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A young soldier of the armored forces holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer, Fort Knox, Ky. He likes the piece for its fine firing qualities and its rugged, dependable mechanism. Infantryman with halftrack (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • John ( Cardwellpix ) said:
    looks like a young Frank Sinatra ! !
  • Bruce S said:
    I agree, cardwellpics! But if you look at the larger size, he looks more like Steve McQueen.

Soldaten in de sneeuw

from Nationaal Archief

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  • Drielbers said:
    Italianen
  • Leenke said:
    ** translation of describtion ** Second World War. Allied forces in the snow at the front in Greece. * Note: According to the previous post these are Italian soldiers.
  • Seth Gaines said:
    Those absolutely are Italians.
  • Cristian69 said:
    How can you tell they are italians? By the helmet shape?
  • Seth Gaines said:
    Exactly. Plus the rifle, and the cannon. I'm curious as to what these pictures are doing in the Dutch archives. Were they German pictures left behind, or sent for local publication?

Women's Army workers assembling gun sights at a workshop, Queensland, 1945

from State Library of Queensland

  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    The Women’s Australian National Service (WANS) was inaugurated in 1940. Training for members of the WANS included air raid drills, first aid, basic military drills, and even shooting, signalling, and mechanics. In the period leading up to the formation of the Australian Women’s Army Service (AWAS), the WANS demonstrated that women were capable of filling roles traditionally filled by men. Sir Percy Spender, Australia’s Minister for the Army, considered women to be an underutilised resource in Australia’s war effort. Consequently, he approved the formation of the AWAS on 13 August 1941 with the objective of releasing more men into forward areas. Source: www.awm.gov.au/articles/encyclopedia/awas
  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    And work of high merit has been carried out by women members of AEME. Hundreds of AWAS are in the corps, and they are very proud of their AEME colour patch. Some are University graduates. The Army has to rely on many complicated optical instruments for sighting long range artillery, field artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, and coast artillery. These instruments range from ordinary binoculars to complex construction. In all-optical predictors of most work the AWAS has shown extraordinary skill. The girls have also been especially useful in instrument making, armature winding, and other work requiring delicacy of touch, quickness of movement, and perseverance. Source: The Arguse, 20 Jan 1945 trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1108145