| Caption | Two German prisoners being taken to the 6th Division Prisoner of War Encampment, Brest, France 28 Aug 1944 ww2dbase | |||||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||||||
| Identification Code | ARC 531358 | |||||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 28 Aug 1944 | |||||||||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||||
| Added Date | 7 Sep 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. Bill says:
23 Jan 2013 11:11:37 AM
The ejection port cover on the M3 is closed - I wonder if this photo is staged?
23 Jan 2013 11:11:37 AM
The ejection port cover on the M3 is closed - I wonder if this photo is staged?
3. Anonymous says:
14 Feb 2013 04:59:54 AM
Why would it be open? It just means he hasn't fired it in a while. Prisoner escort doesn't mean execute. an open port meant snagging etc... one closes the port for escort duty. Any manual of arms would dictate closing the port when able. This man obviously hasn't bean through a firefight in the last 10 minutes. In fact,that seems to be his job, escorting valuable prisoners to HQ.
14 Feb 2013 04:59:54 AM
Why would it be open? It just means he hasn't fired it in a while. Prisoner escort doesn't mean execute. an open port meant snagging etc... one closes the port for escort duty. Any manual of arms would dictate closing the port when able. This man obviously hasn't bean through a firefight in the last 10 minutes. In fact,that seems to be his job, escorting valuable prisoners to HQ.
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David Stubblebine says:
14 Feb 2013 03:44:28 PM
With respect to the last comment, I think I am going to have to side with Bill here. On the M3, the ejection port cover was also the safety; with the cover closed, the bolt is held back and the weapon will not fire. The weapon as seen here is not in a ready-to-fire state.
David Stubblebine says:14 Feb 2013 03:44:28 PM
With respect to the last comment, I think I am going to have to side with Bill here. On the M3, the ejection port cover was also the safety; with the cover closed, the bolt is held back and the weapon will not fire. The weapon as seen here is not in a ready-to-fire state.
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note the fabricated extension added to the rear of the jeep to carry extra equipment & supplies