B series Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 These photos have been taken or given to a British soldier who served WWII in North Africa, and maybe other locations. They have been stored in the attic for maybe 70 odd years. Some photo's have captions on the reverse side in nice fountain pen ink, so I have added below the photos. German tank burning Torra Pass No caption Near Fort Capuzzo, German cemetry. No caption Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 (edited) That Torra Pass one is a gem. If I have it correct: American Vehicle English Equipment Italian Pill. ( shot ?) Edited June 28, 2020 by Gordon_M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Brilliant photos, keep them coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Herbert Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Gordon_M said: That Torra Pass one is a gem. If I have it correct: American Vehicle English Equipment Italian Pill. ( shot ?) I think that is a correct translation except that it is not American but a British Crusader ! As in the background of the photo above it. David Edited June 28, 2020 by David Herbert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B series Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 Western Desert German War Graves, North Africa Western Desert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 So would those German graves be removed to a designated cemetry after the war? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 after ww2 the german war graves commission were responsible for their dead and the cemeteries and any reburials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean N Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 On 6/28/2020 at 9:37 PM, Gordon_M said: That Torra Pass one is a gem. If I have it correct: American Vehicle English Equipment Italian Pill. ( shot ?) Equipaggio Inglese is English crew Not sure about pillola, but I wonder if it's colloquial for land mine as they can be pill shaped ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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