|
Post by Michael Miller on Sept 16, 2014 2:55:25 GMT
German Armored Vehicles and Artillery Pz I Light Tank (SdKfz 101) Pz II Light Tank (SdKfz 121) Pz III Ausf. E Medium Tank (SdKfz 141) Pz III Ausf. J (Special) Pz IV Ausf. D (SdKfz 161) Pz IV F2 (Special) 7.5 cm (IG18) Light Infantry Gun 10.5 cm (sK18) Medium Gun 10.5 cm (leFH18) Light Field Howitzer 15 cm (sIG33) Medium Infantry Gun 15 cm (sFH18) Medium Field Howitzer 15 cm (K18) Gun 155 mm (French 1915 short) 17 cm (K18) Gun 21 cm (mrs18) Howitzer – obviously with the snow this would not be from North Africa... 10.5 cm SP leFH18/40 Howitzer on French Lorraine chassis [Information on this variant is sparse. One source suggests only 12 were built. Other similarly converted vehicles may have been used alongside these.] Sd. Kfz 135 15 cm sFH 13/1 on French Lorraine chassis [Many thanks to Peter Dietrich for the information regarding both examples of German self-propelled artillery depicted here.]2.8 cm s.Pz.B.41 (28/20 Pak "squeeze bore") 3.7 cm Pak35/36 5 cm Pak 38 7.62 cm Pak 36(r) [Captured Soviet anti-tank guns rechambered for German 7.5 cm ammunition. An earlier version designated FK36(r) also saw service in Africa; it retained use of the Soviet ammunition.]
PanzerJager I Tank Destroyer Marder III Tank Destroyer [These came in several versions and varied somewhat in appearance. It is not certain exactly which is depicted here.]37 mm Flak Anti Aircraft Gun 88 mm Flak 36
|
|
|
Post by Michael Miller on Sept 16, 2014 12:52:06 GMT
This video gives one an idea of what even a small truck convoy looked like. Now imagine this stretched over hundreds of miles in mostly empty desert. It reminds me why I find this campaign so fascinating. Related to the above, here is a slideshow with a nice collection of mainly German, and some US equipment and men in period uniforms. The site is called 21st Panzer!
|
|
|
Post by Michael Miller on Sept 17, 2014 1:11:09 GMT
German Fighter Aircraft Messerschmitt Bf. 109E "Emil" Messerschmitt Bf. 109F Messerschmitt Bf. 109G "Gustav" Messerschmitt Bf. 110
|
|
|
Post by Michael Miller on Sept 17, 2014 2:14:05 GMT
German Bombers, Flying Boats, Reconnaissance and Transport Aircraft Arado Ar. 196 (Flying Boat) Focke-Wulf FW 200C "Condor" (Reconnaissance/Bomber) Heinkel He. 111 (Bomber) Henschel Hs. 126 (Reconnaissance) Junkers Ju. 52/3m (Transport) Junkers Ju. 87B "Stuka" (Dive Bomber) Junkers Ju. 88D (Bomber)
|
|
|
Post by Michael Miller on Sept 20, 2014 2:40:20 GMT
Miscellaneous German Vehicles Mercedes Kfz Staff Car German Mercedes L 3000 truck Sd. Kfz 222 Armored Car Sd. Kfz 232 Heavy Armored Car Sd. Kfz 251 Half Track and command car
|
|
|
Post by Michael Miller on Sept 24, 2014 2:07:50 GMT
Commonwealth miscellaneous vehicles Bren carrier – Cavalry model M2/M3 Half-Track (the M3 was a slightly larger, but otherwise quite similar vehicle) Mixed collection of vehicles in use by the Germans in Tunisia, including M3 Half-Tracks, Jeep, British light truck, SdKfz 251 half-tracks, motorcycles, etc. Humber Armoured Car "Bishop" 25 pounder Self Propelled Gun on Valentine Mk II chassis Guy Lizard armoured command vehicle Dorchester Command Vehicle (captured and painted with German markings. I believe this is the vehicle the Germans referred to as the "Mammut" or Mammoth).
|
|
|
Post by Michael Miller on Oct 1, 2014 0:20:53 GMT
General Rommel, some of his staff* and aides. Exact date unknown. * Perhaps most of them; Rommel did not believe in large administrative units, and given the shortage of front line troops, this was probably not an option anyway
|
|
|
Post by Michael Miller on Oct 6, 2014 1:31:31 GMT
A few Italian propaganda posters are shown below. Expecting an M11/39 to make the drive to Suez might be slightly optimistic. Navy shooting down a CW bomber (the caption wrongly calls the aircraft a "Hurricane"). Infantry successfully taking on tanks despite having no anti-tank weapons in evidence.
|
|
|
Post by Michael Miller on Oct 6, 2014 2:24:28 GMT
Commonwealth propaganda posters Hurricanes I'm not sure what this says, but I believe it is in Arabic, so likely in North Africa or the Middle East. And another Desert warfare scene
|
|
|
Post by Michael Miller on Dec 22, 2014 4:05:21 GMT
|
|
|
Post by Michael Miller on Jan 2, 2015 23:17:42 GMT
The Suez Canal, strategic key to the Middle East and East Africa. An Italian destroyer steams through the Suez Canal just prior(?) to the outbreak of hostilities in 1940. Merchant ships in the Suez Canal
|
|
|
Post by Michael Miller on Jan 6, 2015 17:28:57 GMT
Another amazing story of a truly heroic figure: The unkillable soldier. A snippet from the article is below. "It says much for Carton de Wiart's character that despite being one of the most battle-scarred soldiers in the history of the British Army, he wrote in his autobiography: 'Frankly, I had enjoyed the war.'" And one more: "He received the Victoria Cross, the highest British military award for gallantry, for his actions at La Boiselle. He, however, declined to even mention the medal in his autobiography, later telling a friend that 'it had been won by the 8th Glosters, for every man has done as much as I have'". RIP, General de Wiart.
|
|