>>65221573(OP) Finnish and German officers, alongside Italian, French, American and Japanese military attachès pose for a photo in Axis-occupied Karelia, 2 October 1942. Finland never declared war on the US, and the two countries maintained diplomatic relations during the war.
>>65223193 Because they were in combat? Everyone else had propaganda units but US soldiers were just grabbed at random.
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Anonymous06/09/26(Tue)22:11:51
>>65223198 it's literally named >flak jacket I am pretty sure the OG thing must be from ww2
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Anonymous06/09/26(Tue)22:12:37
>>65223158 >that face Oh they fucked the shit out of that guy after that picture.
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Anonymous06/09/26(Tue)22:15:38
>>65223204 In USMC slang any sort of chest armor is a "flack jacket". >first forces to mass issue fragmentation vests USMC in Korea.
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Anonymous06/09/26(Tue)22:19:16
>>65223214 first infantry unit maybe Flak Jackets were a thing in WW2
>The Royal Air Force subsequently offered the jackets to the United States Army Air Forces, which adopted them as a Defense Standard.[3] The UK subsequently supplied the USAAF with 9,600 flak jackets under lend-lease. >During World War II, flak jackets and steel helmets were worn by U.S. Navy personnel on aircraft carriers during battle
>>65221589 >The wop and the nip are arguing about noodles again, Hans.mis >How tiresome. Let's drink some more of the piss you call beer and go steal the frog's mistress. Peak comfy
the more I read about the German airborne operations in Holland, the less ambitious Market Garden looks in comparison >5AM on May 10 1940, 12 German He 59s (each carrying 6 troops) land in the middle of Rotterdam to capture the bridges
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Anonymous06/09/26(Tue)23:33:02
>>65223233 Why care about looks when you're winning?
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Anonymous06/09/26(Tue)23:33:24
>>65223193 Well, there was a saying or a quote that went like "At war, Germans dressed like they were going to a parade, Brits to sport and Americans to work"
>>65223416 Ballsy, but costly. Relatively speaking the Germans lost a lot of people and especially planes in the Netherlands compared to the other fronts in '39/'40.
>>65223550 >Anyone who knows more about this plane? yea its fucqqing cool
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Anonymous06/10/26(Wed)03:12:36
>>65223550 >>65223711 Can't speak for its real-world performance but this was my favorite plane in IL-2 Sturmovik. Something about its handling just feels right.
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Anonymous06/10/26(Wed)03:13:38
>>65223355 Holy shit those dudes are fuckin ripped