WWII Infantry

Flakvierling 38

infantry — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:06:11 +0000

Close-up of German 2 cm Flakvierling 38 showing details of the mount and guns, November 1943.

Panzer III in Russia

infantry — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:30:42 +0000

German Panzer III in Russia in the summer of 1943.

African American Armored Units

infantry — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:49:44 +0000

Three recommended books on African American armored units in the U.S. Army during WWII:
Brothers in Arms: The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion

The 761st Black Panther Tank Battalion in World War II: An Illustrated History of the First African American Armored Unit to See Combat

The 784th Tank Battalion in World War II: History of an African American Armored Unit in Europe

Car Wash – France, 1944

infantry — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:50:14 +0000

A U.S. Army medical unit stops to wash its vehicles in a river in France during 1944.

Operation Chariot Remembered

infantry — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:55:15 +0000

From BBC News:

War veterans have taken part in a memorial parade in Falmouth to remember those troops that left the town 67 years ago on a World War II mission.

Operation Chariot, in 1942, took out vital German facilities in the French port of St Nazaire… The crew of HMS Cambeltown, filled with explosives, sailed from Falmouth and rammed the dry dock gates…

The ramming, by HMS Campbeltown, an obsolete destroyer, ended use of the dock.

Only 27 of the commandos who landed on the docks and destroyed other dock structures avoiding capture or being killed.

Panther Repair

infantry — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:34:33 +0000

German panzer troops change the roadwheels on a Panther (Panzerkampfwagen V) in Northern France in 1943.

2009 ‘Red Devils’ Model Show

infantry — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:39:52 +0000

Armorama has a series of great photographs showing the highlights of the 2009 Red Devils Model Show held recently in Italy.

RSO (Raupenschlepper Ost)

infantry — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:12:13 +0000

The Raupenschlepper Ost (RSO) was a fully tracked, lightweight vehicle developed by the German Wehrmacht for the mud and snow of the Eastern Front. The RSO was inspired by similar full-tracked tractors in use in other armies. The photo below shows an RSO towing a German artillery piece in Russia in 1944.

WWII Color Footage

infantry — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:05:47 +0000

“Shadows Of The Past” Diorama

infantry — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:20:07 +0000

Missing Lynx highlights an outstanding diorama from Robert Doepp and Sven Frisch. The diorama gives a “then-and-now” picture of a WWII German Sturmtiger. The “now” vehicle is the Sturmtiger on display at the Deutsches Panzermuseum at Munster.

Shadows Of The Past (Sturmtiger Now and Then)