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Troops of the Third Army manoeuvre their 57 mm anti-tank gun into position despite the rain and mud around them; Pouilly, France, November 1944.
GIs of the 2nd Infantry Division advance under machine gun fire near Brest, France, 1944.
GIs of the 2nd Infantry Division advance under machine gun fire near Brest, France, 1944.
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Soldiers of the 96th Infantry Division advance on Catamon Hill, Letye Island, the Philippines; November 1944. The 96th ID later fought in the Battle of Okinawa from April through June 1945.
6th Marine Division demolition crew watches as one of its dynamite charges demolishes a Japanese cave during the Battle of Okinawa; c. April-June 1945
6th Marine Division demolition crew watches as one of its dynamite charges demolishes a Japanese cave during the Battle of Okinawa; c. April-June 1945
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June 20, 1944, Normandy: an MP of the 82nd Airborne, Allied Forces, jokes with a local woman in the streets of Sainte-Mere-Eglise.
A US 5th Army truck loaded with gasoline cans burns after being strafed by German planes; Italy, November 1944.
A US 5th Army truck loaded with gasoline cans burns after being strafed by German planes; Italy, November 1944.
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This photo was taken by Life Magazine photographer Frank Scherschel in November 1942. At the time, Scherschel was based at Midway Island, just about five months after the famous battle. These Dauntlesses are all part of Marine Dive Bomber Squadron 241 (VMSB-241). VMSB-241 had seen action during the Battle of Midway. Under the command of Major Lofton R. Henderson, 16 Douglas SBD Dauntless and 11 Vought SB2U Vindicator dive bombers attacked the Japanese carrier force at around 8:25am on June 4. Henderson led the Dauntlesses on a glide bombing attack against the carrier Hiryū. No hits were scored and 8 Dauntlesses were shot down, including Major Henderson's. When Marine forces captured the Japanese airfield on Guadalcanal in August 1942, it was renamed Henderson Field in his honor.
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Oh please, what was he thinking? A roll in the hay in Normandy with an older woman until he made her laugh out loud and saw that she was lacking half her teeth?
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August 1943 - Gen. ‘Lightning’ Joe Collins, New Georgia, Solomon Islands. In the ETO, his combat experience made him the best choice (over Woodruf) to lead VII Corps during Operation Cobra (the breakout from Normandy).
Bradley (commander, First US Army in Normandy) respected Collins’ Pacific combat experience and his remarkable tactical adaptability. Collins even amended elements of Bradley’s Cobra plans, expanding the originally limited envelopment of the town of Coutances into a larger encirclement - which in turn threatened German defences west of the river Vire, leading to a disorganised defence and the ability of US units to make significant gains.
Bradley (commander, First US Army in Normandy) respected Collins’ Pacific combat experience and his remarkable tactical adaptability. Collins even amended elements of Bradley’s Cobra plans, expanding the originally limited envelopment of the town of Coutances into a larger encirclement - which in turn threatened German defences west of the river Vire, leading to a disorganised defence and the ability of US units to make significant gains.
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Men of the 509th Parachute Infantry Batt., First Airborne Task Force, after landing near Muy in Provence, Southern France. 14-15 August, 1944.
11th Regiment, 5th Division US Private Charles Preston, of Nicholasville, Kentucky, brushes snow from a M1917 Browning machine gun mounted on his jeep. His unit was moving in against the German counterattack in the Ardennes during the 'Battle of the Bulge' which was then barely a week old, in the frontline of Luxemburg. 21st Dec 1944
11th Regiment, 5th Division US Private Charles Preston, of Nicholasville, Kentucky, brushes snow from a M1917 Browning machine gun mounted on his jeep. His unit was moving in against the German counterattack in the Ardennes during the 'Battle of the Bulge' which was then barely a week old, in the frontline of Luxemburg. 21st Dec 1944
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