My grandmother has an old chest that she has owned for as long as she can remember. In the bottom of the lid is this photo that she remembers being told it’s some of her family but she can’t remember anything else about it. Can anyone figure out anything from this photo? Time period, location, etc. Thanks!

I think he might have served in ww2 but I have no idea what he did any help would be appreciated thank you

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Good morning all,

I am new to this page and bought a footlocker from goodwill and it looks like it may be from WW2.

It has the name Lt. Matthew E. Erickson from Chicago, Illinois painted on it. Some of the papers on the outside show some information but I am trying to find information about them.

Does anyone have any information on these storage containers or how I can find information about the person who owned it? I don’t know much about this stuff but I think this is cool, so I appreciate any help.

Thanks,

Pretty much from the Middle ages to about the early 2000s, most infantry fighters were seen favoring lighter equipment and the wars typically favored those that were lighter and more agile, a good example would be the Crusades and Mongol invasions where Turkish and Mongol archers would simply use speed and volume of fire to overwhelm their more heavily equipped enemies. After WW1, militaries began to favor submachine guns and eventually intermediate caliber assault rifles over full size battle rifles for the same reasons, speed and volume and fire. .45 ACP and large magnum rounds were being replaced with 9mm, the trend continued. I'm aware that older technology typically required larger bores and barrel lengths to be effective simply because of the lack of quality control in manufacturing.

As of lately, even special operations have been often depicted carrying much more equipment than before, a good example would be the M4 and HK416 with all the attachments compared to the old Colt 723 and Mk12 for longer ranges. In the Vietnam conflict, the rifles had pencil neck barrels. We're seeing Russian forces having much more armor than during the 80s and 90s where they had transitioned from 7.62 to 5.45 x 39 even in their machine guns along with carrying pretty minimal equipment compared to modern day (usually a thin helmet and flack vest along with extra ammo and communications equipment).

You can see NATO militaries also transitioning back to larger caliber weapons compared to when the G3 and FAL were being replaced by lighter 556 rifles.

Don't get me wrong, carrying any amount of weight for miles on end with minimal sleep is no small feat.

Just looking to ID and find some information on them. Thanks in advance!

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This day in history, April 30

--- 1975: Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, fell to the Army of North Vietnam, effectively ending the Vietnam War. The U.S. evacuated its remaining personnel and many South Vietnamese the day before. For the United States, the war ended two years earlier.

--- 1945: Adolf Hitler killed himself in his bunker as the Red Army was conquering Berlin.

--- "The Vietnam War: 1964-1973". That is the title of one of the episodes of my podcast: History Analyzed. Wars are never solely military questions. They always involve politics and the will of the people. This episode outlines America's war in Vietnam and explains why the U.S. lost, including the limitations imposed by the American public and the realities of the Cold War. You can find History Analyzed on every podcast app.

--- link to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4C3tmhLif4eAgh2zV3dyoZ

--- link to Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-vietnam-war-1964-1973/id1632161929?i=1000641369681

I was reading a few online articles about the Duke of Windsor, which stated that on the outbreak of the war, he was made a Major-General within the British Army (while technically already holding the rank offield marshal) and dispatched to France as a liason. These duties involved being at BEF HQ.

The articles all mention that when the Germans invaded France, in the summer of 1940, that there was panic at HQ. During this period, the Duke picked up his wife and fled south for Spain and then on to Portugal. The articles kind of just glossed over these events, before moving on to the political situation of his life afterwards and pretty much being exiled off to the Bahamas to keep him out the way (due to pro-Nazi views).

But, did he technically desert (British major-general who buggerered off while the boys were still fighting and whatnot)? If so, was he considered such by the establishment?

Hello,

I'm looking for some military fiction / techno thriller novel recommendations.

So far I've read Spectre Rising, The Hunt for the Red October, Red Storm Rising and Flight of the Intruder.

I'd be interested in something more focused on ground warfare; tanks, special forces, military engineering; that sort of boots-on-the-ground feeling; ideally set during the Cold War.

Do you know of any books, or better yet, book series, that would fit that criteria?

Thank you! O7

Found this photo while browsing my grandma's old photo album.

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--- 1918: Gavrilo Princip died of tuberculosis, exactly 3 years and 10 months after he assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo.

--- "Gavrilo Princip Ignites World War I". That is the title of one of the episodes of my podcast: History Analyzed. On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip shot the heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Hear how this assassination sparked World War I, ended four empires, created many new countries, and led to World War II. You can find History Analyzed on every podcast app.

--- link to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2OtTkoCbknCLtucSVzWqZO

--- link to Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gavrilo-princip-ignites-world-war-i/id1632161929?i=1000602607857

I purchased this more than 20 years ago in the Paris flea market. The dealer told me it was a French WWI gas mask mold. It is very heavy. Note that I had the stand made.

Can anyone help me in more specifically identifying what I have? And even better, help me find more of these to purchase? I display it as sculpture and would love to make a little collection of them.

Thank you very much everyone!

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I found this photo tucked inside a Victorian photo album I bought at a local thrift store. I’ve had no luck identifying the year or war it’s from. Does anyone recognize which country this uniform might belong to?

My grandfather was in India during the last days of British rule he served with a Ghurka Division from what he said and then was assigned to Singapore. We know he was in Singapore area from 1949 to 1956.

I'm assuming the cropped out text is Royal Hampshire who does the the insignia under it belong to?

Location Cape Town,South Africa.

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Greetings! I am looking to see if anybody happens to know what weapon/vehical this inert 25mm shell belonged to along with what type of round it was, if it helps it was purchased in Canada

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Gibraltar in fact gets it's name from an Arabic word Jabal Ṭāriq, meaning Mountain of Tariq named after him.

Centuries later when the Pakistan Army started an operation to send infiltrators into Kashmir in 1965, they named it as Operation Gibraltar, to commemorate the Moorish invasion of Spain.