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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: 25 May 1940 Boulogne, France is captured by the Germans. More ↓

25 May 1941 King George of Greece abandons Crete, relocating to Cairo in a narrow escape from German forces.
25 May 1942 Japanese attack force leaves Hokkaido for invasion of the Aleutians Islands, Alaska.
25 May 1945 Chiefs of Staff of US military set 1 November 1945 as start date for invasion of Japan [Operation Downfall]. The huge casualties of Downfall avoided by use of Atomic Bombs in Aug 1945.
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.

Find additional photos and hi-res versions of military vehicles of all kinds at the Olive-Drab Military Mashup:

2ACR tanks on maneuvers at Fort Meade, MD, April 1957. M41 Walker Bulldog Light Tank on the right and M48 Patton Medium Tank on the left.

USMC M4 Sherman tank takes wounded Marines from the battlefield during the attack on Sugar Loaf, Okinawa, 1945.

Crew of M-3 Lee Tank #309576, 2nd Bn., 12th Ar. Reg., 1st Arm. Div., at Souk el Arba, Tunisia, 24 November 1942.

Cadet Command headquarters sits in the background as Maj. General Jefforey Smith, Maj. General Mark McDonald and Lt. General John Sterling Jr. ride in a vintage WC56 Dodge Command Car, 3/4 ton, 4x4 to review troops in formation for a change of command, Fort Knox, KY, 6 April 2012.

Members of a field artillery battery on Second Army manuevers in middle Tennessee with their 155mm gun cleverly camouflaged with a netting and twigs, 1942.

Truck, Utility, Shelter Carrier, M1042 HMMWV. The basic difference between the M1042 and the M1037 is that the M1042 is fitted with an 8,000 pound capacity electric winch on the front bumper. The winch feature affects vehicle length, weight, shipping dimensions and approach angle and can be installed on any M1037 to convert it to an M1042.

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