Saturday, November 25, 1944. Heavy resistance on Leyte, V2 attack in London.

Two V-2 rockets hit London, resulting in 174 deaths in a rocketry terror attack.

Much like what the Russians are doing to Ukraine now.

Destroyed German Panthers in France, November 25, 1944.  Contrary to the common myth, armor attrition in World War Two was horrific, just like it is today.

Japanese defenses arrested US progress on Leyte.  Japanese resistance had been consistently very stiff.

The British crossed the Cosina River in Italy.

Soldiers of a reconstituted Dutch Army training, November 25, 1944. They're armed with US M1917 Enfield rifles, and wearing US M1 helmets.  Their uniforms suggest obsolescent patterns of the US Army.

Kenesaw Mountain Landis died at age 78.  He was the first Commissioner of Baseball, having been appointed to that position in 1920, and still occupied it at the time of his death.

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Today in World War II History—November 24, 1939 & 1944 (Friday November 24, 1944). Terrace Mutiny,

U.S. Marines at Iwo Jima. National Museum of Military History.

 

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US and German, Mid Winter 44/45 Display. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

Labels: 1940s, Armor, Army, Battle of the Bulge, German Wehrmacht, National Museum of Military Vehicles, Tracked vehicles, World War Two, Wyoming (Dubois)

Afrika Korps display, National Museum of Military Vehicles.

 

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Dodge WC Command Car. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

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Tank Retrievers, National Museum of Military Vehicles.

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M3 Grant. National Museum of Military History

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Artillery and Prime Movers. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

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SPW 152 "Iron Pig" (BTR 152). National Museum of Military Vehicles.

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SPW 152 "Iron Pig" (BTR 152). National Museum of Military Vehicles.

This peculiar looking vehicle is an East German SPW 152 "Iron Pig", which was their variant of the Soviet BTR 152.  The armored vehicle was designed as an armored personnel carrier, but utilized for other things as well.  The gun in this one is likely an anti-aircraft gun.

This particular example bears the markings of the current Bundesherr and likely saw service in the reunited German Army after the country was reunited.

The Jeeps in these photographs are M151s, which will be dealt with elsewhere.

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Anti Tank Guns. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

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Anti Tank Guns. National Museum of Military Vehicles.

 

Wednesday, November 8, 1944. Mystery of explosions resolved. Canadians prevail on the Scheldt.

Joseph Goebbels announced the V-2 rocket campaign for the first time. 

Churchill then did the same.

As V-2s came in so fast, they were largely silent, so this resolved a mystery concerning sudden large explosions.

The Canadian Army prevailed in the Battle of the Scheldt.

M4s that became stuck when firing from stationary positions due to sudden flood, France.  November 4, 1944.

The U.S. Army crossed the Seille and captured Nomony.

9th Army LVT in Europe.  I had no idea the LVT was used in the ETO.

High scoring Luftwaffe pilot Walter Nowotny was killed when his ME262 went down.  It's unclear if he was shot down or if the jet caught fire on its own.

The USS Growler was sunk by Japanese ships west of the Philippines.

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Tuesday, November 7, 1944. Roosevelt wins a fourth term.

Labels: 1940s, 1944, 1944 Election, Battle of Leyte, Blog Mirror, boats and ships, Donald Trump, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Henry A. Wallace, Hungary, Ronald Reagan, SOE, U.S. Navy

World War Two Vehicles in Marine Corps use: National Museum of Military Vehicles Dubois Wyoming.

This is a vehicle we don't think much about, in comparison to the Dodge 4x4 trucks of the Second World War. The Marine Corps, which had to turn to many alternative suppliers early in the war, made use of International 4x4 pickups which are much like the Dodge ones.  Rates at 1/2 ton, it was clearly a very stout vehicle.  

This is the only one I've ever seen.

The VC-1 was used by all of the services.  This is an early war design which very rapidly changed.

The classic Dodge ambulance, part of its series of trucks, which was also used by all of the services.

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World War Two Amphibious Warfare Display: National Museum of Military Vehicles Dubois Wyoming.

Labels: Army, Automobiles, boats and ships, Commandos, National Museum of Military Vehicles, Royal Marines, Special Boat Service, Tracked vehicles, Trucks, U.S. Navy, United States Marine Corps, World War Two