Armored Vehicles WWII

[abn deuce]

Not sure where best to post this clip since it includes British , American and German Wheeled and tracked armored Vehicles .

 

 

[rnixartillery]

The Greyhound driver came close to knocking his teeth out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great film. :thumbsup:

 

 

Rob.......................rnixartillery

[Adrian Barrell]

Notice the M3 and M5 halftrack in, presumably, the same US unit.

[AlienFTM]

Notice a couple of minutes in German vehicles (in Panzergrau) marked with white crosses, which turned out to make excellent aiming marks until they painted them out with black, leaving just the edges in white in the style which became known as the Balkenkreuz.

 

Then five years later the Americans landed in Normandy with great big white stars on the glacis plate and quickly learned the same lesson.

[ashley]

There were some very nice German vehicles in there 8- Rads, a Puma at speed :drive::wow: armoured 1/2 tracks with neblewerfers(wheres that drooling smilie) as stated some of the 8-rads were quite early in the war as the crews are still wearing the Panzer beret, and as for that ss crusher cap...i am off to lie down:bow:

 

Ashley

[Adrian Barrell]

and as for that ss crusher cap...i am off to lie down:bow:

 

Ashley

 

I would think :pfrt: a more appropriate response......

[haybaggerman]

Then five years later the Americans landed in Normandy with great big white stars on the glacis plate and quickly learned the same lesson.

 

My uncle was a signwriter in north africa, he said they used to smear mud over the red and white rectangles for this same reason, I guess the brits learned a little earlier on.

 

Paul

[steveo578]

The U.S. Army used several different types of the star insignia, initally in U.S. and possibly in the Philipines a few vehicles had a national insignia similar to U.S. pre war aircraft -some in reversed colour with blue disc in the centre of a white star and red outer ring. it was soon found that a red disc was too vivid and was abandoned.

 

At the time of the Torch operation U.S tanks were marked with yellow stars and numerical markings, this was abandoned by direct order shortly after, M5s were seen in a victory parade for FDR with large newly painted stars on the glacis, probably for publicity.

 

Shortly after policy dicated that all US armour and others supplied to lend lease were to have markings in olive drab or light blue, and some U.S tanks had a drab or blue star- this was overruled by higher authorities prior to the landings in Europe requiring a white star- some with broken disc, but some tanks had both white and drab stars on the side panels-.

 

Possibly a case of higher command "knowing" better than combat troops or a possible mis-interperation of the order to place a large (white) star on the turret roof or engine deck to aid air recognition.

 

Steve

[ashley]

I would think :pfrt: a more appropriate response......

 

Though most types of German militaria are most collectable from buttons to vehicles, headgear has a major following and crusher caps are much sought after along with the panzer beret shown earlier in the film clip two very unique items of headgear worn by german forces.

 

Ashley