Hanomag – Wikinger: European Theater of War

A row of destroyed “Hanomags” – France 1944

By wikingeretowJul 22, 20200 Comments

The "Hanomag" or Sd.Kfz 251 series of vehicles was a half tracked armored fighting vehicle of Nazi Germany. Over 15,000 were built during the war, there were 22 variants of the base vehicle. These particular half tracks were knocked out by Allied air power between Carrouges and Rânes - an area below Caen and roughly a 12 km stretch of road. There were two other attacks around the same time which eliminated the entire group.

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M3A1 Half-track from the “Ghost Army” 1944

By wikingeretowMay 30, 20180 Comments

M3A1 half-track with 500 pound speaker, capable of projecting sounds as far as 15 miles. Used by the US 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, aka the Ghost Army, for sonic deception, 1944 Read more about the Ghost Army

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8.8cm Pak 43/41 “Scheunentor” towed by an Sd.Kfz. 7 on the Eastern Front

By wikingeretowMay 14, 20180 Comments

Scheunentor translates to barn door, this was not due to the size of the gun shield but instead a reference to the guns manoeuvrability!

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Two Red Army soldiers ride through the liberated city of Odessa surrounded by destroyed German army vehicles, 1944

By wikingeretowApr 21, 20180 Comments

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88mm Flak Ambush – Holland 1944

By wikingeretowJan 19, 20180 Comments

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Panzergrenadiers about to commence an attack – Eastern Front 1944

By wikingeretowDec 04, 20170 Comments

Untersturmführer Gerhard Mahn, commander of 11th company, 9th regiment "Germania" of the 5th SS Panzer Division "Wiking" directs the actions of the division of armored personnel carriers Sd.Kfz.251. They are about to mount an attack against the Red Army during the battles east of Warsaw in the summer of 1944

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