Trying to Capture an Intact Tiger in Tunisia
Brief note on British attempts to capture an intact German Tiger I tank in Tunisia from “The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in Action”, Military Review, Vol. 23. Presumably, this Tiger is...
View Article26th Panzer Division
The following opinions are from German General Leutnant Linnarz, commander of the German 26th Panzer Division in Italy, concerning Allied airpower and its effects on German forces. Source: Defeat,...
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Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 Bachstelze (Wagtail) Rotor-Kite
U.S. intelligence report on the Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 Bachstelze (Wagtail) submarine rotor-kite. The Fa 330 was an unpowered rotary-wing kite, called a gyroglider or rotor-kite, towed behind German...
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Tojo Fighter
NOTES ON ENEMY AIRCRAFT The information contained in this summary should be transferred immediately to Informational Intelligence Summary No. 43-26, “Japanese Aircraft and Armament,” revised September...
View ArticleDaimler-Benz DB 603 Aircraft Engine
Intelligence report on the Daimler-Benz DB 603 aircraft engine from Informational Intelligence Summary, Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Washington, D.C. GERMAN DB 603 ENGINE...
View ArticleSubmersible Baka
“Submersible Baka” from C.I.C. (Combat Information Center), U.S. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Vol. II, No. 7, July 1945. “SUBMERSIBLE BAKA” Some midget subs are to the Japanese I and RO...
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The Japanese Zero Fighter
Intelligence report on a Japanese Zero fighter forced down over the Aleutian Islands and captured by American forces. Source: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, (“All Hands Magazine”),...
View ArticleJapanese Plane Names Are Given
Japanese Plane Names Are GivenNavy, Army Adopt Title Listing The Navy and Army have adopted an official list of designations for Japanese military planes. Fighters carry men’s names, bombers are named...
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9-mm Luger Pistol M1908
The following report on the German Luger Pistole Parabellum 1908 was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954....
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