view over the Mainbridge and the Marienberg in Würzburg, Germany ~1941
American GMC Jimmy cargo trucks parked outside a blown up Japanese government building. Naha Okinawa 1945
christian procession in Freiburg, Germany 1939
American tourist visit city Sunday mass priests church praying
Rhine Bridge, Rheinbrücke, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, 1939,
bridge, rhine, river, riber bridge, flags, agfacolor, filmosto, dias, slides, photos, vintage,
42-24998 P-47G-5-CU Congaree Army Air Field (South Carolina, USA) - May 1, 1944 at Wampee Landing Strip
(South Carolina, USA) - Pilot: Eugene J. McCloskey
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Eugene McCloskey, SN O-810396, Air Medal with 5 oak leaf clusters (1 silver oak leaf cluster).
Was with 404th FG in Normandy
based at Le Mesnil Eury, France in July 1944
Aircraft was assigned to 338 Fighter Group/441th Fighter Squadron at the time of the accident.
It was listed as "Forced landing out of gas".
Early P-47 Thundebolt, Razorback
viewpoint "Plage du Rocher du Lion" in St. Nazaire, France 1942
at the Beresina near Baryssau, Russia 1942
by Franz Krieger
Adolf-Wagner-Platz (today: Marienplatz) in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany ~1939
Hotel Martkplatz, (today: Commerzbank), Haus der Nationalsozialisten (today: Radio Oberland), the alps with the Alpspitze, Höllentalspitzen, the Waxenstein and the Zugspitze
uboat kriegsmarine bunker construction cranes in Saint Nazaire, France 1942
Beautiful woman picking flowers in Berlin Park 1940
The Blue Devils US 88th Infantry Division training with smoke grenades in Italy 1944. GI holding his captured German helmet
WW2 color Luftwaffe Field Division 2nd Lufllotte Belgium 1941 train transport station
Luftwaffe Flak Bordeaux France 1941 Flak Regiments 45, 1. Batterie gemischte Flak Abteilung 923, Feldpost L.35139, newspaper
Extra Historical Information:
1. Batterie gemischte Flak-Abteilung 923
m April 1940 in Wiener-Neustadt mit drei leichten Batterien aufgestellt und anschließend in Bordeaux beim Stab des Flak-Regiments 45 eingesetzt.
1942 verlegte die Abteilung nach Pauillac, wo sie weiterhin dem Stab des Flak-Regiments 45 unterstand.
Im Juli 1942 wurde sie in leichte Flak-Abteilung 923 (v) umbenannt und Ende 1942 auf vier Batterien verstärkt.
Im August 1944 verlegte die Abteilung zurück nach Deutschland. Im Februar 1945 stand sie in Landau beim Stab des Flak-Regiments 45.
Feldpost L.35139
Repair of a bombed bridge over the river Ems in Munster Gelmer, Germany 1940
The bridge was partly destroyed in the night of the 12th to the 13th August 1940.
Large camouflage nets were used to hide it.