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See WHAT'S NEW for recent website updates. 2009: Misc: Some Examples of Katakana (Phonetic Japanese) Used in Communications, Building with Native Materials, Methods of Clearing Minefields, Some Basic Tactics of the Japanese, The Sting Ray or Stingaree Tactical and Technical Trends #43: Japanese 47-mm AT Gun, The 100-mm Skoda Howitzer, Japanese Use of Military Barges, German Propaganda Rifle Grenade, German Rocket Ammunition, Enemy Heating of Vehicle Coolant, Japanese Model 97 (1937) 7.7-mm MG, Japanese Delayed-Fuze 20-mm Ammunition, German Two-Way Radio Telephones, Soviet Railroad Restoration, Japanese Navy Special Landing Forces ◊ Tactical and Technical Trends #42: Airplane Grappling Iron, Enemy AA Rockets and Air Bombs, Japanese Antiaircraft Fire, German Armored Train, Enemy Use of Skirting on Tanks, Notes on Japanese Artillery, German 150-mm SP Field Howitzer, Soviet Saddle Packing, Study of Minefields from Air Photos, Enemy Use of Mines, Modifications of the S-Mine 35, German Paratroop Attack, Field Order for the Construction of Positions, Japanese 50-Kg HE Bomb, Type 97, Disintegrating Rotating Bands for German Shells, Firing Data, German MG 42, Japanese Sound-Powered Telephone, German Infantry Regiment Tactical and Technical Trends #41: The HE-177, Japanese Air-Ground Liaison, German AA Pivoted Ring Sight, Recognition Leaflets for German AT Guns, Lessons in Tank Tactics, Tank Versus AT Gun, German 150-mm SP Assault Howitzer, Marking of German Minefields, German "Pram" Mine Detector, Explosive Rivet, Additional Data—German 42/28-mm AT Gun, German Heavy Transport Trailer, Japanese 81-mm Mortar, Type 99, Japanese Antiaircraft Bomb, Improved Nose-Rod for Air Bombs, Japanese 90-mm Mortar, Type 94, German Destruction of Motor Vehicles, Development of the Waffen SS, Employment of Flak with the Field Army Tactical and Technical Trends #38: Aircraft Against Tanks, Japanese AA/AT 20-mm Machine Cannon, New German 88-mm AT Gun, Japanese Artillery in the Arakan, German 75-mm Mountain Gun, German Four-Wheeled Armored Cars, German Use of Area Smoke Screens, Italian 2-Kg Smoke Pot, German Camouflage Methods in Sicily, Engineer Operations in the Jungle, German Defense of Positions, Port Moresby—Attack Directive, Some German Tactics in Tunisia, German Medical Notes, German Paratrooper's Rifle F.G. 42, Japanese Hollow-Charge Rifle Grenade, Use of Rubber in Japanese Equipment, German Portable Haversack Filter, German Concentration of Fire—Medium Mortars Tactical and Technical Trends #36-#40: Clearing Unexploded Butterfly Bombs, British Street Fighting Tactics, Axis Aerial Gas Weapons, Comparison Chart of War Gases, Principles of Camouflage, Japanese Tactics—Arakan Campaign, Japanese Equipment Found on Kiska, Japanese 70-mm Howitzer Ammunition, Some Aspects of Security, The Japanese at Buna, Finnish Views on Sniping Tactical and Technical Trends #47: Japanese Aerial Burst Bombs, Vulnerable Parts of PzKw 6, German Hollow-Charge AT Grenade, German 88-mm AT Gun, German Employment of Heavy Armored Platoon, German Recovery of Damaged Tanks, German Portable Power Saws, German Stone Bunkers, Additional Data—German "S" Mines, Japanese Defensive Tactics in Burma, Precautions Against Scrub Typhus, Smokeless Powder, Japanese Rifle Grenade Launcher, Model 100, New German 7.92-mm MG 43, New German Semiautomatic Rifle, Japanese Field Wire, Reading a Japanese Map Tactical and Technical Trends #46: Additional Data—"Tojo" Type 2 Fighter, German Antitank Rocket Launcher, Penetration Range 75-mm Pak 41 Ammunition, German Instructions—Motorized Infantry, German Roving Guns, Additional Data—German 75-mm Mountain Gun, Enemy Mine Clearance, German Field Pile-Driving Frame, German Pile-Drivers, Withdrawal and Delaying Actions, Signs of a German Attack, Italian Illuminating Projectile, The Skoda 75-mm Mountain Howitzer, Trends in German Signal Equipment, Observations—Sicilian Campaign, Japanese Signal Services Tactical and Technical Trends #45: German Flame Thrower on Pz Kw 3 Chassis, Additional Data--German AA Sight 30/38, Wheel-cum-Track Observation Vehicle, Four German 150-mm Guns, German Airborne 28/20-mm AT Gun, SS Camouflage Jumper, German 71 Smoke Regiment, French 75-mm Shells in Mines, Railway Track Destroyer, German Trip-Wire Alarm, Improvised Stick Grenade, German Defense Against Airborne Troops, German Infantry Minor Tactics, Observations--German Medical Services, Four German Hollow-Charge Shells, German Hollow-Charge Bombs, German Five-Watt Sender, German "Paper War", German Defense of the Volturno River Line Intelligence Bulletin, May-June 1943: Japanese Warfare as Seen by U.S. Observers, Grenade Dischargers, Japanese Equipment, Information Obtained from Japanese Prisoners, Company Orders (Defense), Some Health Rules for N. Africa—Middle East, Physical Training Notes for British AA Units, Notes on the Japanese—From Their Documents, Miscellaneous (Japan) Intelligence Bulletin, Mar.-Apr. 1943: Japanese Impressions of U.S. Warfare, Details of New Rifle Used by Japanese, Japanese Warfare—From Their Documents, Communications, Japanese Warfare as Seen by U.S. Combatants, Gas Warfare, British Training For Special Duties, Steel Helmets and Head Wounds, German Combat in Woods, Amphibious Tactics Based on Experiences at Wake, Notes on the Japanese—From Their Documents, Japanese Flame Throwers, How the Japanese Treat Natives in S.W. Pacific Intelligence Bulletin, Jan.-Feb. 1943: Infantry Tactics, Minefields in Desert Terrain, Use of Smoke, Jap Estimate of U.S. Land Tactics, Notes on Recent Fighting in the Southwest Pacific, The Individual Soldier, Service Rifle, The Moroccan Soldier, British Indoor War Game, Documents Dealing with Japanese Warfare, Extracts from Diaries, Comment by Prisoners, Winter Flying Problems, How to Use Your Eyes at Night, British Training Notes, How to Use Trousers as a Life Preserver Intelligence Bulletin, Nov.-Dec. 1942: The Individual Soldier, Fifth Column, The Burma Campaign, The Solomon Islands Campaign, Jungle Warfare, Night Operations, Miscellaneous, Fighting in the Solomon Islands, Obstacles, The Individual Soldier, Maintaining Direction, Small Arms Antiaircraft Fire, Dust, Hints for Soldiers in Libya Intelligence Bulletin, Sept.-Oct. 1942: Land Mines, Training Methods, Instructions in Case of Capture, Japanese Ground Forces, Japanese Air Forces, Japanese Food, German Infantry Division, German Engineers, Dive-Bombing, Ground Forces, Parachute Forces, New Gas Mask, How the British Say It, Who They Are Intelligence Bulletin, July-August 1944: Small-Unit Tactics Used by Japanese, Japanese Warfare in Burma, Facts About Blast, and Shock Waves in Water, Notes on Camouflage and Concealment, G.I. Questions and Answers about Malaria, Reconnaissance Methods, Problems of Defending the Admiralty Islands, Two Bridge Demolitions in Burma, Japanese March Plan for a Night Withdrawal, Ruses on Kwajalein, New Wire-Cutting Technique, The British Discuss Combat in Towns Intelligence Bulletin, May-June 1944: U.S. Soldiers Describe Enemy Methods in Italy, A German's Reaction to a British Night Attack, Some Notes on German Intelligence Methods, German Multipurpose Carbide Lantern, Japanese Tank Tactics, Japanese Intelligence and Security Measures, Japanese Hints for the Individual Soldier, Morale, Characteristics of Japanese Soldiers, Security Notes, Japanese Defensive Tactics, Japanese Night Attacks, How the Japanese Mark Trails for Night Use, Some Japanese Ruses, Japanese Explanation of "Duty" and "Spirit", Japanese Army Rations, Commanders, Observers Discuss Enemy Tactics, German Soldier Tells of the Battle for Agira, German Views on Use of the MG 42, German Trip-Wire Alarm, Stick Grenade, Model 24, As a Defensive Weapon Miscellaneous Intelligence Bulletin articles: Japanese Comment on U.S. Resistance in Philippines, Comments on Japanese by British Soldiers, Directive for Defense of Positions, Basic Infantry Tactics, Tank Ruse to Deceive Artillery, Handling of Prisoners, This Must Not Occur Again, Railroad Patrol Car (Armored), We Cannot Lose, Rules for Laying Tellermines, Note on Captured Mines, Device for Stranded Flyers, Living in the Jungle, Some Health Rules For Far East Areas, Defense Against Airborne Forces, How Japanese Raiders Demolish Artillery, Japanese Defense Notes, Japanese Sentries, Use of Infantry Weapons Against Parachutists, Miscellaneous, Security First, How U.S. Artillery Terms Differ From British, A Castaway's Diary, How Infantry Battalions Develop for the Attack, German Combat Tactics in Towns and Cities, Comments by Observers on Fighting in Burma, Three Jeers for the Souvenir Sap, The Infantry Lieutenant and His Platoon, Notes on Patrolling in Jungles of Burma, Camouflage in Sicily, Concentrating the Fire of 81-mm Mortars, Close-Quarter Fighting and Withdrawal, Notes on German Antitank Tactics, Training in a Parachute Machine-Gun Battalion, Recent Tactics and Ruses in Mountainous Terrain, Camouflage Against Air Observers, Training Principles of the German Army, Japanese Jungle Warfare, Japanese Characteristics and Reaction in Battle, Japanese Plan to Counter Superior Fire Power, Some Japanese Methods of Overcoming Obstacles, Miscellaneous New posts at the Lone Sentry Blog Additional pages added to Catalog of Enemy Ordnance Miscellaneous Tactical and Technical Trends: German Attack at El Alamein: August 31-September 5, 1942, German Motor Vehicle Road Trains, Regulations Governing Japanese Troops Occupying Conquered Areas, Finnish Tank Traps Over Frozen Rivers, Pz. Kw. 3 with 75-mm Gun, Three Japanese Lacrimatory Weapons, Japanese Field Works at Buna, Some Notes on German Weapon Development, Axis Use of Diesel Oil for Anti-Freeze, Gas and Oil in German Mechanized Vehicles, Food Available in the Jungle, Japanese Date Systems, Code Names of Japanese Fighter Aircraft, German Views on Fortifications, Dangers of the Tropics, Enemy Engineer Delaying Tactics, German Construction Troops, Russian Defenses Before Moscow, German Combat Experiences in Russian Wooded Country, British Observations of Japanese Tactics, Japanese Tactics in the Milne Bay Operations, Atabrine for Malaria, Japanese Defensive Methods, Further Notes on the Malayan Campaign, Clearance of German Minefields in Tunisia, German Health Pamphlet for North Africa, Notes on Combat Tiger Grave at Beja Added Tactical and Technical Trends #18: The German Cable Cutter, 88-mm Antiaircraft Gun on Railway Mounting, German Defensive Tactics in Russia, New German 75-mm Antitank Gun, New Axis Self-Propelled Guns, Russian Employment of Tanks, New German Tanks, Italian Parachute Artillery Equipment, Japanese Flame-Thrower, Minefields in North Africa, German Hollow Demolition Charge, German Tactics--Russian Front, British Notes on a Campaign in Cyrenaica, Scouts and Observers, Schistosomiasis, German Anticoncrete Shell, New German Antipersonnel Bomb, Ammunition for German 100-mm Chemical Mortar, German Rocket Weapons, Axis Hollow-Charge Ammunition, Destruction or Salvage of Enemy Munitions, Destruction of Abandoned Vehicles, German Use of Captured Material, German Rations in Libya, Italian Parachute Signal Flare, British Terms Used in Relation to Armor, German Attack under Cover of Area Smoke Screen Added Tactical and Technical Trends #16: Evasive Tactics of German Level Bombers, Japanese Ruse--A Decoy Ship, Salvage of Captured Aircraft by the German Air Force, German Six-Gun Heavy Antiaircraft Batteries, Incendiary Capsules, Incendiary Leaves, Japanese Camouflage, Italian Minefields in North Africa, Three New German Igniters, Lessons from German Infantry Operations, German Attacks on Permanent Defenses, Stereotyped Attack Tactics in the Middle East, Occupation of a Position at Night, Annual Base Pay--Japanese Army, Ski Patrols of the Soviet Army, Notes on Japanese Operations, Lessons from Armored Operations, German Methods of Armored Attack by Small Units, Simulated Tank Attack, Russian Tank Tactics Against German Tanks, German 200-mm Spigot Mortar Bomb, German 21st Armored Division--Division Supply, Water Supply of a German Tank Battalion in Libya, Varieties of Japanese Uniforms, German Automatic Meteorological Transmitter, German Army Signal Regiment, Aids to Movements at Night, Selections from Japanese Field Instructions, Food from the Sago Palm, The German Advance from the North--Kiev Operation Updated Osprey Duel Series Added Tactical and Technical Trends #15: Japanese Pilots, German Airdromes in Western Europe, Italian 1.85-inch Antitank Gun, 50-Kilogram Phosphorus Incendiary Bomb, German Heavy Antigas Clothing, German Gas Defense Equipment, British Mobile Scissors-Bridge, Engineer Support of Tanks, Another German Booby Trap, Some Basic German Tactics, Training of Russian Automatic Riflemen, Notes on Operations in Malaya, Tanks in Night Action, Lessons for Armored Units, Treatment of War Wounds in the Middle East, German 50-mm Antitank Gun 38, German Mobile Truck Maintenance Company, U.S. Rations and Kitchen Equipment under Desert Conditions, Reports from the Field on Performance of Equipment, German Wire Communication in North Africa, Summary and Evaluation of Operations in Egypt, October 23 to November 7, 1942, Seafood in the Indo-Pacific Area Added Tactical and Technical Trends #14: ME-210 Fighter, German Gliders and Gliderborne Troops, German Mobile Auxiliary Director, German Gun-Fire Against Aircraft, Tactical Use of German 20-mm Dual-Purpose Gun, German Tactics in the Desert, Incendiaries, Japanese Camouflage Garment, Training of Engineer Units, German Methods of Clearing Minefields, German Large Pneumatic Boat, Italian Small-Scale Counterattacks, Initial Action on the El Alamein Line, Japanese Tactics and the Employment of Parachute Troops, German Construction and Development of a Strongpoint, German Assault Detachments, Devices for Crossing Streams, Consolidation after a Counterattack, Increased Protection on German Tanks, Italian Tank Signals, Tank Warfare in Streets, Burns in the British Middle East Forces, German Ambulance Sled, Civilian Control, British Security Control of Prisoners of War, Clearing Objects Dropped on Allied Airdromes, Effects of Dust on Motors, Motor Transport Problems in French Equatorial Africa, German 120-mm Mortar, Japanese Parachute Troop Equipment, Conservation of Class III Supplies, Mobilization of Iron Stocks, Factors Responsible for British Victory in Middle East, American and British Tactics--As Viewed by the Japanese Added Tactical and Technical Trends #11: Italian Circling Torpedo, Focke-Wulf 190 Compared with Spitfire IX and P-38F, Exploding Device for Jettisoning Bomb Carriers on Ju-88, German Fighter Tactics to Avoid Antiaircraft Fire, Antiaircraft Defense of Tobruk, German Antiaircraft Defense, Employment of Smoke in Cooperation with Combat Troops, Mustard Gas and Incendiary Bombs, Notes from a Second German Army Training Directive, Organization, Training, and Employment of German Parachutists, Further Notes on the Burma Campaign, German Tank-Landing Craft, German Light-Armored OP Vehicle, Vulnerability of Tanks, The Use of Benzedrine and Methedrine in War, Foot Bandages for Marching, British General Staff, Arms and Services, German Instructions to Troops Who May be Taken Prisoner, German Metal Spike (Crowsfoot), Maintenance and Repair Service in German Armored Division, Standard Italian Weapons, A German Spearhead in the Kiev Operation Added "Tactical and Technical Trends" No. 10: The German Airplane with an Umbrella, Transfer of German Air Personnel to Submarine Duty, German Devices for Assisting the Take-off of Overloaded Planes, German Gliders, German 105-mm Antiaircraft Gun, Antiaircraft Fire Control by Radiolocators, New German Heavy Artillery, Japanese Doctrine on Obstacles, Japanese Defensive Tactics in the Solomons, Lessons in Attack, Breakthrough Against German Defenses, Mark III Tank--Three Basic Designs, Japanese Prisoners of War, German Parachute Cartridge for Wind Measurement, New German Rocket Weapon, German Tank Maintenance and Recovery, Standard Japanese Weapons, Changes in Place Names--North Caucasus, German Antitank Units and Tactics, Index Issues 1-10 (Inclusive) Added "Tactical and Technical Trends" No. 9: German Sub-Stratosphere Planes, German Single-Seated Inflatable Dinghy, Small-Arms Fire against Low-Flying Aircraft, Antiaircraft Defenses of German Warships, Notes on Russian Defense against German Tank Attacks, Red Army Artillery Training, German 105-mm Howitzer, Use of Flame-Thrower by Italians in Russia, German Chemical Warfare against Landing Operations, Japanese Chemical Warfare Organizations and Gases, Notes on the Burma Campaign, Japanese Operational Principles: Mandalay Offensive, Japanese Parachute Forces, Axis Use of French Mechanized Equipment, Changes in Uniform and Headgear of German Armed-Force Personnel, British Nicknames of Tanks, Investigation of Fumes in Armored Vehicles, Intelligence from German Prisoners of War, German Night-Driving Equipment, Standard German Weapons, German Salvage Procedure in the Desert, Summary of Operations in North Africa: 1940-1942 Added "Tactical and Technical Trends" No. 8: Lessons from Crete in Antiparachutist Tactics, Notes on Japanese Air Tactics, Cooperation Between German Reconnaissance Aviation and Ground Forces, New Tactics--Japanese Zero Planes, Employment of Antiaircraft Artillery with a German Panzer Division in Libya, Antiaircraft Defenses of Japanese Warships, Remote Control Device for Antitank Guns, Penetration of German 88-mm Antitank Gun, Russian 76.2-mm Gun, Notes on British Artillery in the Burma Campaign, German 150-mm Self-Propelled Gun, New German Bombthrower, Artillery with a German Tank Division, Cavalry Combat at Night, German Army Form for Report on Enemy Use of Gas, German Marking of Antitank Mine Fields, Notes on Axis Parachute Troops, Japanese Machine Guns, German Coaxial Sighting Telescope, Vulnerability of German Tank Armor, Glossary of German Words in Common Use, The German Air Attack on Crete 2008: Mission Accomplished Added "Tactical and Technical Trends" No. 7: Employment of German Antiaircraft Artillery at Sevastopol, Russian Employment of Antiaircraft Guns Against Tanks, New Guerlich-Principle German Antitank Gun, Organization and Identification of German Artillery Units, German 75-mm Assault Gun, Japanese Toxic Smoke Candles, German Methods of Camouflage, Japanese Tactics in Burma, German Employment of Tanks, Fuel Supply for Tanks, Gyroscopic Compasses in German Tanks, Tanks in Burma, German Ammunition Salvage, Use of Captured Italian Weapons, Italian 75-mm Field Gun--Models 06, 11, and 12, Gasoline and Ammunition Supply--Libya, Japanese Rations, Wire Communications Used by Germans in Occupied Countries, The German Crossing of the Dnieper in the Kremenchug Area (Kiev Operation) Added additional intelligence reports: Tanks of the Red Army, The Siege of Sevastopol, German 88 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun as an Anti-Tank Weapon in the Libyan Battle, Organization and Training of British Commandos, New Types of German Incendiaries, Enemy Antitank Mine Fields and Booby Traps in Africa, Mine Detector of the Red Army, Japanese Tactics in the Philippines, German Tanks for Use as Amphibians, Italian Tank Modifications, Notes on the Burma Campaign, Japanese Sixty-Kilogram High Explosive Bomb (Type 97), Italian Self-Propelled Gun-Howitzer 75/18, German Signal Units, British Abbreviations, Finnish Tactics--Small Units, Organization of Jap Anti-Tank Company, Argentine Mountain Artillery Training, Liquid Air in German Shells, Nerve Gas, New Type of German Vesicant Reported, Notes on German Chemical Warfare, German Steel Invasion Barges, Notes on British Bridge Construction, Sand Channels for Armored Cars, German Half-tracks Used as Tractors, Germans Experiment with Amphibious Carriers, Jaundice Among U.S. Troops, German Night Driving Equipment, Protective Clothing for German Armored Car Crews, Japanese Type P3A Radio Described, Description of Radio Needed in Iceland, Submarine Detection, Operation of U.S. Tanks in Libya, Tank Requirements in Libyan Fighting, British Experiment with Tank Radio Control, German Use of Smoke, British Antitank Guns in Burma, Notes on German Divisional Artillery, Emplacement of Antitank Guns, Antiaircraft Searchlight Dazzle Tactics, Preparation of Antiaircraft Units for Theaters of Operations, Air-Burst Fire with Antiaircraft Guns Against Ground Targets U.S. WWII intelligence reports: The New Mitsubishi-Nagoya Zero Fighter, French SE-200, Organization of German Antiaircraft Units, German Troop Train Protection Against Air Attack, Japanese Bombing Methods, Problems in British Anti-Aircraft Mountings, German Mine Fields in Libya, German Eyeglasses for Use with Gas Mask, Treatment for Blister Gas, Sympathetic Detonation of German Tellermines, Italian Flame-Thrower, The German Light Division, German Parachutes, German Modification of French Char B Tanks, Stimulants for Members of the German Luftwaffe, German Balanced Antitank Protection, Italian 20-mm Antitank Rifle (Solothurn), Japanese Grenades, Water Rations, Names of Planes in Service with the British, Focke-Wulf FW-190, Heinkel HE-177 Long Range Bomber, German Use of Voltol, Performance of Newer Types of Japanese Aircraft, Air Attacks on Malta Ammunition for German Rocket Projector Tactics on Guadalcanal and New Guinea, German Methods of Armored Attack by Small Units, Effective Use of First-Aid Kits, German Interrogation of Prisoners of War WWII Misc. Articles and Photographs G.I. Stories updated Home-Made Offshore Obstacles German Fougasse Flame Throwers Enemy Mines on Leyte 2007: U.S. WWII intelligence reports: Home-Made Offshore Obstacles, German Fougasse Flame Throwers, Enemy Mines on Leyte, Japanese Remote-Control Anti-Tank Mines, New Japanese Army Insignia, More Notes of Antitank Tactics, Japanese Portable Flamethrowers, Patrolling in the Arakan, Captured Japanese Rations May be Eaten, Defenses of Cape Torokina, Bougainville Island, Kempei - Japanese Military Police, New Japanese Heavy Machine Gun, Enemy Combat Notes on Use of MGs, AT Rifles, Notes by U.S. Observers on Japanese Warfare, How the Germans Fight in Wooded and Broken Terrain, A Battalion Commander Looks Us Over, Japanese 50-mm Smoke Grenade, Japanese Explosive Bullets, Japanese Beach Mines Tank Destroyer Battalions Updated War Department publications: A Pocket Guide to Iran and A Short Guide to Iraq Photographs: Panzer IV Grislybär Added Panzerschreck Illustration Added intel report: Japanese Defenses on Tarawa New article: Tiger Tank Replicas and Full-Scale Models WWII War Department publication: A POCKET GUIDE TO IRAN New photo feature: Dodge WC-51 3/4-ton Updated: U.S. Bumper Code Markings Updated: 23rd Infantry Regiment Unit History (2nd Infantry Division) WWII War Department publication: A SHORT GUIDE TO IRAQ Added article: Battle for Arnhem Bridgehead Corrections: Battle of the Omars U.S. intel reports: Sturmgewehr 44, Muzzle Brake for MG 42, Artificial Moonlight, Civil Protection against Gas Warfare, Protection of Horses, German Methods of Crossing Ice, German Mine Detector Rod, German Notes on Street Fighting, British Notes on Street Fighting, German AA Guns for Use against Mechanized Vehicles, German Marder III Self-Propelled Gun Updated Brest to Bastogne: The Story of the 6th Armored Division, All American: Story of the 82nd Airborne Division, and Battle of the Omars MTOUSA booklet: Mission Accomplished Intel report with sketches: Enemy Self-Propelled Guns--A Summary of Known Equipment U.S. WWII intelligence reports: German Railway Flak, Tactics of Street Fighting on the Russian Front, Sleds for Winter Warfare, German Hollow-Charge Ammunition for 75-mm Tank Gun, German 37-mm Stick Bomb, British Supply Problems, British Signal Security in North Africa, Japanese Fighter Tactics, Misleading Markings on German Planes, German Heimatflak Units, German Heavy Antiaircraft Battery New Armament of German Panzer III and IV, Tear-Gas Grenade, Smoke against Tanks, German Tactics in North Africa, German Tactics Used in Russia, New German 70-Kilogram Bomb, Marking of German HE Bombs, Axis Motor Vehicles in North Africa, New German MG42 Machine Gun, German Discipline, Notes on Italian Organization, Experience in Russia Modifies German Training Methods, German Decoy Targets, Japanese "Slick" Navigation Over Water, Japanese Use of U.S. Planes, Penetration Performance of Antitank Guns, German Light-Weight Artillery U.S. intel reports: Kettenkrad - German Motorcycle Tractor, Development of German Tank and Antitank Guns Japanese Fighter Aircraft, German Rope Barrage, Russian Antitank Tactics, Japanese Action against U.S. Tanks, Ammunition for German 42-mm Antitank Gun, German Flame-Throwers on Tanks, German Precautions against Counterbattery Fire, Enemy Minefields at El Alamein, Construction of British Advanced Landing Fields, Tactical Employment of German 75-mm Assault Gun, Concealment of German Trenches, Japanese Task Force in China, Identification of German Prisoners Updated The First!: The Story of the 1st Infantry Division U.S. report: German Panthers Disguised as M10s New intel articles: German Antiaircraft Ceilings, German Combat Instructions, Japanese Use of Noise as a Weapon, Plastic-Wood Liquid-Air Bomb, Italian 5-Kg Target-Indicator Bomb, German Experiences in Russia, German 75-mm Pak 40 Antitank Gun, Some Enemy Practices Used in Interrogating Prisoners of War, Italian Measures for Concealing a Withdrawal, German Tactics at Kharkov, Crew and Communications of Panzer IV Tank, Soviet Antitank Defense, Japanese Antiaircraft Guns, German Aircraft Cannons, The German Rescue Buoy, Armor Penetration of German Antitank Guns, Antiaircraft Defense of Motor Columns, The Forcing of the Narew River Crossing, German Tank Hunting Tactics, German Rearguard Action on British Eighth Army Front, Security in the British Indian Army, Italian 90-mm Gun, German Schwere Wurfgerät 40, Security Measures of a German Armored Division, Japanese Forces on Attu, Notes on Health Precautions, German 100-mm Mortars, German NC 50 Smoke Bomb, Inch Equivalents of Millimeter Measurements, Axis Fragmentation Bombs, Japanese Camouflage and Deception Methods on Airfields, Armor Arrangement on German Tanks, Artillery Command in the German Army, New Ultra-High Velocity German 88-mm, German Tactics on the Mareth Line, Japanese Smoke Warfare, German 76.2-mm Self-Propelled Gun, German and Italian Individual Antigas Equipment, Construction of a Submerged Bridge, German Tellermines, German Defense of Lines of Communication in Russia, Laying of Enemy Large Protective Minefields New photo feature: V-2 Rocket Support Vehicles Updated All American: Story of the 82nd Airborne Division Additional Tactical and Technical Trends articles: German Nebelwerfer Rockets Considered Ineffective, Japanese Type-91 Grenade, German Gewehr 41 Semiautomatic Rifle, Increased Armor on PzKw 3 and 4, HE Grenades for German Signal Pistol, Camouflage (British Practices), Protection of Jap Tanks against Sticky Grenades, German Antigas Equipment for Horses, New Japanese Medium Bomber, Italian Cantieri Z 1007, Axis Smoke Codes and Signals, Notes on Russian and Japanese Animal-Drawn Transport, Vulnerable Spots for Incendiary Grenades on German Tanks, German Winter Field Fortifications and Ice-Concrete, 380-mm Spigot Mortar Bomb, German Field Telephone Batteries, Notes on the PzKw 4, Japanese Model 99 MG, Notes from Guadalcanal, German Medical Services, German Searchlights, German Use of AT Guns with Tanks, Destruction of Disabled Tanks, Present Version of the FW-190, Russian Attack Aviation, Launching the Bailey Bridge, Japanese Smoke Weapons, Landing Operations, 105-mm Airborne Recoilless Howitzer, Ferdinand Self-Propelled Gun, Antitank Rearguard Action, German Employment of Armored Infantry, Employment of German AAA, Coastal Antitank Obstacles, Russian Antitank Tactics New U.S. intel reports from Tactical and Technical Trends: Japanese Personal Decontamination Kit, Japanese Water-Purification Kit, German Emergency Signal Container and Flare Pistol, Flak Directional Arrows to Guide German Fighter Planes, German 75-mm Antitank Gun, Italian Breda Machine Gun, Model 37, German Bomb with Nose Extension Rod, German "S" Mines Combined with Tellermines, German Convoy-Control Signals, Fighting on the Kokoda Trail in New Guinea, German Battle Observations on the Russian Front, German Views on Russian Tactics in Woods, German Chemical Warfare Vehicles, German Antitank Magnetic Charge, German Visual Signal System, German Acid Smoke Float, Flying Limits on German Aircraft, Ammunition Carried by German Tanks, German 150-mm Self-Propelled Gun, Principles from the Russian Front, Italian 45-mm Mortar, German Engineer Attack Methods, German Patrols in North Africa, German Use of Aircraft for Ground Security at Night, Japanese Tactics in New Guinea Added photo: German Civilian Car in Wehrmacht Service Updated German Tiger in Allied Intelligence with German Heavy Tank - March 1943 Report New articles from Tactical and Technical Trends: German Air-Raid Warning System, The Me-323 Transport, Enemy Fuels Examined, A 550-Pound "Food Bomb", Italian Fighter Planes, The Me-109 G, German Radio Communication for 105-mm Gun Battery, Italian 8-mm Breda Machine Gun, Model 38, Combat Tactics of German Medium Tank Companies, German 75-mm Recoilless Gun, LG 40, Italian 90/53 Self-Propelled Gun, Low-Level Fighter-Bomber Raids, Aerial Bombing Attacks on Aircraft, Pay of German Army in Africa, Attu Reports on Japanese Warfare, Notes on the Japanese—From Their Documents, German Newspaper Article Describing Allied Tanks, German Destruction of Own Tanks, Fire from German Tanks in a Night Attack Updated Tactical and Technical Trends U.S. intel reports: Russian Tank Camouflage in Winter, New Luftwaffe Overall, Italian SM-82 Aircraft, and German Concentrated Food for Military Uses Added List of WWII Technical Manuals from FM 21-6 New field manual FM 17-76: Crew Drill and Service of the Piece, Medium Tank, M4 Series (105-mm Howitzer) New photo features: 88-mm Flak 41, Panzer IV, and Russian T-26 Tank Added U.S. Field Manual FM 17-71: Crew Drill for Half-Tracks Added List of WWII Field Manuals from FM 21-6 16th Armored Division Newspaper - The Sixteenth Armadillo New photo feature: 90-mm vs. Panther Armor New Intelligence Bulletin article: Souvenir Hunters Cause Needless Loss of Lives Report on Natter (Bachem BA-349) Added photos: Tank and Crewmen of 3rd Tank Bn., 10th Armd. Div. New photo feature: Submachine Gun Mount for Tank Gunnery Training Artillery field manual: FM 6-20: Tactical Employment Added field manual: FM 18-18: Crew Drill, Gun Motor Carriage, M36 New Intelligence Bulletin articles: German Winter Use of Infantry Weapons, Improvement of Defensive Positions, Road Discipline and Action vs. Planes, Miscellaneous Oct. 43, Germans in Combat As Seen by the British, and Street Fighting by Panzer Grenadiers Started list of manuals FM 21-6: List of Publications for Training U.S. Information Bulletin No. 16: Japanese Warfare: A Summary (May 1942) TM E9-369A: German 88-mm Antiaircraft Gun (U.S. Technical Manual) Added field manual FM 18-5: Tank Destroyer Field Manual U.S. Information Bulletin No. 6: Notes on Japanese Warfare on the Malayan Front (January 1942) New Intelligence Bulletin articles: German Military Leadership, Intelligence Notes, Japanese Defense of Hilly Jungle Country, and Japanese Camouflage Notes Added U.S. reports on German infantry weapons: Luger Pistol, Walther Pistol, MP 40, MG-34 Machine Gun, MG-42 Machine Gun, and Kar. 98 Rifle New Intelligence Bulletin articles: German Defense Against Airborne Troops, Tactical Employment of Flak in the Field, Japanese Defense Techniques, How to Protect Your Feet, Japanese Landing Operations, Japanese Antiaircraft Measures, Japanese Weapons, and How to Identify WWII War Gases Information Bulletin No. 16: Japanese Warfare Added Dachau photos from T/4 Tancrede J. Pouliot's Album Added images for All American: Story of the 82nd Airborne Division Osprey Duel Series Added April 1946 Intelligence Bulletin contents Added images for The Story of the 101st Airborne Division New Photo Feature #33 - German Military Graves Added U.S. reports on German 7.5-cm Light Infantry Howitzer and 15-cm Heavy Infantry Howitzer Review: Sturmgeschütz III Assault Gun New Photo Feature #32 - 407th Raiders New Photo Feature #31 - Armored Bulldozer of 103rd Engineers 2006: Added U.S. report on German infantry weapon ammunition: Ammunition Chart and Contents New Photo Feature #30 - Bill Mauldin (Willie and Joe Cartoonist) Updated Destroyed Tiger Tank Added U.S. reports on German 8-cm Heavy Mortar, 3.7-cm Pak, and 5-cm Pak 38 Unit history booklet - 23rd Infantry Regiment (2nd Inf. Div.) New Photo Feature #29 - Military Police and M3 Scout Car Updated Unit Identification Markings for Vehicles (Bumper Codes) New Photo Feature #28 - Destroyed Sherman Tanks New Document Feature #27 - WWII Anti-Tank Dogs New Photo Feature #26 - Dug-In Jeeps in Italy New G.I. Stories booklet: The Cross of Lorraine Division: The Story of the 79th Updated Stalag IX-B in Bad Orb page with NARA documents Updated contributed photos for 314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division 65th Infantry Division Yearbook Camp Shelby, 1944 (Cover, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, Back) New Intelligence Bulletin articles: Japanese Use of Smoke, Japanese Tactics in Burma, Boats and Ships in Amphibious Operations, Japanese Tactics at Milne Bay, Misc. German Tactics, Light AA (New Zealand), and British Embarkation Security New Intelligence Bulletin article: German Air Force Ground-Attack Tactics New Photo Feature - Destroyed German Railroads Added: The German Motorized Infantry Regiment (Special Series No. 4) New Photo Feature - Jagdtiger Surrender at Iserlohn New Intelligence Bulletin article: German Artillery Tactics in North Africa New Photo Feature - Captured German Cars Added sections British Commandos: Vaagso (Norway) Raid, Spitsbergen Operation New contributed color and b&w photos from H.W. Luetjen, 734th Field Artillery Bn. New Photo Feature - 102nd Infantry MP in Kofferen, Germany Added Fly, Seek, Destroy: The Story of the XIX Tactical Air Command from the G.I. Stories booklet series. New Photo Feature - 76th Infantry Division Uniform Article (Onaway, June 1945) New Photo Feature - Postwar Sherman Tank Dozer, Bremen, Germany Added 1944 Roster and Dinner Menu, Co. B, 265th Engineer Combat Battalion (65th Infantry Division) New Photo Feature - Luftwaffe Uniforms Added Achtung, Jabos: The Story of the IX Tactical Air Command from the G.I. Stories booklet series. New Photo Feature - 65th Infantry Division in Saarlautern (U.S. Signal Corps) Added Battle Babies: The Story of the 99th Infantry Division from the G.I. Stories booklet series. New Photo/Document Feature - 406th Infantry Regiment Officers New Photo Feature - M6 High-Speed Tractor Updated Stalag IX-B in Bad Orb page Minor corrections to Intelligence Bulletin articles: Warning Markers for Contaminated Areas, Japanese Explanation of S.W. Pacific Reverses, Notes On Attack (Italy), Report by British Prisoners (Japan) New War Department reports: Artillery in the Desert, German Tactical Doctrine, Enemy Air-Borne Forces, The German Armored Army, and The Development of German Defensive Tactics in Cyrenaica—1941 Added new Information Bulletins: German Armored Car Reconnaissance (No. 1), German Armored Assault Artillery (No. 2), Employment of German Antitank Regiment on Non-Tank Missions (No. 4), The German Armored Division (No. 18), and German Methods of Warfare in the Libyan Desert (No. 20). Added lists of War Department publication series: Campaign Study Series, Information Bulletin Series, and Special Series New contributed photos from 314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division Added four photos from T/4 Tancrede J. Pouliot's album including German ME-262 and Mickey Rooney's Jeep Updated G.I. Stories List World War II Blog (WWII Links and News) 2005: Updated G.I. Stories List New articles from Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 51: Westwall, Springboard of 1940, Assumes Defensive Role, 88-mm German Antitank Gun Used in France, German Rockets in Eight Different Calibers, German Position Warfare Reverts to Trench Lines, German Employment of Strategic Reserves: A Soviet View, Pantiger, a Redesigned Tiger Heavy Tank, German Infantry Division Cut to Meet Manpower Shortage, Portable German Reading Lamp, Improvised Signal-Pistol Flare, Japanese Modernized Tanks, Japanese Grenade Discharger Used for Low-Angle Fire, Japanese 75-mm Incendiary Shells, Japanese Portable Field Signal Lamp, Japanese Improvements in Tropical Uniforms, Characteristics of Principal Japanese Weapons, Japanese Vehicles Regular updates to World War II Blog (WWII Links and News) New articles from Tactical and Technical Trends: A German Field Order (Operation Fliederblüte) Notes on Japanese Medical Services, German Rifle Grenade Equipment, Japanese 250-kg. HE and Incendiary Bomb, Russian Artillery vs Enemy Airplanes, Engineer Lessons from Sicily, Some Basic Principles of Coastal Defense German Spike Bombs, Japanese Air Bombs (Army and Navy), German Mobile Shops, German AT Grenade Rifle, Defense of Populated Places, German Currencies in Occupied Countries, Japanese Defense of a Coral Island, The JU-188, German 37-mm AA Gun, Russian AA Artillery Methods, German 6-Wheeled Armored Cars, German Flame-Throwing Tank, PzKw 2 (F), German Use of Captured 120-mm Mortars, German 128-mm SP Gun, Japanese Flame Thrower Type 93 (Modified), Japanese Markings on Chemical Munitions, German Mine Detector -- Frankfurt 42, Adhesive Paste for Demolition Charges, German Motorized Infantry Division, German Swamp Stretcher, Japanese Height Finder, Enemy Use of Spaced Armor, Track-Wheel Vehicles, New German Emergency Transmitter German Field Defenses, Corrections, German Predictor 40, Area Burst of German AA Shells, Vulnerability of Tiger Tanks, The 75/55-mm AT Gun, Pak 41, German PzKw 5 -- Additional Information, Armor Skirting on German Tanks, German 12-cm Mortar Battalions, Storage of Ammunition During Rainy Seasons, Use of Smoke by German Air Force, Smoke Generators -- German 8-Wheeled Armored Car, Notes on Applied Camouflage, German Armored Portable Pill Box, German Close-Quarter Fighting and Withdrawal, Japanese 81-mm Mortar Ammunition, German Grenade Pistol Ammunition, German Modified Signal Pistol, German Evacuation Order -- Sicily, Corrections, Index, Tactical and Technical Trends, Issues 31-40 Inclusive Trying a new weblog section: Directory of World War II Links and News New Weekly Photo Feature - 89th Infantry Division Updated Online Sources for WWII Photographs New Weekly Photo Feature - 561st Uniform Photo New section: Invasion of Normandy: The First 100 Days New 65th Infantry Division Photos from Robert (Bob) Joseph Abelhauser Added British Commando Raid on Varengeville France, The Todt Organization and Affiliated Services, Operations of Axis Mountain Troops New Weekly Photo Feature - Ferry with U.S. Vehicles Added contributed German PW photos from T/4 Tancrede J. Pouliot Updated Stalag IX-B in Bad Orb page New articles from Tactical and Technical Trends: Engineer Practices in Winter, The Economic Organization of the German Army, German Defensive Tactics in Wooded and Marshy Country, Italian Malaria Prevention, Army Medical Conditions in North Africa, Deceptive German Artillery Methods, Artillery in Combat in Wooded Areas, British Aerial Dart Gun for Training AA Machine Gunners, German Anticoncrete Shells--150- and 210-MM Calibers, Comparison of German Machine Guns, Handling of Captured Munitions, German Eight-Wheeled Armored Vehicles, Construction of a German Battalion Defense Area in North Africa, Gudol Powders, More Details of the German MG 42, British Demolition and Gapping of Antitank Obstacles, Japanese Light Tank, Japanese Antiaircraft Gun Installations, Types of 20-mm Weapons, Japanese Air Bombs, Japanese Tactics on Attu, The German Soldier in Defense, Russian Notes on Flank Security in a Breakthrough, The Organization of German Antiaircraft Defense, A German Antitank Gun Emplacement, German Chemical Warfare Notes, German Area Smoke-Screening, German Warning Flags for Gassed Areas, German Field Exploder, 1941 Model, German Visual Communications Between Aircraft and Ground Troops, Notes on German Armored Units, A.P.C.B.C. May Become Most-Used German Pak 40 Ammunition, New 75-mm German Assault Gun, Allied Fire Power Forces Enemy to Stress Night Infiltration, Smokescreens, Suspended Mines as Antiair Defense, German Antitank Tactics: Text of a Captured Document, Sd.Kfz. 250/9 Light Armored Half-Track, Terrain Murals in a Norman Fort, German Dummy Coastal Positions, German Glass Smoke Grenades, German Anti-Lice Clothing, Locating Mine Fields, New German 42/28-mm AT Gun, Russian Combat Experiences with the FW-190. New and updated miscellaneous articles: Surviving Tiger Tanks, Tiger I Tanks in Normandy, Tiger Tank Abteilung, Tiger Tanks in Sicily, Panzer I, Online WWII Photo Sources, Surviving Jagdpanther Tanks, Book Review: Panther Variants, Book Review: Flammpanzer, German Panzer Production, SdKfz 250 Variants, SdKfz 251 Variants, SdKfz 234 Armored Cars, Surviving Panzers, Surviving Jagdtiger Tanks, Surviving Ferdinand/Elefant Tanks, Surviving Sturmtiger Tanks, WWII Magazines, German WWII Mortars, M4 Sherman Tank, Division Commanders, Allied Amphibious Operations, Panzerfaust. Added SdKfz 251 Variants New page on German Panzer Production New articles from Tactical and Technical Trends: Italian Macchi 205, German 105-mm Antiaircraft Gun, German Gun-Fire Defense against Low-Flying Hostile Aircraft, New German 105-mm Gun-Howitzer, German Night Fighting Tactics, AP Ammunition for German 8.8-cm Flak 41, German MG-151 Type 15- and 20-mm Aircraft Weapons, Summary of Captured Fuels and Lubricants, German Army Propaganda Units, Dornier 217-E, German 88-mm Dual-Purpose Gun, Magnetic AT Hollow Charge. New Weekly Photo Feature - Captured Panzer IIIs New articles from Tactical and Technical Trends: Tactics of Russian Antitank Regiments, Junkers 52, German Artillery Tactics, German Weapon Decontaminant, German 105-mm Hollow Charge Shell, German Rolling Stock, German Air Tactics, Artillery and Tank Cooperation, Camouflage, Axis Use of Captured U. S. Aircraft, German Air Tactics -- Russian Front, Protection Against Dive Bombing, German Tank Rubber Analysis, Mounting of 50-mm Kw.K 39 Tank Guns, GAF Aircraft Markings, German Air Support of Tanks in Africa, Reorganization of the Rifle Company of a German Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, German Heavy Tank--PzKw 6, German Mine-Locating Instruments; German Divisional Intelligence; German Paratroops--New Type 105-mm Mortar, German 100-mm Mortar, New German 37-mm Stick Bomb, German Class "52" Locomotive, German 88's in Tunisia, German Rules for Tank Employment, German Tank Ruse, German Artillery Forward Observers. New Weekly Photo Feature - Damage in Metz, France New Weekly Photo Feature - Ambulances and medical vehicles in Italy, 1945 New photos of Stalag IX-B in Bad Orb Added 66th: The Story of the 66th Infantry Division from G.I. Stories series. Added contributed German Panther Tank Photo from T/4 Tancrede J. Pouliot Added Mission Accomplished: The Story of the XXIX TAC from G.I. Stories series. Added contributed Luftwaffe debris photo from T/4 Tancrede J. Pouliot Added U.S. training publication: German Antiaircraft Artillery Added U.S. WWII Museums and Travel Destinations Added Speed is the Password: The Story of the 12th Armored Division from G.I. Stories series. New Weekly Photo Feature - Red Cross Clubmobile "Southern Belle" New Weekly Photo Feature - captured German equipment. Added Service: Story of the Signal Corps, MP: The Story of the Military Police and Invaders: The 50th Troop Carrier Wing from G.I. Stories series. German Assault Artillery (from Intelligence Bulletin, Dec. 1944) G.I. Comments on German Use of Fire Power and What Jerry Thinks of Us... and Himself (from Intelligence Bulletin, Dec. 1944) New Weekly Photo Feature - jeep, 305th Combat Engineer Battalion of the 80th Infantry Division. New Weekly Photo Feature - photo journalist Margaret Bourke-White. Created Most Popular page Added new photos of Stalag IX-B PW camp in Bad Orb, Germany. Minor edits to the G.I. Stories: All American: The Story of the 82nd Airborne Division and 101st Airborne Division: The Story of the 101st Airborne Division A Tank-Infantry Team Observed in Combat (from Intelligence Bulletin, Dec. 1944) Germany's Rocket and Recoilless Weapons (from Intelligence Bulletin, March 1945) Off topic for ETO, but interesting nonetheless: New Weapons for Jap Tank Hunters and The Most Effective Jap Tank (Type 97) PW Interrogation: The Germans Mean Business and In Brief (from Intelligence Bulletin, March 1945) What the Germans Learned at Warsaw and In Brief (from Intelligence Bulletin, April 1945) New Weekly Photo Feature - destroyed German Tiger tank near Rome. Completed text of U.S. technical manual TM-E 30-451: Handbook on German Military Forces New Weekly Photo Feature - Dummy German Panther tanks. New Weekly Photo Feature - U.S. 85th Eng. vehicle & equipment markings. Started text of U.S. technical manual TM-E 30-451: Handbook on German Military Forces New Weekly Photo Feature - this week, German Panther tanks photographs. Updated Links page. Added Time Over Targets: The Story of the 9th Bombardment Division from G.I. Stories series. New section: Weekly Photo Feature - this week, captured German equipment. Completed Tankers in Tunisia training manual. Edited Tiger Tanks in the Battle for Florence Fortress Battalions and How They Are Used (from Intelligence Bulletin, Feb. 1945) More German Obstacles (from Intelligence Bulletin, March 1944) Tactics of Individual German Arms in Italy and Some Fortifications Observed in Italy (from Intelligence Bulletin, August 1944) Updated Links page and and LinksTo page. Added six tank photos from the 759th Light Tank Battalion. Pamphlet: Now It Can Be Told! (14th Arm'd. Div.) New G.I. Stories and Intelligence Bulletin articles. Added Intel Bulletin Cover index page. Updated website links page. Started development of: Tankers in Tunisia. New U.S. division links and U.S. division history

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