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Japanese soldiers in Mongolia Area, China, 1939; note captured Soviet DP machine gun

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Caption     Japanese soldiers in Mongolia Area, China, 1939; note captured Soviet DP machine gun ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Mongolia, China
Date  Jun 1939
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseWikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 1,109 x 851 pixels



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1. reedcat says:
27 Oct 2014 06:19:28 AM

This is a soviet "DT" machine gun, was used for tanks and armoured cars. This model has another magazine, barrel aiming unit

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