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Comparative military ranks of World War II; List of equipment used in World War II; Imperial Japanese Army Uniforms; United States Army Uniform in World War II; Ranks and insignia of the Red Army and Navy 1940–1943; Ranks and insignia of the Soviet Armed Forces 1943–1955
Lists of World War II military equipment are lists of military equipment in use during World War II (1939–1945). They include lists of aircraft, ships, vehicles, weapons, personal equipment, uniforms, and other equipment.
An illustration of U.S. Marines in various uniform setups. From left to right: A U.S. Marine in a Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform with full combat load c. late 2003, a U.S. Marine in a (full) blue dress uniform, a U.S. Marine officer in a service uniform, and a U.S. Marine general in an evening dress uniform.
The uniform was used to equip the United States Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) while on tropical missions. Photographs during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis show U.S. marines guarding the U.S. embassy wearing the RDF version ERDL uniforms when they were taken hostage by Iranian revolutionaries. [citation needed]
Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial in Washington, D.C. Action in the North Atlantic 1943 movie with Humphrey Bogart. The Rebels of PT-218, (The Rebels of World War II) a 2021 movie about the a Liberty ship that became a war ship. [45] The Men Who Sailed the Liberty Ships Film of Veterans of the American merchant marine in World War II tell their ...
On 5 September 1776, the Marine Committee apportioned a uniform for the Continental Marines. The uniform regulations specified that standard uniform was a short green coat with white trim facings (lapels, cuffs, and coat lining), [54] and a high leather collar to protect against cutlass slashes and to keep a man's head erect, leading to the ...
Propper is a prime contractor in nearly every branch of the U.S. military. [4] In 2015 the company began offering boots. [5]The Propper Battle Dress Uniform was issued to the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force.
The stock was uncomfortable, but Marines would be punished for failure to wear them on duty, so some would have the stock stitched to their coats to ensure it was always on their uniform. [4] General George F. Elliott , recalling its use after the American Civil War , said the "effect of the stock when buckled around a man's neck was to hold ...