Master Sergeant Paul Cernak, ASN 32156565
Ordnance Technical Intelligence, Depot O-644, Paris, France
United States Army 1941-1945
"Fifty Years of Silence Ordnance Technical Intelligence Team Depot O-644, Paris, France, 1944-1945". 324 pages, full color.
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For 75 years, this story has been untold. 324 pages with over 200 never-before released photos of captured enemy equipment
being readied for shipment from Depot O-644 Paris, France, for evaluation at Aberdeen Proving Grounds during WWII. Many
of the tanks, cannons, railway guns and V-2 Rockets do not exist anymore past these photos.
Several of these tanks and artillery pieces, shown in this book, were on display in the later 20th century at the Aberdeen,
Maryland Ordnance Museum and are now at the Fort Lee Museum, Virginia.
Master Sergeant Paul Cernak, Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) of the 265th Ordnance Service Company, under
the command of Major Stone and General Saylor, was responsible for processing all of this captured foreign intelligence
equipment for shipment to England and the United States in 1944 through the closing days of WWII, to include Operation
BACKFIRE, the reverse engineering of the German V-2 Rocket Program.

Ordnance Technical Intelligence Teams were responsible for the capturing, identification and shipment of foreign intelligence
equipment for shipment to the United States. Early in the WWII, the U. S. Army saw the necessity for immediate first-hand
technical observation, and in December 1942 the first Ordnance Intelligence Team: several specially-trained Officers and
Enlisted Men, were dispatched into combat. Their mission was to procure enemy weapons and ship them to the United States
to be used in a continuous study of the latest developments and trends in the enemy armament industry and to rapidly
develop counter weapons. By the end of WWII, very small teams of highly trained technical observers and collectors were
working in every theater of operations to obtain enemy material for evaluation.

This book also covers the pre-Normandy invasion work that was done by these Ordnance Personnel prior to June 6th 1944.
Their efforts resulted in the testing and successful waterproofing vehicle tests conducted in England between 1943 and 1944,
for issue of the Asbestos Waterproofing Compound (AWC) used to waterproof all Allied vehicles for Operation Overlord.
Multiple previously classified never-before seen photos are present in this book of the testing being done in England.
After the Normandy Invasion, these Ordnance Men headed to mainland Europe to collect, process and ship the advanced
enemy equipment, shown in this book.
Released in 2020, "Fifty Years of Silence, Ordnance Technical Intelligence Team, Depot O-644, Paris, France,
1944-1945":
World War Two vehicles, tanks, and equipment original photographs published in this book:

Denmark:
Danish Madsen machinegun

Great Britain:
British Navy LCT-2453 (Landing Craft - Tank)
British Morris-Commercial M8 FAT “Quad”
British Morris-Commercial 15 CWT wireless truck
British Vickers Wellington Mark GR.XIV HF113/G

France:
French Renault UE Chenillette, light tracked armored carrier

Germany:
V-2 Rocket:
German Aggregat A-4 (V-2) Rocket
German Aggregat A-4 (V-2) Rocket Luftverdichter-Anhänger FR, compressor trailer
German Aggregat A-4 (V-2) Rocket Vidalwagen, road transporters
German Aggregat A-4 (V-2) Rocket liquid oxygen trailer pump
German Aggregat A-4 (V-2) Rocket A-Stoff Betriebstoffanhänger, liquid oxygen tank trailer
German Steyr 2000A Stromerzeuger-elektrisch Wagen für V-2, power source truck
German V-2 Rocket Fz.Pos.No. 407 T-Stoffvorwämer 1-achs mit anhänger, trailer
German Aggregat A-4 (V-2) Rocket Abschussplattform, firing table
German Wasserfall Ferngelenkte FlaRakete, guided supersonic surface-to-air missile
German Henschel HS 293 anti-ship radio-controlled glide bomb
German Henschel HS 298 rocket-powered air-to-air missile
German Fieseler Fi 103R “Reichenberg”
German Erma MPE sub-machinegun
German MP-34 sub-machinegun
German MP-40 sub-machinegun
German MP-43 sub-machinegun
German 7.92mm Krummlauf, 30-degree curved barrel
German Mauser 98
German MG-42 machinegun
German MG-81 machinegun
German 2cm Flakvierling 38, anti-aircraft gun
German 3,7cm Flak 43 anti-aircraft gun
German 7,5cm Panzerabwehrkanone 40, anti-tank gun
German 7.5 cm Flugabwehrkanone M 35, anti-aircraft gun
German 8,8cm Raketenwerfer 43 “Puppchen”, anti-tank rocket launcher
German 8,8cm Flak 18 Sonderanhänger, anti-aircraft gun trailer
German SK C/30 8,8cm shipboard mounted Naval Gun
German 10cm Nebelwerfer 40, mortar
German Leichte 10,5cm PzH18/40/2 auf Geschützwagen III/IV (Sf) Selbstfahrlafette, prototype self-propelled gun
German 12,8cm Flakzwilling 40, double anti-aircraft gun
German 15cm schwere Feldhaubitze 18, sFH 18, heavy howitzer
German 21cm Granatenwerfer 69
German Nebelwerfer 28/32cm rocket launch platform
German Krupp Minenräumpanzer III, mine clearing tank
German Raupenschlepper OST, RSO/03 full-tracked prime mover
German schwerer Raupenschlepper Praga T 9, heavy prime mover
German Schwerer Wehrmachtschlepper sWS, heavy tractor
German produced Ford V3000S 3-ton truck
German Steyr 1500A personnel carrier
German Krupp Räumer S (Selbstrantrieb), 130-ton heavy mine clearing vehicle
German Kommandogerät 40 or Kdo.Ger.40, heavy artillery range finder
German Luftwaffe HB/50 Heissluftblaser, hot-air aircraft engine pre-heating machine
German Sd.Kfz.2 Type 166 Schwimmwagen, amphibious car
German Trippel SG6/38 SG6/41 Schwimmwagen, amphibious car
German Sd.Kfz.6 half-track 5-ton prime mover
German Sd.Kfz.7/3 “Feuerleitpanzer”, V-2 Rocket half-track command-post/prime-mover
German Sd.Kfz.138/2 Jagdpanzer 38 “Hetzer”, tank destroyer
German Sd.Kfz.138/2 Hetzer “Bergepanzer 38(t)” tank recovery vehicle
German Sd.Kfz.161/3 3,7cm Flak auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen IV (sf) “Mobelwagen”, self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
German Sd.Kfz.161 Panzer IV tank
German Sd.Kfz.161/4 Flakpanzer IV “Wirbelwind”, self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
German Sd.Kfz.162 Jagdpanzer IV/70 tank destroyer
German Sd.Kfz.164 “Nashhorn”, self-propelled gun
German Sd.Kfz.165 “Hummel” 15cm Panzerfeldhaubitze 18M auf Geschützwagen III/IV, self-propelled gun
German Sd.Kfz.167 Sturmgeschütz IV assault gun
German Sd.Kfz.171 Panzerkampfwagen V “Panther”, tank
German Sd.Kfz.171 Panzerkampfwagen V “Bergepanther”, tank recovery vehicle
German Sd.Kfz.173 “Jagdpanther”, tank destroyer
German Sd.Kfz.182 Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. B “Tiger II” or “King Tiger” tank
German Sd.Anh.121 “Kassbohrer” 75-ton six-axle heavy-tank transporter for “Tiger” tank
German Sd.Kfz.234/1 Schwerer Panzerspähwagen mit 2cm KwK 38, armored car
German Sd.Kfz.234/2 Schwerer Panzerspähwagen mit 5cm KWK 39/1 L/60, armored car
German Sd.Kfz.234/3 Schwerer Panzerspähwagen mit 7,5cm K51, armored car
German Sd.Kfz.250 personnel carrier
German Sd.Kfz.251 personnel carrier
German Sd.Kfz.303 “Goliath”, remote-demolition vehicle
German Sd.Kfz.304 Mittlerer Ladungsträger Springer, remote-demolition vehicle
Railroad Guns:
German 12.8cm Flak 40 Geschützwagen II Eisenbahn, railcar mounted anti-aircraft gun
German Krupp 20,3cm SK C/34 Kanone (E), railroad gun
German Krupp 21cm Kanone 12 V (E), railroad gun
German Krupp 24cm Theodor Kanone, railroad gun
German 27,4cm K(E) 591(f),592(f), 594(f) or 28.5cm 605(f) railroad gun
German 28cm SK L/40 “Bruno”, railroad gun
German Krupp 28cm K5, railroad gun
German Krupp 34cm Kanone (E) 673 (f), railroad gun
German 38cm S.K. L/45, railroad gun
Italy:
Italian Beretta 38/42 sub-machinegun
Italian Semovente da 149/40 149.1mm self-propelled gun

Poland:
Polish Browning wz. 1928 automatic rifle

Soviet Union:
Russian SVT-38 semi-automatic rifle
Russian PPD-40 semi-automatic rifle
Russian PPSh-41 sub-machinegun
Russian 122mm M1938 M-30 Howitzer
Russian 152mm M1937 ML-20 Howitzer
Russian M1931 203mm B-4 Howitzer
Russian T-34/76 Tank

United States:
U.S. 12-1/2 ton 40-foot, Type C-2 Wrecking Trailer
U.S. M15 40-Ton Semi-Trailer
U.S. G-98/G-101/G-126 M1 Heavy Tractor
U.S. G-99 International Harvester Company M5 2-ton Crane Tractor
U.S. G-104 M4 “Sherman” Tank
U.S. G-116 10-ton 6x6 Heavy Wrecking Truck
U.S. G-126 Caterpillar M1 Heavy Tractor
U.S. G-130 M10 3-Inch Motor Gun Carriage
U.S. G-159 Diamond T Model 980 M20 12-Ton 6x4 Tank Transporter
U.S. G-160 Pacific Car & Foundry Company M26A1 “Dragon Wagon” tank transporter
U.S. G-501 2 ½-ton 6x6 Amphibious Truck DUKW
U.S. G-502 Dodge WC-53 ¾-Ton Carryall Truck
U.S. G-502 Dodge WC-54 ¾-Ton Ambulance
U.S. G-503 (Willys MB or Ford GPW) ¼-Ton Truck “Jeep”
U.S. G-506 Chevrolet 1 ½-ton G-7105 4x4 Panel Truck
U.S. G-508 2 ½-ton CCKW 353 Truck
U.S. G-509 Diamond T 969A 4-Ton 6x6 Wrecker Truck
U.S. G-510 Autocar 4-5 Ton 4x4 Truck Tractor
U.S. G-513 Federal 94x43 4-5 Ton 4x4 Truck Tractor
U.S. G-518 1-ton trailer
U.S. G-519 M9 45-ton Tank Trailer
U.S. Navy LCT-530 (Landing Craft - Tank)
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