World War 2 Thread

>>2843698
>>2843700
Arguably the two worst places to fight must have been on the islands in the South Pacific with the smell of rotting flesh and the humidity. The other being the Eastern front along the Kursk salient.

>>2843702

Looks like an oldschool Medal Of Honour loading page.

>>2843698
>>2843899
Hard to believe that literally thousands of men would die in the fight over some tiny ittle island in the middle of the ocean

[spoiler]test test test[/spoiler]

>>2843702
translation ?

''In the name of the Führer and highest Commander of the Wehrmacht, Obergefreiter Max Köpf was awarded the medal 'WinterBattle in the East' (EastMedal)''

look here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Front_Medal

>>2843696
I think that WWII was the single most important event in the entire history of mankind

>>2850122
In the name of the leader and the head of staff of the armed forces, Corporal (a rank around this level), Max Kopf of pioneer battalion 204 on the 7 of August 1942, The medal of Winter service in the East 1941/42, (east Medal) is awarded

>>2855352
Eh, the Great Emu War was probably more important.

>>2843702
Looks like 3d model

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>>2856392

>>2855964
That guy's head in crushed

>>2856389
soon the will be dead, killed by one.

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>>2860429
oops, this is an SBD

>>2860439
facking CHEMII TRALS since 1939

The archive at historicalphotos.org has some neat war photos

>>2856428
Lyme disease is hell.

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>>2843696

Sorry, how do I save pictures under their original title? Without copy and paste it?

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>>2906192

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>>2906193

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>>2906194

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>>2906195

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>>2906197

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>>2906198

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>>2906199

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>>2906662

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>>2906664

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>>2856392
Smoking in the middle of battle.

Disgusting.

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>>2916765

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>>2916768
Shit, that one was the Nam.

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>>2916765

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>>2916771
USS Iowa being towed out of SF bay towards museum duty in LA.

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>>2916780

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>>2916792
and for something completely different

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>>2916765

File: Two riflemen from the 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division, take a moment to roll their own cigarettes in Goesdorf (Luxembourg), january 10, 1945.jpg (2MB, 2033x2400px)

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>>2916792

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>>2916794
Here is some oc.

>>2926426
Proud killers!

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>>2926690
its ok when you're on the winning team

>>2927420
The winning team is the only team, the other team is dead.

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>>2916795

>>2926426
>>2926690

DRESSED TO KILL

Anyone have the color one of the Germans advancing through a field with tanks and half-tracks? I think it was early in the war.

>>2856421
obviously fake

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pics gone, delete thread....