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"Troops of the 1st Platoon, 1st Company, 5th Battalion, 2nd Brigade (3rd Carpathian Rifles Division, 2nd Polish Corps) loading a 2 inch mortar under cover of a destroyed German self-propelled gun in support of a patrol. The signaller is crouching behind, Faenza, 13 February 1945".(IWM Caption)
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Taken at Gontrode, East Flanders, in the first week of July 1917, this photograph shows Richthofen in conversation with Hauptmann Rudolf Kleine and Oberleutnant Martin Gerlich of Kamfgeschwader 3. Two Albatros D.V are parked in the background the front one seemingly painted red overall, is Richthofen's machine (1177/17) the second appears to have a the markings of Ltn. Kurt Wolf.
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General Sir Harold Alexander, commanding 15th Army Group, talks to British and American officers in Anzio, 14 February 1944. (IWM)
Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (10 December 1891 – 16 June 1969), was a senior and highly decorated British Army officer who served in both of the world wars.
In addition, following the end of his military career, he served as Governor General of Canada and became the first Lord Lieutenant of Greater London in 1965.
During World War II he operated in several theaters of war: Burma and India 1942, The Middle East and North Africa 1942−1943, Sicily and Italy 1943−1945.
Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (10 December 1891 – 16 June 1969), was a senior and highly decorated British Army officer who served in both of the world wars.
In addition, following the end of his military career, he served as Governor General of Canada and became the first Lord Lieutenant of Greater London in 1965.
During World War II he operated in several theaters of war: Burma and India 1942, The Middle East and North Africa 1942−1943, Sicily and Italy 1943−1945.
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22 July 1944
During an air attack on a Japanese seaplane base and barge landing at Kokas, Enga, Dutch New Guinea,
a Douglas A-20G-25-DO Havoc light attack bomber, serial number 43-9432, was hit by anti-aircraft gunfire and crashed into the sea.
The pilot, 1st Lieutenant James L. Knarr 0-797844, on his 70th combat mission, and gunner S/Sgt Charles G. Reichley 13093592, on his 46th, were killed. The A-20, named 'Bevo', had been assigned to the 387th Bombardment Squadron, 312th Bombardment Group, based at the Hollandia Airfield Complex.
The photos taken of the incident were actually meant to capture the bomb damage. The other A-20s, involved in their own runs and evasive maneuvers were unaware of the fate of this A-20, until the photos of the mission were developed.
A series of four photos, taken by another A-20 ahead of it captured the plane's last moments in the air. The A-20 piloted by Capt. Jack W. Klein) that recorded the pictures returned with 128 holes from gunfire. The other A-20 in the photo was Knarr's wingman, 2nd Lt. Melvin H. Kapson, who made it back to base undamaged. These photos were later released to the media and appeared in Yank Magazine and TIME Magazine in support of the war bond drive captioned "Death of an A-20".
The Douglas A-20G Havoc was a twin-engine light bomber developed from an earlier export aircraft produced for France and Britain. (In British service, it was known as the Boston. 7,348 A-20s were built at Douglas Aircraft Company plants in Long Beach, El Segundo and Santa Monica, California, from 1939 to 1945. All 2,850 of the A-20G variant were built at Santa Monica from 1943 to 1945.
During an air attack on a Japanese seaplane base and barge landing at Kokas, Enga, Dutch New Guinea,
a Douglas A-20G-25-DO Havoc light attack bomber, serial number 43-9432, was hit by anti-aircraft gunfire and crashed into the sea.
The pilot, 1st Lieutenant James L. Knarr 0-797844, on his 70th combat mission, and gunner S/Sgt Charles G. Reichley 13093592, on his 46th, were killed. The A-20, named 'Bevo', had been assigned to the 387th Bombardment Squadron, 312th Bombardment Group, based at the Hollandia Airfield Complex.
The photos taken of the incident were actually meant to capture the bomb damage. The other A-20s, involved in their own runs and evasive maneuvers were unaware of the fate of this A-20, until the photos of the mission were developed.
A series of four photos, taken by another A-20 ahead of it captured the plane's last moments in the air. The A-20 piloted by Capt. Jack W. Klein) that recorded the pictures returned with 128 holes from gunfire. The other A-20 in the photo was Knarr's wingman, 2nd Lt. Melvin H. Kapson, who made it back to base undamaged. These photos were later released to the media and appeared in Yank Magazine and TIME Magazine in support of the war bond drive captioned "Death of an A-20".
The Douglas A-20G Havoc was a twin-engine light bomber developed from an earlier export aircraft produced for France and Britain. (In British service, it was known as the Boston. 7,348 A-20s were built at Douglas Aircraft Company plants in Long Beach, El Segundo and Santa Monica, California, from 1939 to 1945. All 2,850 of the A-20G variant were built at Santa Monica from 1943 to 1945.
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July 21, 1944
U.S. Marines display the American flag for a photograph shortly after securing a beachhead during the liberation of Guam.
The Japanese occupation of Guam lasted for approximately 31 months. During this period, the indigenous people of Guam were subjected to forced labor, family separation, incarceration, execution, concentration camps and forced prostitution. Approximately 1,000 people died during the occupation, according to later Congressional committee testimony in 2004. Some historians estimate that war violence killed 10% of Guam's then 20,000 population.
The United States returned and fought the Battle of Guam from July 21 to August 10, 1944, to recapture the island from Japanese military occupation. More than 18,000 Japanese were killed as only 485 surrendered. Sergeant Shoichi Yokoi, who surrendered in January 1972, appears to have been the last confirmed Japanese holdout, having held out for 28 years in the forested back country on Guam. The United States also captured and occupied the nearby Northern Marianas Islands.
U.S. Marines display the American flag for a photograph shortly after securing a beachhead during the liberation of Guam.
The Japanese occupation of Guam lasted for approximately 31 months. During this period, the indigenous people of Guam were subjected to forced labor, family separation, incarceration, execution, concentration camps and forced prostitution. Approximately 1,000 people died during the occupation, according to later Congressional committee testimony in 2004. Some historians estimate that war violence killed 10% of Guam's then 20,000 population.
The United States returned and fought the Battle of Guam from July 21 to August 10, 1944, to recapture the island from Japanese military occupation. More than 18,000 Japanese were killed as only 485 surrendered. Sergeant Shoichi Yokoi, who surrendered in January 1972, appears to have been the last confirmed Japanese holdout, having held out for 28 years in the forested back country on Guam. The United States also captured and occupied the nearby Northern Marianas Islands.
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20 July 1944
USS Porpoise (SS-172), off Philadelphia Navy Yard, surface view.
Porpoise Class Submarine: Laid down, 27 October 1933, at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H.; Launched, 20 June 1935; Commissioned USS Porpoise (SS-172), 15 August 1935; Decommissioned, 15 November 1945; Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet; Placed in service as a Naval Reserve Training Ship at Houston, TX, 8 May 1947; Placed out of service and simultaneously struck from the Naval Register, 13 August 1956; Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 14 May 1957, to Southern Scrap Material Co., Ltd., New Orleans, LA. Porpoise earned 5 battle stars for World War II service.
USS Porpoise (SS-172), off Philadelphia Navy Yard, surface view.
Porpoise Class Submarine: Laid down, 27 October 1933, at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H.; Launched, 20 June 1935; Commissioned USS Porpoise (SS-172), 15 August 1935; Decommissioned, 15 November 1945; Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet; Placed in service as a Naval Reserve Training Ship at Houston, TX, 8 May 1947; Placed out of service and simultaneously struck from the Naval Register, 13 August 1956; Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 14 May 1957, to Southern Scrap Material Co., Ltd., New Orleans, LA. Porpoise earned 5 battle stars for World War II service.
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July 18, 1944
US Army Major General, Charles Hunter Gerhardt, Commander of the 29th Infantry Division. (Born 6/6/1895 - Died 9/10/1976)
Sitting on his Jeep Willys "Vixen Tor" reg. number No 20 47 24 19 in Normandy July 1944.
On July 18, 1944, after 43 days of incessant combat following its landing on Omaha Beach, the U.S. 29th Infantry Division, under the command of Major General Charles Hunter Gerhardt, entered Saint-Lo, France.
US Army Major General, Charles Hunter Gerhardt, Commander of the 29th Infantry Division. (Born 6/6/1895 - Died 9/10/1976)
Sitting on his Jeep Willys "Vixen Tor" reg. number No 20 47 24 19 in Normandy July 1944.
On July 18, 1944, after 43 days of incessant combat following its landing on Omaha Beach, the U.S. 29th Infantry Division, under the command of Major General Charles Hunter Gerhardt, entered Saint-Lo, France.
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End of 1943. In the bay of Vathy, on the island of Samos, a FlaK gunner on a Sd.kfz.10/4 DEMAG half-track equipped with a 2 cm FlaK 30 cannon.
The Sd.Kfz. 10 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug – special motorized vehicle) was a German half-track that saw widespread use in World War II. Its main role was as a prime mover for small towed guns, such as the 2 cm Flak 30, the 7.5 cm leIG, or the 3.7 cm Pak 36 anti-tank gun. It could carry eight troops in addition to towing a gun or trailer. Approximately 14,000 were produced between 1938 and 1945, making it one of the most widely produced German tactical vehicles of the war. It participated in the Invasion of Poland, the Battle of France, the Balkans Campaign and fought on both the Western Front and the Eastern Front, in North Africa and in Italy.
The Sd.Kfz. 10 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug – special motorized vehicle) was a German half-track that saw widespread use in World War II. Its main role was as a prime mover for small towed guns, such as the 2 cm Flak 30, the 7.5 cm leIG, or the 3.7 cm Pak 36 anti-tank gun. It could carry eight troops in addition to towing a gun or trailer. Approximately 14,000 were produced between 1938 and 1945, making it one of the most widely produced German tactical vehicles of the war. It participated in the Invasion of Poland, the Battle of France, the Balkans Campaign and fought on both the Western Front and the Eastern Front, in North Africa and in Italy.
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Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. (13 September 1887 - 12 July 1944)
Throughout World War II, Roosevelt suffered from health problems. He had arthritis, mostly from old World War I injuries, and walked with a cane. He also had heart trouble.
On 12 July 1944, one month after the landing at Utah Beach, he died of a heart attack in France. He was fifty-six years of age.
Roosevelt's temporary grave in Normandy.
Throughout World War II, Roosevelt suffered from health problems. He had arthritis, mostly from old World War I injuries, and walked with a cane. He also had heart trouble.
On 12 July 1944, one month after the landing at Utah Beach, he died of a heart attack in France. He was fifty-six years of age.
Roosevelt's temporary grave in Normandy.
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12 July 1943
Casualties from the "Battle of New Georgia."
Wounded Marines with the 4th Marine Raider Battalion lying on stretchers aboard a lighter. Munda Point, New Georgia, SW Pacific.
"......although both landings proceeded without resistance, what was meant to be a quick division-sized attack quickly bogged down due to thick jungle, the troops inexperience in jungle warfare, and a determined Japanese defense.
The Northern Landing Force, consisting of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Marine Raider Regiment and the 3rd Battalions of the 37th Infantry Division's 145th and 148th Infantry Regiments, were soon slowed by the dense jungle. The Western Landing Force, consisting of the 43rd Infantry Division's 169th and 172nd Infantry Regiments, immediately found difficulty in marching the five miles to Munda Airfield.
The men of the 43rd Infantry Division were soon introduced to the harsh realities of jungle warfare. Indeed, the 169th experienced great difficulty in even forming up for the main attack to begin on July 9, as the men (unaccustomed to combat) spent a sleepless night shooting at real and imagined enemy patrols.
When the main attack finally commenced on July 11, both regiments quickly suffered depletion by disease, combat fatigue, and aggressive Japanese harassment. Furthermore, even though the troops advanced slowly, the continuous rain and dense jungle stretched their supply lines to the breaking point, with ammunition and the wounded being moved by hand over miles of difficult terrain.
By July 15, despite General Hester's commitment of a battalion from the 103rd Infantry Regiment and a Marine Light Tank Company, as well as great efforts by Army engineers to keep moving men and materiel forward, the attack on Munda Airfield had completely stalled without even denting the formidable Japanese main defenses."
Casualties from the "Battle of New Georgia."
Wounded Marines with the 4th Marine Raider Battalion lying on stretchers aboard a lighter. Munda Point, New Georgia, SW Pacific.
"......although both landings proceeded without resistance, what was meant to be a quick division-sized attack quickly bogged down due to thick jungle, the troops inexperience in jungle warfare, and a determined Japanese defense.
The Northern Landing Force, consisting of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Marine Raider Regiment and the 3rd Battalions of the 37th Infantry Division's 145th and 148th Infantry Regiments, were soon slowed by the dense jungle. The Western Landing Force, consisting of the 43rd Infantry Division's 169th and 172nd Infantry Regiments, immediately found difficulty in marching the five miles to Munda Airfield.
The men of the 43rd Infantry Division were soon introduced to the harsh realities of jungle warfare. Indeed, the 169th experienced great difficulty in even forming up for the main attack to begin on July 9, as the men (unaccustomed to combat) spent a sleepless night shooting at real and imagined enemy patrols.
When the main attack finally commenced on July 11, both regiments quickly suffered depletion by disease, combat fatigue, and aggressive Japanese harassment. Furthermore, even though the troops advanced slowly, the continuous rain and dense jungle stretched their supply lines to the breaking point, with ammunition and the wounded being moved by hand over miles of difficult terrain.
By July 15, despite General Hester's commitment of a battalion from the 103rd Infantry Regiment and a Marine Light Tank Company, as well as great efforts by Army engineers to keep moving men and materiel forward, the attack on Munda Airfield had completely stalled without even denting the formidable Japanese main defenses."
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1942 North Africa. A German Obergefreiter and an Italian Bersagliere from the 9th Regiment talk and smoke, sitting near a reconnaissance vehicle. (Ecpad photo)
The North African Campaign was a series of battles in the deserts of North Africa between the Allies, mainly the British Commonwealth and later the United States, and the Axis powers led by Germany and Italy. This campaign took place from 1940 to 1943 and included famous battles such as El Alamein, Tobruk and in Libyan desert.
The North African Campaign was a series of battles in the deserts of North Africa between the Allies, mainly the British Commonwealth and later the United States, and the Axis powers led by Germany and Italy. This campaign took place from 1940 to 1943 and included famous battles such as El Alamein, Tobruk and in Libyan desert.
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The 83rd Infantry Division was dubbed the "Ragtag Circus" due to the almost unbelievable variety of vehicles they fielded. The 83rd would basically commandeer any German vehicle they could get their hands on. Captured vehicles were given a slap-dash green paint scheme with stars added for identification, then immediately returned to the fight.
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