Tag Archives: panzer

Sturmpanzer IV Brummbär

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Sturmpanzer IV (also known as Sturmpanzer 43, Sturmgeschütz IV für 15 cm Sturmhaubitze 43, or SdKfz. 166) was a German heavily-armored infantry support panzer based on the Panzer IV chassis. The Sturmpanzer IV was nicknamed Brummbär (“Grizzly Bear”) by the Allies, … Continue reading →

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Tank Destroyer vs. King Tiger

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Two photographs of Tiger IIs destroyed by the 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion from “The Employment of Four Tank Destroyer Battalions in the ETO,” The Armored School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, May 1950. At least one of these Tiger II is from … Continue reading →

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Tiger Armor Thickness

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

These Tiger I and Tiger II armor thickness diagrams were included in a confidential SHAEF intelligence publication on German tanks in October 1944: PzKpfw “Tiger” – Model E Armour Arrangement PzKpfw “Tiger” – Model B Armour Thickness  

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Panzerwrecks

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Panzerwrecks Series: Panzerwrecks 1 Feb. 2005, ISBN: 9780975418307, 96 pages, 127 photos. Features: Pz.Rgt.26 Panthers, s.Pz.Jg.Abt.653 Jagdtiger, Panzer IV/70(A) Vehicles: Tiger II, Jagdtiger, Elefant, Panther, Panther II, Bergepanther, Jagdpanther, Pz.Kpfw. IV, Panzer IV/70, Flakpanzer Ostwind, Flakpanzer Möbelwagen, Sturmpanzer IV, Hummel, … Continue reading →

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Destruction of German Vehicles

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Based on a request by the Headquarters ETOUSA, Ninth Army compiled a list of German combat vehicles destroyed by the army from the beginning of hostilities until the cessation of hostilities in the theater. The Ninth Army categorized the destroyed … Continue reading →

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Death of a Tiger Tank

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Interesting WWII newspaper correspondent’s report from Tunisia in April 1943: Death of Tiger Tank By Noland Norgaard With the British 8th Army Beyond Sousse, Tunisia—(Wednesday)—Delayed—(AP) The crew of a German Mark VI Tiger tank hastily set fire to the heavily … Continue reading →

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KO’d Panthers in the Bulge

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Photographs of Panthers and Jagdpanthers knocked out during the Ardennes Offensive. The upper left photograph shows destroyed Jagdpanthers of schwere Panzerjäger Abteilung 560 destroyed between Büllingen und Bütgenbach. The lower photograph shows Panthers of the 3rd Kompanie, 12th SS-Panzer Division … Continue reading →

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New Concord Books

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Concord has announced two new books covering Axis forces in World War II.       Early Panzer Victories by Frank V. De Sisto   Concord 7064 ISBN 962-361-145-5 72 pages, 16 color plates, 167 photos       Warriors … Continue reading →

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PzKpfw II Ausf L “Luchs”

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The PzKpfw II Ausf L “Luchs” (Lynx) was a light reconnaissance tank developed on a modified Panzer II chassis. Approximately 100 PzKpfw II Ausf L were built from September 1943 to January 1944 and issued to the reconnaissance detachments of the German … Continue reading →

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Panzer IV with Mesh Schürzen

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A U.S. Air Force photograph shows a destroyed late-model Panzer IV with steel mesh (Drahtgeflecht) Schürzen on the hull and standard steel plate Schürzen around the turret. The original caption describes the Panzer IV as a victim of the Ninth … Continue reading →

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