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Knocked out British MkII (female) tank "586" near Bullecourt.
The tank is from British unit No. 11 Company, D Battalion and took part in the Battle of Bullecourt on 11 April 1917. Although some sources claim this tank had penetrated as far as Reincourt and Hendecourt, it is now known to have been disabled near the German trench lines.
The tank is from British unit No. 11 Company, D Battalion and took part in the Battle of Bullecourt on 11 April 1917. Although some sources claim this tank had penetrated as far as Reincourt and Hendecourt, it is now known to have been disabled near the German trench lines.
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17 July 1944
Lt John Fothergill, Cpl Stan Walmsley, Tr. Jim Swain and L/Cpl David Thomas of 'B' Squadron, 5th Btn., 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, on their Mk. IV Churchill "Briton" tank, in a bivouac area behind the front lines, south west of Caen.
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Lt John Fothergill, Cpl Stan Walmsley, Tr. Jim Swain and L/Cpl David Thomas of 'B' Squadron, 5th Btn., 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, 34th Tank Brigade, on their Mk. IV Churchill "Briton" tank, in a bivouac area behind the front lines, south west of Caen.
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The Battle of Anzio in Italy, during January-June 1944
Two captured German paratroopers carry a wounded British soldier who has lost a foot in a mine explosion near Anzio, Italy, May 22, 1944.
The Battle of Anzio was a battle of the Italian Campaign of World War II that took place from January 22, 1944 (beginning with the Allied amphibious landing known as Operation Shingle) to June 5, 1944 (ending with the capture of Rome).
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Two captured German paratroopers carry a wounded British soldier who has lost a foot in a mine explosion near Anzio, Italy, May 22, 1944.
The Battle of Anzio was a battle of the Italian Campaign of World War II that took place from January 22, 1944 (beginning with the Allied amphibious landing known as Operation Shingle) to June 5, 1944 (ending with the capture of Rome).
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quite graphic image of the action of a mine, in Colombia we stopped seeing it daily thanks to the intervention of the Demining Brigade of Military Engineers, despite the fact that the FARC did not comply with the commitment to say where they had buried the mines
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A German Machine Gun Team, armed with a MG34 (with a Leitz Wetzlar ZF12 optical sight mounted), takes position (for what is likely a propaganda shot) near a FLAK-battery, Hoogvliet, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. (Date unknown)
The MG 34 is mounted on a Lafette 34 tripod. For the medium machine gun role the MG 34 Lafette 34, included a number of features, such as recoil absorbing buffer springs, MG Z 34 or MG Z 40 periscope-type telescopic sight containing special sighting equipment for indirect fire or the late World War II MG Z 44, designed for direct fire only.
The legs could be extended with a Lafetteaufsatzstück to allow it to be used in the low level anti-aircraft role, and when lowered, it could be placed to allow the gun to be fired "remotely" while it swept an arc in front of the mounting with fire.
Mounted to the Lafette and aimed through the telescopic sight the effective range of the MG 34 could be extended out to 3,500 m (3,828 yd) when fired indirectly.
Another unique feature of German World War II machine guns was the Tiefenfeuerautomat feature on the Lafette 34 tripod. If selected, this feature mechanically controlled the rise and fall of the gun, elevating the gun for five rounds and then depressing it for four rounds. It lengthened the beaten zone by walking the fire in wave like motions up and down the range in a predefined area.
In the later stages of World War II ballistic correction directions were added for overshooting friendly forces with S.m.E. – Spitzgeschoß mit Eisenkern (spitzer with iron core) ammunition of which the external ballistic behaviour started to significantly deviate from 1,500 m (1,640 yd) upwards compared to the s.S. Patrone (s.S. ball cartridge).
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The MG 34 is mounted on a Lafette 34 tripod. For the medium machine gun role the MG 34 Lafette 34, included a number of features, such as recoil absorbing buffer springs, MG Z 34 or MG Z 40 periscope-type telescopic sight containing special sighting equipment for indirect fire or the late World War II MG Z 44, designed for direct fire only.
The legs could be extended with a Lafetteaufsatzstück to allow it to be used in the low level anti-aircraft role, and when lowered, it could be placed to allow the gun to be fired "remotely" while it swept an arc in front of the mounting with fire.
Mounted to the Lafette and aimed through the telescopic sight the effective range of the MG 34 could be extended out to 3,500 m (3,828 yd) when fired indirectly.
Another unique feature of German World War II machine guns was the Tiefenfeuerautomat feature on the Lafette 34 tripod. If selected, this feature mechanically controlled the rise and fall of the gun, elevating the gun for five rounds and then depressing it for four rounds. It lengthened the beaten zone by walking the fire in wave like motions up and down the range in a predefined area.
In the later stages of World War II ballistic correction directions were added for overshooting friendly forces with S.m.E. – Spitzgeschoß mit Eisenkern (spitzer with iron core) ammunition of which the external ballistic behaviour started to significantly deviate from 1,500 m (1,640 yd) upwards compared to the s.S. Patrone (s.S. ball cartridge).
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Look closely at the photo...it appears that the German carrying him on the left is missing his left foot as well.....?
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The only information for this image on the Canadian Library & Archive page was the simple sentence, "RCAF Curtiss Kittyhawk's in formation flight!"
Photo: Canadian Library & Archives. Ref. SAI539
Image Repair & Colourisation - Nathan Howland
Photo: Canadian Library & Archives. Ref. SAI539
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23 July 1916
Back at rest after the taking of Pozieres, by the 1st ANZAC Division. An Australian soldier having a shave while wearing a captured German pickelhaube (helmet) .
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Back at rest after the taking of Pozieres, by the 1st ANZAC Division. An Australian soldier having a shave while wearing a captured German pickelhaube (helmet) .
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British Cruiser Mk IV (left) and Light Tank Mk VIB ('Athos' of 'A' Squadron) of 3rd County of London Yeomanry, 1st Armoured Division, during an exercise in Houghton in West Sussex, 5 February 1941.
The scout car in the background belongs to the 22nd Armoured Brigade Headquarters.
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Puttnam, Len A. (Captain)
War Office official photographer
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The scout car in the background belongs to the 22nd Armoured Brigade Headquarters.
(Photo source - © IWM H 7028)
Puttnam, Len A. (Captain)
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In November of 1944, Corporal Carlton Chapman of the 761st Tank Battalion poses for the camera in his M4 tank near Nancy, France. Four days after this picture was taken, Cpl. Chapman was killed in action
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24 July 1918. British, French and Italian wounded at a dressing station in the Bois de Reims during the Battle of the Tardenois.The Brits are from the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) and the RAMC.
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The ship’s cat has been common feature on many trading, exploration and naval ships dating to ancient times. They were used to attack and kill rodents which would cause damage to ropes, woodwork, food, and stores, and would spread disease.
These two kittens lived aboard HMS Hawkins, a heavy cruiser built by the Royal Navy during the First World War, though not completed until 1919. The kittens are pictured inside the barrel of a 7.5 inch gun.
The Royal Navy banned cats and other pet animals from all ships on the ocean in 1975 on hygiene grounds, however cats are still common on many private ships.
© Colourised by Tom Marshall (PhotograFix).
These two kittens lived aboard HMS Hawkins, a heavy cruiser built by the Royal Navy during the First World War, though not completed until 1919. The kittens are pictured inside the barrel of a 7.5 inch gun.
The Royal Navy banned cats and other pet animals from all ships on the ocean in 1975 on hygiene grounds, however cats are still common on many private ships.
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A Polish servicewoman in German uniform is checking the identity card of driver William Massey of the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps at the main gate of a German prisoner-of-war camp for female personnel of the Polish Army, located north of Haren, Germany, 7 May 1945.
The Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (RCASC) was an administrative and transport corps of the Canadian Army and was established in the Non-Permanent Active Militia in 1901.
The RCASC, along with the rest of the Army, underwent a rapid expansion as Canada mobilized for the Second World War.
In addition to maintaining transport for the army on land, the RCASC also commanded and maintained a ship-borne freight and patrol company, the Pacific Command Water Transport Company, during World War II.
It provided support to Canadian Soldiers wherever they went; training in Canada and Great Britain, the campaign in north-west Europe and in the campaign in Italy. The RCASC moved supplies from the rear areas to the front-lines. They delivered all rations, ammunition, petroleum products, and all other essentials. They did so with a variety of vehicles ranging from three to ten ton trucks, and forty ton tank transporters.
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The Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (RCASC) was an administrative and transport corps of the Canadian Army and was established in the Non-Permanent Active Militia in 1901.
The RCASC, along with the rest of the Army, underwent a rapid expansion as Canada mobilized for the Second World War.
In addition to maintaining transport for the army on land, the RCASC also commanded and maintained a ship-borne freight and patrol company, the Pacific Command Water Transport Company, during World War II.
It provided support to Canadian Soldiers wherever they went; training in Canada and Great Britain, the campaign in north-west Europe and in the campaign in Italy. The RCASC moved supplies from the rear areas to the front-lines. They delivered all rations, ammunition, petroleum products, and all other essentials. They did so with a variety of vehicles ranging from three to ten ton trucks, and forty ton tank transporters.
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