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[FEATURED GALLERY] Unpublished World War II images from the 76th Division Artillery

August 4, 2019 By James Mitchell Varnum

Here’s a special treat! At the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum, we have a photo album that belonged to a member of the 76th Division Artillery in World War II.

We’re certain that these have never been published before. Some images are captured from the Germans.

  • 76th Recon Bn. Note that most of the troopers have German pistols and the variety of US weapons- M1A1 Thompson, M3 Geasegun, etc.
  • Captioned “Wrecked Nazi planes on
    the road top Burgstadt, Germany”
  • On the back of the next image.
  • Surrendering Germans with a Kubelwagon, their attempt at a Jeep.
  • More defeated German soldiers.
  • On the back of the next image.
  • Hand grenade fishing removes a lot of the challenge….
  • Caption says plane was shot down by the 76th Divisions anti-aircraft artillery.
  • On the back of the next image.
  • Not all POWs were re-homed like this, but I’m sure he was a welcome exception.
  • American GI poses in an abandoned Stuka, long obsolete by 1945.
  • Destroyed Heinkel 111 bomber, Germany 1945
  • 76th Division soldiers pose with two captured German railroad guns.
  • Abandoned Junkers 87 “Stuka” dive bomber in Germany, 1945.
  • Captured German photo from Russia, 1941
  • On the back of the next image.
  • Destroyed Soviet armor; captured German photo.
  • On the back of the next image.
  • Destroyed Soviet fighter planes; captured German photo.
  • German artillery in Russia, 1941/42. Captured photo.
  • Jeep
  • US Armor on a train, most appear to have battle damage.
  • Knocked out German Panther tank.
  • Same Panther tank. Close-up on damage.
  • US Armor on a train, most appear to have battle damage.
  • Stuart light tanks.
  • Wrecker German night fighter, Germany, 1945
  • French Renault FT-17 light tank from World War I with German graffiti; France, 1945

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