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ConversionofFrench75sintoAntitankGuns,Japanese70mmHowitzer
Model92,NotesonGermanArtilleryTacticsinTunisia,RussianArtillery
SupportinTankAttacks,NotesofaBritishArmoredForceOfficeron
GermanTankEmployment,DetailedReportontheGerman"Tiger"
PzKw6,ItalianPortableFlameThrower,Model41,GermanCompassCard,
GermanButterflyBomb,NotesontheGermanInfantryDivision,Noteson
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TestingAntiaircraftGunBarrelsinCombatAreas,Japanese12.7mm
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DivisionOperationsinCyrenaica
UnderconstructionTM92800:StandardMilitaryMotorVehicles:
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NewarticlesfromTacticalandTechnicalTrends#22#32:Three
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JapaneseConductoftheDefense,TheSpotlightAntitankLayingTeacher,
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JapaneseNotesonJungleWarfare,GermanViewsonSniping,
UndergroundMiningOperationsinWarfare,GermanViewsonRussian
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Photo Albums from My Collection

23rdStationHospitalPhotoAlbumBlackandwhiteandcolorphotosfromthe23dStationHospitalin
NorthAfrica,France,andGermany.
3rdArmoredDivisionPhotoAlbumPhotosfromtheThirdArmoredDivision"Spearhead"attheend
ofthewarandduringoccupationincludingmenandequipmentinDarmstadt,Hausen,andFrankfurt,

Germany.

305thEngineerCombatBn.PhotoAlbumCollectionfromthe305thEngineerCombatBattalionofthe
80thInfantryDivision.Thephotosstartwiththedivision'slandinginNormandyinAugust1944and
continuesthroughthefightinginFranceandGermany,andoccupationduty.
328thCombatEngineersPhotoAlbumPhotosfrom328thCombatEngineers,103rdInfantryDivision
duringtheoccupationofAustriaandGermanyin1945.
11thArmoredDivisionPhotoAlbumPhotosfromthe11thArmoredDivisionduringtrainingandin
Europe.
591stEngineerBoatRgt.&2759thCombatEngineersPhotoAlbumPhotoalbum,591stEngineer
BoatRegimentand2759thCombatEngineersinNorthAfrica,Italy,France,andGermany.
65thInfantryDivisionPhotoAlbumAnextensivesetofphotosfromanunknownheadquartersunit
ofthe65thInfantryDivision.Photosshowmen,equipment,prisoners,andrefugeesatwar'sendand
duringoccupation,andincludesanicesetofphotosofPassau,Germany.

Photos from My Collection

GermanPhotosPhotosetsofGerman
heavyartilleryinsummerof1940anda
Luftwaffeflakposition.

StalagIXB,BadOrbPhotosofStalagIXBin
BadOrb,Germanyafterliberation.StalagIXB
wasoneoftheworstP.O.W.camps.

759thLightTankBn.Sixtankphotosfrom
Co.Cofthe759thLightTankBn.

79thInfantryDivisionAsmallsetof
photosfromanunknownunitofthe79th
InfantryDivisioninEurope.

608thFieldArtilleryBnPhotosfrom608th
FABn,an105mmBatteryintegraltothe71st
InfantryDivision.

995thFieldArtilleryBnPhotosfrom995th
FABn,an8"howitzerunitthatfoughtinItaly,
FranceandGermany.

Odds&EndsPhotosAlliedEquipment,
GermanEquipment,Civilians,Rivers&
Bridges,Places&Landmarks,PWs,Trains&
Railroads,Uniforms,Unknown

FeaturedPhotos&Documents1,2,3,4,
5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,
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31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,
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ReaderContributed Photos and Documents

65thInfantryDivisionPhotosfromRobert
(Bob)JosephAbelhauser(1stSquad,2nd
platoon,CompanyC)
734thFieldArtilleryBnColorandblack
andwhitephotosfromH.W.Luetjen,734th
FieldArtilleryBattalion

503rdOrdnanceCompanyPhotosfromT/4
TancredeJ.Pouliot
79thInfantryDivisionPhotosfromJess
Lankfordof314thInfantryRegiment,79th
InfantryDivision

265thEngineerCombatBnRosterand
dinnerMenu,Co.B,265thEngineerCombat
Battalion,65thInfantryDivision

"G.I. Stories" Booklets

G.I.Storiesconsistsof53bookletsontheGround,Air,andServiceForcesintheEuropeanTheaterof
OperationspublishedbytheInformationandEducationDivision,ETOUSAinParisduring1944and1945.
INFANTRYDIVISIONS

TheFirst!:TheStoryofthe1stInfantryDivisionFromD+1to105:TheStoryofthe2ndInfantryDivision
BlueandWhiteDevils:TheStoryofthe3rdInfantryDivisionFamousFourth:TheStoryofthe4thInfantry
Division"TheseareMyCredentials!":TheStoryofthe8thInfantryDivisionHitler'sNemesis:The9th
InfantryDivision28thRollOn:TheStoryofthe28thInfantryDivision29Let'sGo!TheStoryofthe29th
InfantryDivisionAttack!TheStoryofthe35thInfantryDivisionTheStoryofthe36thInfantryDivision
The45th:TheStoryofthe45thInfantryDivision66th:TheStoryofthe66thInfantryDivision
Trailblazers:TheStoryofthe70thInfantryDivisionThe75th:TheStoryofthe75thInfantryDivision

Trailblazers:TheStoryofthe70thInfantryDivisionThe75th:TheStoryofthe75thInfantryDivision
Lightning:TheStoryofthe78thInfantryDivisionTheCrossofLorraineDivision:TheStoryofthe79th
Forward80th:TheStoryofthe80thInfantryDivisionRailsplitters:TheStoryofthe84thInfantryDivision
StalwartandStrong:TheStoryofthe87thInfantryDivisionRollingAhead!:TheStoryofthe89thInfantry
DivisionTough'Ombres!:TheStoryofthe90thInfantryDivisionOntheWay:TheStoryofthe94thInfantry
Division"BravestoftheBrave":TheStoryofthe95thInfantryDivisionTheStoryofthe97thInfantry
DivisionBattleBabies:TheStoryofthe99thInfantryDivisionTheStoryoftheCentury:TheStoryofthe
100thInfantryDivisionTimberwolves:TheStoryofthe104thInfantryDivisionThe106th:TheStoryofthe
106thInfantryDivision
ARMOREDDIVISIONS

The4thArmored:FromtheBeachtoBastogneBresttoBastogne:TheStoryofthe6thArmoredDivision
TheRoadtoGermany:TheStoryofthe5thArmoredDivisionTornado!TheStoryofthe8thArmored
DivisionThe9th:TheStoryofthe9thArmoredDivisionTerrifyandDestroy:TheStoryofthe10thArmored
DivisionTheStoryofthe11thArmoredDivision:ThunderboltSpeedisthePassword:TheStoryofthe12th
ArmoredDivision
AIRBORNEDIVISIONS

AllAmerican:TheStoryofthe82ndAirborneDivision101stAirborneDivision:TheStoryofthe101st
AirborneDivision
AIRFORCES

TimeOverTargets:TheStoryofthe9thBombardmentDivisionAchtung,Jabos:TheStoryoftheIXTactical
AirCommandFly,Seek,Destroy:TheStoryoftheXIXTacticalAirCommandMissionAccomplished:The
StoryoftheXXIXTACInvaders:The50thTroopCarrierWingEverFirst!The53rdTroopCarrierWing
SERVICEFORCES

EngineeringtheVictory:TheStoryoftheCorpsofEngineersThatMenMightLive!TheStoryoftheMedical
ServiceETOTheWAC:TheStoryoftheWACintheETODestinationBerlin!TheTransportationCorps...
FlamingBomb:TheStoryofOrdnanceintheETOMP:TheStoryoftheMilitaryPoliceService:Storyof
theSignalCorps

Unit Histories
91stInfantryDivision19171945Pocket
historyofthe91stprintedin1945.Thehistory
coverstraining,transfertoNorthAfrica,
deploymenttoItaly,andfightingaroundAnzio,
ArnoRiver,GothicLine,andFutaPass.

88thInfantryDivisionWeWereThere:
FromGrubertotheBrennerPassShort
pockethistoryofthe88thInfantryDivision
printedintheatrein1945.

FifthArmyAntiaircraft,Salernoto
FlorenceHistoryoftheAntiaircraftArtillery
oftheFifthArmyinthefirstyearoffightingin
Italy,fromtheSalernolandingsinSeptember
1943totheArnoRiverinSeptember1944.

102thruGermanyUnithistory,"Withthe
102dInfantryDivisionthroughGermany",
publishedbythedivisionduringoccupation
dutyin1945.

"RighttobeProud"Historyofthe65th
InfantryDivision'smarchacrossGermany:a
pamphletprintedin1945duringoccupation
dutyforofficersandmenofthe65th.

WeAreProud:HistoryofCo.'C'260th
Infantry"WeAreProud:HistoryofCo.'C'
260thInfantry,ShelbytoLinz"isashort,
informalremembrancebookletpreparedby
260thInfantryRegiment,partofthe65th
InfantryDivision.

SeineSectionUnithistorypublishedin
Paris,1945fortheofficersandmenofthe
SeineSection,TheaterServiceForces,ETO.

ThunderboltAcrossEuropeMapand
informalhistoryofthe83rdInfantryDivisionin
WWII.Onesidecontainedamapofthe
division'sroutethroughEurope,theotherside
atexthistorywithillustrations.

TwentyThirdInfantry,18121945Unit
historyofthe23rdInfantryRegiment,2nd
InfantryDivision,printedintheETOafter
VEDay.

MissionAccomplishedBookletonthe
fightingintheMTO:Africa,SicilyandItaly.

Unit Newspapers and Publications

"HellcatNews"12thArmoredDivision

1945ChristmasMenu,407thInfantry

DivisionnewspaperdatedMay26,1945,issued
inHeidenheim,Germany.

RegimentSouvenirChristmasmenufrom
407thInfantryRegimentHeadquarters,102nd
InfantryDivisioninCoburg,Bavariaduring
occupationduty.IncludesHqroster.

"TheATWeeknee"275thInfantry
RegimentAsmall,humorousnewsletterfor
theenlistedmenoftheAntitankCompany,
275thInfantryRegiment,70thInfantry
DivisionpublishedinMay1945afterVEDay.

History,102dInfantryDivision,USARA
shortpockethistoryprintedbythedivisionin
thelate1950sorearly1960s.

NowItCanBeTold!(14thArmored)
HistoryofSeventhArmy'sdefenseagainstthe
GermanOperationNordwindintheStrasbourg
region.

65thInfantryDivision,CampShelby,
Mississippi,1944Photographichistory
printedbythe65thInfantryatCampShelby,
Mississippi.

"TheSixteenthArmadillo"16thArmored
DivisionnewspaperfromJune1945issuedin
Pilsen,Czechoslovakia.

Military Manuals & Training Publications

FM520B:CamouflageofVehiclesApril
1944versionofthevehiclecamouflage
manual.Colorimagesmakethisoneofthe
moreinterestingWWIIfieldmanuals.

TankersinTunisiaTrainingmanualfor
ArmoredReplacementCenteratFortKnox
basedonGIinterviewsinTunisiainApril
1943.CandiddiscussionsofU.S.strengthsand
weaknesses.

TME30451:HandbookonGerman
MilitaryForcesMarch1945technical
manualcoveringtheGermanmilitary's
organization,tactics,andequipment.

FM1818:CrewDrill,M36GunMotor
CarriageFieldmanualcoveringcrew
trainingfortheM36tankdestroyerarmed
withthe90mmM3gun.

FM620:TacticalEmploymentofField
ArtilleryFieldmanualdetailingthetactical
roleoffieldartilleryinoffensiveanddefensive
operations.

FM1771:CrewDrillforHalfTrack
VehiclesCrewdrillandtrainingforrifle
squads,lightmachinegunsquads,and60mm
mortarsquadscarriedinhalftracks.

FM216:ListofPublicationsforTraining
Listoffieldmanuals,technicalmanuals,and
technicalregulations.

FM1776:CrewDrillandServiceofthe
Piece,MediumTank,M4Series(105mm
Howitzer)Crewdrill,training,and
maintenanceforM4armedwith105mm
howitzer.

AShortGuidetoIraqSoldier'sguideto
Iraq.

PocketGuidetoIranSoldier'sguideto
Iran.

IfYouShouldBeCaptured,TheseAre
YourRightsWarDepartmentPamphlet
No.217.

TME9369A:German88mmAntiaircraft
GunMaterielU.S.technicalmanual
coveringthe88mmandrelatedequipment.

MobileArtilleryvs.JapFortifications
Bookletdescribingweapons,vehiclesand
ammunitionfortheattackoffortifications.

ArmorPiercingAmmunitionfor90mm
GunM3PerformanceofU.S.90mmgun
againstarmor.

T59MultipleRocketLauncher,10.75inch
ExperimentalU.S.rocketsforminefield
clearance.

RecoillessWeaponsU.S.recoilless57mm
and75mmriflesand105mmhowitzer.

Pvt.DroopHasMissedTheWar!War
DepartmentPamphlet2110,June1944.

GermanHand&RifleGrenadesDiagrams
ofallmajorGermangrenades.

GermanMinefieldsatAlameinMapsof
GermandefensesatElAlamein.

TheArmoredGroupETOStudyNo.51.

ArmoredSpecialEquipmentETOStudy
No.52.

TM9294:2.36inchA.T.RocketLauncher
M1A1Technicalmanualforthebazooka.

FM185:OrganizationandTacticsofTank
DestroyerUnitsTacticalandorganizational

CatalogofEnemyOrdnanceGermanand
JapaneseequipmentpublishedbyU.S.Office

manualfortankdestroyerunits.

ofChiefofOrdnance,1945.

TME30480:HandbookonJapanese
MilitaryForcesU.S.technicalmanual
coveringJapanesemilitaryorganization,
tactics,andequipment.

Intelligence Publications
IntelligenceBulletinListofarticlesbyissue
MOST TigerTanksintheBattleforFlorenceNewZealandtroopsbattletheTigerI(IB,1/45)
POPULAR New88anditsCarriagesModel1943andmounts,JagdpantherandTigerII(IB,1/45)
Tiger:NewGermanHeavyTankReportonTigersencounteredinNorthAfrica(IB,6/43)
TheGermanMouseSuperheavyMaustankbecameawhiteelephant(IB,3/46)
GermanAntitankWeaponsPak,Flak,SPguns,Panzerfaust,andPanzerschreck(IB,11/44)
Nebelwerfer41InitialreportonGermanrocketweapon,the"ScreamingMimi"(IB,11/43)
Germany'sRocketandRecoillessWeaponsNebelwerfer,Panzerfaust,etc.(IB,3/45)

TacticalandTechnicalTrendsListofarticlesbyissue
MOST VulnerabilityofTigerTanksRussianarticleontacticsagainsttheTiger(T&TT,12/43)
POPULAR GermanPantherTankPzKpfw.V,thenewGermanmediumpanzer(T&TT,11/43)
GermanHeavyTankPzKw6EarlyreportonnewTigertankinNorthAfrica(T&TT,5/43)

InformationBulletin
No.1:GermanArmoredCarReconnaissance(December1941)
No.2:GermanArmoredAssaultArtillery(December1941)
No.4:EmploymentofGermanAntitankRegimentonNonTankMissions(December1941)
No.6:NotesonJapaneseWarfareontheMalayanFront(January1942)
No.11:TheBattleoftheOmars(April1942)
No.16:JapaneseWarfare:ASummary(May1942)
No.18:TheGermanArmoredDivision(June1942)
No.20:GermanMethodsofWarfareintheLibyanDesert(July1942)
No.21:TheBritishCaptureofBardia(December1941January1942):ASuccessfulInfantryTankAttack(July
1942)

SpecialSeries
No.1:BritishCommandos(August1942)
No.2:TheGermanArmoredArmy(August1942)
No.4:TheGermanMotorizedInfantryRegiment(October1942)
No.5:TheDevelopmentofGermanDefensiveTacticsinCyrenaica1941(October1942)
No.6:ArtilleryintheDesert(November1942)
No.7:EnemyAirBorneForces(December1942)
No.8:GermanTacticalDoctrine(December1942)
No.10:GermanAntiaircraftArtillery(February1943)
No.14:GermanInfantryWeapons(May1943)
No.15:GermanCoastalDefenses(June1943)
No.26:JapaneseTanksandTankTactics(November1944)

CatalogofEnemyOrdnance

Articles from Army Publications

Yank:EnemyVehiclesEvaluationofenemyvehiclesatAberdeenOrdnanceResearchCenter(Yank).
USTankDestroyersatAnzioU.S.M10satAnziofaceGermanTigerIsandElefants(FieldArtilleryJournal).
TankInfantryTeamworkCombatexperiencefromboththeaters(CombatLessons).
PoweredArtillery:GermanSPGunsStuGIII,Ferdinand,andMarder38t(RecognitionJournal).
Gunsinthe"Insect"SeriesBrumbarr,Wespe,Hummel,andNashorn(RecognitionJournal).
TheGermanSoldierExcerptsfrombookbytheInfantryJournal,anadaptationofatrainingfilm.
FightinginNormandyCombatexperiencesfightingintheNormandyhedgerows(CombatLessons).
TigerIandTigerIITigertanksectionsfromU.S.technicalmanualHandbookonGermanMilitaryForces.
Ferdinand&thePantherGermanFerdinandselfpropelledgunandPanthertank(JournalofRecognition).

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