recognize one vehicle from another as instantly as you know “Bill” from “Ed” or a Chevrolet from a Ford. Practice on every vehicle you see and on every picture of one in magazines, newspapers, or newsreels.
Failure to recognize destroyed our own tank… and also cost us a vehicle and crew!
Know That Vehicle:
Source: NEWSMAP, August 2, 1943, Army Information Branch.
By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on June 2nd, 2010%
The following instructions for infantry facing attacking tanks were published by the U.S. War Department as a poster in Newsmap, Vol. II, No. 6, May 1943. Although the bazooka was available in most infantry units for antitank defense, individual soldiers were still trained to deal with tank attacks without dedicated antitank weapons.
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BUTTON HIM UP
Tank crews have limited vision even with the ports open. Accurate rifle fire will force them to close up. |
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THEN BLIND HIM
Continued fire directed at the periscope and slits prevents the crew from shooting back at you accurately. |
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DUCK! DON’T RUN
Above the ground where you are visible you make an easy target. Hide in your foxhole until the tank passes. |
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THEN
Let him have it with a well-placed Molotov cocktail splashing burning gasoline over his ventilator or any other vulnerable spot. |
Source: NEWSMAP: Volume II, No. 6, Monday, May 31, 1943. Prepared and distributed by Army Orientation Course, Special Service Division, Army Service Forces. War Department, Washington, D.C.
By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on March 30th, 2010%
The February 7, 1944 issue of NEWSMAP illustrated Japanese uniforms, equipment, and insignia: 
Two examples of the detail drawings:
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PRIVATE, INFANTRY RIFLEMAN: M1938 BLOUSE, FRONT
Nitohei
Sampachi (Meiji 38) rifle, rubberized fabric or leather cartridge pouches; gas mask carrier under left arm. The chevron worn on right arm is a diligence stripe.
CAMOUFLAGE JUNGLE JACKET
The fibre material of which the jacket is made may vary with the color of the foliage in the area in which jacket is worn. |
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(For another view of the Japanese camouflage uniform, see Japanese Camouflage Garment, Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 14, Dec. 17, 1942.)
Source: NEWSMAP, Volume II, No. 42F, February 7, 1944 by Army Information Branch.
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