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My favorite is the Germans fear of the multi barreled British anti-tank gun. See Hubert Meyer and a Stackpole book on German Panzers in Normandy featuring Hans Eberbach who also mentions the gun. Have also read of the 'special' shells used in Normandy by the Brits (Eberbach called them 'glass' shel...

Lack of shoulder tabs or NCO stripes suggest this was a private. This may be a recruit in training. They were often photographed in a formal portrait style like this. Perhaps the photo was then reproduced by the Texas photgraphic shop for or by his family/girl friend.

As a artilleryman I can say what happens to the usefull spent material. It goes back with the ammo vehicals when convienient after their delivery. From miscl reading on German industry I know items like nickle aluminum, brass or copper were extremely valuable. Mid war the artillery projectiles were ...

If my memory is not failing me. The US airman Robert L Scott who authored 'God is My Copilot' decrobed flying the central African route in a multi engine aircraft. Probably in 1942.

I was recently wondering , did Germany launch any V-1 or V-2's toward Moscow or any other Russian cities ? The only targets I ever hear mentioned are Londao and Antwerp ? No Allied occupied Paris in 1944 / Nothing for Joe Stalin ? Add to that list the Remagen Bidge area. While the engineer battalio...

Andy... the book 'The Dark Years' may have hose numbers. It does refer to the internees & discusses their fate. Most had fled Germany before the war seeking refuge from the nazis. When France signed the armistice the Gestapo found them all convienetly caged up in camps near Vernet. Refuge Spanis...

I've never heard or read of any. Have seen parts of British and Soviet documents on the subject, but nothing from the Germans or Italians. They captured the very first examples in late 1942, so they must have compared favorablly with the standard MkIII & MkIV models current with the Germans then...

My father went on active service (from ROTC) in june 1941. He told us the flat helmets were being replaced in the training schools then (Army Air Forces), & when he joined his squadron in January or Febuary 1942 the squadron equipment included round helmets. My guess is the distribution was not ...