Panthers, Tigers, and Panzers, Oh My!
Panthers, Tigers, and Panzers, Oh My!
Panthers, Tigers, and Panzers, Oh My!
These Schwerer Panzerjäger (“heavy tank-hunter”) of the Wehrmacht during World War II, built in small numbers in 1943 under the name “Ferdinand” after its designer, Ferdinand Porsche, using tank hulls that had been produced for the Tiger I tank requirement,…
Deep in the Ardennes forest a Panther crew and some German infantry enjoy the warmth of their fire during “Operation Watch on the Rhine” – Hitler’s last gamble to halt the Allies in the west, hoping to force them to…
A young looking Romainian Panzerschreck operator with a destroyed Soviet SU-85 in the background. This is the improved Raketenpanzerbüchse 54, it has the blast shield which avoided needing a full face protective mask and poncho.
Looming in the background the massive hulk of a knocked out or abandoned King Tiger sits while numerous Sherman tanks and Hellcat tank destroyers from the 6th Armored Division rest for a moment.