The Big One WW II

Badass GIs

Same place during the WWII and 70 years later... Isn't it amazing?

Those two images are neat to see together. Thanks Emma

There's quite a few of these on the net, some even an overlay in the same frame. I find them fascinating, especially when the same, or some of the same buildings are still standing. It gets me wondering if the people who live/work there now, knew the ones who lived/worked there then.

Looking at it again, the door on the garage for the hotel tells me it used to be the stable for the hotel. :thumb:

It makes you think about the forces at work... That building had a nice finish when the tanks were in the streets but more recently...

Painted over all the detailing now it's shabby chic. Probably the hotel doesn't do much business and the bar carries the load.

The actual Sherman on the left is apparently residing in a Swiss museum these days. (Scroll down to #9)

http://preservedtanks.com/Types.aspx?TypeCategoryId=1332

Well played.

Germany betting on HOs

Emma87;984325 wrote:

Same place during the WWII and 70 years later... Isn't it amazing?

Wow a pic from Emma. I'll have to watch for hers. I wonder if she does motorcycles too.



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Emma, what is location of the intersection with the tanks?

I was wondering that myself so did some detective work earlier.

Street View Link.

Saint-Martin-des-Besaces, Normandy.

Carruthers, I am a pretty good sleuth but I could not get anywhere with Emma's, what did you search on, how did you narrow it down, if it's not proprietary, lol

burns334;984544 wrote:

Carruthers, I am a pretty good sleuth but I could not get anywhere with Emma's, what did you search on, how did you narrow it down, if it's not proprietary, lol

I saved the photo and uploaded it to Google Image Search.
There were several hits and I chose the Pinterest link. LINK. See image top left.

From the caption:

30 juillet 1944 à Saint-Martin-des-Besaces, un convoi de la 8th Rifle Brigade passe le carrefour de la route Villers-Bocage / la Ferrière-Harang, le Sherman du premier plan appartient au 23rd Hussars britannique. (Imperial War Museum/B8292).

A Sherman tank of the British Armoured Division stands guard at the crossroads as a Loyd carrier towing an anti-tank gun passes by into Rue de Caen in Saint-Martin-des-Besaces, Lower Normandy.

It was then a matter of going to Google Maps and using the search term 'Saint-Martin-des-Besaces'.
It's not a big place but there are a few major road junctions and I soon found the one I was looking for.

As you can see, the image is credited to the Imperial War Museum.
In the past couple of minutes, I've gone down that route and found the image in question.

THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN 1944

Hope that's of some interest to you.

C.

ETA It's not apparent, unless you zoom right in on the map, but the road is now named Rue de la XIth Division Blindee Britannique. (British 11th Armoured Division)

Ever wonder what all the car dealers did when there were no new cars to sell?
This Ford dealer in Beverly Hills sold hardware.

Penetration.

Woah!!!!

God Almighty.

Nazi Mega Weapons is a good series on Netflix, if you're into WWII technology.

Good lord.

Irresistible force 1, immovable object 0.

Presumably, such armour would have protected only the most vital areas of the ship, such as the engine room and magazine?

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Carruthers;985251 wrote:

Presumably, such armour would have protected only the most vital areas of the ship, such as the engine room and magazine?

You keep saying "protected", but I don't think you know what it means...

xoxoxoBruce;984955 wrote:

Penetration.

Bummer of birthmark, Hal

The Filthy 13, two six man squads and a sergeant.


If you wonder why they got in so much trouble with command...

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A most unusual letter home. 1 - because of the art work. 2 - Troops in the Pacific had to use onion skin paper.

At this interactive site are 10 pictures of England and France. Click and drag you mouse back and forth to go from 1944 to 2014, on each picture. It be cool. :thumb:

neat effect

The block party in Hiroshima was A bomb.

Everything I see from WW II shows the government's psychology was if we lose this war it's YOUR fault. If you wasted food, talked too much, didn't buy bonds, or grease your Jeep, we'll lose.

During the Big One, WW II, although we hear everyone supported the war effort, not all went into the military,
Some were jobs considered essential to materials production, working for the government, or 4-F.
The guys that stayed stateside had the opportunity to sweet talk these beautiful, lonely, and horny, babes.

Another gem from WW II. :haha:

And when it's over, all those ships that aren't paid for yet are now a liability.

Big 2 page spread, had to split it.

Japs be tricksy...