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Showing posts with label Tanks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tanks. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 24, 2024

How General Erwin Rommel Rationalized Supporting Hitler

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I am reading a book about the careers of the of the most well-known generals of World War II. All of them were decorated young officers in W...
Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Tanks Devour Fuel, Ammo and Spare Parts: Ukraine will be training tank crews, mechanics, and supply crews

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  M559 Goer Fuel Truck One long night in November of 1977, my tank crew was on our third week of training in the West German countryside nea...
Thursday, December 22, 2022

Deutsche Panzer Museum: World War II Self-Propelled Guns

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During World War II, the German Army made many self-propelled guns (SPGs) based on all of their main battle tank chassis designs: The Panzer...
Sunday, June 19, 2022

Deutsche Panzer Museum--World War II Tanks

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Panzer I, the little tank with no cannon and two machine guns that was the majority of the tanks used in the invasion of Poland and France. ...
Saturday, February 22, 2020

Back to the Latrun Armored Corps Museum

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This is my third trip to Israel and my second trip to the Armored Corps Museum and Monument at Latrun.  The museum at Latrun has dozens of ...
Saturday, August 27, 2016

Tanks of the World Spreadsheet

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Here is the link to a Google Doc spreadsheet with my list of all the tanks in service in the world according to Wikipedia. https://docs.go...
Saturday, May 9, 2015

Big Day for Russia--Bad Date for Me

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The biggest holiday on the calendar in Russia and many other former Soviet States is May 9.  These countries celebrate the Soviet victory...
Friday, May 8, 2015

Silly Punk Mother F**ker: 1st Sgt. Robert V. Baker

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When Bravo Company, 1-70th Armor went to Germany in 1976, our First Sergeant was Robert V. Baker.  Top Baker was a veteran of both Vietnam...
Sunday, January 25, 2015

More Snow on the Way? Armor Still Looks Good

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This weekend began with snow all over Fort Indiantown Gap, including the Armor displayed at the main intersection.  Armor looks good in the ...
Friday, January 16, 2015

Soviet Era Propaganda Reminds Me of East-West Border, And Advertising

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Yesterday was the first day of a class I am taking about the Cold War Era in books, film, and images, like the one above.  Today we saw...