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Part of the ijsel linie HomeRandom sherman turret alongside the road... Don't know the story here...
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Ah yeah, of course, I should have known that. Thanks!Part of the ijsel linie Home
Good point Terry and that might explain why there are also photos of this tank where the turret faces other ways. I've been puzzled over those, contemplating if it was the same tank or not.Excellent Marcel.
Karl and I have been wanting to get back to Arnhem, but the Covid restrictions prevented it. Maybe next year.
The glider skeleton represents an American Waco glider.
Regarding the Tiger II. For years I've been trying to determine if the photos are actual WW2, or from the movie "Theirs is the Glory", made a year after the battle, using actual surviving Airborne troops, when at least one Tiger II was dragged into position for a couple of scenes. The photos have appeared in so many publications over the years, that it's almost impossible to be sure.
There's a good video, made by a Dutch girl, describing the making of the movie, and the real battle, which shows the tank being towed to the desired location(s), and this has cast doubt, to me, on the origins of the photos.
Excellent Marcel.
Karl and I have been wanting to get back to Arnhem, but the Covid restrictions prevented it. Maybe next year.
The glider skeleton represents an American Waco glider.
Regarding the Tiger II. For years I've been trying to determine if the photos are actual WW2, or from the movie "Theirs is the Glory", made a year after the battle, using actual surviving Airborne troops, when at least one Tiger II was dragged into position for a couple of scenes. The photos have appeared in so many publications over the years, that it's almost impossible to be sure.
There's a good video, made by a Dutch girl, describing the making of the movie, and the real battle, which shows the tank being towed to the desired location(s), and this has cast doubt, to me, on the origins of the photos.
See how the gun seems to point in different direction from the photo I used in my mock-up. In my photo it points to the right, while in these photos it points to the left-front. It's definitely the same location though. The last picture makes that very clear. That hole in the wall of the house has exactly the same shape.Airframes
From Concord 7039 German Armoured Units at Arnhem, September 1944.
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