"Pvt. Robert E. Hammond, Osceola Mills, Pa., directs artillery fire on Modrath, Germany, in support of an infantry regiment's drive to take the town. The observation post is in Kerpen, 1½ miles west. 2 March, 1945. 121st Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division." When I did this same job, I used a binocular BS Scope. This scope is basically what target shooters use now.
The 9th Army took Neuss, Roermond and Venlo.
The 3d Army took Trier.
"Soldiers of the 8th Armored Division rest along the roadside, during the drive toward the Rhine River. U.S. Ninth Army. 2 March, 1945. [Illegible], Germany. 8th Armored Division. Photographer: Tesser." Note that the solider is taking a photograph with a 120mm camera'.
The U.S. Navy bombarded the Rhyku Islands, vis naval artillery and airstrikes, for 48 hours.
Marines on Iwo Jima, March 2, 1945.
The U-3519 was sunk by a mine.
Last edition:
March 1, 1945. Iran declares war on Japan.
Labels: 1940s, 1945, Armor, Army, Eastern Front, Franklin Roosevelt, German Wehrmacht, Iran, Japan, Weapons, World War Two, Yalta Conference
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