Picture of the day.

[vikingBerserker]

That things is a hoss!

 

[michaelmaltby]

the pic source: Bundesarchiv

 

[Leutnant]

A rare picture of a Heinkel He-162 "Volksjaeger" being readied for exhibition during a London captured plane exhibition. Photo taken September 14, 1945, in Hyde Park, London.

 

[Leutnant]

A unseen picture of Wehrmacht General Anton Dostler being tied to a stake in Aversa, Italy on December 1, 1945. Ordered executed by U.S. Army after ordering the shooting of 15 unarmed American prisoners in La Spezia, Italy, on March 26, 1944.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Interesting that they allowed him to wear his uniform.

 

[Leutnant]

From what I learned, the Army sentenced him to death within two hours of his capture, so he probably was executed on the same day that he was captured. Most likely didn't have anything else to put him in. Oh, also, I found a colored version of the picture.

 

[Leutnant]

A picture of his body immediately after his execution. Note the U.S. Army Signal Corps tag on the bottom left.

 

[michaelmaltby]

the pic source: Bundesarchiv

 

[special ed]

Here! Pull my finger.

 

[Wurger]

the pic source: Bundesarchiv.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Looks like a fricken gun turret from a destroyer.

 

[michaelmaltby]

the pic source: Bundesarchiv

 

[michaelmaltby]

Only 334 KV-2s were built in all from late 1939 to mid-1941.

 

[Wurger]

Yep .. it seems that many of them were damaged and abandoned in 1941.

the pic source; Bundesarchiv.

 

[Glider]

I'm struck by how clean, almost factory fresh most of these KV2's seem to be. I know the KV1 had a lot of trouble with clutch failures and wonder if this was a factor in any of these losses.

Also on posting 13622 I don't recognise the tank turret in the background, does anyone have any ideas?

 

[michaelmaltby]

... late 1941 KV-1s, IMO.

Kliment Voroshilov. Marshal of the Soviet Union, member of the GKO, HQ (Stavka) liaison agent, thrise Hero of the Soviet Union. [picture source Wikipedia]

"I'm struck by how clean, almost factory fresh most of these KV2's seem to be."
More KVs and T-34s were lost due to accidents during manouvers/positioning than were lost in total combat in 1941 - 42. Crews had almost no familiarization time.

 

[Wurger]

Yep.. the KV heavy tanks were named after the Soviet defence commissar and politician Kliment Voroshilov.

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots guys!

 

[Wurger]

Also on posting 13622 I don't recognise the tank turret in the background, does anyone have any ideas?

It is a knocked out one of these Land Lease British Valentine tanks.

The pic source: Benno's Figures Forum • Italeri 1/72 Valentine Tank

 

[michaelmaltby]

I stand corrected .... thanks

the pic source: Bundesarchiv