Today in WW II: 16 Sep 1940 Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 signed by Pres. Roosevelt, beginning the military draft of US men aged 21-36.  More ↓
16 Sep 1941 German encirclement of Soviet forces in Kiev completed, to be followed by ruthless German attacks to annihilate the trapped Red Army troops.
16 Sep 1943 Malaya Zemlya enclave of Novorossiysk port on the Black Sea, after holding out against Wehrmacht for 225 days, liberated by the Red Army.
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Indian 640 Military Motorcycle

Indian 640
Indian 640.

Indian 640
Indian 640. Thanks to an astute visitor to Olive-Drab.com for correct ID. According to this source, the 640 is more or less just a pre-war Sport Scout, painted olive drab and with a few military add ons.

1940 Indian 640. Sidecar: prewar Indian Princess. Owner: Robin Markey. Photo: Courtesy of Bill Jeffers
1940 Indian 640. Sidecar: prewar Indian "Princess". Owner: Robin Markey. Photo: Courtesy of Bill Jeffers.