WW2 Intelligence Equipment

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The SW 36 anti-aircraft searchlight was developed in the late 1930s. It was a lightweight and portable device, …

Posted January 22, 2026 (updated January 22, 2026) by Patrick

The Flakscheinwerfer 34, or SW 34, is a German World War Two searchlight with an 150 centimeter wide …

Posted December 16, 2024 (updated September 28, 2025) by Patrick

The Argus As 292 drone was developed in 1937 as a remote controlled target for Anti-Aircraft gunners as …

Posted March 19, 2023 (updated September 28, 2025) by Pascal

This early listening device named “van Soest” after the engineer who created it was developed in 1929. [...]Read …

Posted March 8, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

This early acoustic warning device was from WW1 and still in use at the start of World War …

Posted March 3, 2023 (updated February 12, 2026) by Patrick

The FlaKscheinwerfer 34, Anti-Aircraft Gun Searchlight 34, had its own generator to power the 990 million candelas strong …

Posted February 28, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

The Würzburg Riese FuMg 65 is a German gun laying Radar with designation Flakortungsgerät FuMG 65 of World …

Posted February 18, 2023 (updated September 28, 2025) by Patrick