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US Marines inspect an Italian Beretta Model 12 submachinegun while on NATO maneuvers in Turkey circa October 1977

US Marines inspect an Italian Beretta Model 12 submachinegun while on NATO maneuvers in Turkey circa October 1977

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Clean penetration through the turret hatch of Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 504 Tiger I 222 knocked out North of Potassa in Grosseto pictured on June 23rd 1944 after an encounter with the US 1st Armored Division

Clean penetration through the turret hatch of Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 504 Tiger I 222 knocked out North of Potassa in Grosseto pictured on June 23rd 1944 after an encounter with the US 1st Armored Division

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Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle familiarization for German troops in late 1944

Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle familiarization for German troops in late 1944

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German medical personnel treat US 1st Armored Division tankers before they are evacuated on a captured M3 half-track after their M3 Stuart light tank was knocked out at Kasserine in February 1943

German medical personnel treat US 1st Armored Division tankers before they are evacuated on a captured M3 half-track after their M3 Stuart light tank was knocked out at Kasserine in February 1943

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A break from our regular scheduled historical footage, explosion at the Ta’ Lourdes fireworks factory in Magħtab in Malta at around 6:36 local time today on June 1st 2026

A break from our regular scheduled historical footage, explosion at the Ta’ Lourdes fireworks factory in Magħtab in Malta at around 6:36 local time today on June 1st 2026

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East German personnel apparently bemused by a US soldier setting up an M60 machinegun on the West German border in 1962

East German personnel apparently bemused by a US soldier setting up an M60 machinegun on the West German border in 1962

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One of very few Heckler & Koch HK33 assault rifles assembled in the US as the Harrington & Richardson T223 and tested in Vietnam in the hands of a US Navy Seal on the Mekong Delta in August 1968

One of very few Heckler & Koch HK33 assault rifles assembled in the US as the Harrington & Richardson T223 and tested in Vietnam in the hands of a US Navy Seal on the Mekong Delta in August 1968

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Grumman F9F-2 Panther pilot flying from USS Valley Forge nails a North Korean truck with a short burst from his battery of four 20mm cannon in July 1950

Grumman F9F-2 Panther pilot flying from USS Valley Forge nails a North Korean truck with a short burst from his battery of four 20mm cannon in July 1950

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StuG assault guns supporting German troops during street fighting in the Netherlands in 1944 The vehicle at the end of the clip is a command variant fitted with a Sternantenne for the FuG 8 medium-wave transceiver

StuG assault guns supporting German troops during street fighting in the Netherlands in 1944 The vehicle at the end of the clip is a command variant fitted with a Sternantenne for the FuG 8 medium-wave transceiver

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Vought OS2U Kingfisher floatplane landing in the wake of a US Navy warship

Vought OS2U Kingfisher floatplane landing in the wake of a US Navy warship

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German MG 42 abandoned with a missing barrel on the Gothic Line and a 10th Indian Infantry Division bulldozer stuck in the Rubicon circa October 1944

German MG 42 abandoned with a missing barrel on the Gothic Line and a 10th Indian Infantry Division bulldozer stuck in the Rubicon circa October 1944

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Firing a Heckler & Koch G3 battle rifle while outfitted with sensors in order to determine the effects of recoil on the human body in the early 1970s

Firing a Heckler & Koch G3 battle rifle while outfitted with sensors in order to determine the effects of recoil on the human body in the early 1970s

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US LVT-3 reduced to a pile of ashes and twisted metal after being apparently struck by a Japanese 47mm anti-tank gun on Okinawa on June 20th 1945

US LVT-3 reduced to a pile of ashes and twisted metal after being apparently struck by a Japanese 47mm anti-tank gun on Okinawa on June 20th 1945

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Inshore Fire Support Ship USS Carronade live fire with her eight twin Mark 105 rocket launchers in the mid 1950s

Inshore Fire Support Ship USS Carronade live fire with her eight twin Mark 105 rocket launchers in the mid 1950s

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View from the ground as an F-100 Super Sabre saturates an area with napalm

View from the ground as an F-100 Super Sabre saturates an area with napalm

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During WWII it was officially recommended to US soldiers that a tick could be burned off one's skin with a cigarette, a practice that is frowned upon today

During WWII it was officially recommended to US soldiers that a tick could be burned off one's skin with a cigarette, a practice that is frowned upon today

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1. SS-PzDiv LSSAH Sd.Kfz. 231 armored car negotiating terrain in Greece in 1941 This example was a veteran of the campaigns in Poland and France and bore the name "Laforce" in honor of Karl Laforce, the youngest fatality of the November 1923 Beer Hall Putsch

1. SS-PzDiv LSSAH Sd.Kfz. 231 armored car negotiating terrain in Greece in 1941 This example was a veteran of the campaigns in Poland and France and bore the name "Laforce" in honor of Karl Laforce, the youngest fatality of the November 1923 Beer Hall Putsch

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Imperial Japanese Navy G4M "Betty" bomber caught at low level by a US Navy Grumman Avenger during a Task Force 58 strike on Woleai Atoll on April 1st 1944 #guncamera

Imperial Japanese Navy G4M "Betty" bomber caught at low level by a US Navy Grumman Avenger during a Task Force 58 strike on Woleai Atoll on April 1st 1944 #guncamera

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High speed footage of the M197 20mm cannon in the chin turret of an AH-1S Cobra gunship firing during qualification trials

High speed footage of the M197 20mm cannon in the chin turret of an AH-1S Cobra gunship firing during qualification trials

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German WWII-vintage 7.5cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun used by Norwegian forces on maneuvers in March 1955

German WWII-vintage 7.5cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun used by Norwegian forces on maneuvers in March 1955

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Demonstration of foot traps used by Viet Cong guerillas for the benefit of US Marines at Da Nang in March 1966

Demonstration of foot traps used by Viet Cong guerillas for the benefit of US Marines at Da Nang in March 1966

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Soviet-made T-26 Model 1933 tanks captured from Spanish Republican forces in Nationalist service alongside German Panzer I tanks on the move circa April 1938 The T-26 tanks are marked with red and yellow stripes and a black cross on the white turret roof for identification

Soviet-made T-26 Model 1933 tanks captured from Spanish Republican forces in Nationalist service alongside German Panzer I tanks on the move circa April 1938 The T-26 tanks are marked with red and yellow stripes and a black cross on the white turret roof for identification

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Lieutenant General Yoshitsugu Saitō who commanded Japanese forces on Saipan buried with full military honors by US forces on July 13th 1944 Saitō had been wounded by a fragment and committed seppuku to avoid capture #OTD 82 years ago

Lieutenant General Yoshitsugu Saitō who commanded Japanese forces on Saipan buried with full military honors by US forces on July 13th 1944 Saitō had been wounded by a fragment and committed seppuku to avoid capture #OTD 82 years ago

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Unique rotating driver position in the turret of the MBT-70 tank prototype that would face the tank's direction of travel regardless of which way the gun was pointed Keeping the crew out of the hull kept the profile low but it was disorientating for the driver in practice

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US Army WWI demonstration simulating an ambush of German troops by a soldier concealed in a seemingly abandoned trench

US Army WWI demonstration simulating an ambush of German troops by a soldier concealed in a seemingly abandoned trench

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German troops examine the remains of the 305mm battleship guns in twin turrets at the Maxim Gorky Fortresses after the Siege of Sevastopol in the Summer of 1942

German troops examine the remains of the 305mm battleship guns in twin turrets at the Maxim Gorky Fortresses after the Siege of Sevastopol in the Summer of 1942

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Stubborn breech on a French Canon de 75 modèle 1897 field gun circa 1916

Stubborn breech on a French Canon de 75 modèle 1897 field gun circa 1916

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Allied troops examine a German "Neger" manned torpedo captured North of Anzio in April 1944 after the type's disastrous combat debut that saw a third of the pilots deployed losing their lives for no discernable results

Allied troops examine a German "Neger" manned torpedo captured North of Anzio in April 1944 after the type's disastrous combat debut that saw a third of the pilots deployed losing their lives for no discernable results

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Colt M1911 pencil triangulation exercise What's more, it's fun :D

Colt M1911 pencil triangulation exercise What's more, it's fun :D

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Relatively rare LVTE-1 engineering variant of the LVTP-5 "Miss Conduct" uses its mine plow to clear Viet Cong positions in Vietnam in March 1966

Relatively rare LVTE-1 engineering variant of the LVTP-5 "Miss Conduct" uses its mine plow to clear Viet Cong positions in Vietnam in March 1966

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YOV-10D Night Observation Gunship System trials with an XM197 20mm cannon in a ventral turret slaved to a FLIR sensor in the chin and 2.75-inch rocket pods under the wing

YOV-10D Night Observation Gunship System trials with an XM197 20mm cannon in a ventral turret slaved to a FLIR sensor in the chin and 2.75-inch rocket pods under the wing

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German 10.5cm leFH 18 direct fire during Operation Störfang circa June 1942 in the final weeks of Soviet resistance in Sevastopol The second shot visible is possibly a shell that ricocheted and detonated in mid air

German 10.5cm leFH 18 direct fire during Operation Störfang circa June 1942 in the final weeks of Soviet resistance in Sevastopol The second shot visible is possibly a shell that ricocheted and detonated in mid air

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2-ton shell loaded into the massive 60cm bore of Mörser Karl siege mortar "Thor" in action against Soviet fortifications in Crimea in the Summer of 1942

2-ton shell loaded into the massive 60cm bore of Mörser Karl siege mortar "Thor" in action against Soviet fortifications in Crimea in the Summer of 1942

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German WWI-vintage Maschinengewehr 08 fitted with a Zielfernrohr 12 2.5x optical sight engaging Allied positions during the Battle of Dunkirk in June 1940 Also interesting is the use of the Entfernungsmesser 34 rangefinder by a man wearing a clear face shield

German WWI-vintage Maschinengewehr 08 fitted with a Zielfernrohr 12 2.5x optical sight engaging Allied positions during the Battle of Dunkirk in June 1940 Also interesting is the use of the Entfernungsmesser 34 rangefinder by a man wearing a clear face shield

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Sherman tanks in British service attempt to negotiate a water-filled ditch with both standard tracks and with extended end connectors fitted during a demonstration in Ravenna circa March 1945

Sherman tanks in British service attempt to negotiate a water-filled ditch with both standard tracks and with extended end connectors fitted during a demonstration in Ravenna circa March 1945

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Waffen-SS artillery crew doing some hedge trimming to clear the line of sight for their 10.5cm leFH 18 prior to a direct fire mission during the Battle of France in 1940

Waffen-SS artillery crew doing some hedge trimming to clear the line of sight for their 10.5cm leFH 18 prior to a direct fire mission during the Battle of France in 1940

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USMC CH-53A Sea Stallion heavy lift helicopter taking out the trash during the Siege of Khe Sanh in February 1968

USMC CH-53A Sea Stallion heavy lift helicopter taking out the trash during the Siege of Khe Sanh in February 1968

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Simulated ambush of an ARVN patrol by Viet Cong guerillas at the Dục Mỹ Training Camp in May 1962

Simulated ambush of an ARVN patrol by Viet Cong guerillas at the Dục Mỹ Training Camp in May 1962

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Quadruple 0.303 Browning dorsal turret on a Consolidated Liberator Mk II in service with 178 Squadron RAF flying from Libya

Quadruple 0.303 Browning dorsal turret on a Consolidated Liberator Mk II in service with 178 Squadron RAF flying from Libya

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German tank crewman wearing the Panzerkampfabzeichen and Eisernes Kreuz warming up with a stiff drink on the Eastern Front circa early 1944

German tank crewman wearing the Panzerkampfabzeichen and Eisernes Kreuz warming up with a stiff drink on the Eastern Front circa early 1944

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