German is an amazing language.
Word of the day.
I tried pronouncing this and I scared my dog off the bed
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operationkino: milaryn: my-ear-trumpet: German is an amazing...
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culturewithagrainofassualt: If Vanity is a sin, I’m surely...
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culturewithagrainofassualt: Reason number 9 of why I love...
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reparations: “The battalion was virtually wiped out three times...
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Pictures of War: I went to a sniper's nest in Bosnia.
Pictures of War: I went to a sniper's nest in Bosnia.:
While in Mostar, the largest city of the Herzegovina region in Bosnia-Herzegovina, I visited a ruined building used as a snipers’ nest during the war. That’s it, the tall building in the photo above. Apparently it used to be a bank.
It was actually a local girl who told me…
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sovietspook: theaterphotogeek: lacigreen: farfromthepacific: ...
Me if you use those fingers correctly.
omg I almost spit out the water I was drinking
a million gallons of fun
Cue hysterics.
A MILLION GALLONS
And remember fellahs…it it feels like more than two fingers, it’s probably a penis.
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Hmm he must be pulling guard duty, but this is an EXCELLENT...
Hmm he must be pulling guard duty, but this is an EXCELLENT example of the Rauchtarnmustern 2nd Pattern smock. Also note the camouflage loops which remained intact. Man men in the SS cut them off (snagging into shit!) or had then ripped off from vegetation and other shit!
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folkthings: Finnish illustration
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Fallschirmjager: UGH…this picture…This was once a...
Fallschirmjager:
UGH…this picture…This was once a Sd.Kfz.251/21 Ausf.D of an unknown unit near the closing days of the Battle of Prussia. To prove just how destructive the nature of this photo is allow me to give some information about this vehicle here.
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The Sd.Kfz.251/21 Ausf.D Schützenpanzerwagen...
The Sd.Kfz.251/21 Ausf.D Schützenpanzerwagen “Drilling” which had a triple-mount (“Drilling” in German means “triple”) of MG151 auto-cannons on a converted 15mm Naval pedestal usually used for a quad MG34/42 mounting; early version being Rheinmetall-Borsig MG151/15 mm cannon (second photo), later being Rheinmetall-Borsig MG151/20 mm Luftwaffe cannon(third photo).
This was posted in relation to this post. (Sorry Lux, I had to go full on Nerd so folks could get an idea bout that picture.)
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danielfallenstein: At war: Instead of wearing camouflage covers...
At war: Instead of wearing camouflage covers on their helmets German soldiers paint them, a practice adopted before. Nazi Wehrmacht soldiers used to ditch the camo covers of their Stahlhelms after combat experience and simply paint on more or less effective camo schemes. Just a minor detail, this reinforces that Bundeswehr troops are in real combat in Afghanistan.
Photo by isafmedia
Fallschirmjager:
This is possibly this weeks top “neat stuff” post in my opinion.
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culturewithagrainofassualt: My newest addition to my library....
My newest addition to my library. Ladies and Gentlemen please allow me to introduce to you…A Mencken Chrestomathy by, you guessed it H.L. Mencken!
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In the summer of 1944, the battalion was considerably...
In the summer of 1944, the battalion was considerably over-strength. This resulted in high numbers, as seen here on Leutnant Ruppel’s Tiger 318 at Robinjati. These replacement Tigers also had Zimmerit paste on them.
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After a short employment at the Normandy Front, the 3./schwere...
After a short employment at the Normandy Front, the 3./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503 was reequipped with Tiger IIs at the French training area of Mailly Ie Camp. Since the crews were responsible for applying the camouflage paint, the results were quite varied. Some had the usual brown and olive-green spots, while others such as Tiger II 332 seen here had rather broad stripes of color. These caused some heated discussions with the company commander. The Balkenkreuz was usually painted on the center of the turret.
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Tiger crews from 1.Kompanie/schwere-Panzer-Abteilung 510 along...
Tiger crews from 1.Kompanie/schwere-Panzer-Abteilung 510 along with their maintenance Kompanie and “Mutti” enjoy some downtime with the local women at a Lithuanian railroad disembarkation point. These smiling faces were to change later when the battalion was nearly annihilated in the Kurland pocket.
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During the last days of June 1944, this crew from the 3./schwere...
During the last days of June 1944, this crew from the 3./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502 found time to enjoy a sunbathing session on “Hildegard”. The Soviet summer offensive would soon start.
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Hauptmann Walter Scherf of 3.Kompanie/schwere-Panzer-Abteilung...
Hauptmann Walter Scherf of 3.Kompanie/schwere-Panzer-Abteilung 503 examines a map of Hill 161.8.
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In mid:January 1944, an ad hoc heavy tank regiment was formed,...
In mid:January 1944, an ad hoc heavy tank regiment was formed, schwere-Panzer-Regiment Bäke to form the main effort for the relief attack on the Tscherkassy Pocket. Here we see the commander of the ad hoc regiment, Oberstleutnant Bäke.
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All plastic must die…this ain’t nineteen-sixty-NEIN!
All plastic must die…this ain’t nineteen-sixty-NEIN!
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