Military photos 3

And there`s more

These were taken at the War & Peace Show in Kent some years back

Some of these may of may not have appeared in Saving Private Ryan

Pak40 & Sdkfz 10

Kettenkraftrad

Panzer III 

For me the highlight of the trip 

Jagdpanzer IV

 Both together

Czech halftrack converted to look like a Sdkfz 251

88`

The following items were "for sale"

Guns were either replicas or deactivated, the shear quantity was shocking (but this was a few years ago now)

Military photos 2

Military photos 2

And there`s more -

A piece of ordnance dating back to the Mahdi Revolt

This gun sits alongside the Nile in Egypt by the dock for the Edfu temple   

Sherman with Free French Markings

Normandy

 All the following taken at Bovington

Saving Private Ryan Tuger mock-up

 Panther

Jagd Tiger

Panzer IV

Luchs

Ft17

Kv1

Stug III

The following taken at the Royal Engineers Museum, Chatham, Kent

Ferret scout cars

And a very young mustachioed me

Centurion ARC

Centurion bridge-layer

FV432

Super Étendard 

Frejus, France on the sea-front

War memorial to colonial troops who gave their lives for France in the two world wars

Frejus, sea front

AMX-13

Troupes de Marine museum, Frejus

Military photos

Military photos

Like everyone with an interest in the military, modelling or wargaming I am constantly looking for military things when we go on holidays, etc. I take numerous photos (as you do). When sorting stuff our I found loads of old photos in an album, so I`ve scanned them and will post them here.

German WW2 bunkers

These are situated on the cliffs above Collioure in French Catalonia

Sdkfz 234/3

Bovington

 M8 armoured car

Bovington

 Stug III

Bovington pictured with my mate Chris Claydon RIP

Bren carrier

Troupes de marine Museum, Frejus, France

Canadian Chevy with 20mm pom pom

War & Peace Show, Kent

Schneider 105mm mountain gun

Cartagena Artillery Museum, Spain

Gardener Gun

Tower of London 

(this weapon captured off the Turks at Gallipoli)  

War Memorial Gibraltar 

Centurion, Sherman with AMX turret, Sherman dozer

Captured from the Israelis

Egyptian Army Museum, Cairo