Military History

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Sergeant V. R. Francis of 19th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery with a captured German Panzerschreck reusable anti-tank rocket launcher and an 88mm round in France, on June 16, 1944.

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A Royal Thai Air Force pilot in a discussion with a Japanese pilot standing at the tail section of a RTAF Nakijima Ki-43 Hayabusa fighter. The date is unknown, but the RTAF adopted the elephant insignia in late 1942, so it is during or after that time. ____________

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sailors atop a CB-class midget submarine in Crimea, 1942.

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Polish Air Force pilot Wladyslaw Gnys in his PZL P.11c. Early on the morning of September 1, 1939, Gnys engaged two German Ju 87B dive-bombers. He succeeded in hitting one of the Stukas, which left the battle trailing smoke but was able to return to its base. He then fired on two German Dornier Do-17E bombers and shot both of them down. It is likely that he had the first and second aerial victories against the Luftwaffe during WWII. _______________

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USAAF Douglas C-47 Skytrain flying over some familiar landmarks in Egypt during October 1943. ______________

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British gunners of the Shropshire Yeomanry in action with a 5.5-inch Howitzer under netting in Italy, 1943.

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A pair of Focke Wulf Fw-190’s somewhere on the Eastern Front, date unknown. I am hoping my Luftwaffe scholars can fill in the blanks for us! ___________

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40mm Bofors light anti-aircraft guns lined up at an ordnance at Bicester, Oxfordshire, in for the D-Day invasion in April, 1944.

17/07/2025

Happy New Year to everyone!!!! I hope each of you have a healthy and prosperous 2023. My final post of 2022 is the RAF 1943 New Years Eve dinner on Sicily. What a time to be alive! #1943

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Red Army soldiers cross a river under enemy fire near a destroyed bridge during Operation Bagration in June, 1944.

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IJN Nakajima's B6N2 Tenzan torpedo bombers of 752nd Kokutai in formation. Date and location unknown. ______________