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Welcome to Olive-Drab.com, where you will find over fifteen-hundred pages of military photos and information resources. Military jeeps, HMMWVs, trucks, tanks, weapons and ammunition, rations, uniforms, web gear and field equipment, electronics, history, books & videos, and much more. From World War II through Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War and the wars of the 21st Century you will find reading and photos on all the things that equip the soldier to keep the military fighting and moving.

Today in WW II: 27 Jan 1943 The first batch of Ka-Bar knives [Knife, Fighting and Utility] shipped to the USMC from Union Cutlery Company of Olean, NY. More ↓

27 Jan 1944 Russian troops retake Leningrad after 900 day siege.
27 Jan 1945 Soviet army enters Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland; more than 7000 remaining prisoners liberated.
27 Jan 1945 Memel, Lithuania liberated by Red Army.
Visit the Olive-Drab.com World War II Timeline for day-by-day events 1939-1945! See also WW2 Books.

Military Information Guide

Olive-Drab.com is huge, with something for every military interest. Here is a sampling of what's inside:

Hundreds of photos of army jeeps, HMMWVs, tanks, artillery, helicopters, & many other military vehicles.

Look up suppliers for army/navy surplus, military vehicles and parts, clothing & gear, militaria or military books & videos.

Military Electronics: Vehicle radios, backpack radios, walkie talkies, field phones, mine detectors ...

Military Clip Art and Photo Libraries

Military history: wars, unit histories, museums, reenactments.

Everything you wanted to know about military steel & plastic Jerry Cans for gas & water.

U.S. Military Watches.

Infantry Weapons -- bazooka, recoilless rifle, mortars, antitank missiles, grenades, flame thrower.

Soldiers' Clothing & Gear: Packs, canteens, field jackets, sleeping bags, and much more.

All about military vehicles as a hobby including How to buy a surplus HMMWV or Army Jeep at government auction and Can you get an army jeep in a crate for $50?.

Military Firearms -- photos & descriptions of pistols, rifles, shotguns, SMG, MG, ammo.

War Dogs: History, training, and famous military dogs like Rin Tin Tin and Willie.

Military
Medicine

Veterans organizations and services.

Military and defense organizations all over the world.

Military Firepower: including Navy ships , military planes, artillery, armor and much more.

Military C-rations & other combat rations, MREs, and food.

There are many other sections and pages within Olive-Drab.com with more added every month. See the Olive-Drab.com Directory for the full list of pages and check What's New for the latest. Whether you are interested in Army jeeps, guns & ammo, HMMWVs, WW II history, ships, planes, or a wide range of other military subjects, Olive-Drab.com has something for you.

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