HomeWorldConflictsTroops of the 35th Division 9th U.S. Army turn a German Pak 40 75mm anti-tank gun against its former owners along the Rhine-Herne Canal near Recklinghausen in April 1945
Troops of the 35th Division 9th U.S. Army turn a German Pak 40 75mm anti-tank gun against its former owners along the Rhine-Herne Canal near Recklinghausen in April 1945
September 5, 2024
Troops of the 35th Division 9th U.S. Army turn a German Pak 40 75mm anti-tank gun against its former owners along the Rhine-Herne Canal near Recklinghausen in April 1945
Beautiful – thank you for sharing this unique snapshot of history
Very effective use of cover
would ww2 US soldiers receive training on german equipment (specifically the bigger stuff like this) or was it all pretty straightforward if you already had experience with the american equivalents
solid AT gun, put to good use. Simple as. Good one.
Germans used a ton of captured equipment and had designations for each piece of captured equipment. For example, here’s a list of firearms:
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Circular economy. Greta would approve.
German Lend-Lease
Beautiful – thank you for sharing this unique snapshot of history
Very effective use of cover
would ww2 US soldiers receive training on german equipment (specifically the bigger stuff like this) or was it all pretty straightforward if you already had experience with the american equivalents
solid AT gun, put to good use. Simple as. Good one.
Germans used a ton of captured equipment and had designations for each piece of captured equipment. For example, here’s a list of firearms:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_designations_of_foreign_firearms_in_World_War_II
That’s a super cool photo with an even cooler story. Don’t wanna glorify violence but WWII photos are just something else