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In the Hedgerows of Normandy…

Posted on June 20, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Advertisement from Laplant-Choate featuring the bulldozer blade mounted on the M4 tank, from Army Ordnance, Vol. XXVII, No. 147, November-December 1944.

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Dummy Tanks in France

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

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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U.S. Horsemen in Normandy from MiniArt

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New announcement of an unusual WWII subject from MiniArt: No. 35151: U.S. HORSEMEN, NORMANDY 1944. The kit contains 62 parts and depicts two figures with horses in 1/35th-scale.  

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U.S. 4th Infantry Division in WW2

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The U.S. 4th Infantry Division (the “Famous Fourth” or the “Ivy Division”) in action in World War 2. The 4th Infantry Division fought prominently in Operation Overlord, the Battle of Hurtgen Forest, and the Battle of the Bulge. The 8th … Continue reading →

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Destroyed Panther in Normandy

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Here is an interesting photo of a destroyed Panther in Normandy that was recently posted on Flickr. • Panther Side View • Panther Rear View According to the website, the German Panther tank was destroyed near Val-de-Breuil on August 16-17, … Continue reading →

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Villers-Bocage after the Battle

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

This wartime film shows black-and-white video of Villers-Bocage after the town’s capture by British troops in August 1944. British engineers search for mines around the wreckage of Tigers and Panzer IVs lost by the Germans in Villers-Bocage. In June 1944, … Continue reading →

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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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Third Army Charts – August 1944

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Charts of the accomplishments of the U.S. Third Army in the Normandy breakout during August 1944. The U.S. Third Army was activated in Normandy at noon on August 1st under the command of Lieutenant General George S. Patton. The Third … Continue reading →

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Artillery Lessons from Normandy

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Artillery lessons from Normandy published by the U.S. Eighth Army in the “Artillery Information Bulletin,” October 1944. LESSONS FROM OTHER THEATRES a. OPERATIONS IN NORMANDY (Comments of various commanders to AGF Observer). Be prepared to send out more LNO’s and … Continue reading →

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Destroyed SdKfz 251 Ausf D

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

German SdKfz 251 Ausf D halftracks destroyed by the U.S. 9th Air Force near Gavray, France in August 1944. The foreground SdKfz 251 is an unknown variant with extended top armor plate over the passenger section.  

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