Picture of the day. (5 Viewers)

[michaelmaltby]

... what's the story on the tank? It looks like the guy right on the bow is guiding the tank ... minefield ahead possibly?
Box mines, probably. Widely used by the Soviets in quick retreats.

 

[fastmongrel]

 

[Wurger]

... what's the story on the tank? It looks like the guy right on the bow is guiding the tank ... minefield ahead possibly?
Box mines, probably. Widely used by the Soviets in quick retreats.

The caption says ... soviet soldiers with a captured Pz.Kpfw. III Aufs J on a street of a liberated village. The tank belonged to the German 18th Armour Division and was captured by the russian units of the Bryansk Front in the September, 1941.

Here is another shot of the tank.

 

[leons]

Canadians ... signing up

Looks like pay day

 

[michaelmaltby]

 

[Wurger]

 

[michaelmaltby]

"... Looks like pay day"
photo reference, please

 

[Greg Boeser]

This one.

 

[michaelmaltby]

Back on the Elbe

 

[v2]

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[vikingBerserker]

Ugh, I feel for them.

 

[Shortround6]

...View attachment 490783

Hey, If we get about 8 more guys we can put this thing on the commandant's porch tonight while he is sleeping...........

 

[fastmongrel]

17 pounder firing in Tunisia 1943. Thats some recoil.

 

[michaelmaltby]

 

[v2]

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[Airframes]

"We build a special bridge for der Tigers, but Otto just has to be different, and play in der mud, again, und get stuck, again - dumkopf !"

 

[Smokey Stover]

 

[Smokey Stover]

Seafire

 

[michaelmaltby]

.... note the German field glasses that have been 'liberated'

 

[syscom3]

A Dauntless over Dublon Island, Truk, Atoll