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Tank crew with their Sherman Vc Firefly tank of the 1st Hussars near Zetten, Netherlands, 20 January 1945.
(L-R): Trooper Neil McDougall, Sergeant Tony Hornick, Troopers Johnnie Pritchard and Bill Stewart.
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(L-R): Trooper Neil McDougall, Sergeant Tony Hornick, Troopers Johnnie Pritchard and Bill Stewart.
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Sherman Ic Hybrid Firefly tank armed with a 17-pounder Gun, 8th Princess Louise (New Brunswick) Hussars, 5th Canadian Armour Regiment, Putten, Netherlands, 18 Apr 1945. Firefly crews attempted to disguise the length of the 17-pounder gun barrel to confuse German anti-tank gunners by fitting a false muzzle brake half-way up the barrel and painting the forward portion in a counter-shaded pattern.
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"A stunning image of the deaths of three brave airmen of Bomber Command was recorded by the camera on the following aircraft”
The date is June 16, 1941 and the location is near the island of Borkum, in the East Frisian archipelago off the coast of Holland.
A Bristol Blenheim Mk IV of 21 Squadron, piloted by Sergeant E. Lever, has pressed its attack so low, that its port wing has struck the mast of an enemy radio-equipped picket ship, known as a “squeaker”.
Lever’s Blenheim has shed twelve feet of its wing and spun completely around to face the oncoming aircraft. In the distance, the lead Blenheim can be seen flying away.
A moment later, the Blenheim hits the water killing Lever and his two crew members, Sergeant I. Overheu and Sergeant J. Phelps.
The “squeaker” was sunk.""
The date is June 16, 1941 and the location is near the island of Borkum, in the East Frisian archipelago off the coast of Holland.
A Bristol Blenheim Mk IV of 21 Squadron, piloted by Sergeant E. Lever, has pressed its attack so low, that its port wing has struck the mast of an enemy radio-equipped picket ship, known as a “squeaker”.
Lever’s Blenheim has shed twelve feet of its wing and spun completely around to face the oncoming aircraft. In the distance, the lead Blenheim can be seen flying away.
A moment later, the Blenheim hits the water killing Lever and his two crew members, Sergeant I. Overheu and Sergeant J. Phelps.
The “squeaker” was sunk.""
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A soldier of the 51st (Highland) Division..."HD"...examines the 28mm projectile of a captured German sPzB 41 or "Panzerbüchse 41", somewhere in Sicily, July 1943.
Both AP and fragmentation rounds were produced for this weapon.
This lightweight anti-gun had a removeable wheeled carriage.
It worked on the squeeze-bore principle.
Variants were fitted in both armoured cars and half-tracks.
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Both AP and fragmentation rounds were produced for this weapon.
This lightweight anti-gun had a removeable wheeled carriage.
It worked on the squeeze-bore principle.
Variants were fitted in both armoured cars and half-tracks.
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A column of Matilda tanks of the 12th Canadian Army Tank Battalion (The Three Rivers Regiment (Tank)), led by T10163, a Mark IIA* Matilda III, which was taken-on charge of the Canadian Army Overseas, and issued to the Three Rivers Regiment, on 16 July 1941.
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"Bomb" is a Canadian Army Sherman Tank of the 27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment) which landed at D-Day and fought across northwest Europe until the end of World War II, the only Canadian tank that fought without interruption from D-Day to VE Day. Today Bomb is preserved at the William Street Armoury in Sherbrooke, Quebec.
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Hawker Hurricane MkIIB, 1460 hp Rolls-Royce XX engine. No. 601 (County of London) Squadron RAF.
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Matilda tank leaving the production line in Britain, Sep 26, 1941. One-third of the production run of these tanks went to the Red Army.
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The British Army in Italy 1943: A 3-inch mortar of the 5th Hampshire Regiment in action at Salerno, September 15th 1943.
War Office Second World War Official Collection.
War Office Second World War Official Collection.
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Allied troops inspect an KO'd and abandoned Semovente da 90/53 in Sicily, 1943.
This was a lightly armoured, self-propelled tank destroyer which mounted an effective 90mm A/A gun on the modified chassis of an M14/41 tank. However its design meant the crew were somewhat exposed to incoming fire.
Some 24 Semovente 90/53s saw service against the Allies with the 10° Raggruppamento Semoventi, which was stationed in Sicily during the Allied invasion of the island.
Numbers were also commandeered and pressed into service by the Germans following the Italian armistice.
(IWM / Alan Whicker 26-7-43)
This was a lightly armoured, self-propelled tank destroyer which mounted an effective 90mm A/A gun on the modified chassis of an M14/41 tank. However its design meant the crew were somewhat exposed to incoming fire.
Some 24 Semovente 90/53s saw service against the Allies with the 10° Raggruppamento Semoventi, which was stationed in Sicily during the Allied invasion of the island.
Numbers were also commandeered and pressed into service by the Germans following the Italian armistice.
(IWM / Alan Whicker 26-7-43)
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Two members of The Black Watch...with bayonets fixed...pause to look at a still smouldering SdKfz 10 / 5 für 2cm Flak 38.
Sicily, August 1943.
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Sicily, August 1943.
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Watched by a crowd of locals, a British Sherman III tank passes through the Sicilian town of Francofonte, during the advance on Messina, 10 July - 17 August 1943.
However, their efforts were resisted by German Fallschirmjägers (II./FJR 3) in and around Francofonte who succeeded in delaying the British advance for two days.
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However, their efforts were resisted by German Fallschirmjägers (II./FJR 3) in and around Francofonte who succeeded in delaying the British advance for two days.
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The unmetalled Sicilian track crumbled under the 30+ ton weight of this British Sherman III (M4A2) causing it to crash through the low stone wall and roll over. The fate of its crew is not known.
The tank would probably have been righted by an ARV and taken back to a REME base workshop for damage assessment and possible repair.
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The tank would probably have been righted by an ARV and taken back to a REME base workshop for damage assessment and possible repair.
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Captain W. G. Tennent of HMS Repulse with the chaplain of his ship Canon J. S. Bezzant. They are seen here on board HMAS Vampire after both had been pulled from the water following the sinking of HMS Repulse by Japanese torpedo bomber aircraft off Kuantan on 10th December 1941. Previously he was lauded for overseeing the successful evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940.
Picture originally posted by Bass Moog
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Members of C Company (mostly from 14 Platoon), Australian 2/11th Infantry Battalion, part of the 6th Infantry Division, having penetrated the outer defences of Tobruk, Libya, assemble again on the escarpment on the south side of the harbour after attacking anti-aircraft gun positions; 22 January 1941
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I guess due to the lack of technology back in the day that the role of a diver was a dangerous one , great photos
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