La Segunda Guerra Mundial en Color

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New Zealand, Flying Officer E J Kain of No. 73 Squadron, standing in the cockpit of his Hawker Hurricane Mark I "Paddy III" at Rouvres, in the Île-de-France Region in north-central France.

Edgar James "Cobber" Kain’s exploits flying Hurricanes for the RAF’s No. 73 Squadron in the first year of the Second World War made him a household name in Britain. He was the first RAF air ace of the war, and the first to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross. During the Battle of France in May/June 1940, he made 17 confirmed ‘kills’.

Born in Hastings, New Zealand, 27 June 1918
The son of Reginald G. Kain and Nellie Kain
Pilot's License from the Wellington Aero Club - 1936
Applied for a Short-Service Commission in the RAF
Trained at :
Blackburn, Lancashire
RAF Sealand &
RAF Ternhill
Posted to 73 Squadron in November 1937
Promoted to F/O in 1939
Fought in the Battle of France

On 6 June 1940, F/O Edgar James "Cobber" KAIN DFC, was informed he would be returning to England the next day. The following morning, a group of his squadron mates gathered at the airfield at Échemines to bid him farewell as he took off in his Hurricane to fly to Le Mans to collect his kit.

Unexpectedly, Kain began a "beat-up" of the airfield, performing a series of low level aerobatics in Hurricane Mark I L1826, a Hurricane fitted with a fixed-pitch wooden propeller. He commenced a series of flick rolls to the left and on the third roll the plane lost speed at a height of about 800 feet, stalled, and spun in. The fighter hit the ground heavily in a level attitude.
Kain died when he was pitched out of the cockpit, striking the ground 27 mtrs. in front of the exploding Hurricane.
"Cobber" Kain is buried in Choloy Military Cemetery.

He was 21 years old.

The officer of Kain's squadron who compiled the combat reports and kept a record of his squadron's successes credits Kain with the destruction of at least 14 enemy aircraft, with several more probables.

Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross

"Flying Officer Edgar James KAIN (39534) - In March, 1940, while on patrol with another aircraft, Flying Officer Kain sighted seven enemy bombers about 5,000 feet above him, and while giving chase well into Germany, he was attacked from behind by an enemy fighter. Showing the finest fighting spirit this officer outmaneuvered the enemy and although his own aircraft was badly damaged he succeeded in bringing the hostile aircraft down. Thick smoke and oil fumes had filled his cockpit and although unable to see his compass, he skillfully piloted his aircraft inside allied lines in spite of being choked and blinded by the smoke."

 

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Curtiss SB2C Helldivers of the Bombing Squadron Two (VB-2) from the USS Hornet (CV-12) Fast Carrier Task Force 58 are seen midair on a mission over Saipan, in the Mariana Islands, 24th of August 1944.

 

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Cpl. Carlton Chapman (S/Nº 33527792) a machine-gunner in an M-4 Sherman tank, attached to a Motor Transport unit, near Nancy in north-eastern France, November the 5th 1944.
(Cpl Chapman was killed in action 4 days later)

Cpl.Chapman served in the 761st Tank Battalion, the first African-American tank unit to go into combat. It was also one of the US Army’s most highly trained tank battalions, thanks to two years spent training at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, and Camp Hood, Texas. The unit’s first engagement came on November the 8th, only days after this photo was taken.

The men of the 761st Tank Battalion, chose their own logo and motto shortly after the unit was activated in 1942: a black panther and “Come Out Fighting.” They lived up to the motto, enduring 183 continuous days in combat, and earning four campaign medals, 11 Silver Stars, 69 Bronze Stars and about 300 Purple Hearts. A Medal of Honor and a Presidential Unit Citation came later

Carlton Chapman from Pembroke, Virginia died on the 9th November 1944 and was awarded the Posthumous Purple Heart.

He was buried at Plot C Row 23 Grave 60, Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France.

 

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Pilot Officer Albert Gerald Lewis DFC (aged 22) in his Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 (VY-R) P2923 with 85 Squadron RAF at Castle Camps, RAF Debden's satellite airfield in Cambridgeshire. July 1940.#HawkerHurricane

Albert Gerald Lewis (10 April 1918 - 14 December 1982) was a South African born fighter ace during the war, who was featured in a 'Life' magazine article about the Battle of Britain.

Lewis received his Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in July 1940 and his citation read that during the Battle of France on May the 19th, he shot down five enemy aircraft before he himself was shot down over Lille.

He then joined No.249 Squadron RAF on the 15th of September 1940. One the same day he shot down a Heinkel He.111 and on the 18th, a Messerschmitt Bf. 109 (his twelfth confirmed enemy aircraft).
On the 27th of September he claimed 6 kills (three Bf 109s, two Bf 110s and a Ju 88), two probables and one damaged.
While on a patrol on the 28th of September he was shot down and he baled out of his Hurricane over Faversham and was taken to Faversham Cottage Hospital, blind for two weeks, and with shrapnel in his legs with severe burns on the face, throat, hands and legs.
He returned to the Squadron in December, 1940, having been promoted Flight Lieutenant on the 29th of November. He was flying by the 17th of January 1941, and became "A" Flight Commander, and was awarded a bar to the DFC.
His final tally was 18 kills.

 

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A group of veteran German prisoners captured at Maltot, south west of Caen, Normandy. 23rd of July 1944.

We think that some or all of these 'Veterans' could be from the Grenadier Regiment 980 (formerly 348), 272nd Infantry Division (formerly the 216th), which had been decimated on the Eastern Front in July 1943.
They all are showing the The Iron Cross 2nd Class medal ribbon.
Three are wearing the Eastfront medal ribbon, three have the Wound Medal in Silver (2nd class) for being wounded three or four times).
One has the Wound Medal in Black (3rd class, representing Iron) for those wounded once or twice by hostile action).
The Grenadier in the centre also wears the Iron Cross 1st Class and a Silver Assault Badge.

 

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A Vickers machine gun team of 7th Battalion Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Division in position in a field of corn at Someren in Holland, 21 September 1944.

At the outbreak of the Second World War, the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers consisted of seven battalions. A further three were raised during the war. Prior to the war, the regiment was one of a number that been selected to transition from an infantry role to an support role and be equipped with the Vickers machine gun. While most battalions served as divisional machine gun[a] or support battalions, several undertook different roles: motorcycle, searchlight, tank, reconnaissance, regular infantry, and deception units. The battalions of the regiment saw action with the British Expeditionary Force during the Battle of France, defended the United Kingdom, fought in the North African Campaign, took part in the Battle of Singapore, fought in Italy, and operated with the 21st Army Group in the North-West Europe Campaign of 1944–1945.

 

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HURRICANEs MK IID y SPITFIREs listos para despegar desde una pista de arena improvisada en el desierto norteafricano .
Esta fotografia fue adjuntada por EMILIOTELES.

 

[Shandor]

Hacia fines de marzo de 1940 fue transferido al Escuadrón JG 54 (Jagdgeschwader) de aviones cazas para pilotear el Messerschmitt Bf 109. En Mayo de 1940 participó de la Batalla de Francia, derribando sus primeros aviones enemigos.

En el frente ruso, Ostermann participó de la Operación Barbarroja a partir de junio de 1941. Para la primavera de 1942, ya había derribado 40 aviones bolcheviques. Piloteado por un piloto experimentado los cazas rusos I-15 e I-16 eran muy peligrosos en combates aéreos debido a su maniobrabilidad. La táctica empleada por los pilotos alemanes para contrarestar esto era la de atacarlos desde arriba, aprovechando la velocidad del Messerschmitt Bf 109. Sin embargo, Ostermann era uno de los pocos pilotos que los enfrentaba volando a la velocidad de los cazas rusos para luego ganarles en la maniobra. En mayo de 1942, obtuvo la 100ª victoria aérea.

El 9 de agosto de 1942, Max-Hellmuth Ostermann fue abatido cerca de Amossovo mientras se enfrentaba con 4 cazas soviéticos. Murió a la edad de 24 años, con honor en el campo de batalla aérea.

 

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Cpl. Carlton Chapman (S/Nº 33527792) a machine-gunner in an M-4 Sherman tank, attached to a Motor Transport unit, near Nancy in north-eastern France, November the 5th 1944.
(Cpl Chapman was killed in action 4 days later)

Cpl.Chapman served in the 761st Tank Battalion, the first African-American tank unit to go into combat. It was also one of the US Army’s most highly trained tank battalions, thanks to two years spent training at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, and Camp Hood, Texas. The unit’s first engagement came on November the 8th, only days after this photo was taken.

The men of the 761st Tank Battalion, chose their own logo and motto shortly after the unit was activated in 1942: a black panther and “Come Out Fighting.” They lived up to the motto, enduring 183 continuous days in combat, and earning four campaign medals, 11 Silver Stars, 69 Bronze Stars and about 300 Purple Hearts. A Medal of Honor and a Presidential Unit Citation came later

Carlton Chapman from Pembroke, Virginia died on the 9th November 1944 and was awarded the Posthumous Purple Heart.

He was buried at Plot C Row 23 Grave 60, Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France.

ESTE ES EL PADRE NO RECONOCIDO DE EDDIE MURPHI, JAJAJJAJA

 

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[MIGUEL]

Miguel
Entiendo por tu aclaracion que son Oficiales de la Luftwaffe provenientes del cuadro de Suboficiales (NCO,siglas en ingles que identifica a los Suboficiales)?
EJD

Así es don Biguá, son OFICIALES NO COMISIONADOS condecorados por el mismo Fuhrer en persona.
Abrazo...

 

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B-17's v Dornier plant, Meulan, Fra

 

[Rober D]

Esta foto fue tomada en 1942. La calidad de la foto es absolutamente increíble.

 

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C-47 at Poix, France

 

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Rara foto del enola gay

 

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Me-109 E-3 in France.

Aufmunitionierung einer Bf 109 in Afrika

An RAF mechanic checking an Bf-109F-4 in London