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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Ground Forces => Topic started by: No.1 on May 27, 2020, 09:45:39 AM

Title: Photos
Post by: No.1 on May 27, 2020, 09:45:39 AM
American soldiers open fire from Soviet SG-43 machine gun (СГ-43)
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Post by: No.1 on May 27, 2020, 11:10:09 AM
After the war ;)
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Post by: modellius on May 27, 2020, 07:02:00 PM
Cool pictures
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Post by: No.1 on May 27, 2020, 08:35:22 PM
More will come :))
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Post by: No.1 on May 28, 2020, 11:24:03 AM
Austro Hungarian soldiers with captured Russian machine gun Maxim, mod 1910, East Front, WW1
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Post by: No.1 on May 28, 2020, 06:23:22 PM
T-34/76 tank advantage during the battle of Kursk, supported by Il-2, July 1943.
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Post by: No.1 on May 31, 2020, 02:10:55 PM
On may 31, 1918, was combat christening of the legendary Renault FT. On this day, the German 7th army advanced dangerously far in a sector Southeast of Soissons, that is, in the direction of Paris. The French General staff ordered all units to be thrown into battle in order to prevent the capture of the Villers Cotterets forest by the Germans at all costs.

Photo: Musée de l'armée
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Post by: No.1 on May 31, 2020, 04:18:29 PM
Loading a British tank on a platform at the Forster factory in Lincoln, 1916.
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Post by: No.1 on June 01, 2020, 09:04:13 AM
General Patton awards a black private for bravery perform during the liberation of the city of Chateaudum in France.
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Post by: No.1 on June 02, 2020, 08:25:23 AM
Rare photo of Russian priests blessing red army soldiers during world war II. Stalin allowed morale to rise after the violent anti-clerical policies of the 1930s.
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Post by: No.1 on June 02, 2020, 08:26:05 AM
During the Third Reich, Germany launched the "Lebensborn" program, in Which racially pure women slept with SS officers in the hope of reproducing true Aryans. Over 12 years, 20 thousand children were born under this program.
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Post by: No.1 on June 02, 2020, 08:26:44 AM
Military personnel of the armed forces of Chile take the oath.
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Post by: No.1 on June 02, 2020, 03:33:59 PM
After four years spent in war... :( :-dal
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Post by: No.1 on June 07, 2020, 04:15:48 PM
American soldier share chocolate and cigarette with Japanese young woman, Tokyo, 1946.
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Post by: No.1 on June 13, 2020, 02:38:29 PM
3.7cm Maschinenkanone (M-Flak), May 1917
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Post by: No.1 on June 13, 2020, 08:23:25 PM
The shot was taken in March 1945 in the midst of the battle of Iwo Jima - an American soldier gives a Japanese soldier a smoke. Interestingly, the Japanese 1.5 days lay with a grenade, waiting for the Americans, but missed. They gave him a cigarette in exchange for refusing to resist.
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Post by: modellius on June 14, 2020, 07:42:40 PM
Wow what a photo, the back round story is stunning, thank's for sharing mate !
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Post by: No.1 on June 14, 2020, 08:03:26 PM
You are welcome and I guess this will be nice diorama, never seen before ;) if someone want to make it ;)
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Post by: No.1 on June 16, 2020, 12:55:57 PM
Sergeant of the 36th Engineer Regiment, 45th Infantry Division of the United States Army Louis Magolin look at the M4A1 "Sherman" tank from the 191st Tank Batallion of the US Army, which was hit in The La Salle area in France. The tank was hit by a German PZ.Kpfw. IV tank, killing two crew members.

And second one is some self propelled vehicle, no idea what...
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Post by: No.1 on June 21, 2020, 07:58:08 AM
Brutal fact of WW2 in Soviet Union- raped and brutally killed Slavic woman, above standing smiling German military, shown no emphaty, no feeling.

Second photo- production of tanks "Saint-Chamon", France 1917
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Post by: modellius on July 22, 2020, 02:02:09 PM
All the horrors of war in one picture... Sad, so sad, even she's in uniform as I can see this is no way to treat people even in war, even P.O.W. -s
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Post by: No.1 on August 01, 2020, 05:00:44 PM
Soviet front-line cruise missile FKR-1 on the island of Cuba
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Post by: modellius on August 23, 2020, 11:12:03 AM
very interesting picture !
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Post by: No.1 on August 23, 2020, 01:20:16 PM
Fret for US fleet ;)
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Post by: No.1 on October 17, 2020, 02:15:33 PM
Helmet of a soldier of the Iraqi Fedayeen Saddam organization. It was established in 1996 and was led by Uday Saddam Hussein, Saddam's eldest son. In fact, a kind of Blackshirts Baas. The helmet was created directly under the influence of Darth Vader, because Uday is a fan of Star wars.
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Post by: No.1 on October 26, 2020, 09:40:54 AM
Elvis Presley play on guitar during his Army service, 1959.
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Post by: No.1 on November 22, 2020, 10:09:18 AM
T-55
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Post by: No.1 on November 22, 2020, 10:56:51 AM
The allied of the German infantry marched passing by the Bulgarian cavalry. Serbia. November 1915.
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Post by: modellius on November 23, 2020, 12:36:43 AM
Excellent photo ! Thank mate !
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Post by: No.1 on November 23, 2020, 11:52:51 AM
You are welcome ;)
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Post by: No.1 on January 01, 2021, 03:44:28 PM
Romanian soldiers talk with their German ally, Crimea 1942
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Post by: No.1 on January 01, 2021, 03:48:12 PM
Red Army (correct name Рабоче-крестьянская Красная армия) radio operator and soldiers, 1930.
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Post by: modellius on January 03, 2021, 01:57:36 AM
great pictures !
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Post by: No.1 on January 03, 2021, 08:24:50 AM
Glad to hear that :))
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Post by: No.1 on January 10, 2021, 09:53:09 PM
Benito Mussolini greets Serbian soldiers during the suppression of the Republic of Fiume, 1924.
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Post by: modellius on January 12, 2021, 07:32:53 AM
An excellent photo, thank for sharing my friend !
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Post by: No.1 on January 12, 2021, 10:00:21 AM
I am glad you like it and here is LVG C VI, crash landed after mission and one interesting photo of Cuban MiG-17AS (МиГ-17AS) armed with guided missiles :-ok
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Post by: modellius on January 12, 2021, 01:41:45 PM
Superb pictures !
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Post by: No.1 on January 16, 2021, 10:29:59 AM
More will come :)) and here is normal day in Russia :-smey :-smey :-smey
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Post by: modellius on January 16, 2021, 11:40:05 PM
Over here we dig out potatoes while in Russia.....  :-green :-green :-green
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Post by: No.1 on January 16, 2021, 11:44:48 PM
 :-smey :-smey :-smey :))
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Post by: No.1 on January 31, 2021, 11:48:17 AM
Attempt to signal on the battlefield with a special signal arrow used by the samurai of antiquity, 1937 Shanghai district
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Post by: modellius on February 01, 2021, 12:17:34 PM
Very interesting picture !
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Post by: No.1 on February 01, 2021, 12:21:56 PM
Yes, many post one British archers WW2 but forget it was somehow standard in Japanese Army
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Post by: No.1 on February 05, 2021, 03:00:23 PM
Various types of helmets used in Europe during the Middle Ages.
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Post by: modellius on February 09, 2021, 01:01:41 AM
Interesting subject
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Post by: No.1 on February 11, 2021, 07:13:19 PM
Papuans with machine gun perform a ritual dance in honor of some holiday. 08.11.43.
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Post by: No.1 on February 13, 2021, 09:50:54 AM
Former Russian White Guards in the ranks of Franco's army. General Shinkarenko (sitting on the right ) with your comrades-in-arms. Spain, 1937.
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Post by: No.1 on February 14, 2021, 05:00:48 PM
Captured M3 with 75mm guns in the hands of the Japanese. They were captured several pieces on the island of Bataan in the Philippines and used against the Americans themselves.
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Post by: No.1 on February 28, 2021, 04:09:57 PM
Captured T-34
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Post by: modellius on March 01, 2021, 12:18:35 PM
Great photos mate !
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Post by: No.1 on March 01, 2021, 04:45:37 PM
You are welcome :))
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Post by: No.1 on March 24, 2021, 08:50:44 PM
Wounded Ernest Hemingway in Milan, 1918.
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Post by: No.1 on April 02, 2021, 01:32:59 PM
Interestingly, in the 30s, the Japanese experimented with armored armor for the infantry — "Turtle". The front part had the largest armor thickness of 6 mm, the structure was attached to the back using a Y-shaped belt system.

The protection withstood shots from a 6.5 mm rifle from a distance of 100 meters and close detonation of fragmentation grenades (from 5 to 10 meters), due to the ricochet from rounded planes. (The probability of concussion during use was not taken into account).

The main way to move with this device was to crawl. But the shield weighed 30 kilograms, it was very difficult to crawl with it, which led to the refusal to adopt it.
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Post by: No.1 on April 29, 2021, 05:43:48 PM
https://flic.kr/p/2kVHf8C
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Post by: No.1 on June 30, 2021, 12:48:27 PM
Camouflaging and covering of T-34
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Post by: modellius on July 13, 2021, 05:36:11 PM
Well I'm not sure how effective this was, lots of time to do this, the tank was hidden well but the Germans destroyed anything on they way so I have my doubts about it. But it looks great and that is a fact, thanks for the pictures mate. It could be a nice diorama
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Post by: No.1 on July 13, 2021, 06:10:07 PM
You are welcome and true, tank is not visible but building is, so can be attacked also, just in case to kill as optional position of partisans.
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Post by: modellius on July 13, 2021, 07:25:41 PM
You are welcome and true, tank is not visible but building is, so can be attacked also, just in case to kill as optional position of partisans.

That's what I was meaning , as a possible partisan hideout it's a target... 
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Post by: No.1 on August 29, 2021, 06:47:05 PM
French field gun Canon de 75 modèle 1897 on a Panhard K13 truck, 1919.
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Post by: modellius on September 06, 2021, 04:36:07 PM
excellent photo mate !
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Post by: No.1 on September 06, 2021, 04:49:35 PM
I am glad to hear that :)
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Post by: No.1 on September 06, 2021, 07:24:19 PM
Graveyard of US LTV tanks on Saipan
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Post by: No.1 on September 06, 2021, 07:27:06 PM
Field exercises at the School of repair of army armored vehicles. Ha-Go, Chi-Ha and Ho-Ki armored personnel carriers are visible.
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Post by: No.1 on September 11, 2021, 03:05:34 PM
Soldiers of the British Guards Armored Division on the streets of the Dutch city of Aalst. September 18, 1944
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Post by: No.1 on September 11, 2021, 03:06:08 PM
Polish policeman in full assault gear, 1934.
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Post by: No.1 on September 13, 2021, 07:28:14 PM
German soldier share his meal with Russian woman and her child, 1941
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Post by: No.1 on October 20, 2021, 06:03:06 PM
German and Italian troops met in Bosnia, April 1941
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Post by: No.1 on November 19, 2021, 12:28:56 PM
Adolph Hitler in Army, 1915
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Post by: modellius on November 19, 2021, 08:56:40 PM
Superb photos, again thank for sharing !
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Post by: No.1 on November 19, 2021, 09:18:20 PM
You are welcome :))
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Post by: No.1 on November 20, 2021, 09:35:52 PM
The Last Officer: 99-Year-old Major General John Raaen is the last surviving officer from the first wave of D-Day. He was born at Fort Benning, Georgia in 1922, to a career military officer, and attended the United States Military Academy at West Point. Upon graduation, he received a commission as a Second Lieutenant.

In October of 1943, Raaen was assigned to the newly activated 5th Rangers, and underwent extensive training in Florida, England, and Scotland.

He participated in the first wave of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944, serving as Headquarters Company Commander of the 5th Rangers on Omaha Beach. During his first time in combat, Raaen, who was an Army Captain at the time, distinguished himself on the beaches of Normandy France. He was awarded the Silver Star and Combat Infantryman Badge for his actions on that day.

He served with the 5th Ranger Battalion in France, Belgium, and Germany, until December 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge, when he was involved in a serious Jeep accident. He was evacuated back to the United States and was appointed as an instructor in the Department of Ordnance at West Point until the end of the war.

Throughout the postwar years, Raaen held several important commands throughout the United States, Korea, Europe, and Vietnam. In April 1979, he retired at the rank of Major General after 36 years of devoted service to the Army.
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Post by: No.1 on December 17, 2021, 05:21:18 PM
Austrian Gendarmerie in British zone of control, early '50
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Post by: No.1 on December 22, 2021, 09:27:44 AM
Ford M1918, first US light tank