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Offline Torenico

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #1275 on: 24-10-2009, 01:10:53 »


Four US Marines clearing out a cave with BAR, small arms, and grenades, Iwo Jima


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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #1276 on: 24-10-2009, 02:10:27 »

Panzerkampfwagen V 'Panther' (Sdkfz.171), Ausf. A, converted as debris plough. In May 1944 Hitler agreed on an allocation of Panzerkampfwagen III- and IV-chassis to be used as heavy clearing equipment for road maintenance. They we supposed for deployment in the cities highly affected by bomber raids. As shown on this picture, at least on 'Panther' has been disposed for this purpose.

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #1277 on: 24-10-2009, 10:10:29 »
Like all the other AA-soldiers, they were armed with the lovely Carcano carbines.
The so-called "Terni" rifles?
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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #1278 on: 24-10-2009, 10:10:47 »
Like all the other AA-soldiers, they were armed with the lovely Carcano carbines.
The so-called "Terni" rifles?

yep.
although I don't know if the ones sent to finland actually were short rifle version, any of the two carbine versions, or possibly a mix of them (some conflict of sources).
Anyway, length difference between the 3 versions is about 10 cms ;) but they were somewhat different in other aspects
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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #1279 on: 24-10-2009, 10:10:55 »

Arab Legionnaires guard the landing ground at H4 pumping station on the Iraq Petroleum Company pipeline in Transjordan, as Gloster Gladiators of No. 94 Squadron RAF Detachment refuel during their journey from Ismailia, Egypt, to reinforce the besieged garrison at Habbaniyah, Iraq. On arrival at Habbaniyah these aircraft formed No. 1 Flight of 'A' Squadron for operations against the Iraqi rebels.

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #1280 on: 24-10-2009, 10:10:30 »


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Soviet poster of 1941. The inscription reads: "Join the ranks of the front female helpmates, a companion is an aid and friend for fighter!".

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #1281 on: 24-10-2009, 13:10:45 »


Swiss soldier in the Alps.

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #1282 on: 24-10-2009, 14:10:21 »
Damn, imagine a firefight up there!

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #1283 on: 24-10-2009, 15:10:47 »
They had em' in the Great War.

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #1284 on: 24-10-2009, 17:10:27 »


Soviet lend lease Sherman Tank in action.


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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #1285 on: 25-10-2009, 01:10:40 »

Marmon-Herrington armoured cars await issue to units at Singapore, December 1941.

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #1286 on: 25-10-2009, 02:10:07 »
http://www.ww2incolor.com/d/337414-1/3962042187_8bd8e6d356

Soviet lend lease Sherman Tank in action.
Kinda looks like the Polish air force marking on that tank, doesn't it?


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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #1287 on: 25-10-2009, 02:10:46 »
Yeah, I think its a LWP tank.

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #1288 on: 25-10-2009, 13:10:34 »

A german with a captured PPSH looks over a destroyed lend lease valentine tank.

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #1289 on: 25-10-2009, 14:10:16 »


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1944, German column after Soviet air attack