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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15900 on: 13-10-2018, 04:10:50 »
Yes, all the hatches down.



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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15901 on: 13-10-2018, 06:10:20 »

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Corporal Peter Teague, of the Australian 1st Armored Regiment, showing the Japanese sword which he captured after shooting a Japanese soldier in a tunnel on Vasey Highway during the "Oboe II. Operation" on Balikpapan, the island of Borneo, Indonesia; 2 July 1945.

Also check out the Owen with the Australian in the left 8)
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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15902 on: 13-10-2018, 09:10:56 »
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What partisans would a Finnish soldier be chasing?

Russian.
Mostly attacks against civilian villages, which resulted in a civilian arming program. Don't know if there was any civilians vs. partisans situation, where the civilians actually succesfully defended themselves.
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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15903 on: 13-10-2018, 23:10:14 »
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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15904 on: 14-10-2018, 08:10:36 »


Artillery pieces left behind in Seelow
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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15905 on: 14-10-2018, 12:10:25 »
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4 vierlings and a 37mm flak on top. These would be fun mobile fortresses in an island hopping lake ladoga map ;D
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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15906 on: 15-10-2018, 06:10:22 »


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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15907 on: 15-10-2018, 13:10:11 »


10.5cm leFH 18/3 (Sf) auf Geschützwagen B2 (f) and it’s crew.
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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15908 on: 15-10-2018, 19:10:51 »
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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15909 on: 16-10-2018, 03:10:14 »


American DUKWs in the canals of Venice 1945
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Re: Picture of the Day
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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15911 on: 16-10-2018, 08:10:49 »
Quote from: Matthew_Baker on 16-10-2018, 03:10:14


American DUKWs in the canals of Venice 1945

Nice pic! What's the story behind this? Did the unit that liberated Venice just happen to have DUKWs or was this some kind of R&R?
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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15912 on: 16-10-2018, 12:10:30 »
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« Reply #15913 on: 16-10-2018, 14:10:51 »
Quote from: Sander93 on 16-10-2018, 08:10:49
Nice pic! What's the story behind this? Did the unit that liberated Venice just happen to have DUKWs or was this some kind of R&R?

I don’t know the story behind this specific photo, but I found this blurb from a DUKW driver in the British Army. https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/16/a4105216.shtml

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When the fighting was over and the tanks were no longer required, we returned to our DUKW company. After a few weeks in a town called MESTRE we set off for VENICE and the LIDO-DI JESOLO where we set up CAMP.
THE 8th army and the YANKS had set up LEAVE CENTRES for all and sundry and we got the job of supplying these centres with everything required! When the gondoliers went on strike, the TOWN MAJOR ordered our company to run a Shuttle service up and down the GRAND-CANAL 8am-8pm until normal services resumed. THE company was being moved, ready for the far EAST (Rumours) but, thank goodness JAPAN surrendered. WAR-OVER.

Which is kinda cool 8)
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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #15914 on: 16-10-2018, 19:10:39 »

the quote was : panzer3 interior
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