History Chronicles

28/07/2024

Men from the 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, supported by Achilles 17pdr tank destroyers, wait to go forward near Ferrara, Northern Italy. 22 April 1945

The 17 pounder, Self-Propelled, Achilles was a British variant of the American M10 tank destroyer armed with the powerful British Ordnance QF 17 pounder anti-tank gun in place of the standard 3" (76.2 mm) Gun M7. With a total of 1,100 M10s converted, the 17 pdr. SP Achilles was the second most numerous armoured fighting vehicle to see service armed with the 17 pounder gun, behind the Sherman Firefly.
https://amznewspaper.com/17-pdr-sp-achilles/

28/07/2024

A British sniper demonstrates his camouflage (note:
German Waffen-S S Camo Pattern: named
unofficially “Early Plane Tree”) at a sniper school in
a French village, July 27, 1944.

27/07/2024

27/07/2024

Log driving in Glens Falls, New York, 1907.

27/07/2024

PeelP 50, single-seater car, accelerating up to 64 km per hour. Great Britain. 1962

27/07/2024

“Ian Dury” Kennington, London -1977

Ian Dury, the iconic British singer-songwriter, was a prominent figure in the London music scene of the late 1970s. In 1977, he released his debut album *New Boots and Panties!!*, which included hits like "Wake Up and Make Love with Me." Kennington, a district in south London, was part of the vibrant cultural landscape of the city during this era, known for its diverse community and artistic expressions.

Dury's music, often infused with his wit and the gritty realism of London's working-class life, resonated with many and cemented his place in the history of British punk and new wave music.

27/07/2024

An old-time diving suit from 1907 (New York). It was equipped with electric charging and pressure protection systems.

27/07/2024

A loader slides an 8.8 cm round into his gun in Normandy, France, 1944. He is from the 16th Luftwaffe Field Division, which fought around the Caen area after D-Day. The division was essentially destroyed by British and Canadian forces during the Battle of Normandy, and was disbanded in August 1944.

27/07/2024

1930 Ford Model A Mail Delivery

27/07/2024

In 1920, an early ambulance operated by St John in the U.K. featured a coffin-like sidecar where the patient was placed and the lid was closed for transport. The sidecar had hatches to access the patient even when the lid was closed.

27/07/2024

Portrait of a young Soviet soldier in a German POW camp in Belarus, 1941.

27/07/2024

Tigers from the 506 Heavy Tank Battalion make their way through a turned up track during a retreat in Ukraine, May 1944.

26/07/2024

A Selfie Taken By Emperor Nicholas II, C. 1896

26/07/2024

Es**rt Carrier USS Thetis Bay taking PBY Catalinas, F6F Hellcats, and one J2F Duck from Hawaii to Alameda for repairs, Jul 8 1944.

26/07/2024

A Soviet Army girl on traffic duty in the Unter den Linden in Berlin chats with a British soldier, 1945
Color by Klimbim 0.2
Published by klimbim2014

26/07/2024

Incorrect, that is not a binocular. A binocular looks like this:

26/07/2024

A late 19th century photo by Félix Arnaudin which shows Gascon shepherds on stilts. They used the stilts to navigate the marshy pastures of Landes region in the southwest of France. Photo: Musée d’Aquitaine.

26/07/2024

A 14th century abandoned castle in Scotland