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American Ingenuity: German Drop Tanks Being Mated to the Underwing Pylon of a P-47

US Troops made good use of large caches of abandoned German drop tanks as Ninth Air Force P-47 Thunderbolt fighter units moved into France in 1944, occupying airfields once used by the Luftwaffe. Empty they must weigh all of 25 pounds!

External drop tanks turned the Republic P-47...read more

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Restored and Seaworthy PT-305: The Only Combat Veteran, Witness of Two Invasions

PT-305 is a torpedo-armed fast attack craft used by Allied Navy in World War II. It's one of two fully restored and operational PT boats (and the only combat veteran). PT-305 ("Half Hitch", "Barfly", "USS Sudden Jerk") is a Higgins 78-foot (24 m) boat, that sank three enemy ships and took part...read more

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Tank Chats #38: Churchill - Awesome review! Thank you Mr. Fletcher!

Historian David Fletcher MBE presents the thirty-eighth Tank Chat about the Churchill tank,  the last infantry tank design of the war and one of the most successful British tank designs of the Second World War. This tank is also the last Churchill VII of the production line (sometimes called the...read more

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15 Amazing Images of P-51s at Iwo Jima - The Mustang’s Long Legs Made the Difference !!

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"The P-51 was the best prop fighter of World War II. It was the top air fighter and, hence, best for escort missions. The P-51 was a relative latecomer to the Pacific Theater. As the war in Europe wound down, the P-51 became more common: eventually, with the...read more

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Jagdpanther moving on training ground! - Sexy engine sound! Maybach style!

The beast of the this amazing footage is the WTS Koblenz "Jagdpanther" as it should be seen, out on the training ground. This is one of the three surviving Jagdpanthers have been restored to running condition.read more

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Creepy Drone Footage over Grudinina Mill and Barmaley Fountain: Solitary Witnesses to History

Battle of Stalingrad, happened in the winter 1942-1943,  is considered as the biggest defeat in the history of the German Army. It is often identified as the turning point on the Eastern Front, in the war against Germany. In fact, it was a of pivotal battles of the Second Worl War. The Battle of...read more

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Awesome Drone Footage: P-40 fighter aircraft lifted from the bottom of Kerch Strait - It Was Part of Lend-Lease Agreement

An American P-40 fighter aircraft from World War II was lifted from the bottom of the Kerch Strait, 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) from the Taman coast. The craft was discovered by team working on the Kerch Strait Bridge, between Russia and Crimea, RUPTLY video agency reported. It was leased to the...read more

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Original Unrestored German 15 cm sFH 18 Howitzer captured by the Soviets is offered for sale!

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Originally from a museum in Holywell, Wales, as other German 15 cm sFH 18 guns shown in UK museums, like Norfolk Tank Museum, this howitzer shows evidences of Russian...read more

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Battle for Pointe Du Hoc

6 June 1944

06.39 – H-Hour – D, E and F companies of 2nd Ranger Battalion approach the Normandy coast in a flotilla of twelve craft.

07.05 – Strong tides and navigation errors mean the initial assault arrives late and the 5th Ranger Battalion as well A and B...read more

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