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World War II-era American infantryman with a haversack at his hip hanging from a shoulder strap. A haversack, musette bag, or small pack is a bag with a single shoulder strap. Although similar to a backpack, the single shoulder strap differentiates this type from other backpacks. There are exceptions to this general rule.
Roderick W. Edmonds (August 20, 1919 – August 8, 1985) [1] was a master sergeant of the 106th Infantry Division, 422nd Infantry Regiment in the United States Army during World War II, who was captured and became the ranking U.S. non-commissioned officer at the Stalag IX-A prisoner-of-war camp in Germany, where—at the risk of his life—he saved an estimated 200–300 Jews from being ...
The M2 flamethrower (M2-2) was an American man portable backpack flamethrower that was used in World War II. It was the successor to the M1 and M1A1 flamethrowers. M9 flamethrower: 1960 United States: The M9 flamethrower was an American man portable backpack flamethrower that was used in the Vietnam War. It was lighter and easier to pack than ...
Although a relatively large backpack-carried radio rather than a handheld model, the SCR-300 was described in War Department Technical Manual TM-11-242 as "primarily intended as a walkie-talkie for foot combat troops", and so the term "walkie-talkie" first came into use. [3] The final acceptance tests took place at Fort Knox, Kentucky in Spring ...
The M2 flamethrower was an American, man-portable, backpack flamethrower that was used in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The M2 was the successor to the M1 and M1A1 flamethrowers. Although its burn time was around 7 seconds long, and the flames were effective around 20–40 meters, it was still a useful weapon.
World War II was a global war that started in 1939 and ended in 1945. Following the Japanese attack of 7 December 1941 , the United States joined the war and started actively supporting the Allies' campaign .
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The K pattern flamethrower (Polish: miotacz ognia wzór K) was a man-portable backpack flamethrower, produced in occupied Poland during World War II for the underground Home Army. These flamethrowers were used in the Warsaw Uprising in 1944.