Crew of a Sherman M4A3(76)W from the 14th Armored Division "Liberators" drive through a wired connection. For added protection against 'Panzerfaust', the tank was coated with sandbags. Rittershoffen, Alsace, north-eastern France. March 1945.
Esta foto, procedente de las publicaciones de la época hmso, había sido titulado " spitfires puede tomar. Acribillado fighter hace aterrizaje seguro en italia ". Se cree que ser tomadas en 1944 y el avión es un spitfire mk. V, pero lamentablemente el nombre de el piloto no había sido grabada...
Me 262s under cover and operating from the Munich - Salzburg autobahn in Southern Germany, March 1945. Almost untouchable once in the air, the revolutionary jets were actively targeted by allied fighter pilots when taking off and landing, hence their frequent dispersal away from recognised air...
German 4 wheeled Sdkfz armoured car: with the desert terrain allowing wide freedom of manoeuvre, efficient reconnaissance forces providing early warning of the enemy's movements and locations were critical to Commanders on both sides.
May as well start with the Daddy of them all - Spitfire, undoubtedly the most famous aircraft of WW2. This is a Mk 1 with original fixed 2 blade propellor: most of these had been replaced by variable pitch 3 bladers by the end of May 1940.
Sturmtiger (German: "Assault Tiger") is the common name of a World War II German assault gun built on the Tiger I chassis and armed with a large rocket launcher. The official German designation was Sturmmörserwagen 606/4 mit 38 cm RW 61. Its primary task was to provide heavy fire support for...