Lee Enfield at War

[Luis Bren]

New Zealand infantry greet a Matilda tank crew after the meeting of the Tobruk garrison and relieving forces, 2 December 1941.

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[Luis Bren]

Infantry and carriers of the Grenadier Guards advance over difficult terrain near the Kasserine Pass, 24 February 1943.

[Vincent]

My dad liberated pair of German bino's. He said they were superior to the British issued ones he was given.

My German uncle liberated a British petrol stove.

[Peter Laidler]

They do say that every other nations kit is ALWAYS better than your own Vince. Vehicles, weapons, optics (as discussed on this forum recently). But guess who's kit prevailed......... It does seem strange about your dads choice of binoculars. Because theMk2 binos that the NCO is peering through were STILL in service - albeit on the cusp of obsolescence - in 2008/9. Not a bad track record is it?

[browningautorifle]

The other guy's kit was always an attractive option to us because you didn't owe it to anyone at day's end and it wasn't layed out for inspection in the morning. Then there was always the old soldier LCF (look cool factor) that accompanied...

[Luis Bren]

Infantry demonstrate how they used ladders to scale the sides of Wadi Zigzuoa on the Mareth line, 27 March 1943.

[Peter Laidler]

That loks like a 'pole charge' being carried up the nearest ladder. Used for blowing gaps in barbed wire entanglements. I'm not sure that the small Infantry ones are used now but stand to be corrected. There is a monster version called a Giant Viper fired from a trailer, used for blowing a gap through minefields

[Bruce_in_Oz]

Giant Viper in action:



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Giant Viper in action:

[Luis Bren]

Hi Peter! Like US Bangalore Torpedo?

[Howard]

Thanks to everyone that posted the war pictures and the explanations of some things that were used during those times. Thoroughly enjoyed them.
Howard