Soviet officers inspect the Sd.Kfz. 138 Ausf. H - 75-mm gun PaK 40/3. The officer on the bottom holds one of the vehicle’s PaK 40 rounds with a hand on a chunk of armor missing from where it was hit.
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reparations: Soviet officers inspect the Sd.Kfz. 138 Ausf. H -...
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reparations: thedevilsguard: That reminds...
That reminds me, reparations here’s what you want..
Yes, indeed!
Fallschirmjager:
F**k I need me one…OR ALL!
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Panzer IV/70 (V) (Sd.Kfz.162/1) late production. Of note is the...
Panzer IV/70 (V) (Sd.Kfz.162/1) late production. Of note is the two front road-wheels made of steel, this was due to the weight load at the front from the gun mount weight being so far forward, also this production model having only three return rollers.
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Fallschirmjäger: Fallschirmjäger Gefreiter mit seine Luftwaffe...
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Fallschirmjäger: Fallschirmjäger in what looks to be a training...
Fallschirmjäger in what looks to be a training exercise, of note is the early smocks, and helmet covers. Really cool picture and one I have not seen before.
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Something about being a degenerate and drunk makes life so much more fun.
Something about being a degenerate and drunk makes life so much more fun.
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kampfgruppe: The Leichte Feldhaubitze 18 auf Fahrgestell...
The Leichte Feldhaubitze 18 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II also know as the ”Wespe”.
By February 15th, the pocket had moved with a masterful fluidity, maintaining its flanks against constant Russian pressure, not only from the pursuing ground forces but also from constant air attacks, to the jump-off point at Shenderovka. The same day, the 105th captured the village of Chilki, and then repulsed heavy Russian counter-attacks. The pocket was now centered on the village of Shenderovka and had been reduced to an area of 56sq km, containing around 40,000 men.
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When I am not riding Jagdpanzer 38 (t)s, reading about...
When I am not riding Jagdpanzer 38 (t)s, reading about Fallschirmjägers, reading the history ALL the Tigers in the first three weeks of the Allied invasion of France…I build models of Panzers.
Here we have a Panzerkampfwagen V (Sd.Kfz.171) ‘Panther’ Ausf. G in the guise of not only one of the last Panthers produced by the MAN factory it was also one of the last Panthers that was equipped with the Bildawandler FG 1250 infra-red on a ‘Solution B’ on the commander’s cupola (being scratch built as we speak.).
This is just the first steps in weathering, notice the “cast” appearance of the cupola as well as streaking.
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More pics of the model I am currently working on. Look at them...
More pics of the model I am currently working on. Look at them streaks and Kraut steel plates.
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Alles Gute zum Geburtstag Fräulein Gemma!
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thedevilsguard replied to your photoset: More pics of the model I am currently working on…. No...
No Zimmerit,
The last Panthers to fight in Berlin in May that had come directly from MAN in mid-late April 45,had no zimmerit as it was discontinued 7 Sept.1944 by order of Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen. I think the chassis number for the one I am building was Fr128568, it was painted in primer (RAL: 8017) and green (RAL:6003)*.
It was equipped with the newest IR that was around, it also had those armor plates that were over the intake/crew heater compartment/exhaust and all steel road-wheels.
*Stocks of Dunkelgelb (RAL:7028) were depleted by this stage in the war.
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thedevilsguard: One of the 39 Elefants lost was captured in...
One of the 39 Elefants lost was captured in almost perfect condition by the Soviets. The vehicle showed only minor damages (the frontal parts of mudguards are shot off, for example). Note the camouflage pattern that was not typical of these self-propelled guns. The inscription on the superstructure reads:
“Self propelled German gun ‘Ferdinand’ taken into captivity, together with the crew, by soldiers of 129th Orel Division”.
The division, commanded by Col. I.V. Panchjuk, took part in the capture of Orel city (with 4 other divisions and 3 tank units), and it was honored with the name of the city. For many years it was thought that most of the Elefants were lost because they had no machine guns, but this is not true. Many of them were lost due to damage or a lack of fuel, not because of deadly shooting from enemy guns or infantry. The Elefant was an offensive weapon, so during retreating combat it had less chance of fighting successfully (especially in cities!), and many of them had to be abandoned on battlefields with only minor damage, like the one seen here.
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The ‘Solution B’ mount periscopic Bildwandler FG...
The ‘Solution B’ mount periscopic Bildwandler FG 1250 with magnifier on the ocular, this would also have the UR Scheinwerfer (yeah, it werfs schein!) with a mount for an MG34/42. The one I am depicting had this very scope/light system while trying (and failing horribly) defend Berlin in May,45.
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T-34/85 with “bed-spring” armor, these were used to...
T-34/85 with “bed-spring” armor, these were used to defuse the blow of Panzerfaust’s that were rampant in the rubble of a crumbling Berlin. Some of these were actually made purposefully (made from angled stock and steel wire mesh). Others literally from bed-springs taken from god-know-where and welded onto the angry armored “Biest aus dem Osten!”
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Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. J (Sd.Kfz.161/2) with...
Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. J (Sd.Kfz.161/2) with ‘Thoma’ schurzen skirts, put onto tanks for the same reason as the ‘bed-spring’ armor. They consisted of a complex angled channel stock, and then the steel-mesh would be affixed. These were retro fitted H’s in most cases, and they had to manually traverse the turret as the generator for electronic hyrdo-static were no longer available.
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Polish 3rd Carpathian Division men posing next to a Panther of...
Polish 3rd Carpathian Division men posing next to a Panther of 1./Pz.Rgt.26 on 17 May 1945.
The same vehicle a month later photographed by the Polish 2nd Corps photographer.
Between the radio and driver compartments is the stenciled inscription, it reads: “taken by the 6 Gurkha Rifles 14/20 Hussars”. Also of note is the extra armor plates on the turret roof.
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A Sd.Kfz.234/4 Pakwagen of Stabskp/Korps Pz.A.A.FHH while...
A Sd.Kfz.234/4 Pakwagen of Stabskp/Korps Pz.A.A.FHH while surrendering at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia. It is missing one of its front wheels, adding even more strain to an already overtaxed carriage. The gunner dangles his feet into the driver’s compartment as if it were his favorite fishing hole while his loader relaxes opposite. The commander, standing in the fighting compartment, gives an ideal of what his exposure would have been like in combat. One wonders if the vehicle could have been maneuvered into position quickly enough to hide its thin armor, or if the gun could have been sighted well enough to engage targets, while off kilter in this condition.
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reparations replied to your photoset: Polish 3rd Carpathian...
Diggin those extra armor plates!
Like these armor plates over the crew compartment heater, intake and exhaust vents.
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Panzerkampfwagen V Panther (Sd.Kfz.171) Ausf. G at the...
Panzerkampfwagen V Panther (Sd.Kfz.171) Ausf. G at the Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg(MAN) prior to being loaded onto rail-cars heading towards France. It was necessary to camouflage tanks in the factory in order not to make such tempting targets for allied fighter-bombers.
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A Bulgarian soldier checks out the engine vents on a Steyr...
A Bulgarian soldier checks out the engine vents on a Steyr Raupenschlepper Ost RSO/01 in the Cakovec area of Croatia in April of 1945. The division sign on the front is that of 16.SS-Panzergrenadier-Division Reichsführer-SS .
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