Photos WW2 German Forces

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Pz.V Ausf.D “Panther” from 51st Panzer Brigade and Pz.VI “Tiger”, most likely from the division “Grossdeutschland” or 503rd heavy tank battalion, Kursk. July 1943.

 

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JagdPanzer 38t "Hetzer"

 

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Italy began producing the M15/42 on 1 January 1943, and by mid-1943 had produced about 90.After the armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943, Italian formations from the 135th Armoured Division Ariete II fought with German troops moving to disarm them in Rome. The M15/42s were among the tanks they used in this battle.

After the armistice, Germany confiscated all remaining M15/42s. Under the Germans, an additional 28 incomplete M15/42s were produced. In German service, the M15/42 fought mostly in Yugoslavia, with 85 tanks being stationed there by December 1944.

M15/42 in Serbia, 1944

 

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Pz Kpfw II in the snow

 

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Panzerjager Marder II "Kohlenklau" ie "coal thief" with 19 "kill" rings, Eastern Front

 

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JagdPanzer 38t "Hetzer"

Not sure what it is, but something about this image suggests it’s a model. Albeit a good one, a model nonetheless. My eye is drawn to the gesturing Fallschirmjager, his helmet and left hand seem off for a real person. But it could just be me.

 

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Sturmpanzer IV "Brummbar" at Kursk 1943

 

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Heavy Tank Battalion 502 (Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502), Tiger 1, Eastern front

 

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Captured Matilda II near Tobruk, Summer 1942

 

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Infantry catch a ride on a camouflaged PzKpfw V "Panther" in Northern France, 21 June 1944
Panzergrenadiers dismount from a Panther.

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-301-1955-15, Nordfrankreich, Panzer V (Panther) mit Infanterie.jpg

Created: 21 June 1944

 

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Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus and the Sturmtiger on a train.

 

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Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus

 

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7,5cm PaK 40 L/46 (Sf.) auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen S 307 (f)
Captured French Somua MCG 5 halftracks rebuilt with a armoured chassis and fitted with a 7,5cm PaK 40 L/46. 72 of these vehicles was made by the "Baukommando Becker"

 

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A T34/76 captured in the Belgorod region

 

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2.0cm. C/30 on a trawler, unknown location or date

https://militaryimages.net/threads/navies-of-all-nations.8692/page-61

 

[Bombardier]

Great thread @BravoZulu and with so many of these type of image available this could become quite busy

 

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Great thread @BravoZulu and with so many of these type of image available this could become quite busy

1000's upon 1000's upon untold 1000's mate! ?

 

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Ferdinand #501. This vehicle was delivered to the NIBT proving grounds in September of 1943. It lost a track to a mine. This was repaired and the vehicle used for testing. This vehicle is now in the Kubinka Museum.
#501 was the vehicle of Oberleutnant Hans-Joachim Wilde, the commander of the 1st battery (5./654) of the 654th Heavy Tank Destroyer battalion.

The Red Army GBTU had no idea that the Germans had produced the Ferdinand, it went from production to action relatively quickly.The Western Allies also knew nothing of the Ferdinand.
The study of the new German vehicle began on July 15th, during the battle of Kursk. A group of officers from the NIBT proving grounds consisting of Engineer-Colonel Kalidov, Senior Technician-Lieutenant Kzhak, and Technician-Lieutenant Serov arrived at the Central Front. By that point, the fighting at Ponyri and the 1st of May farm had ended. In addition to inspection of the knocked-out vehicles, the specialists questioned German prisoners. Soviet soldiers and officers that took part in the fighting also shared some information. Finally, the Soviet specialists got their hands-on German instructions on the Ferdinand. The study of the actual vehicle began on July 15th, while the battle was still going on.

The first group of specialists from the NIBT proving grounds left the battlefield on August 4th. On August 24th, a second group arrived, consisting of Engineer-Major Hinskiy, Senior Technician-Lieutenant Ilyin, and Lieutenant Burlakov. The task of this group was to collect the most valuable German vehicles on the Central Front until September 8th, and then deliver them to the NIBT proving grounds. Three vehicles were recovered. Aside from the #501, an SPG #624 with serial number 15090 was taken. It was also knocked out by a mine. #501 and #624 were used for study and trials, #502 was shot up with domestic and foreign weapons

 

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April 1944, Grossdeutschland Tiger tanks deploy near Iasi, Romania. In a series of actions along the frontier between Romania and Ukraine, Lt. Gen. Hasso von Manteuffel's Panzer Division Grossdeutschland and supporting units effectively destroyed four Soviet tank corps and their supporting infantry. Five years after the war Manteuffel, known as the "Panzer Lion," would help the Allies analyze these battles.

 

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Panzer III re-armed with a Soviet 45mm Gun. Improvised self-propelled gun based on removing the turret and emplacing captured 45mm M1937 into the back