Picture of the day. (19 Viewers)

[Wurger]

 

[michaelmaltby]

Bundesarchiv
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[Wurger]

Launching of HMS Ursula, 1944 ...

the pic source: the Internet.

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[Wurger]

Italian POWs in the North Africa ....

the pic source: the Internet.

 

[michaelmaltby]

Bundesarchiv

 

[Peter Gunn]

the pic source: the Internet.

What are the two words chalked above the drivers view slit? Can't make them out.

 

[Peter Gunn]

Caption - "Inglewood California 1942, Captain B.R. Eckstein, Army Air Force's representative at North American climbs into a P-51 Mustang fighter for a final test before acceptance by the Army Air Force"

Source - U. S. Library of Congress.

 

[Peter Gunn]

Caption - "Inglewood California 1942, The wing of a North American B-25 is prepared for painting on the "California Assembly Line." The girl is taping down strips of paper to protect areas not to be painted"

Source - U. S. Library of Congress

 

[Peter Gunn]

Caption - "Inglewood California 1942, A Negro employee on North American's flight ramp tows a B-25 bomber into place"

Source - U. S. Library of Congress

 

[Wurger]

What are the two words chalked above the drivers view slit? Can't make them out.

It is in French. "Ouah! Ouah !" can be translated as Woof, woof! or Wow!. So it is the sound of barking of a dog or the one of admiration. IMHO it is the barking in the case.

 

[special ed]

A test pilot in riding britches and boots. What, no spurs?

 

[Wurger]

A W-11 Wanderer car in Amsterdam , 1940 ....

the pic source: Bundesarchiv

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[Greg Boeser]

RE #13994
Judging by the uniforms, this is not 1940.

 

[special ed]

I'm curious about what is attached to the front wheel. The rifles and personal equipment seems right but there is no battle damage to the buildings and the streets are clean.

 

[Wurger]

RE #13994
Judging by the uniforms, this is not 1940.

To be honest I have thought the same. The type battle dresses may indicate that. But I have checked on a couple of sources more and all of the Dutch ones say " The SS Division Deutschland ( later the SS-Panzer Div. Das Reich and previously SS-Verfügungstruppe or SS-VT ) in Netherlands , Amsterdam, 1940. Here two shots more I found additionally. The first one shows the same vehicle. Additionally , also other images of the SS soldiers taken in Holand and France at that time seem to confirm wearing of the type of the battle dress in 1940.

the pic source: Bundesarchiv.

the pic source: Men of Wehrmacht: SS Division Deutschland in Netherlands 1940

A couple of nice shots taken in 1940 can be seen here : 6533 - Into the Cauldron - Das Reich in France 1940

 

[michaelmaltby]

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[Wurger]

An appendix to my posts #13994 and #13998

SS-VT Division in France 1940 ... The kind of the battle dresses can be noticed clearly. More of great images of the unit taken during the Battle of France in 1940 can be found with the link below.

the pic source: "VT Division" Original Photos