Photos The Cold War

[SamWell]

Some pictures of WW2-era small arms used in 80s by US forces

 

[BravoZulu]

 

[NebrHogger]

Polish border guard and his horse drink from a stream - exact date unknown but during the cold war.

 

[Redav]

On April 6, 1989, the portuguese corvette "Afonso Cerqueira" detected a Soviet conventional submarine of the "Foxtrot" class sailing on the surface of the EEZ of Continental Portugal.
Image obtained through the binoculars of the Secondary Director of aiming and fire control of the 100mm CREUSOT-LOIRE piece
Photo by Francisco Santos published on the blog "Barco à vista"

 

[Zweihander]

I seem to remember we were hightech and modern during the cold war. These photos somewhat contradicts my memory.......

At least I am sure we were in full colour at the time!

 

[BravoZulu]

Swedish exercise, A Pbv 302 IFV and an Strv 103

Pbv 301 APC

 

[RisingStar]

Soviet troops stationed in East Germany, marching alongside the Berlin Wall (1980s)

 

[BravoZulu]

T-72 tanks of the Central Group of Forces leaving Czechoslovakia after 23 years of Soviet occupation.

 

[BravoZulu]

Soviet T-64AK(Command version) on exercises

 

[RisingStar]

Norwegian troops at Storskog, patrolling the Norway–Soviet Union border (1971)

 

[RisingStar]

Soviet soldier stationed in Cuba (1985)

 

[RisingStar]

West German helicopter patrolling the West Germany-East Germany border. Also, East German border guards in the background (1985)

 

[Kadir93]

GSVG Ural-375D at Potsdam in end of 1970's.

 

[BravoZulu]

Soviet soldier stationed in Cuba (1985)

 

[RisingStar]

Anti-communist militia fighter chasing Securitate agents down the streets of Bucharest with an acquired AK during the Romanian Revolution (December 1989)

 

[RisingStar]

Girl gives flowers to tank drivers of the National People’s Army in East Germany.

 

[TIGREDELAIRE]

very nice photo, the girl is more beautiful; It would be an interesting vignette in modeling

 

[RisingStar]

Soviet troops stationed in East Germany have some fun at an East Berlin amusement park while off duty (1985)

 

[BravoZulu]

Marines from 26th Marine Amphibious Unit practice firing the M-203 40mm grenade launcher that is mounted on a M-16A1 rifle. They are here participating in Exercise Alpine Warrior '82

 

[Redav]

US F4s and Iranian 747