Smokey Stover
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T-34 & Panzer IV of the 2nd SS "das reich"
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michaelmaltby
Colonel
Smokey Stover
Banned
That's a good pic. I never realized quite how big those panzerfaust's were. Such a simple but cruel weapon.
Smokey Stover
Banned
M-4 Tank of Armored Battalion attached to 2D Infantry Division, US First Army, burns in street of Leipzig 18th April 1945
Smokey Stover
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A view of SB2U Vindicators of Scouting Squadron (VS) 72 off the carrier Wasp (CV 7) in formation in 1940
michaelmaltby
Colonel
.. like watching Custer's Cavalry ... on parade .. back home.
Torpedo bombing on a battle fleet is just such a daunting mission ... so many factors to deal with and a dubious torpedo .... almost certainly doomed .... but their attack forced the IJN to play its hand before the Dauntless dbs arrived.
The Dominator is iconic because of the losses of Midway ... one fatal engagement. IMO
Torpedo bombing on a battle fleet is just such a daunting mission ... so many factors to deal with and a dubious torpedo .... almost certainly doomed .... but their attack forced the IJN to play its hand before the Dauntless dbs arrived.
The Dominator is iconic because of the losses of Midway ... one fatal engagement. IMO
Good shots guys!
michaelmaltby
Colonel
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Dominik, is that a photo of a Polish Cavalry unit in action during the defense of Poland, September 1940?
michaelmaltby
Colonel
I don't think so. A such image would be something very rare, especially taken in 1940. The most of pics showing the Polish Cavalery in action has been taken at the interwar period. Mostly during the summer military manoeuvres in 1937-1938. What is more please pay your attention to the guys in the enlarged shots below... the first one is keeping a MG what wasn't the armament of the Polish Cavalery in 1939. It was the 7,92mm wz.29 Mauser rifle with a bayonet wz.28 or wz.29. A couple of cavalery units were stil armed with the older Polish made Mauser 7.92mm wz.1898 rifle It seems that other riders in the source pic are armed with the same MGs.
Secondly, the Polish Cavalery used helmets at war during fighting but not forage caps. The shape of all side caps worn by the riders in the pic looks like the soviet one. Also the blouses of the riders'uniforms look like the russian ones of the characteristic shape at the bottom area where the belt was.To sum up I would say that's the Red Army Cavalery but not the Polish one..
Crimea_River
Marshal
I think that it is also a photo montage. The smoke in the background appears out of scale and is more grainy than the soldiers.
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Benevolens Magister
I agree - it looks like a typical 'propaganda' shot of the period.
Soviet T-28 - T-28 - Wikipedia
