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Panzer IV F – Battle of the Caucasus
Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. F (Magyar) Two of the 22 Panzer IV Ausf. F delivered to the Hungarian army, probably photographed in the plains of the Caucasus around 1942. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Caucasus Colorized Version Below
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A Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger being stuffed with 88mm ammunition prior to Operation Zitadelle – July 1943
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Panther on the Eastern Front 1944
One source has cited the cost of a Panther tank as 117,100 Reichmarks (RM). This compared with 82,500 RM for the StuG III, 96,163 RM for the Panzer III, 103,462 RM for the Panzer IV, and 250,800 RM for the Tiger I. These figures did not include the cost of the armament and radio. Using slave […]
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Two Tiger II tanks on a Paris street 1944
The heaviest tank on the battlefield, the Tiger II or Königstiger was a formidable foe, but it had its fair share of shortcomings. From over-complicated engineering, not enough power for the weight of the beast and the lack of quality raw materials led to this monster not being able to perform to its fullest. However […]
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Dug in 5cm Panzerabwehrkanone 38 (L/60) in Italy
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A grave for fallen comrades
A German panzer crewman stands over the grave of two fallen panzer crewmen – potentially from the Panzer I in the background. Most likely this photo is taken in 1941 during Operation Barbarossa, as the black panzer beret – the schutzmütze – was phased out and production had ceased in 1941, however it continued to […]
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Panther D 1944 – Snow
Two Panther Ausf. D from III. Panzerkorps in Northern Ukraine III Panzer Corps was formed in June 1942 from III Army Corps and attached to Army Group A, the formation tasked with capturing the Caucasus as a part of Fall Blau. After the loss of the 6th Army at the Battle of Stalingrad, III Panzer […]
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Wounded German Soldier sitting atop a German 38(t) tank
Two Panzer 38(t) tanks passing a knocked out Soviet T-34/76 in 1942, on the front of the first tank a wounded German soldier is hitching a ride.
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Knocked Out Soviet KV-1 Tank
Axis forces pose next to a knocked out KV-1 tank The KV series of tanks in the Soviet arsenal took the invading Germans by surprise, finding their anti tank weapons to be totally ineffective against these heavily armored monsters. Anecdotally the 37mm Pak Gun became known as the doorknocker as you could sit there all […]
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Point of View from a Tiger I turret
Here’s a gif for you today, a camera mounted on the turret of a Tiger I traverses across an open field with another four Tiger I’s in the foreground. One has to remember that all of these images and videos that provide us with a glimpse into the past; in this case the second world […]