WW2 Color Pics (Russian)

[snowhunter]

Thanks for sharing the pictures from Russia. I enjoyed them very much.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

So what exactly is it about Mexico that these lads are so happy about?

"This place here has wicked beaches, Comrade. Lotsa fine women and good booze. After the war, I'm building me a cabin here and getting gooned and laid every day. It's gonna friggin' rock."

 

[redrommel]

So what exactly is it about Mexico that these lads are so happy about?

Isn't Mexico where they killed Trotsky? Maybe they're laughing at him...

 

[mbogo3]

With an axe!!!!!!!!!!!!!Harold

 

[Airborn_69]

Capture K98's with matching bayonets??

 

[Gibbs505]

With an axe!!!!!!!!!!!!!Harold

With an ice pick!

 

[oldlithgow]

PPSH from the sky

Found this in the same site, PPSH from the sky , would love to See a video of this firing.
http://englishrussia.com/?p=1992#more-1992

 

[bussche]

I love englishrussia, have it on my rss feed and check it daily. Great Military stuff everyone once in a while.

 

[schmidt64]

Found this in the same site, PPSH from the sky , would love to See a video of this firing.
http://englishrussia.com/?p=1992#more-1992

That's too cool...

 

[fat tony]

With an ice pick!

I think it was a mountain climbing ice axe

, I think there was a story a few years back where it came up for sale, complete with blood still on it.

 

[fat tony]

That's too cool...

This was experimented with using Thompsons as well and god only knows what else.

looks like 88 burp guns, *mocking Hitler no doubt !

 

[RRCo.]

Sounds like he was an aggressive fighter pilot. According to Yakovlev Aces of World War 2, (by George Mellinger) Baranov was killed on January 17th, 1943, during a flying demonstration. It was intended to prove that he was combat-worthy having previously sustained injuries in an August, 1942, ramming attack on a German Bf109 fighter.

As the enemy encounter is described, Baranov ran out of ammo after shooting down two Bf109's and a Ju 87 during a sortie. He then rammed a third Bf 109, destroying it. Baranov survived by parachuting to safety, although he was injured in the process.

The first 'kamikaze' was a Russian, a Lt. Nestorov in 1914.

Also the first man to "loop the loop"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Nesterov

 

[RRCo.]

if you want to see great Russian colour pics Have a look here:

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/gorskii.html

There are a number of sites with his photos.

They've also been published as "Photographs for the Tsar..."

"Photographs by a Russian Writer" is another collection of pre-1917 colour photographs, have had both for quite a few years.

 

[sf]

I love full colour WW2 pictures.

 

[fat tony]

I scored: "The Color of War" the other day, I love that sort of stuff.

 

[bussche]

The best photos from WW2 were shot of kodachrome colour film, ridiculously ahead it's time in terms of quality colour.

Stuff like this:

More here:

http://castlemaine-boy.smugmug.com/gallery/3667787_jacgv/1/#209602170_wVbT6-A-LB

 

[RobSmith]

Look at the straight bolt handle, they're Mosin-Nagants of some variety, probably M38s.

Capture K98's with matching bayonets??

 

[happydude]

Look at the straight bolt handle, they're Mosin-Nagants of some variety, probably M38s.

Yugo Mausers.... wait, VZ24s?

 

[Hook]

Look at the straight bolt handle, they're Mosin-Nagants of some variety, probably M38s.

Awful funny looking Mosin-Nagants.....

VZ-24s for sure, look at the front sight wings.

 

[RobSmith]

Looks like you're right gentlemen .... My bad ....