Military Odyssey-Detling

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Setting up camp and building gun positions on arrival.

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One of our patrols picks up a Panzer crewman captured earlier by some American Airborne troops.

Before being sent to H.Q. for interrogation, the prisoner is liberated of his belt and field cap, valuable souvenirs.

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New replacements are  trained on the section weapons.

The German prisoner appears unimpressed with our rifle drill.

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Keeping your rifle and other section weapons clean and in good working order are daily chores.

So is peeling the spuds....that's where the prisoner becomes useful.

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Sleep has to be taken any time and any place.

A quite moment.

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The highlight of the show for many was the superb Jagdpanther.

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