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« on: September 14, 2003, 09:40:33 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2003, 11:09:29 PM »
"Look, Joe .... Fritz has an armed latrine to cover his backside."

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« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2003, 11:54:40 PM »
Judging by the helmets on the troops and the body of water behind them, that's a German Atlantic Wall pillbox using an obsolete PzKpfw II turret (or PzKpfw I ausf C, which used a similar turret) after the fortifications have been overrun by American troops, which would make it either Utah or Omaha beach.

The Germans did a number of conversions like this, using obsolete French and German tank turrets. IIRC, for the defense of Berlin and in Italy, they were using front-line tank turrets, like the Pzkpfw V 'Panther', for pillboxes, as well.


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« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2003, 01:35:37 PM »
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Judging by the helmets on the troops and the body of water behind them, that's a German Atlantic Wall pillbox using an obsolete PzKpfw II turret (or PzKpfw I ausf C, which used a similar turret) after the fortifications have been overrun by American troops, which would make it either Utah or Omaha beach.

The Germans did a number of conversions like this, using obsolete French and German tank turrets. IIRC, for the defense of Berlin and in Italy, they were using front-line tank turrets, like the Pzkpfw V 'Panther', for pillboxes, as well.


Yeah, ok mr. smartypants, then what is that building in the background across the bay, third from the left??
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« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2003, 06:04:35 PM »
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Yeah, ok mr. smartypants, then what is that building in the background across the bay, third from the left??


The first "Der Weinerschnitzel."

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« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2003, 11:28:02 PM »
Panzer II Turet, it is:)

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