Walking with Panzers

Panther Ausf.G. - Grandmenil - Walkaround. 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 . 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. Over the years several parts were scrapped, by army engineers, civilians, or sold as souvenirs by the local government. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? supporting me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ 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.

Pak40 Wreck - Walkaround - 325th Glider Infantry Regiment Monument Manhay. The 7.5 cm Pak 40 was developed in 1939–1941 by Rheinmetall after reports of new Soviet tank designs. The 5 cm Pak 38 was still in testing at this point, but it appeared it would not be powerful enough to deal with these newer designs. However, while the Pak 38 made extensive use of light alloys to reduce overall gun weight. As a result, the Pak 40 used steel throughout its construction and was proportionally heavier than the 5 cm model. A modified version of the gun designed specifically for vehicle-mounting was the 7.5 cm KwK 40. The Pak 40 was the standard German anti-tank gun until the end of the war, 23,303 Pak 40s were produced and about 3,500 more were used to arm tank destroyers. The weapon was effective against almost every Allied tank until the end of the war, only struggling to penetrate heavier vehicles like the Russian IS tanks, the American Sherman Jumbo and M26 Pershing, and later variants of the British Churchill tank. But overall performance was pretty good. It was also see action in the Vietnam war and would be used by Norway postwar. This Pak40 was knocked out during the Battle of the Bulge and was found in 1996 during road works, it was propably buried in the ground during postwar clean up. The gun would be painted and placed at the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment monument. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? supporting me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ 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 Sherman Firefly (The nickname "Firefly" was adopted due to the bright muzzle flash of the main gun.) was a tank used by the United Kingdom during WWII and developed as a stopgap until future British tank designs came into service. It was based on the US M4 Sherman, but was fitted with the more powerful British 17-pounder anti-tank gun as its main weapon. Development of the Firefly would start in 1943 byW. G. K. Kilbourn, a Vickers engineer working for the DTD, his work would be based on the work of Major George Brighty, Kilbourn solved theearly design problems with the gun cradle and the recoil system. By October and November 1943, enthusiasm began to grow for the project. Even before final testing had taken place in February 1944, an order for 2,100 Sherman Firefly tanks was placed. Fireflies were introduced to armoured brigades and divisions in the 21st Army Group in 1944, just in time for the Normandy landings. Firefly was perhaps the most valued tank by British and other Commonwealth commanders, as it was the only tank in the British Army able to reliably penetrate the frontal armour of Panthers and Tigers at the standard combat ranges in Normandy. The firefly did have a drawback and that was the flash after firing the gun, the flash was so brilliant that both gunner and commander need to blink at the moment of firing. Otherwise they will be blinded for so long that they will not see the shot hit the target. The muzzle flash spurts out so much flame that, after a shot or two, the hedge or undergrowth in front of the tank is likely to start burning. This would also make the tank easy to spot by the Germans were instructed to eliminate Fireflies first. Despite being a high priority target, Fireflies appear to have had a statistically lower chance of being knocked out than standard Shermans, probably due more to how they were employed than to the effectiveness of the camouflaging of the long barrel. Production would end in 1945 after 2,100-2,200 vehicles were produced and after the war the Firefly would be replaced by the Comet and the Centurion. But it would still be used by other countries like Belgium, the Netherlands, Argentina and Italy. This M4 Sherman Firefly is misleadingly represented as a WWII M4A4. The vehicle is actually a post war tank The hull came from a Belgian target rang were it was used as a range target, the damaged you see was all done on the range. It was restored and it became a composed and a different turret was used to restore it. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? supporting me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ 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 7.5 cm Pak 40 was developed in 1939–1941 by Rheinmetall after reports of new Soviet tank designs. The 5 cm Pak 38 was still in testing at this point, but it appeared it would not be powerful enough to deal with these newer designs. However, while the Pak 38 made extensive use of light alloys to reduce overall gun weight. As a result, the Pak 40 used steel throughout its construction and was proportionally heavier than the 5 cm model. A modified version of the gun designed specifically for vehicle-mounting was the 7.5 cm KwK 40. The Pak 40 was the standard German anti-tank gun until the end of the war, 23,303 Pak40s were produced and about 3,500 more were used to arm tank destroyers. The weapon was effective against almost every Allied tank until the end of the war, only struggling to penetrate heavier vehicles like the Russian IS tanks, the American Sherman Jumbo and M26 Pershing, and later variants of the British Churchill tank. But overall performance was pretty good. It was also see action in the Vietnam war and would be used by Norway postwar. This Pak40 was probably knocked out during the Battle of the Bulge and was placed here next to the school in the town of Meyerode. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? supporting me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ 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.

On 26 December 1944, the 3rd American Army of General Patton entered the city of Bastogne. In order to break the encirclement, the 26th “Yankee” Infantry Division was sent to make a breakthrough at the Schumannseck crossroads and take the German troops from the rear to the east of Bastogne. But the fighting was heavy, and the American soldiers only reached Schumannseck on 30 December 1944. The advance was again stopped by the tenacious defense of the German soldiers entrenched in the woods. The front was frozen, and, for more than three weeks, the fighting raged on. American attacks and German counter-attacks followed one after another in the snowy Ardennes forest. Thousands died as a result of hand-to-hand combat, machine-gun fire, and artillery fire. Afterward, the liquidation of the Harlange pocket led to the surrender of almost the entire 5th German Parachute Division. However, it was not until 21 January 1945, with the liberation of Wiltz, that the fighting at Schumannseck was finally over. This memorial was erected on the 50th celebration of the liberation of Luxembourg. The memorial contains several plaques of the American units who were involved in the battle. There is also a Pak 40 at this crossroad, that was found in the area, it was restored and was coated with anti rust coating at the Bastogne Barracks and it was placed here as a new addition to the memorial in 2015. A Memorial trial was also added in 2019 one that can be completed in 45min or one in 1h45min. The trail shows aditional information via cut-outs, recreated fox holes and positions, and informations signs ■ 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 7.5 cm Pak 40 was developed in 1939–1941 by Rheinmetall after reports of new Soviet tank designs. The 5 cm Pak 38 was still in testing at this point, but it appeared it would not be powerful enough to deal with these newer designs. However, while the Pak 38 made extensive use of light alloys to reduce overall gun weight. As a result, the Pak 40 used steel throughout its construction and was proportionally heavier than the 5 cm model. A modified version of the gun designed specifically for vehicle-mounting was the 7.5 cm KwK 40. The Pak 40 was the standard German anti-tank gun until the end of the war, 23,303 Pak 40s were produced and about 3,500 more were used to arm tank destroyers. This memorial was erected on the 50th celebration of the liberation of Luxembourg. The memorial contains several plaques of the American units who were involved in the battle. There is also a Pak 40 at this crossroad, that was found in the area, it was restored and was coated with anti rust coating at the Bastogne Barracks and it was placed here as a new addition to the memorial in 2018. ■ 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 M2 and M2A1 howitzers were the workhorse field artillery for the U.S. Army in WWII. Developed based on German World War I 105mm howitzers, it filled the need for a motor-drawn artillery to replace outdated guns and tactics. It would see action in both the European and Pacific theaters. Entering production in 1941. With a moderate range, soldiers appreciated its accuracy and powerful punch. Its main purpose was antipersonnel, but it was flexible enough to provide indirect fire as well. More than 8,500 were produced during the war. All of these qualities of the weapon, along with its widespread production, led to its adoption by many countries after the war. 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. The main version had a cruciform mount. But to speed up production and keep costs down the new Panzerabwehrkanone 43 Pak43/41 with a two-wheel split-trail carriage was developed. This monument was placed here, in the honor of the 6th Armored Division. Next to the monument stands a German Pak 43 and an American M2A1 105mm Howitzer. The M2A1 was probably a postwar howitzer and has no historical information the Pak43 was probably used in the Battle of the Bulge and was abandoned and sabotaged by firing the gun in a compressed state. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? supporting me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ 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.

M3 Half-track - Walkaround - Stavelot. The M3 half-track was an American armored personnel carrier half-track widely used by the Allies during WWII. It was derived from the M2 half-track car, when the development of an armored half-track began with a newordnance directive in 1940 to convert the M3 Scout Car into a half-track. It had the same chassis and engine as the M3, but had larger front wheels and a shorter front clip. The M3 was tested at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in the summer of 1941 and was accepted into service soon after. It would see action in Europe and the Pacific. and would also see action in Korea after WWII. the M3 was extensively produced, with about 15,000 standard M3s and more than 38,000 variant units manufactured. It would be used by many countries and is still used by some countries today. This vehicle has no historical information, it was placed here as a monument to remember the battle for Stavelot, it was placed on the spot were the first American halftrack was knocked out by the German attack. The monument also shows the history of the trail and the end of Tiger 222 In preparation for the German offensive in the Ardennes which jumped off 16 December 1944, the 501st SS Heavy Tank Battalion, equipped with Tiger IIs was attached to the 1st SS Panzer Division and further attached to the Kampfgruppe commanded by SS Lieutenant Colonel Jochen Peiper. One of these Tigers was Number 222. Number 222 was set on a desprate mission to capture the bridge over the Ambleve in Stavelot. But as soon as Tiger 222 came around the house, she was spotted by the crew of a M10 tank destoryer. The M10 fired one round wich penetrated the armor on the right side. The gunner and loader were hit and the rest of the crew panicked and bailed out of the tank, leaving 222 behind. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? supporting me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ 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 M2 and M2A1 howitzers were the workhorse field artillery for the U.S. Army in WWII. Developed based on German World War I 105mm howitzers, it filled the need for a motor-drawn artillery to replace outdated guns and tactics. It would see action in both the European and Pacific theaters. Entering production in 1941. With a moderate range, soldiers appreciated its accuracy and powerful punch. Its main purpose was antipersonnel, but it was flexible enough to provide indirect fire as well. More than 8,500 were produced during the war. All of these qualities of the weapon, along with its widespread production, led to its adoption by many countries after the war. This monument was placed here, in the honor of the 6th Armored Division. Next to the monument stands a German Pak 43 and an American M2A1 105mm Howitzer. The M2A1 was probably a postwar howitzer and has no historical information the Pak43 was probably used in the Battle of the Bulge and was abandoned and sabotaged by firing the gun in a compressed state. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? supporting me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ 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 "Panzerjagerkanone 43"is a German 88mm anti-tank gun developed by Krupp in 1941/42, in competition with the Rheinmetall 88mm Flak 41 anti-aircraft gun and used during WW2. The Pak43 was the most powerful ani-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 the Jagdpanther. The main version had a cruciform mount. But to speed up production and keep costs down the new Panzerabwehrkanone 43 Pak43/41 with a two-wheel split-trail carriage was developed. The Pak43 at Wiltz on the 329 road was found destroyed in the area. Today you can still see the battle damaged on this anti tank gun. After the war, it was placed at the 28th Division Band "Bazooka Boogie"monument in Wiltz, together with a LeFH 18/40 Howitzer. Today the Pak38 is in a bad condition with almost no upkeep the memorial is dirty and unkept. ■ 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 10.5 cm leFH 18/40 was a German field howitzer during WWII that was developed to replace the 10.5 cm leFH 18 and the 10.5 cm leFH 18M and to make a 105 mm howitzer that would be easier to produce. The requirements were met by mounting the barrel of the leFH 18M on the carriage for a 7.5 cm PaK 40 antitank gun. The new carriage used torsion bars running the full length of the carriage to suspend the wheels. The original wheels of the PaK 40 mounting were too small for use by the howitzer and were replaced by larger pressed-steel wheels with solid rubber tires. The LeFH 18 would see its first action in 1943 after the Battle of Stalingrad. the Romanian Army would also acquire a number of leFH 18/40 in 1943, to make up for the losses in artillery suffered during the Battle of Stalingrad. The LefH 18 would be produced until the end of the war after 10,265 were produced. Czechoslovakia continued to use the leFH 18/40 after WWII under the designation M18/49. The LeFH18/40 at Wiltz on the 329 road was found destroyed in the area. Today you can still see the battle damaged on this howitzer. After the war, it was placed at the 28th Division Band "Bazooka Boogie"monument in Wiltz, together with a Pak43 88mm. Today the Pak38 and the LeFH are in a bad condition with almost no upkeep the memorial is dirty and unkept. ■ 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 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? supporting me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ 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 M2 and M2A1 howitzers were the workhorse field artillery for the U.S. Army in WWII. Developed based on German World War I 105mm howitzers, it filled the need for a motor-drawn artillery to replace outdated guns and tactics. It would see action in both the European and Pacific theaters. Entering production in 1941. With a moderate range, soldiers appreciated its accuracy and powerful punch. Its main purpose was antipersonnel, but it was flexible enough to provide indirect fire as well. More than 8,500 were produced during the war. All of these qualities of the weapon, along with its widespread production, led to its adoption by many countries after the war. This Howitzer is located at the main road in Niederwampach, close to the chapel. The howitzer currently standing here was a replacement for a German sIG 33 that was probably used in the Battle of the Bulge. The sIG was shipped to the Diekirch Museum and restored in 1990. The American 105mm M2A1 is just like the sIG in the 90s in a terrible unkept condition today. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? supporting me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ 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 Light Tank M24 was an American light tank, that first saw use near the end of WWII. The M24 was giving the service name Chaffee by the British after the United States Army General Adna R. Chaffee,Jr. The M24 was intended to replace the M5 Stuart, but the US Army had problems reaching the front-line combat units. By the end of the war, many armored divisions were still mainly equipped with the M3/M5 Stuart. After the war it served in postwar conflicts including the Korean war and the war in Algeria and the Fist Indochina War. Many countries used the M24 after the war and it's still in service in some countries today. The M24 Chaffee at the Diekirch Military Museum, it was restored by the Bastogne Barracks in 2016. It has no historical information. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? supporting me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ 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 M4 Sherman, officially Medium Tank, M4, was the most widely used medium tank by the United States and Western Allies in WWII. The M4 Sherman proved to be reliable, relatively cheap to produce, and available in great numbers. It was also the basis of several other armored fighting vehicles including self-propelled artillery, tank destroyers, and armored recovery vehicles. The M4(75) 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 with serial number 30270, RN 3038800, was manufactured by Pullman standard in May, 1943. It was abandoned on December 19, 1944, after it ran into a dung pit, and got stuck. It was removed and placed on the Place Des Martyrs. During the start of the Battle of the Bulge this Command Sherman, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel R. W. Ripple, had to retreat from it's position at Erpeldange, and moved to Wiltz. Arriving at Wiltz, the Sherman came under fire and Ripples driver reversed the Sherman into a house,that collapsed instantly, the tank was now stuck under a lot of rubble,the Sherman made it's way out but ran into a dung pit, were it got stuck again. The crew abandoned the Sherman, but were captured, and send to a POW camp, for the remainder of the war. Lieutenant Colonel Richard W. Ripple, returned to the town of Wiltz in 1994, and was pleasantly surprised, that his tank had become a monument to the Battle. Richard W. Ripple passed away at the age of 85 in 1998. ■ 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 Tiger with Fahrgestell number 280273, was made in the Wegmann & Co, Kassel, Nordhessen, Germany in 1944. 213 was used as a command tank by SS-Obersturmfuhrer Wilhelm Dollinger, during the final battles around La Gleize, on December 16. 213 and another Tiger 221 and a PzKw IV were defending the Werimont Farm high ground on the outskirts of La Gleize. This Tiger 2 ran out of ammo and fuel and was abandoned, the museum claims that Dollinger in his 213 and SS-Untersturm-fuhrer Georg Hantusch in his 221 opened up on around 15 US tanks coming from Roanne but scored no hit. The American tanks fired back and blew off the front third of Dollingers tank's gun, but other sources say the gun was sabotaged, by the crew. And if you look closely at the gun, you can see it's still stuck in a recoil position so it was definitely sabotaged. The gun was probably damaged by either artillery or by American testing of anti tank weapons. After the war the Americans were helping to remove all the abandoned military equipment. Madame Jenny Geenen-Dewez bought the tank in July 1945 from the American troops that where clearing the village. "Price: a bottle of Cognac" The imposing Tiger was moved into the main square of La Gleize and later restored by using part of an iron tube or original Panther barrel welded to the remaining part of the Tiger barrel, and a Panther muzzle brake from one of Skorzeny's disguised tanks left near Malmedy ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? supporting me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ 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.

M4 Sherman Firefly M4A4 mock-up - Walkaround - Bastogne War Museum. The Sherman Firefly (The nickname "Firefly" was adopted due to the bright muzzle flash of the main gun.) was a tank used by the United Kingdom during WWII and developed as a stopgap until future British tank designs came into service. It was based on the US M4 Sherman, but was fitted with the more powerful British 17-pounder anti-tank gun as its main weapon. Development of the Firefly would start in 1943 byW. G. K. Kilbourn, a Vickers engineer working for the DTD, his work would be based on the work of Major George Brighty, Kilbourn solved theearly design problems with the gun cradle and the recoil system. By October and November 1943, enthusiasm began to grow for the project. Even before final testing had taken place in February 1944, an order for 2,100 Sherman Firefly tanks was placed. Fireflies were introduced to armoured brigades and divisions in the 21st Army Group in 1944, just in time for the Normandy landings. Firefly was perhaps the most valued tank by British and other Commonwealth commanders, as it was the only tank in the British Army able to reliably penetrate the frontal armour of Panthers and Tigers at the standard combat ranges in Normandy. The firefly did have a drawback and that was the flash after firing the gun, the flash was so brilliant that both gunner and commander need to blink at the moment of firing. Otherwise they will be blinded for so long that they will not see the shot hit the target. The muzzle flash spurts out so much flame that, after a shot or two, the hedge or undergrowth in front of the tank is likely to start burning. This would also make the tank easy to spot by the Germans were instructed to eliminate Fireflies first. Despite being a high priority target, Fireflies appear to have had a statistically lower chance of being knocked out than standard Shermans, probably due more to how they were employed than to the effectiveness of the camouflaging of the long barrel. Production would end in 1945 after 2,100-2,200 vehicles were produced and after the war the Firefly would be replaced by the Comet and the Centurion. But it would still be used by other countries like Belgium, the Netherlands, Argentina and Italy. This M4 Sherman is misleadingly represented as a WWII vehicle. The vehicle is actually a post war tank The hull came from a Belgian barracks were it was used as a range target, the damaged you see was all done on hte range. It was send to the Bastogne Barracks and restored in 2012, and it became a composed and a different turret was used to restore it. The turret was probably one of a few placed at roads leading into Bastogne, these were place around Bastogne after the war, and all came from Sherman tanks found around Bastogne. These Turrets would mark the frontlines during the Battle of the Bulge and would show how far the Germans would have come. After the museum was renovated the tank was placed in it's current display. ■ 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 38 was developed by BMM and Škoda in 1943 on the Czechoslovakian Panzer 38(t) chassis, and it said that the design was based on the Romanian Maresal tank destroyer. The vehicle would be a cost-effective light tank destroyer to replace vehicles like the StuG III and Marder series and because the Jagdpanther and Jagdtiger designs of the same period proved to be costly and had massive mechanical problems in the field. Prototypes of the Jagdpanzer 38 were ready by 1944 and mass production began in April of that year. The Jagdpanzer 38s first entered service in July 1944, The Jagdpanzer 38 proved great defensive ability over other self-propelled guns, because of it's low silhouette, making an important contribution on both the Eastern and Western Fronts. It would see a weight reduction in the production years and several things were changed to simplified the manufacturing process. The Jagdpanzer 38 is popularized with the name Hetzer but it was never called Hetzer by the Germans during the war, the name was the designation for a related prototype, the E-10. The Škoda factory for a very short period confused the two names in its documentation, later historians made the name popular in their books. After the war, Czechoslovakia continued to build the type (versions ST-I and ST-III for training version, about 180 units built) and exported 158 vehicles (version G-13) to Switzerland. Most vehicles in today's collections are of Swiss origin. The Jagdpanzer 38T is also a mockup and is a postwar G13, it was placed outside the museum in the 80s and would stand there until the museum placed it inside after the renovation in 2013. ■ 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 M47 Patton was an American main battle tank and was developed during the development of the M46 Patton during 1948. The M47 would mount an updated turret and it was a replacment for the M26 Pershing and the M46 Patton. It was the second American tank to be named after General George S. Patton. The M47 was the last American-designed tank to include a bow machine gun. The T42 turret had a larger turret ring than the M26/M46 turret, and featured a needle-nose design, which improved armor protection of the turret front. Production of the M47 began in July 1951 until 1960 and 8,576 were produced in total. The M47 was the only Patton series tank that never saw combat while in US service. Many other countries like Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands South Korea and Japan would use the tank as well. Today the M47 is still used by Spain and Iran. The vehicle at Diekirch was used by the Belgium army. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? supporting me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ 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 M41 Walker Bulldog, officially 76-mm Gun Tank, M41, was an American light tank developed for armed reconnaissance purposes and to replace the M24 Chaffee light tank. Development of the M41 proceeded slowly because most armored vehicle development programs suffered from a lack of funding after the war until the outbreak of the Korean War, when the US Army's renewed demands for more tanks resulted in its being rushed into production. The hasty production cycle led to numerous modifications during the course of and after manufacture and this would lead to led to technical problems and they would never take part in the Korean War. The M41A1 was later superseded by the M41A2 and M41A3, which had the advantage of greater ammunition stowage, and considerably simplified gun and turret systems. The Bulldog would see action in Vietnam and the Bay of Pigs Invasion But it would be replaced by the much lighter and more heavily armed Sheridan. Production would stop in 1954 after 5,467 were produced most second-hand US M41s were refurbished and subsequently sold or donated to US allies abroad, namely Brazil, Japan, and South Vietnam. The M41 would be used by many other countries like Belgium, Japan, Brazil, West Germany and South Vietnam. It is also still used by in many other countries today and would even see action in the 2006 Thai coup d'état This M41 located at the Fort d'Embourg and was used by the 4eèRegiment de Chasseurs a Cheval in Arnsberg, Germany. It would be placed as a gatekeeper on a German base and was shipped to this location in the 70s to sit next to the monument in memory of the American soldier Antony ‘Tony’ Ross. Tony was a soldier of the American 3rd Armoured Division which was executed on this spot by German troops on 7 September 1944. ■ 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 dec. 2020. ■ 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 18 jun. 2016 The Tiger I was a German heavy tank developed in 1937 by Henschel & Sohn when the Waffenamt requested Henschel to develop a Durchbruchwagen. this would result into the Durchbruchwagen I,which would never be fitted with a turret and was replaced by the Durchbruchwagen II after the request for a heavier 30-tonne class vehicle with thicker armour. The project was dropped in 1938 in favor of the larger and better-armoured VK 30.01 (H) and VK 36.01 (H), these vehicles would use the complex over-engineered Schachtellaufwerk track suspension system of torsion bar-sprung, overlapped and interleaved main road wheels, which would later become problematic when jamming solid in the winter. Four prototype hulls were completed for testing. Two of these were later modified to build the "Sturer Emil" self-propelled anti-tank guns. In 1941 with the experience of the Battle of France, Henschel and Ferdinand Porsche were asked to submit designs for a 45-tonne heavy tank, to be ready by June 1942. Porsche worked on an updated version of their VK 30.01 (P) Leopard prototype while Henschel worked on an improved VK 36.01 (H) tank. Henschel built two prototypes: a VK 45.01 (H) H1 with an 8.8 cm L/56 cannon, and a VK 45.01 (H) H2 with a 7.5 cm L/70 cannon. Porsche and Henschel submitted prototype designs, each making use of the Krupp-designed turret. The Henschel design was accepted, mainly because the Porsche VK 4501 (P) prototype design used a troubled petrol-electric transmission system. Production of the Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. H began in August 1942. The tank was given its nickname "Tiger" by Ferdinand Porsche, and the Roman numeral was added after the Tiger II entered production. The initial designation was Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausfü.H, the H was re-designated as PzKpfw VI Ausf. E in March 1943. The Tiger was still at the prototype stage when it was first hurried into service, and therefore changes both large and small were made throughout the production run. A redesigned turret with a lower cupola was the most significant change. To cut costs, the river-fording submersion capability and an external air-filtration system were dropped. It would first see action near Leningrad on 23 Sep. 1942 months earlier than had been planned. A platoon of 4 Tigers went into action, they could not operate in swampy, forested terrain, their movement was largely confined to roads and tracks, also many of these early models were plagued by problems with the transmission and many broke down, the Soviets also captured one Tiger largely intact, it enabled the Soviets to study the design and prepare countermeasures. In the North African Campaign, the Tiger I first saw action during the Tunisian Campaign on 1 December 1942 east of Tebourba. The tanks proved that they had excellent protection from enemy fire, this greatly increased the crews trust in the quality of the armour, the crews also found the tank to be spacious and comfortable. The Tiger proved to have great armament and was a outstanding design for its time, its armour which was resistant to tank and anti-tank guns of the time. and the 88 could knock out enemy Sherman tanks at 2,100 m and the T-34 at 1500 m, but with Allied tanks becoming more up-armored and upgraded and having better guns like the M3 90 mm cannon used on the M36 tank destroyer, made the Tiger vastly obsolete in the end. This Tiger with Fahrgestell number 251114, was made in the Henschel und Sohn, Kassel, Nordhessen, Germany and the turret was made at Henschel und Sohn, Kassel, Nordhessen, Germany. This Tiger came from the sSSPzAbt 102, turret number 114 it was captured by the French, and got named Colmar. Several of these machines were re-employed, but not in sufficient number to form a complete unit. After the war it was placed into storage and shipped to the Saumur collection. This Tiger got send to the Munster Panzer Museum, Germany in 2003-2004, were it got a new paintjob and Zimmerit. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? supporting me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ 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 10 cm Kanone 04 was a field gun used by Germany in World War I. It was the second heavy gun with modern recoil system accepted by the German Army. It was produced as a replacement for the 10 cm K 99 and the lange 15 cm Kanone 92. Although the standard version lacked a gunshield, some models, such as the 10 cm K 04/12, were fitted with a special gunshield and some other minor modifications. The K 04 would be used by the German Empire and Bulgaria during WWI and they were still in service during WWII During the fighting on August 1914, French and German troops fought heavily in the vicinity of Transinne, with the battle becoming so fierce the German soldiers would commit atrocities on civilians. During the battle, Transinne acted as a military hospital for German wounded. And guns like these operated from the nearby village of Villance to bombard the French troops who took the village of Maissin in August 1914. These four Canon 10cm K 04 were abandoned in the city of Huy by the retreating German troops in 1918, these guns were collected to be scrapped, but were moved to Transinne in 1922. and would be placed here as a monument During WW2 they were moved by the residents to a nearby forest in order to avoid them to be scrapped by the Germans or targeted by the allied air force. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? supporting me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ 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.

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Originally uploaded on 2 jul. 2016. 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 and design proposals were send in by Krupp, Daimler Benz and MAN. The VK20 design was abandoned as the requirements increased to a vehicle weighing 30 tonnes after he 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 i 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 and the Daimler-Benz design was viewed to be superior to MAN's design. 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. The first 250 Panthers were powered by a Maybach HL 210 P30 V-12 petrol engine, late versions would have got the Maybach HL 230 P30 V-12 petrol engine, but these first engines were plagued with mechanical problems. 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 produced fires in the engine compartment, this problem was never really solved and the Panther was the actual real Ronson tank. The Panther would see action with the Panzer Abteilung 51 on 9 January, and then 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. Later versions of the Panther would be the A and G, and the last version was the F which would never see any action. Many features of the Ausf.D like the drum-shaped commander’s cupola and the thin rectangular hull machine gun port were still present on early production Ausf.A Panthers. They only changed mid production and not at the same time. Other modifications were introduced during the production run. Ausf.D and Ausf.A tanks were also upgraded with different features once they had been issued to a Panzer Division when they went to a maintenance or repair unit. Some changes to the Early and Late A tanks were changes to the turret and the gun mantle on the Ausf.A turret was wider than the one fitted to the older Ausf.D, the shape of the cast turret side had changed to a dish shape protrusion to fit the new seal for the gun mantle, three pistol ports were removed to make the armour stronger and of course the round drum like commander’s cupola, which would be replaced by a new dome shaped cast armor commander’s cupola. and in late November 1943 a ball mount Kugelblende with a spherical armoured guard was introduced onto the front glacis plate. This Panther had no recorded history and no Fahrgestell number. It was restored with the turret from another Panther hull with Fahrgestell number 152451, this Panther is now at the Omaha Overlord Museum, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France. After it was restored, it was sent to the Memorial de Caen Museum and placed in the movie room. It sat there for years in the dark and sometime in 2000 the tank was send back to Saumur. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? supporting me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Panzerpicture ■ 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.