WebAug 23, 2016 · Back in Latvia, another Legenda crew member gets a hit on his metal detector, digs his spade into the earth, and pulls out a long, lethal shard, from a Soviet or German shell. Such a "splinter
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WebA foxhole is one type of defensive strategic position. It is a "small pit used for cover, usually for one or two personnel, and so constructed that the occupants can effectively fire from it". [1] It is known more commonly within United States Army slang as a " fighting position " or as a " ranger grave ". It is known as a " fighting hole " in
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WebAug 6, 2013 · The closest analog here in the southwestern US is pot hunting in Anasazi (and Pueblo, and other cultures) ruins, and that is an activity very much frowned upon. The potential high value of old pottery leads people to dig up sites, destroying their usefulness for serious archaeological study as well as disturbing human remains.
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WebMost soldiers have carried an intrenching tool since before the 20th century. Intrenching Tools have usually been in the form of a shovel or a pick mattock that can be used to dig a foxhole, slit trench, or enable other common field tasks. In a crunch, the intrenching tool also becomes a hand to hand weapon, quite effective when used forcefully.
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WebThe Colt–Browning M1895, nicknamed "potato digger" because of its unusual operating mechanism, is an air-cooled, belt-fed, gas-operated machine gun that fires from a closed bolt with a cyclic rate of 450 rounds per minute.Based on an 1889 design by John Browning and his brother Matthew S. Browning, it was the first successful gas-operated machine …
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WebFeb 5, 2010 · VD warning for the Army A WW2 pamphlet: New page: Cushman Auto Glide Motor Scooter for Airborne Troops: 11 Mar 06: New image: Uniform of the Fallschirmjäger of WW2 (German paratroops). 9 Mar 06: Milestone: Digger History passed 12 million page visitors today: 8 Mar 06: Milestone: The Anzac Book passed the 15,000 page visitors …
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WebHowever, the design evolved to a more efficient arrangement with a huge plough removing the top 2 feet 6 inches (0.76 m) of soil and a cutting cylinder rotating perpendicular to the line of the trench for digging out the lower 2 feet 6 inches (0.76 m). The trench profile was then squared off by a number of blades.
Learn MoreWebAug 14, 2020 · BBC News Online The Dutch government is to lift a RAF World War Two bomber from a lake with a digger despite claims it was disrespectful to use equipment likened to an "arcade machine grabber".
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WebMay 9, 2019 · World War II ended 74 years ago. But volunteers are still searching parts of Germany for the remains of the war dead. Nina Werkhäuser reports from the village of Klessin, near Berlin.
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WebThe Colt–Browning M1895, nicknamed "potato digger" because of its unusual operating mechanism, is an air-cooled, belt-fed, gas-operated machine gun that fires from a closed bolt with a cyclic rate of 450 rounds per minute.Based on an 1889 design by John Browning and his brother Matthew S. Browning, it was the first successful gas-operated machine …
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WebWORLD WAR TWO Digger Stories During WW2, many Australian Servicemen recorded their daily events into their diary. After the war, right up to present times,some veterans and other authors have published war books using these dairies as a basis. These books normally take the form of a biography with greater emphasis on the digger's war history.
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WebFeb 5, 2010 · VD warning for the Army A WW2 pamphlet: New page: Cushman Auto Glide Motor Scooter for Airborne Troops: 11 Mar 06: New image: Uniform of the Fallschirmjäger of WW2 (German paratroops). 9 Mar 06: Milestone: Digger History passed 12 million page visitors today: 8 Mar 06: Milestone: The Anzac Book passed the 15,000 page visitors …
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WebThe Colt–Browning M1895, nicknamed "potato digger" because of its unusual operating mechanism, is an air-cooled, belt-fed, gas-operated machine gun that fires from a closed bolt with a cyclic rate of 450 rounds per minute.Based on an 1889 design by John Browning and his brother Matthew S. Browning, it was the first successful gas-operated machine …
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WebU.S. Army Intrenching Tools: World War II and Korea. One of scores of items that made life a little easier and safer for the World War II soldier was an improved intrenching tool. Unlike World War I where soldiers spent most of their time at the front in, in World War II the emphasis was on individual shelter and the need to construct hasty
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WebMay 9, 2019 · World War II ended 74 years ago. But volunteers are still searching parts of Germany for the remains of the war dead. Nina Werkhäuser reports from the village of Klessin, near Berlin.
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WebAug 6, 2013 · Digging for WWII Relics. August 6, 2013 Ian McCollum Commentary 45. I expect this is a subject more familiar to our European readers than folks here in the US – the idea is tromping out to the sites of WWII skirmishes or battles with a shovel and a metal detector, and digging up artifacts like helmets, canteens, firearms, ammo and casings
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WebMay 9, 2019 · World War II ended 74 years ago. But volunteers are still searching parts of Germany for the remains of the war dead. Nina Werkhäuser reports from the village of Klessin, near Berlin.
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WebDigger History; Australia & NZ at War, an unofficial history. Last Post; The Ode; Master Index of all categories on Digger History. images/asstd3/DH-layout.jpg
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WebPages 17,18 & 19 of the WW2 US Army comic Military Courtesy Australian & New Zealand Military History from 1788 The British Army in Australia 1788 to 1870 images/diggers/soldier-rum-corps.jpg images/diggers/73rd-regt-foot.jpg Eureka Stockade & the military on the Goldfields Where and when Australia & NZ went to war
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