demons: Damage suffered by the properties of Wood Street,...
demons:Damage suffered by the properties of Wood Street, london following a Zeppelin air raid on 8/9 September 1915.The damaged done by the Zeppelins would, of course, pale in comparison to Hitler’s...
View Articlefybandofbrothers: Rest in peace Wild Bill (28/4/1923 -...
fybandofbrothers:Rest in peace Wild Bill (28/4/1923 - 9/3/2014)! A hero in every sense of the word.
View ArticleMMmmmm some of that Sd.Kfz.4 mit 15cm Panzerwerfer with a...
MMmmmm some of that Sd.Kfz.4 mit 15cm Panzerwerfer with a Sd.Kfz.250/1 “neu” action!
View ArticleSd.Kfz.4/1 with a Flugabwehr 2cm 151/20 “Drilling”...
Sd.Kfz.4/1 with a Flugabwehr 2cm 151/20 “Drilling” of the Czech “Revolution Guard” during the 23 May 1945 to July-August 1945 uprising.
View Article"They call you heartless; but you have a heart and I love you for being...
“They call you heartless; but you have a heart and I love you for being ashamed to show it.” - Friedrich Nietzsche (via quotes-for-reference)
View ArticleA StuG.III Ausf.G (Early) of the 24.Pz.Div. driving to a...
A StuG.III Ausf.G (Early) of the 24.Pz.Div. driving to a training range in northern France.Another shot of a StuG.III Ausf.G from the 24.Pz.Div. around the same time, while on exercises in France.In...
View ArticleA StuG.III Ausf.G ‘Mit’ production of the...
A StuG.III Ausf.G ‘Mit’ production of the Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 201in Greece, 1943. Look at the strange use of the ‘Schürzen’!
View ArticleThe cranky old bearded man learned how to check for proper spark...
The cranky old bearded man learned how to check for proper spark on a 1919 Model T, how to properly crank it (hur-hur-hur) and how much more scary 35MPH is in a car that is nearly 100 years old.
View Article“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe....
“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time,...
View ArticleA StuG. III Ausf. F of 1./StuG.Bde. Großdeutschland lies...
A StuG. III Ausf. F of 1./StuG.Bde. Großdeutschland lies disabled by an anti-tank mine and awaits removal to rear for repairs.The Division’s organic maintenance section, Kraftfohr Paktruppe GD,...
View ArticleA StuG.III Ausf.G ‘Early’ equipped with Panzer III...
A StuG.III Ausf.G ‘Early’ equipped with Panzer III styled ‘Schürzen’ armored skirts on exercises.Note the open transmission hatches that sit just ahead above the driver’s knees, which was a welcomed...
View ArticleA column of StuG.III Ausf.G ‘Early’ move down a road...
A column of StuG.III Ausf.G ‘Early’ move down a road during training in Holland during the early part of 1943. These vehicles have the more typical laminated armor plates. All the vehicles appear to...
View ArticleWatched by officers of Panzertruppe GD, a StuG.III Ausf.F of...
Watched by officers of Panzertruppe GD, a StuG.III Ausf.F of StuG.Abt. Großdeutschland moves on a corduroy road constructed around a railway track along the Don.The vehicles in this photograph shows...
View ArticleThe crew of a StuG.III Ausf.E awaits their orders at a port in...
The crew of a StuG.III Ausf.E awaits their orders at a port in southern Greece.The Ausf.E can be recognized by the rectangular bulges on either side of the upper superstructure. These were provided to...
View ArticleA StuG.III Ausf. C or D, ‘Seydlitz’ (named after the...
A StuG.III Ausf. C or D, ‘Seydlitz’ (named after the WWI battlecruiser and 16th Century soldier) belonging to StuG.Abt.177.
View ArticleA StuG.III Ausf.C or D belonging to StuG.Abt.177 having suffered...
A StuG.III Ausf.C or D belonging to StuG.Abt.177 having suffered a catastrophic explosion. This example is named ‘Derfflinger’ after the WWI Battlecruiser and 17th Century soldier.
View ArticleA wrecked StuG.III Ausf.G belonging to either StuG.Abt.1352 or...
A wrecked StuG.III Ausf.G belonging to either StuG.Abt.1352 or Fall.StuG.Brug.12 resting at the Le Molay-Littry marshaling yard. This Sturmgeschütz has the Alkett factory Zimmerit.
View ArticleA StuG.III Ausf.G with Alkett pattern Zimmerit,...
A StuG.III Ausf.G with Alkett pattern Zimmerit, ‘Late’ type all steel return-wheels, and Panzer III Ausf. M idler wheels.
View ArticleAn interesting mid-production StuG.III Ausf.G with the welded...
An interesting mid-production StuG.III Ausf.G with the welded mantlet which has a hole for the coaxial MG. This was introduced into production in June 1944, but lacks the commander’s cupola deflector....
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