As I understand it for the common man travelling outside ones own birth country was a rare feat indeed. Since the infantry are composed of the common man, how much did the British/Americans enjoy plying the sights of Italy/France? How about the sunny Pacific?

Now I realise war is hardly a chance for tourism but surely there were some appeal and some stories of soldiers enjoying themselves abroad.

I have brought this P1907 bayonet but I can get it to fit any further than shown. Is it because its the wrong frog or is it just the frog has shrunk over time as its original?

My grandfather served in the Navy in WWII. I found the two items pictured and would like help identifying them and their significance, if possible.

I think I've got enough saved to where I can take about a week vacation in Europe. I love military history but now that I can I don't really know where to go or what is feasable. I figured a lot of people in this sub have gone to a lot of the museums I'd want to go to and could help. So far I'm thinking of two different options but feel free to make suggustions. I am planning on getting a car since some of the places I want to visit are out of the way.

Option 1- Normandy/Overlord visit. I could also visit some of the other historical sites in Normandy like Beyeux and Mount Saint Michael.

Option 2- More of a WW1 tour fly into Brussels, Spend a day and a half at the Bulge, then go down to Verdun, back up through Arras to the Somme and then end at Yrpes and spend my final day in Brussels.

I'd glady take suggustions and recomendations even if it isn't on these two "tours"

RAF Grafton Underwood Got told off by someone who owns the land 😂

His flag has come to me. I would like to make a shadowbox with correct medal, ribbons, and patches.

I'm sure y'all get variations of this question regularly.

I’m trying to locate a photography of my Great Great Uncle who was 1st Airborne Division, 1st Battalion The Border Regiment during the Second World War. I found this photograph in a collection of photos of his brother and wondered if anyone would be able to tell me anything about it that would help me ID him.

Thanks in advance!

I’m from the States but am studying abroad in Florence, Italy until May. I have never been in Europe before and am dying to explore battlefields.

Anyone have any recommendations for an area in the France/Germany area that has a lot of battlefields (WW1 and or WW2) where I can see several of the famous battlegrounds for a 4 day trip?? Not looking for any specific battles since there were so many, but just an area where I can see a lot generally in the same location. Thanks

I'm reading a book about someone who works as  a translator (french/british) in a gestapo prison. What kind of uniform would they wear and has anyone pics ?

The Book is btw Paris in April by Michael Wallner

So most of y'all know that the US made the "queen Mary" a ship that was made for rich people in the 1930s but after WW2 broke out the US used it to transfer soldiers from the home front to Europe so I just wanna know what divisions were on the ship.

“After completion of pilot training in Marianna, Florida, and being commissioned in April, 1944, Currie Boyd Davis was assigned to 366th Fighter Group as a replacement pilot in Europe following the Invasion. From September, 1944 he was based at Laon, France and then later in Belgium, flying a total 55 missions, mainly engaged in shooting up railway, roads, bridges, factories, airfields and other stationary targets.

On one occasion Lt. Davis' P-47, 'Passion' was hit by hostile fire, obliging him to land behind enemy lines in France. He removed the hatch from his aircraft that was decorated with the names of the maintenance crew, successfully evading capture and later rejoined the Squadron to present the Crew Chief with the remains of 'Passion'.

Davis continued to serve with the Squadron until the end of hostilities, and was credited with shooting down a Fw-190 on New Years' Day, 1945. Davis was awarded the Air Medal and five oak leaf clusters.” - the American Aid Museum.

There are countless examples of ‘average’ American men who were heroes, fighting against fascism and for their brothers lost in combat. Link to article in comments

T-34 (2019)

Watch: Free on YouTube

In 1944, a young lieutenant leads a group of Russian soldiers in a German POW camp and plots a daring escape from captivity in a half-destroyed T-34 tank.

Directed by Aleksey Sidorov

Starring

• Alexander Petrov
• Vinzenz Kiefer
• Viktor Dobronravov
• Irina Starshenbaum
• Anton Bogdanov
• Yuri Borisov
• Semyon Treskunov
• Artyom Bystrov

Next Month: Kelly's Heroes

Hello, currently in Southern Germany more specifically Grafenwöehr was interested in finding out if there were any nearby locations of small battles or interesting ww2 locations nearby, besides the eagles nest that ones fairly obvious. Thx

Adolf Hitler and Ott