A 75mm shot into the 30mm side armor above the second bogie has brewed this Panzer IV/70(V) of schwere-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 656. dislodging the roof in the process.
It was photographed by Canadian Army Photographers at a crossroads east of Materborn, near Kleve, Germany in February 1945 where sch.Pz.Jg.656. had been supporting the 84.Infanterie-Division. Armed with the powerful 7.5cm PaK42 L/70 gun, 80mm frontal armor and a low silhouette, these vehicles were a formidable opponent, but like all vehicles without a turret they were vulnerable when attacked from the sides and rear.