The intention of this manual is to provide interpreters with information and photographs of vehicles and equipment in the British and German armies which may be seen from the air during operations. The manual is compiled in the form of a loose leaf stamp album. It is hoped to distribute new information and photographs as they become available, and holders of the manual will make their own additions and amendments. The vast majority of air photographs of German equipment have been made from models. It should be realized that such models, however carefully they are made, must give a slightly unreal impression. Interpreters should constantly bear this in mind. Operational air photographs, when available, will be issued to replace or supplement the present photographs of models. Plan drawings are provided wherever it has been thought necessary. Dotted lines indicate features on the tank on the same level as their surroundings, while continuous lines represent a change of level. (A change of tone or a shadow on the photograph may therefore be expected.) Models of German tanks have been photographed: (a) stripped of all operational loadings, though the tanks will very rarely be seen in this condition (b) with a typical operational load (i.e., spare bogies, tracks, food containers, etc.). The loading of tanks depends, however, on local conditions and the whims of local commanders and a great deal of variety is to be expected. An interpreter must penetrate this paraphernalia and try to see the tank as it stands, naked and unashamed.

N6449-A Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.