Thomas Koehle
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Is it just me or is there something hot about pretty girls with mp40’s and Tommy’s
You got a point here pal
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You got a point here pal
Shanghai-Mayne
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Max Schmeling , great German heavyweight boxer.
Enigma1938
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The mentioned town of Wesel had to deal with one of the most fierce bombings at the end of war (especially when you realize that is was a rather small town back then) turning it into a lunar landscape. Kalkar is indeed not far from the Rhineland Battlefield. In this area the ww2 is still relatively present everywhere, relics and ruins can be found a lot there. Even the antique romans had a huge military presence here 2000 years ago
A shot of bombed wesel:
Thomas Koehle
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2 “REICHSBAHN” (German railroad) ladies during WW2 - interesting is the plate with those cities on it - the photo was taken exactly in the area where I life here in Germany 5 minutes from “Plochingen” … - on the shoulder badge of the girl on the bottom is written: STUTTGART like on the nameplate ...
the 2nd girl could also possibly be "REICHSPOST" (German mail system) - hard to read on the shoulder-badge
the 2nd girl could also possibly be "REICHSPOST" (German mail system) - hard to read on the shoulder-badge
Thomas Koehle
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looks almost like HIROSHIMA ...
Lorenzo_l
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Not only have they seen a lot, but they also say so much..... Awesome picture.Two waist gunners snapped by a crewmate on a B-17 during a quiet part of a mission. Those eyes have seen a lot...
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Micawber
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So many of them had served during the First World War. They were not the comedy caricatures as depicted in the much loved (in the UK at least) comedy series ‘Dads Army’ but volunteers willing to harass any attempts at invasion.
Thomas Koehle
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No offence intended!
There is a pretty famous photo of an elderly guy in his 70ies cleaning his 1928 Thommy gun on his tea-table smoking a pipe. Only his looks make me believe he actually would give his life for his country when necessary ...
FlakMagnet
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19 April 1971, as part of the RAAF 50th Anniversary Celebrations, a RAF Vulcan XL387 from the UK, accompanied by seven RAAF Mirage single seat fighters flew over Sydney Harbour to celebrate the milestone.
leper-colony
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Paratroopers of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, during training, before the Allied invasion of Sicily, 1943.
The Reichswald is an interesting place to hike; still has fighting positions to be found.
Horrocks has Kleve bombed like that and regretted it. Said something like, "When I have nightmares about the war, they're of Kleve."
Thomas Koehle
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British Homeguard
Even though on the photo both the gentleman and his wife look pretty relaxed but still i don’t think he’d take prisoners if he’d come in a situation to defend his home …
Even though on the photo both the gentleman and his wife look pretty relaxed but still i don’t think he’d take prisoners if he’d come in a situation to defend his home …
Pa12
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She doesn’t seem concerned with the tommy muzzle pointing at her head.
Pa12
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I used to get in shit from my mum for cleaning my guns on the kitchen table.
Micawber
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Check his medal ribbons...
Micawber
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She doesn’t seem concerned with the tommy muzzle pointing at her head.
Not her head, at the picture of her mother on the wall
Micawber
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I don't remember if I posted this photo of HP Halifax PN640 making a somewhat low pass over the Leavesden [near Watford] factory before but hey ho, it's worth repeating. Chances are one or more of my relatives were in the crowd. It is something of a shame that the Halifax bomber has been somewhat overshadowed by the Avro Lancaster.
As an aside what was Leavesden aerodrome is now home to Warner Bros studios. I remember the site as a working airfield, the factory home to Rolls Royce [Leavesden]. It closed in the early '90's.
As an aside what was Leavesden aerodrome is now home to Warner Bros studios. I remember the site as a working airfield, the factory home to Rolls Royce [Leavesden]. It closed in the early '90's.
Pa12
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Then he’s forgivenNot her head, at the picture of her mother on the wall
Lorenzo_l
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That's an awesome photo! A much deserved tribute to the Halifax.
Micawber
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I would have loved to have been there to witness it!
