25243 - US Airborne Running with M3 Grease Gun, 1944-45 WWII K&C Afrika Korps Heavily influenced by combat experience

Heavily influenced by combat experience against the Russian T-34 on the East Front

Bleachfields became obsolete after Charles Tennant developed a bleaching powder based on chlorine

This Waffen SS officer wears the distinctive reversible camouflage helmet cover and smock specifically designed for that organization in the Platanenmuster (Plane tree) pattern

When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

25243 - US Airborne Running with M3 Grease Gun, 1944-45 WWII K&C Afrika Korps Heavily influenced by combat experienceU. S. 101st Airborne Running with M3 Grease Gun, 1944 45 Despite efforts to simplify its design, the M1A1 Thompson submachine gun was still a time consuming and expensive gun to manufacture. Research and development of a cost effective alternative resulted in the M3 Grease Gun. Produced by the General Motors Guide Lamp Division, it was a stamped, sheet metal surrogate for the primarily milled Thompson. With its riveted and welded construction, the M3