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German Counterattack Near St. Lo Captured Film 1944 WW2

Action packed clip from a German propaganda film depicting an alleged counterattack east of Saint Lo on July 17-18, 1944.  There is a little bit of everything in this one with Panzers in action, mortars, rockets, an Allied air raid on the St. Lo airfield and German AAA shooting down a US fighter...read more

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British Tanks Film: Beach Obstacles 1942

1942 British film from C.O.X.E. "Combined Operations Experimental Establishment." National Archives description: "VS, tanks of the British Army are tested against various beach obstacles." National Archives Identifier: 15113read more

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M4 Sherman Tank - Crew tell how shocking it was

As the US approached entry in World War II, armored employment was doctrinally governed by FM 100-5 Operations (published May 1941, the month following selection of the M4 tank's final design). That FM stated that: The armored division is organized primarily to perform missions that require...read more

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 HQ Batallón) January 21, 2015

Vickers Valentine Tank Pulled from Swamp in Poland

On Thursday 25th of October, 2012 a Vickers Valentine tank was recovered from a swamp area on the River Warta in Western Poland. It is believed to have fallen through ice covering a tributary of the River Warta, as it rolled towards Berlin during the Soviet Red Army's massive 1945 assault on...read more

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Breakthroughs: Armored Offensives in Western Europe 1944

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This is a study of armored breakthrough operations. This type of battle has been central to the conduct of warfare since the emergence of the tank as the core element of modern ground armies at the beginning of the Second World War. Wherever a defender can cover an extended front with many,...read more

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Normandy Tank Museum (La Fourchette, Catz, Carentan - France)

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In the heart of the jump zones of the 101st Airborne Division and the National Park of the Cotentin, the Normandy Tank Museum - A10 AIRFIELD blends in well with other local museums commemorating the D-Day landings including:

Normandy Tank Museum

France
http://www.normandy-tank-museum.fr/
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 HQ Comando Supremo) July 17, 2014

American infantrymen on Bouganville, Solomon Islands (March 1944)

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Following in the cover of a tank, American infantrymen secure an area on Bougainville, Solomon Islands, in March 1944, after Japanese forces infiltrated their lines during the night. read more

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