Leibstandarte Panther in Belgium, June 1944 and Marder III

 

Belgien (Flanders), Eeklo. Eeklo is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. "Panther" of SS-Division "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler" auf dem Marktplatz (PK 698)

Flanders, Eeklo - Movement of tanks (Panzer V ‘Panther’) of the 1st SS Panzer Division ‘Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler’ to the coast in the first days after the start of the invasion. Tanks on the market square, civilians watching, woman cleaning the pavement; PK 698

 

The Marder III Ausf M was a German tank destroyer that was equipped with a 7.5 cm Pak40/3 gun and featured an open-top fighting compartment. It was based on the captured Czechoslovak 38(t) tank chassis. 942 Marder III Ms were produced from May 1943. Seen here en route to Normandy..

PzJgAbt 243 had 14 Marder IIIs, 8 delivered in Feb 1944 and 6 delivered in March 1944
PzJgAbt 326 had 14 Marder IIIs, 9 delivered in Feb 1944 and 5 delivered in March 1944
PzJgAbt 331 Zetterling lists 14 Marders but I have no information on their delivery
PzJgAbt 352 had 14 Marder IIIs, 9 delivered in Feb 1944 and 5 delivered in March 1944.
PzJgAbt 353 had 14 Marder IIIs, 9 delivered in Feb 1944 and 5 delivered in March 1944.

Panther mit feldmäßiger Tarnung an der Ostfront

 

 Early Panther with field-applied camo somewhere in the East. Currently at 200 euros on Marco's ebay page. I06 on the turret suggests a recce Zug from the 51st.

Panther Panzer,Panzerkampfwagen V, Camo,Tarn, Frankreich

 

23. Panzer Div. PzKpfw V Panther Sd.Kfz. 171 Besatzung Halbketten

 

Kursk Panther

 

Kämpfe in der Kalmückensteppe vor Stalingrad ! 371. ID, Panther Panzer Kampfwagen V an der Ostfront in Russland Wehrmacht

schwerer Panzerkampfwagen V Panther Panzer Tank Turm Nr. Seitenschürze 44

Saumur Panther

Nashorn, Bergpanther, Tiger, Flak Vierling half-track

Befehlspanzer V "Panther" (Turmnummer "01") der Division "Großdeutschland";

Rumänien.- Oberst Willi Langkeit (Eichenlaubträger; 2 v.l.) mit Offizieren in Deckung vor einem Befehlspanzer V "Panther" (Turmnummer "01") der Division "Großdeutschland"; KBZ Hgr Südukraine

Russland-Süd.- Oberst Karl Lorenz, Kommandeur des Regiments "Großdeutschland" mit Soldaten vor Befehlspanzer V "Panther" Ausf. A (Turmnummer "0"); KBZ HG Südukraine

"Panzers Normandie 44" series - Pz.Rgt 2 DR

Latest tome from Stephan Cazenave at Maranes Editions, the Pz.Rgt 2  'Das Reich' book - 160 sumptuous pages. This second book in the ‘Panzers Normandie 44 Serie’ tells the hitherto unpublished history of the SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 ‘Das Reich’ in the battle of Normandy. Numerous first hand reports from Fritz Langanke, Ernst Barkmann and more, almost 300 photos and documents, maps and colour profiles make this a definitive work on the subject. The author writes on the jacket back cover that only some 10 photos through summer 1944 of the Pz.Rgt 2 DR were known hitherto.. I read somewhere that just producing the jacket alone costs the publisher 20 euros per book so they are not cheap. To order or for more information email Marie at maranes.editions@gmail.com

Cazenave's previous tome devoted to the Pz. Rgt 12 HJ is here

Tiger, Panther, Nashorn