Military-themed postcards
Below, a number of military-themed postcards from my personal collection are available.
| France | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Translation | Era | Notes |
| Alerte aux gaz | Gas alert | Interbellum | An FM24 (M29?) and Berthier are visible |
| Corse Le Bandit Romanetti | Corsica: the Romanetti bandit | Interbellum | A (Mauser?) rifle and MG08/15 are visible |
| The United Kingdom | |||
| The .280 rifle is demonstrated | - | circa. 1948-1951 | The EM-2 .280 and its predecessor the Lee-Enfield Number 4 are shown |
| Switzerland | |||
| Swiss Soldiers with the Lmg 25 | - | circa. 1925-1944 | The Lmg25 is visible, in addition to a good look at the Swiss helmets and cartridge pouches |
| Germany | |||
| Infanterie - Gebirgsjäger: Ein Scharfschütze der Gebirgsjäger sichert das Vorgehen der Kameraden | A sharpshooter of the mountain troops secures the advance of his comrades. | circa. 1941-1945 | A very clear view of a German marksman with his ZF41-equipped K98k |
| Ein Deutscher Spähtrupp stösst über Brücktrümmer weiter vor, sie konnten durch Hindernisse nicht aufgehalten werden. | A German reconnaissance patrol advances past a destroyed bridge, even obstacles cannot stop them. | 7-6-1940 | German troops with the characteristic early-war gas sheet pouches are visible carrying stick grenades and K98ks |
| The Netherlands | Landingsoefening van Commandotroepen | Landing exercise of the Commandotroepen | Circa 1963 | The image displays the British weaponry used by Dutch troops post-war | Waarnemingsgroep | Observation Group | circa. 1950s-60s | Shown are three men armed with M1 Carbines |