Wwii armoured museum visit

WILLIAM.M · Jan 20, 2011

Took my wife Carol to the Armoured Museum in Abilene yesterday.

Took over 100 Photos--

Will show a few---and link a SLIDESHOW of all the photos at the BOTTOM of the LAST photo

WILLIAM.M · Jan 20, 2011

slideshow---CLICK SITE BELOW

THEN CLICK FULL SCREEN(BOTTOM RIGHT)

http://s499.photobucket.com/albums/rr357/WILLIAMMARTIN46/MUSEUM 19 JAN 2011/?albumview=slideshow

Horn Dog · Jan 20, 2011

Thanks for the tour of the 12th AD. Looks like they did some serious plunder of cool Nazi daggers. I served in the 1st AD in the '70s. But the battalions were all from the old 4th AD, nicknamed (by the Germans) "Roosevelt's Butchers".

thejamppa · Jan 20, 2011

Some very knice knife leaving history and politics aside. Most seem to be very functional, like that big Labor service Hewer knife. Its something I imagine Ernest Ermerson would design, I mean the shape reminds some of the Emerson's and BM rift... It bit looks like what would happend if BM rift and bowie would get offspring...

I like the shape and design of it.

WILLIAM.M · Jan 20, 2011

They did not have much in the way of US knives---but I took photos as best I could of what I thought you all would enjoy

Make sure you check out the Slideshow too

TKM · Jan 20, 2011

Thanks for sharing !

Is it just me or is there something creepy about those German Bayonets?

Allied soldiers were real heroes charging against those pieces of steel!

DennisStrickland · Jan 21, 2011

thans bill that's a lot of history & a lot of effort on your's & carol's part. i do'nt believe any military force had as many daggers & swords in their military. the battle of the bulge was a screwup by eisenhower, the english general montgomery warned ike that our troops were sread out in too thin line & the germans could break thru, ike ignored & although we inflicted 100,000 on the germans, we suffered 80,000 plus. this is a horrible loss to achive victory. to germany's credit we lost 5% of pows in their camps but lost 55% in japanese pow camps. however i.m.o. the biggest american error was our lack of preparation when any idiot could see where japan & germany were headed. i certainly appreciate all the info your slide show provided. thanks --dennis

stormbird · Jan 21, 2011

Great post. I appreciate the excellent photographs.

WILLIAM.M · Jan 23, 2011

Thank you all for the kind words

Glad you enjoyed it

And I agree with you Dennis!!!