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U.S. Marine F4U Corsair #611 of VMF-312 on Okinawa April 17, 1945.
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P-40 Warhawk fighters of the 65th Fighter Squadron in North Africa, 1943. No photo credit available.
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J2M3 Raiden BI-01 and BI-02 ATAIU-SEA in flight, Malaya
J2M3 Raiden BI-01 and BI-02 ATAIU-SEA in flight, Malaya
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B-29's prop flew into fuselage after the bomber was damage during Yokohama raid; landed safely at Iwo Jima https://wrhstol.com/2RJSUBq .
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Gerhard Mix's Messerschmitt Bf 109F4 Trop Yellow 5 of 6.JG27 Yellow 5. Egypt, 14 Aug, 1942
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Battle of Shanghai, 1937 [Wikipedia]
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In 1930, Falkenhausen retired from the service and in 1934 went to China to serve as Chiang Kai-shek's military advisor, as part of the Sino-German cooperation to reform the Chinese army.[6] During the reformation, von Falkenhausen was responsible for most of the military training. Original plans by von Seeckt called for a drastic reduction of the military to 60 elite divisions modelled on the Wehrmacht, but questions as to which factions would be axed remained a problem.
Some 80,000 Chinese troops, in eight divisions, were trained and formed the elite of Chiang's army. However, China was not ready to face Japan on equal terms, and Chiang's decision to pit all of his new divisions in the Battle of Shanghai, despite objections from his both staff officers and von Falkenhausen, would cost him one-third of his best troops.[7] Chiang switched his strategy to preserve strength for the eventual civil war.
Von Falkenhausen recommended that Chiang fight a war of attrition as Falkenhausen calculated that Japan could not win a long term war. He suggested that Chiang should hold the Yellow River line, and not attack until later in the war. Also, Chiang should give up a number of provinces in northern China including Shandong. He also recommended to construct a number of fortifications at strategically important locations to slow a Japanese advance.[8] Falkenhausen also advised the Chinese to establish a number of guerrilla operations behind Japanese lines.[9]
In 1937 Nazi Germany allied with the Empire of Japan, which with the Republic of China was fighting the Second Sino-Japanese War. As a goodwill gesture to Japan, Germany recognized the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo, withdrew German support from China and forced Falkenhausen to resign by threatening to punish his family" [Wikipedia]
In 1930, Falkenhausen retired from the service and in 1934 went to China to serve as Chiang Kai-shek's military advisor, as part of the Sino-German cooperation to reform the Chinese army.[6] During the reformation, von Falkenhausen was responsible for most of the military training. Original plans by von Seeckt called for a drastic reduction of the military to 60 elite divisions modelled on the Wehrmacht, but questions as to which factions would be axed remained a problem.
Some 80,000 Chinese troops, in eight divisions, were trained and formed the elite of Chiang's army. However, China was not ready to face Japan on equal terms, and Chiang's decision to pit all of his new divisions in the Battle of Shanghai, despite objections from his both staff officers and von Falkenhausen, would cost him one-third of his best troops.[7] Chiang switched his strategy to preserve strength for the eventual civil war.
Von Falkenhausen recommended that Chiang fight a war of attrition as Falkenhausen calculated that Japan could not win a long term war. He suggested that Chiang should hold the Yellow River line, and not attack until later in the war. Also, Chiang should give up a number of provinces in northern China including Shandong. He also recommended to construct a number of fortifications at strategically important locations to slow a Japanese advance.[8] Falkenhausen also advised the Chinese to establish a number of guerrilla operations behind Japanese lines.[9]
In 1937 Nazi Germany allied with the Empire of Japan, which with the Republic of China was fighting the Second Sino-Japanese War. As a goodwill gesture to Japan, Germany recognized the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo, withdrew German support from China and forced Falkenhausen to resign by threatening to punish his family" [Wikipedia]
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American soldiers hitch a ride on an M4A3E8 76 mm Sherman tank of the US 10th Armored Division, Germany, April 1945. No photo credit available.
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This day in 1943, aircraft carrier USS Yorktown was commissioned at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, USA, with Captain Joseph J. Clark in command. Yorktown was decommissioned in 1970 and in 1975 became a museum ship. The date was April 15. No photo credit available.
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Two Canadian Sherman tanks from The Fort Garry Horse clearing the streets of Groningen, Netherlands, April 1945. No photo credit available.
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Flak 30 20mm anti-aircraft guns cover engineers who build a bridge over the Bug River, July 1941. No photo credit available.
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B-32 bomber at rest at an airfield in the Philippines (1945). No photo credit available.
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syscom3
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On This day 75 years ago, April 18 1945
The sad cost of a war almost over.
War photographer Robert Capa took this iconic photo of American soldier Raymond J. Bowman who was shot and killed by a German sniper in the battle for Leipzig on 18 April 1945. The soldier became known as the 'last man to die' in WWII after the image appeared in Life magazine's Victory issue.
Raymond J. Bowman was born in Rochester, New York on April 2, 1924, the fifth of seven children to George and Florence Rebecca (née Ward) Bowman. After graduating high school, Bowman was drafted into the United States Army on June 21, 1943; Bowman was unmarried, and had no children. He was assigned to Company D of the 23rd Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division on July 5, 1943, where he later qualified as a machine gunner. In January 1944, he was sent overseas to the United Kingdom in preparation for Operation Overlord. Bowman served in France, where he was wounded in action on August 3, 1944, and later in Belgium and Germany. He reached the rank of Private first class during his service.
On April 18, 1945 in Leipzig, Germany, while Bowman and other troops were fighting to secure a bridge from a position inside an apartment building, Bowman was shot and killed by a German sniper while reloading his M1917 Browning machine gun. Nearby photographer Robert Capa captured images of the fight, Bowman's death, and the immediate aftermath, which gained fame in Life magazine with the caption "The picture of the last man to die." The Life magazine article did not identify the soldiers in the photographs by name, although Bowman's family recognized him by the small pin (which bore his initials) that he always wore on his collar.
Bowman received many honors for his service, including the Bronze Star Medal, an Army Good Conduct Medal, and two Purple Hearts.
In July 2015, the city of Leipzig, Germany voted to name the street in front of the apartment building where Bowman was killed "Bowmanstraße" after him (previously a part of Jahnallee). The renaming took place on April 17, 2016. The apartment building now contains a small memorial with Capa's photographs and information about Bowman.
The sad cost of a war almost over.
War photographer Robert Capa took this iconic photo of American soldier Raymond J. Bowman who was shot and killed by a German sniper in the battle for Leipzig on 18 April 1945. The soldier became known as the 'last man to die' in WWII after the image appeared in Life magazine's Victory issue.
Raymond J. Bowman was born in Rochester, New York on April 2, 1924, the fifth of seven children to George and Florence Rebecca (née Ward) Bowman. After graduating high school, Bowman was drafted into the United States Army on June 21, 1943; Bowman was unmarried, and had no children. He was assigned to Company D of the 23rd Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division on July 5, 1943, where he later qualified as a machine gunner. In January 1944, he was sent overseas to the United Kingdom in preparation for Operation Overlord. Bowman served in France, where he was wounded in action on August 3, 1944, and later in Belgium and Germany. He reached the rank of Private first class during his service.
On April 18, 1945 in Leipzig, Germany, while Bowman and other troops were fighting to secure a bridge from a position inside an apartment building, Bowman was shot and killed by a German sniper while reloading his M1917 Browning machine gun. Nearby photographer Robert Capa captured images of the fight, Bowman's death, and the immediate aftermath, which gained fame in Life magazine with the caption "The picture of the last man to die." The Life magazine article did not identify the soldiers in the photographs by name, although Bowman's family recognized him by the small pin (which bore his initials) that he always wore on his collar.
Bowman received many honors for his service, including the Bronze Star Medal, an Army Good Conduct Medal, and two Purple Hearts.
In July 2015, the city of Leipzig, Germany voted to name the street in front of the apartment building where Bowman was killed "Bowmanstraße" after him (previously a part of Jahnallee). The renaming took place on April 17, 2016. The apartment building now contains a small memorial with Capa's photographs and information about Bowman.
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HMS Khedive's flight deck control officer (in white wearing Mae West) drops his flag to signal that the leading Hellcat (of 808 Sqdn) be launched into the air by catapult. Taken during a sortie against the Japanese off Sumatra.
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US Navy Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat rests on the flight deck of USS Bataan as Marine and Navy Honor Guards prepare for a burial at sea off Okinawa, April 18, 1945.
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Extremely heavy damage on a B-17
