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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16290 on: 19-01-2019, 14:01:28 »


Polish soldiers, probably from 2nd Armoured Brigade, Italy May 1944. Note the soldier on the left with Winchester M1897 (long barreled civilian version).

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16291 on: 19-01-2019, 15:01:03 »


Can you help me identify these helmets?, I know the Finns have a solid variety of helmets, from German helmets to Italian ones, not to forget the French ones?


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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16292 on: 19-01-2019, 16:01:49 »
I believe that helmets of the two closest soldiers are either Swedish M37 or Finnish M40, the third one have Swedish M26.

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Finnish M40

Swedish M26
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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16293 on: 19-01-2019, 16:01:25 »
Polish soldiers, probably from 2nd Armoured Brigade, Italy May 1944. Note the soldier on the left with Winchester M1897 (long barreled civilian version).

VERY cool pic. Wonder how they acquired that. Certainly not issued through their own supply lines :D
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« Reply #16294 on: 19-01-2019, 18:01:52 »
VERY cool pic. Wonder how they acquired that. Certainly not issued through their own supply lines :D

Yeah, this photo is one of a series depicting Poles helping out Germans to get out from a colapsed bunker. On this particular one they are looking at stuff they recovered. Imo that soldier is looking at this gun like he's inspecting something that he found rather than looking at his service gun. I suspect that Germans captured this shotgun either from US soldier or Italian partisant. I think I've heard somewhere that US supplied some shotguns to various resistance organisations, but I have to look it up. Regarding the possibilty of this being taken from an American, well shotguns in long barreled and "riot" configurations were provided for rear echelon troops mainly for guard duty I don't think it's likely that some GI would have take privately purchased shotgun with him but who knows? I'll definately do some research on that one.

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16295 on: 20-01-2019, 08:01:35 »


Budapest, February 1945

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Re: Picture of the Day
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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16297 on: 20-01-2019, 12:01:47 »


Estonian militia revising soviet POW's, Tallin, September 1941. Note a very rare Mosin obr. 1907 carbine.

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Re: Picture of the Day
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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16300 on: 21-01-2019, 13:01:25 »


Clouds of smoke over the battlefield after attack of Churchill Crocodiles, Italy April 1945

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« Reply #16301 on: 21-01-2019, 16:01:27 »


What is the context of this image?  Are those Germans on the tank or some other group? It almost looks like they are displaying the Nazi Flag and tank as if it was knocked out or captured?  Did an airplane provide supplies to this tank crew or did a friendly plane cause it to be abandoned/knocked out (guys pointing into the air as if in recognition of some action by their airforce)
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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16302 on: 21-01-2019, 16:01:49 »
What is the context of this image?  Are those Germans on the tank or some other group? It almost looks like they are displaying the Nazi Flag and tank as if it was knocked out or captured?  Did an airplane provide supplies to this tank crew or did a friendly plane cause it to be abandoned/knocked out (guys pointing into the air as if in recognition of some action by their airforce)

The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Schmidt-Schaeder (or Scheeder?) on March 1942, so these guys are definitely German displaying aerial recognition flag for whatever reason (propaganda, supply drops or to avoid friendly fire/collateral damage)
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Re: Picture of the Day
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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16304 on: 21-01-2019, 19:01:42 »
Great photo Seth ;) wasn’t that early type of launcher “clamped” onto the barrel with a screw?