RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-12-06. A SOLDIER ARMED WITH A GRENADE DISCHARGER CUP ATTACHED TO A .303 ...

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul
Accession Number 099303
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-12-06. A SOLDIER ARMED WITH A GRENADE DISCHARGER CUP ATTACHED TO A .303 INCH RIFLE FIRES FROM THE HIP DURING A DEMONSTRATION OF VARIOUS INFANTRY WEAPONS. THIS POSITION IS ADOPTED FOR CLOSE FIRING.