Walking with Panzers

Originally uploaded on 8 aug. 2015. The 17pdr SP Achilles was a British variant of the American M10 tank destroyer during WW2, The M10 was armed with the 3-inch (76.2 mm) M7 gun on a modified Sherman tank chassis. The 17 pdr SP Achilles was basically a modified M10, with the Ordnance QF 17 pounder, a substantially more powerful gun than the 3 in M7 mounted on the standard M10. The Achilles proved to be an excellent tank destroyer, but the open-topped turret left the crew vulnerable and a lot of crews were lost because of artillery fire, on the other hand the open-topped turret gave excellent visibility which was valuable to a tank destroyer and it also improved reload speed. A total of 1,100 M10s were converted to Achilles, making it the second most numerous armoured fighting vehicle to carry the 17 pounder gun, behind the Sherman Firefly. It would see use after the war with countries like Belgium. The Achilles here at La Roche doesn't have any historical information, but was probably one of the vehicles used in the Belgium army postwar. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Originally uploaded on 24 jan. 2016. The M114 155 mm howitzer is a towed howitzer developed and used by the United States Army. The M114 was developed in 1940 and would be produced in 1942 as a medium artillery piece. The carriage for the M114 would also used by the 4.5 inch Gun M-1. It went through a number of minor changes over time. And would be redesigned as the M114A1 in 1962. The M114 is an extremely successful howitzer and was one of the best used in WW2 and is still in service in the US military today. It would be used in several conflicts like WWII. Korean War, Vietnam War, Iran–Iraq War and the Syrian Civil War ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Originally uploaded on 28 dec. 2015 The Panther was a German medium tank developed in 1938 out of a project to replace the Panzer III and IV called the VK 20 series. The two designs were reviewed from January to March 1942. The MAN design and the Daimler-Benz design, the Benz design was viewed to be superior. But because the MAN design used an existing turret designed by Rheinmetall-Borsig, and a mild steel prototype of the MAN design was produced by September 1942 and, after testing at Kummersdorf, it would be officially accepted. In January 1943 MAN produced the first production series Panther Ausf.D tank. It would be called the Panzerkampfwagen V Panther until 27 February 1944, when it was ordered that the Roman numeral "V" be deleted. The early Panther tanks were eventually send back in April through May 1943 for a major rebuilding program, because of major breakdowns. Petrol leaks from the fuel pump and fuel-lines were also a problem and would produced fires in the engine compartment, this problem was never really solved and the Panther was the actual real Ronson tank. Later versions of the Panther would be the A and G, and the last version was the F which would never see any action. The Ausf. G. saw several changes, most people always seem to think this has to do with the turret, but the turret and 7.5cm Kw.K L/70 gun was the same one used on the earlier Ausf.A. On 4 May 1944, during a meeting at the M.A.N. company, a decision was made to design a new Panther tank chassis. Work had already started on developing a new version of the Panther tank called Panther II but that was far from completion. Some of the lessons learnt from that design process were used in formulating the plans for the Ausf.G tank chassis. The new chassis pannier side armor was sloped at 29 degrees. The thickness in the armor was increased from 40 mm to 50 mm and the rear side armor wedges at the end of the superstructure were not part of the new design. A perceived weak spot was the driver’s armored vision port cut into the front glacis plate. This was deleted in the design of the Ausf.G. chassis. and the total look of the chassis was changed and this is also the way to identify a Panther Ausf, G. There were many other minor changes but the overall thinking behind the design was to simplify the construction process to enable more tanks to be built as fast as possible. Some problems were never to be solved like the petrol leaks from the fuel pump and fuel-lines. A few minor changes were made to the turret during the production and a new gun mantle was gradually introduced. This Panther Ausf. G. at the town of cells, some 10 km from Dinant, Belgium. Was the leading Panther of Kampfgruppe von Cochenhausen On 24 December 1944, Marthe Monrique let the German commander know that the road to Dinant was mined and the leading Panther went through the field and after detonating a mine it was left immobilized. (some sources say that Marthe Monrique made this part up after the war to make the story more interesting) It was stripped and towed out of the field by American engineers, the tank probably slid into a ditch in front of the cafe of Marthe Monrique, the Americans could not get it out of the ditch and Marthe just ask for the papers for the tank and sort of bought it. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Originally uploaded on 14 nov. 2015. The Pak43/41 "Panzerabwehrkanone43"is a German 88mm anti-tank gun developed by Krupp in1941/42, in competition with the Rheinmetall 88mm Flak 41 anti-aircraft gun and used during WW2. The Pak 43 was the most powerful anti-tank gun of the Wehrmacht to see service and 2100 were produced it was also used as the main gun on the Tiger II, Nashorn, Elefant and Jagdpanther. This Pak 43/41 at Clervaux, has no historical information but it seems that it was sabotaged by it's own crew (you can still see the damaged today) and found in the surrounding area. It stood for a long time as a monument next to the Sherman that is also at Clervaux. It has been restored and moved to the crossroad at the Route de Marnach. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Originally uploaded on 20 feb. 2016. Production of the M4A3 tank began in June 1942 it would have had a welded hull and one piece cast nose, with a 75mm cannon. And was manufactured by Ford Motor Company. It would have had a Ford GAA V8 engine. The M4A3 would be the base for what would be the final Sherman type in US Army The M4A3(76) Would have had a new turret with a new commander cupola featuring 6 prismatic vision blocks and the new 76 mm gun Additional armor plate was often welded in front of the driver and co/driver’s position at the front of the tank and at the side to give them greater protection. The M3A3 would be the preferred and most reliable Sherman tank in the US Army in both the 75mm and 76mm armed tanks. It would see all the improvements, and be the first hull type to take the HVSS E8 suspension system into combat. The M4A3(76) Sherman was a pretty successful vehicle and had an efficient gun in the 76 mm M1. The A3 would not be used in large numbers in other countries during the war like many other Sherman types but it was used by France in small numbers It would also see action in the Korean War. And would be produced in three factories with all turret types, 12,596 built in total between June 42 and June of 45. This Sherman was probably commanded by William Murtah, it was signed up with the 3rd platoon of the 2nd TB and went into a defending position at the castle's gate at Clervaux. From there it shot at the attacking German columns, It would seek cover behind a house and move into cover and out of cover after firing a shot. The tank was hit and one shot grazed the tank, the Sherman backed up against a house and the crew panicked and bailed out. They tried to get the tank back but they failed and the tank was later destroyed by two shots to the gun mantlet and turret. Today the tank has been moved to be restored at the Bastogne Barracks. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Originally uploaded Sep 4, 2017. The M4 Sherman would have had a cast nose, turret and a welded hull, with a 75mm cannon. It would have had applique armour welded in front of the crew positions and additional armour welded to the sides. M4 was fitted a Continental R975-C1 or -C4 9 cylinder radial gasoline engine. The M4 would see service with other countries like Britain, France and Poland. Production would stop in 1944 after 6748 were produced. This Sherman belonged to the 84th Infantry Division of the 2nd Armored Division. Like a lot of other tanks in the area there is a lot of misinformation going around about this vehicle. Some spread by the highly overrated show Greatest Tank Battles, which this Sherman was shown, in a misleading story about a Sherman which got his gun blown off by a Panther, when in actuality this tank was just knocked out and sabotaged. This Sherman would be knocked out on January 14th 1945, the crew made it out and before they abandoned the Sherman, fearing it would fall into enemy hands the crew fired the barrel in compressed state destroying the barrel. (proof of this can be still seen in the Sherman today) This is not a M4A3 but a M4 with a late model barrel, replacing should be an initiative from the crew sometime in 1944-45. The Sherman was saved in the 1950 by the local priest or by the major from local scrappers, notice that half of the tank was already cut. The gun barrel was blown up by the Belgium army after the war to detonate a shell that was stuck in the barrel. ( Source "les témoins d'acier") Now the tank and surroundings are completely refurbished since 2011. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Originally uploaded on Dec 25, 2015. The Panther was a German medium tank developed in 1938 out of a project to replace the Panzer III and IV called the VK 20 series. The two designs were reviewed from January to March 1942. The MAN design and the Daimler-Benz design, the Benz design was viewed to be superior. But because the MAN design used an existing turret designed by Rheinmetall-Borsig, and a mild steel prototype of the MAN design was produced by September 1942 and, after testing at Kummersdorf, it would be officially accepted. In January 1943 MAN produced the first production series Panther Ausf.D tank. It would be called the Panzerkampfwagen V Panther until 27 February 1944, when it was ordered that the Roman numeral "V" be deleted. The early Panther tanks were eventually send back in April through May 1943 for a major rebuilding program, because of major breakdowns. Petrol leaks from the fuel pump and fuel-lines were also a problem and would produced fires in the engine compartment, this problem was never really solved and the Panther was the actual real Ronson tank. Later versions of the Panther would be the A and G, and the last version was the F which would never see any action. The Ausf. G. saw several changes, most people always seem to think this has to do with the turret, but the turret and 7.5cm Kw.K L/70 gun was the same one used on the earlier Ausf.A. On 4 May 1944, during a meeting at the M.A.N. company, a decision was made to design a new Panther tank chassis. Work had already started on developing a new version of the Panther tank called Panther II but that was far from completion. Some of the lessons learnt from that design process were used in formulating the plans for the Ausf.G tank chassis. The new chassis pannier side armor was sloped at 29 degrees. The thickness in the armor was increased from 40 mm to 50 mm and the rear side armor wedges at the end of the superstructure were not part of the new design. A perceived weak spot was the driver’s armored vision port cut into the front glacis plate. This was deleted in the design of the Ausf.G. chassis. and the total look of the chassis was changed and this is also the way to identify a Panther Ausf, G. There were many other minor changes but the overall thinking behind the design was to simplify the construction process to enable more tanks to be built as fast as possible. Some problems were never to be solved like the petrol leaks from the fuel pump and fuel-lines. A few minor changes were made to the turret during the production and a new gun mantle was gradually introduced. This Panther Ausf.G. belonged to the 2nd SS. Panzer Division. During the battle several Panther tanks ran into a minefield and were abandoned. This tank is displayed with turret number 407, which is wrong and it would probably had turret number 214, other sources say It was abandoned in a field probably because it ran out of fuel on 26 December 1944. It was salvaged after the battle and placed closer to this spot and in the 60's it was repainted and placed at the Grandmenil crossroads. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

The Marder II was a German tank destroyer developed during WWII after it became evident during Operation Barbarossa that the German army needed a mobile and powerful enough anti-tank weapon. it was decided to use surplus light tanks, like the Panzer II, and captured vehicles, like the Lorraine Schlepper, as the basis for makeshift tank destroyers. The result was the Marder series, which were armed with either the new 7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank guns or captured Soviet 7.62 cm F-22 Model 1936 field guns. The Marder II came in two major versions, one based on the light Panzer II Ausf. D/E, with a new torsion bar suspension featuring four large road wheels, and would be armed with a captured Soviet 7.62 cm gun. The second version was based on the Panzer II Ausf. F hulls. This Marder II had a redesigned fighting compartment, silhouette was lowered by about 40 cm to 2.20 m and used the German 75 mm Pak 40 anti-tank gun. The various Marder IIs produced fought on all European fronts of the war, however, there was a large concentration of these on the Eastern Front. Because of the combination of a high silhouette, thin armour and open-top fighting compartment made the Marder II vulnerable to indirect artillery fire, aircraft strafing, and grenades. Despite their weaknesses, they were more effective than the towed antitank guns that they replaced The Marder II would be produced from 1942 until 1943 and 863 were built. The Marder III would be based onto the obsolete Panzer 38(t), the chassis was still an excellent and plentiful platform for adaptation into a tank destroyer, and production of the Marder III would start in 1942. It would have either the Soviet 76.2 mm field gun or the 7.5 cm PaK 40. Three versions would be build the Sd.Kfz. 139, and the Sd.Kfz. 138 Ausf.H. and M. The Ausf. H would fielded the standard 7.5 cm PaK 40 German anti-tank gun on a slightly modified Panzer 38(t) Ausf. H chassis, with the engine in the back. The Ausf.M. was based upon the Geschützwagen 38(t) Ausf. M, again armed with the 75 mm PaK 40 anti-tank gun. This Marder III Ausf.M. at the Saumur Tank Museum has no recorded history. Only noteworthy thing is that it probably still has it's original paint job. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

The Marder II was a German tank destroyer developed during WWII after it became evident during Operation Barbarossa that the German army needed a mobile and powerful enough anti-tank weapon. it was decided to use surplus light tanks, like the Panzer II, and captured vehicles, like the Lorraine Schlepper, as the basis for makeshift tank destroyers. The result was the Marder series, which were armed with either the new 7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank guns or captured Soviet 7.62 cm F-22 Model 1936 field guns. The Marder II came in two major versions, one based on the light Panzer II Ausf. D/E, with a new torsion bar suspension featuring four large road wheels, and would be armed with a captured Soviet 7.62 cm gun. The second version was based on the Panzer II Ausf. F hulls. This Marder II had a redesigned fighting compartment, silhouette was lowered by about 40 cm to 2.20 m and used the German 75 mm Pak 40 anti-tank gun. The various Marder IIs produced fought on all European fronts of the war, however, there was a large concentration of these on the Eastern Front. Because of the combination of a high silhouette, thin armour and open-top fighting compartment made the Marder II vulnerable to indirect artillery fire, aircraft strafing, and grenades. Despite their weaknesses, they were more effective than the towed antitank guns that they replaced The Marder II would be produced from 1942 until 1943 and 863 were built. The Marder III would be based onto the obsolete Panzer 38(t), the chassis was still an excellent and plentiful platform for adaptation into a tank destroyer, and production of the Marder III would start in 1942. It would have either the Soviet 76.2 mm field gun or the 7.5 cm PaK 40. Three versions would be build the Sd.Kfz. 139, and the Sd.Kfz. 138 Ausf.H. and M. The Ausf. H would fielded the standard 7.5 cm PaK 40 German anti-tank gun on a slightly modified Panzer 38(t) Ausf. H chassis, with the engine in the back. The Ausf.M. was based upon the Geschützwagen 38(t) Ausf. M, again armed with the 75 mm PaK 40 anti-tank gun. This Marder III 38(t) has no recorded history. It can be seen at the Saumur Tank Museum ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

The Marder I Sd.Kfz. 135 was a German World War II tank destroyer, armed with a 75 mm PaK-40 anti-tank gun. Most Marder Is were built on the base of the Tracteur Blindé 37L (Lorraine), a French artillery tractor/armoured personnel carrier of which the Germans had acquired more than three hundred after the Fall of France in 1940 ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

This Panzer II Luchs was made at the Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nurnberg (MAN) AG, Nurnberg, Bavaria, Middle, Franconia, Germany. It was probably knocked out in Normandy and was send to the Maurat Scrapyard at Trun, it was recovered and send to Saumur. It is now in running condition. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

The Jagdpanzer IV, was a German tank destroyer based on the Panzer IV chassis and built in three main variants. It was developed as a replacement for the Sturmgeschutz III. Officially only the L/48-armed vehicle was named Jagdpanzer IV and the L/70-armed vehicle was named Panzer IV/70. The Jagdpanzer IV served in the anti-tank sections of Panzer and SS Panzer Divisions. These vehicles saw service in Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge and on the Eastern Front. They were very successful tank destroyers but performed poorly when used out of role as substitutes for tanks or assault guns. It was also a needless vehicle, because the Sturmgeschutz III and IV were still more them adequate for their role.and in some reports preformed even better then the Jagdpanzer IV. Despite all the downsides of the vehicle there were still 2000 produced at the end of the war. This Jagdpanzer IV has no historical information. Today on the vehicle you can still see some original Zimmerit left around the suspension and at the back of the vehicle... ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

The Jagdpanzer IV, was a German tank destroyer based on the Panzer IV chassis and built in three main variants. It was developed as a replacement for the Sturmgeschutz III. Officially only the L/48-armed vehicle was named Jagdpanzer IV and the L/70-armed vehicle was named Panzer IV/70. The Jagdpanzer IV served in the anti-tank sections of Panzer and SS Panzer Divisions. These vehicles saw service in Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge and on the Eastern Front. They were very successful tank destroyers but performed poorly when used out of role as substitutes for tanks or assault guns. It was also a needless vehicle, because the Sturmgeschutz III and IV were still more them adequate for their role. and in some reports preformed even better then the Jagdpanzer IV. Despite all the downsides of the vehicle there were still 2000 produced at the end of the war. The Jagdpanzer IV/70 (A) was developed to speed up production of the Jagdpanzer IV, the design was copied from earlier German attempts to place the 7.5 cm L/70 into a Panzer IV turret. The vehicle had a modified hull and it was placed on a standard Panzer IV tank chassis. The upper nose plate was 60mm thick instead of the original 50mm thick vertical plate. In addition the interior layout was changed. The result was a much taller and heavier vehicle than the Panzer IV/70 (V) and they failed to speed up the production whatsoever and at the end of the war they only produced 278 vehicles. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

The Hummel was a self-propelled artillery gun used by Germany in WWII. It was based on the Geschutzwagen III/IV. chassis and armed with a 15 cm howitzer. The Geschutzwagen III/IV. had elements of both, driving and steering system of a Panzer III and a modified chassis, suspension and engine from a Panzer IV. The same chassis was also used for the Nashorn tank destroyer. It was produced from early 1943 until the end of war. The Hummel was designed and developed in 1942 after the need for mobile artillery support for tank forces. The first design had a 10.5 cm leFH 18 howitzer on a Panzer III chassis, but it was rejected in favor of mounting a 15 cm sFH 18 L/30 howitzer on the specially designed Geschützwagen III/IV. This Hummel with tactical number 6313 was made at the Deutsche Eisenwerke AG, Duisburg, Regierungsbezirk Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was sent to Normandy and was knocked out at Nouans, France near the farm, Les Noyers, on 10 August, 1944. The German defensive position was disbanded by artillery fire from the 2nd French Armored Division. This Hummel was knocked out by tanks of the 5th US Armored Division. The Hummel was shipped to Saumur after the war. It was restored with the wrong tactical number and they added the wire mesh on to the camouflage, because they copied the camouflage straight from the pictures. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

The Jagdpanther or Panzerjager V was a German tank destroyer during WWII based on the chassis of the Panther tank it entered service in late 1944 and saw service on the Eastern and Western fronts. The Jagdpanther was developed out of the a German project were they had two attempts at mounting an 8.8 cm gun as a self-propelled anti-tank weapon. A design based on the 8.8 cm Pak 43 gun and the Panther tank chassis was ordered in late 1942. and several prototypes were finished in October/November 1943. and production started in January 1944. The Jagdpanther combined the very powerful 88mm Pak43 and the Panther Chassis. But it suffered from several problems which the Panther tank also had, like engine fires and at the end of the war, poor production was also one of them, together with the poor maintenance and training of the crews. Which would result in many of the vehicles to be abandoned. The Jagdpanther would be produced until the end of the war with 415 produced. It would see service with the French army after the war and two of them were sent to the Saumur collection. This Early Jagdpanther does not have any recorded history. It was probably hit in the tracks on the radio operator side and abandoned. You can still see the damage on the Jagdpanther today. It was probably used in the French army after the war. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

The Leichter Ladungsträger Goliath was a German tracked mine developed in 1940, after the Germans salvaged the Kégresse's prototype out of a river in Paris. The Kégresse's prototype RC vehicle was based upon British RC vehicles developed during WWI, but because these vehicles were ineffective, they were never used by the Allied forces or any further development was ever started by the Allies during WW2, But Germany wanted to develop a similar vehicle for the purpose of carrying a minimum of 50 kg of explosives. and would be developed and produced by Borgward. The result was the SdKfz.302, this was an electric vehicle steered remotely via a joystick control box.but the vehicles proved to be highly unreliable and would break down with even the slightest touch. The 302 was also costly to produce and this would result in the SdKfz. 303, a vehicle with a more reliable gasoline engine, but even this version was highly unreliable, engineers crews did not like them and most of the time they would not be used. After the war, 7,564 were produces and almost all of them were abandoned and the Allies would find scrapyards full of these vehicles in Germany. The Allies did not see any value in any of these vehicles and would not see any use in the Military after the war, but these vehicles it would set the base for RC technology in the modern military and the RC scale model world. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

The Char B1 was a French heavy break-through vehicle, originally conceived as a self-propelled gun with a 75mm howitzer in the hull, it was later redesigned with a turret and a 47 mm gun, to allow it to function as a Char de Bataille (battle tank) for fighting enemy armour. The Char B1 would be developed In January 1921 out of the concept conceived by General Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne in 1919 On 6 April 1934, the first order was made for seven tanks of a Char B1. The Char B1 bis also has a APX turret with a longer-barrelled (L/32) 47mm SA 35 gun, to give the tank a real anti-tank capacity. The Char B1 and Bis were expensive to build and France simply lacked the production capacity to build a sufficient number of heavy tanks. so there were only 405 produced. Still the Char B1 Bis was the most powerful armed and armoured tank of its day, the type was very effective in direct confrontations with German armour in 1940, but slow speed and high fuel consumption was a major disadvantage and a made it a east target. After the defeat of France, captured Char B1's would be used by Germany, and they would be rebuild as a flamethrowers or mechanized artillery. This Char B1 bis named "Rhône" has no recorded history, it was probably a range wreck without a turret. It was restored with a Somua S 35 turret and the main gun is a steel-made reproduction. The name "Rhône" is from a Char B1 Bis ?309 was blown up by his own crew after it ran out of fuel in the streets of Beaumont. During the retreat from Belgium to France May 16, 1940. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Rare Sturmpanzer footage here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR_2hfnyes0&ab_channel=PANZERInsight This Sturmpanzer has no recorded history. It was one of the two Sturmpanzers at Saumur and they were both restored and one was send to the Munster Panzer Museum. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

The Panther was developed in 1938 out of a project to replace the Panzer III and IV called the VK 20 series and design proposals were sent in by Krupp, Daimler Benz and MAN. The VK20 design was abandoned as the requirements increased to a vehicle weighing 30 tonnes after the German army encountered the Soviet T-34 and KV-1 tanks. This would lead to the VK 30.02(DB) design, which would resemble the T-34 in hull and turret and it would also be powered by a diesel engine. The two designs were reviewed from January to March 1942. The MAN design embodied a more conventional configuration, with the transmission and drive sprocket in the front and a centrally mounted turret. The driver could open this hinged port when not in a combat zone. This was perceived as a weak spot and was also a feature that took time to fabricate. Late D tanks would also have Zimmerit anti-magnetic mine paste applied in the factories. The early Panther tanks were eventually sent back in April through May 1943 for a major rebuilding program, because of major breakdowns. The engine was dangerously prone to overheating and suffered from connecting rod or bearing failures. Petrol leaks from the fuel pump and fuel-lines were also a problem and would produce fires in the engine compartment, this problem was never really solved and the Panther was the actual real Ronson tank. It would see action with the Panzer Abteilung 51 on 9 January, and the Panzer Abteilung 52 on 6 February 1943, It would be seen as a necessary component of Operation Citadel, but the attack was delayed several times because of their mechanical problems, the same problems came back in the Battle of Kursk. This German Panther tank at the city Breda was found on a German testing grounds in Meppen, it was given to Breda in 1945 by the Polish liberators of Breda. It's not known where the Panther actually came from and there is little to no service history. Today it's the only Ausf. D. Tank left in the world. The Panther was restored in 2004 by Kevin Wheatcroft in exchange for the engine and gearbox because the inside was still intact and complete. A full overhaul was promised and all parts of the tank would be overhauled and preserved by a special coating. But only a bad paint job was given. Some would say the Wheatcroft collection scammed the Breda government out of extremely valuable parts. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

The Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider was a French howitzer designed by Schneider. It was essentially the Canon de 155 C modèle 1915 Schneider fitted with a different breech to use bagged propellant rather than the cartridge cases used by the older howitzer. the brass cartridge cases were expensive to produce, both in money and in the amount of brass required. During WWI it became the standard heavy howitzer of the French Army during the later stages of the war. It would also be used by the Russian Empire, Belgium, Rumania, and the United States from 1917 and was widely exported after the war. Surviving weapons were in service with France, Poland, Greece, Italy, Belgium, the United States, and Finland during World War II. This 1917 Schneider Canon de 155 was used by the German army in Ossendrecht the Netherlands to defend the road to Woensdrecht during the Battle of the Scheldt. It was knocked out during the fighting against Canadian infantry, one crew man died in the fighting and the others surrendered. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Originally uploaded on 5 mei 2020. Crusader Mk III AA - Walkaround. This Crusader Mark III AA at the Saumur Tank museum is the only one still in existence. The Mk II and III AA had the turret removed and replaced by a new upon-top turret with twin 20mm Oerlikon AA cannon. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Originally uploaded on 5 mei 2020. Vickers-Armstrongs Mark E, Type B Dutchman - Walkaround. Video originally made in 2016 but never uploaded. this Vickers-Armstrongs was on a short loan from the Bovington Tank museum to the Nationaal Militaire museum in Soest, the Netherlands. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Originally uploaded on Batignolles-Chatillon Char 25T was a French experimental medium tank, developed by Batignolles-Chatillon in the 1950s. it had a 90mm F cannon similar to the one used by the ARL 44. and was operated by a 4 man crew. Only two prototypes were produced, but the Bat-Chat suffered many issues that led ultimately to its cancellation, Some of the technology of the Bat-Chat was used on other French tanks like the AMX 30. Since the project was abandoned, the sole survivor was sent to Saumur Museum. Stored outside and despite limited access, it was photographed in 2004 with a spotted camouflage and photos are largely available on the net. However, after ten years of neglect, it was fast deteriorating, creating quite a stir notably with WoT enthusiasts not to mention French associations. It was announced to be restored in 2016 after donations . (source tanks-encyclopedia.com) It was placed on display in a covered area together with an AMX-13 and ELC AMX prototype. Today it has been placed in storage a year ago. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.

Originally uploaded on The Churchill MkIV A20/A22 was a British heavy infantry tank used in WWII. it was a replacement for both the Matilda and the Valentine. The Churchill is best known for its typically trench-warfare feutures and heavy armour. It turned to be one of the heaviest Allied tanks of the war, and during the battle of France, in 1940, the British needed to rethink there initial design because it turned out to be obsolete. The A20 was urgently upgraded to the A22 and the second major improved Churchill was the MK.VII, and the Battle of Normandy in 1944. The Churchill was able to cross the muddy grounds and forests that other tanks could not have managed and the Churchill was used as several platforms, like the Churhill Oke, Assault Bridge, Minesweeper, AVRE, Bobbin carrier, ARV, Crocodile and even a Kangaroo version. The Churchill was used by British and Commonwealth forces in North Africa, Italy and North-West Europe. In addition a few hundred were supplied to the USSR and used on the Eastern Front. After the war it was used in the Korean War. The Churchill at the Saumur Tank Museum has no recorded history but has a interesting external mantlet, that was a field modification made by the crew during the war. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? Please consider buying a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... supporting me on Patreon and Buymeacoffee will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ Or buy me a Coffee on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/panzerpi... ■ Store: teespring.com/stores/panzerpicture-2 ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers ■ preservedtanks ■ pantser.net ■ the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: EpidemicSound.com Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.