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M7B2 Priest
Pays	USA
Period	Korean War
Type	Self-propelled gun
Description	Album de 131 walk-around photos of the self-propelled gun "M7B2 Priest"

Photo Gallery on an M7B2 Priest, officially named 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7, the M7 Priest is a self-propelled gun produced during World War II by the United States. Priest is the nickname given by the British, due to the fact that the machine gun placed on a rail gave the impression that the tank was equipped with a pulpit. It followed the Bishop English and they officially eded it 105mm SP Priest. (The British liked to give names related to religion to their self-propelled guns (Priest - priest, Bishop , bishop, Sexton - sacristan), a tradition that lasted until the 1960s with the Abbot (abbot).) Version M7B2 : During the Korean War, the limited elevation of the howitzer became a real problem, and it was increased to 65 degrees. The machine gun mount also had to be improved to give the ability to fire 360 degrees. This problem stemmed from the fact that most of the Time the Korean conflict took place in hilly terrain, with the North Koreans deploying their artillery pieces on the hilltops north of Seoul.

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Hawker Typhoon
Pays	UK
Period	World War II
Type	Hunter
Description	Album de 56 walk-around photos of the "Hawker Typhoon" fighter

Photo Gallery on a Hawker Typhoon , The Hawker Typhoon was a single-seat British fighter aircraft produced by Hawker Aircraft from 1941. Intended to replace the Hawker Hurricane as an interceptor, he suffered from initial performance problems and was upgraded to become one of the best fighter-bombers of world war.

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Concord 6081 - Panzer IV.The Panzerkampfwagen IV Medium Tank 1939-1945

Concord Publications
Série	Concord Publications
Titre	Panzerkampfwagen-IV-Medium-Tank-1939-1945
Réf	6081
Description	Panzerkampfwagen-IV-Medium-Tank-1939-1945

Le SdKfz 161 Panzerkampfwagen IV (PzKpfW IV), appelé « Panzer IV », fut un char d’assaut de classe moyenne utilisé par l’armée allemande lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Conçu initialement comme char d’appui-feu et armé d’un canon de 75 mm court KwK 37 L/24 pour les Panzer IV Ausf. A / B / C / D / E / F, il fut réarmé avec un canon long antichar 75 mm KwK 40 L/43 à partir de mars 1942 pour les Panzer IV Ausf. F2 / G / H / J. Le PzKpfW IV fut le char le plus utilisé par la Panzerwaffe, avec 9 000 exemplaires produits, et il donna naissance à de nombreuses versions.

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Concord-6511-The-Battle-of-Stalingrad.-Russias-Great-Patriotic-War.jpg

Concord Publications
Series	Concord Publications
Title	Battle of Stalingrad
Réf	6511
Description	Battle of Stalingrad – Russian Great Patriotic War

The bataille de Stalingrad refers to the battles between the union of Soviet socialist republics and the Third Reich for control of the eponymous city, now Volgograd, from 17 July 1942 to 2 February 1943. They include the approach of the city by the German armies, the urban battles for its conquest, then the Soviet counter-offensive, until the encirclement and surrender of the German troops. All of these fightings, in and out of the city, spanred just over six months and claimed the lives of an unknown 750,000 fighters and an unknown number of civilians, making it one of the deadliest battles in history.

With the Battle of Moscow in December 1941, and the Battle of Kursk, in July 1943, it was one of the great defeats of the German army and was considered a major strategic turning point in the Second World War. It is remembered for the bitterness of urban fighting, sparing neither civilians nor military, as well as for its psychological and symbolic impact.

Source: Battle of Stalingrad on Wikipedia

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WWII German Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.J Basic - E.T.MODEL E35-089

E.T.MODEL
Réf	E35-089
Type	Photo-cutting
Echelle	1/35
Description	Set of 3 set of photocuts for kits Dragon Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.J

A 2011 set of the brand E.T.Model The kit: "WWII German Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.J Basic".

The SdKfz 161 Panzerkampfwagen IV (PzKpfW IV), known as Panzer IV, was a middle-class tank used by the German army during World War II. Originally designed as a fire support tank and armed with a 75 mm short KwK 37 L/24 gun for the Panzer IV Ausf. A / B / C / D / E / F, it was rearmed with a long anti-tank gun 75 mm KwK 40 L/43 from March 1942 for the Panzer IV Ausf. F2 / G / H / J. The PzKpfW IV was the most widely used tank by the Panzerwaffe, with 9,000 units produced, and it gave birth to many versions.

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Wydawnictwo Militaria 153 USS Kitkun Bay CVE-71

USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71)
Publisher	Wydawnictwo Militaria
Series	Marine Power
Period	World War II
Réf	153

Signed documentation Wydawnictwo Militaria "USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) - Wydawnictwo Militaria 153.

USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) était un transporteur d’escorte de classe Casablanca de la marine américaine lancé le 8 Novembre 1943. Initialement désigné comme AVG, a été classée comme l’ACV-71 le 20 août 1942 et reclassé comme CVE-71 le 15 Juillet 1943. Fait partie de Flotte du Pacifique des Etats-Unis et a été engagé à Mariana et Palau,campagne îles,Philippines, la Samar et Magic Carpet Opération.

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Hummel
Publisher	Wydawnictwo Militaria
Series	Tank Power
Period	World War II
Réf	329

Signed documentation Wydawnictwo Militaria magazine "Hummel - Wydawnictwo Militaria 329" .

The Hummel (bourdon en allemand) était un canon automoteur basé sur une combinaison des deux chars PzKpfw III et IV, et armé d’un canon de 15-cm FH 18/1, pouvant tirer des projectiles de 43,5 kg à une distance de 13 325 mètres. Il fut utilisé par la Wehrmacht au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale de la fin 1942 jusqu’à la fin de la guerre. Sa désignation complète était Panzerfeldhaubitze 18M auf Geschützwagen III/IV (Sf) Hummel, Sd.Kfz.. On February 27, 1944, Adolf Hitler ordered the name Hummel to be abandoned, which he found unsuitable for a combat vehicle.

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Spitfire HF IXe
Pays	UK
Period	World War II
Type	Hunter
Description	Album de 30 walk-around photos of the "Spitfire HF IXe" fighter.

Photo gallery on a Spitfire HF IXe , The Supermarine Spitfire (en anglais cracheur de feu, mais aussi au sens figuré soupe au lait) fut l’un des chasseurs monoplaces les plus utilisés par la RAF et par les Alliés pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Les ailes elliptiques du Spitfire lui ont donné une apparence très reconnaissable ; leur section transversale mince lui a donné une vitesse impressionnante ; la conception brillante du concepteur en chef Reginald Mitchell et de ses successeurs (il est mort en 1937), a fait du Spitfire un avion apprécié par les pilotes. Il a servi pendant toute la durée de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, et avec toutes ses variantes a été de tous les combats. Plus de 20 300 appareils furent construits, et les Spitfire sont restés en service jusque dans les années 1950. Spitfire HF IX : a transitional version equipped with the Merlin 61, 63, 66 or 70 mounted on the Mk.V's cell; wing LF, F or HF armament B, C or E (5,665 units)

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P-47D Thunderbolt
Pays	USA
Role	Fighter-bomber
First flight	6 May 1941
Built	15636

The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was a World War II era fighter aircraft produced by the United States from 1941 through 1945. Its primary armament was eight .50-caliber machine guns and in the fighter-bomber ground-attack role it could carry five-inch rockets or a bomb load of 2,500 pounds (1,103 kg). When fully loaded, the P-47 weighed up to eight tons, making it one of the heaviest fighters of the war. The P-47 was designed around the powerful Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engine, which was also used by two U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps fighters, the Grumman F6F Hellcat and the Vought F4U Corsair. The Thunderbolt was effective as a short-to medium-range escort fighter in high-altitude air-to-air combat and ground attack in both the European and Pacific theaters.

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BMW R-75
Pays	Germany
Type	Motorcycle

photo gallery on a BMW R-75, La R75 BMW est une moto avec side-car produite durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Dans les années 1930 BMW a produit un certain nombre de motos populaires et très efficaces. En 1938, le développement du R75 a commencé en réponse à une demande de l’armée allemande. Modèles de préproduction de l’été R75 propulsée par un moteur 750 cc côté de la valve, qui était basé sur le moteur de R12 prouvé. Il est toutefois rapidement apparu nécessaire de concevoir un tout nouveau moteur 750 cc à soupapes en tête pour l’unité R75.