The A7V tank

[PANZERPIONIERE]

Greg, I was hoping I was next in line!
Steve

[Gregory Koepp]

Here's a rare photo I own, it shows 3 men wearing the Tanker badge. What's neat is the variety of Uniforms being worn too, I haven't seen another photo with so many badges worn. Please post your photos of Badges in wear too.

greg koepp

[Gregory Koepp]

Closer shot, neat meeting.

greg koepp

[Robin Lumsden]

Greg.

That is one FANTASTIC photo!

[gregM]

Here is a photo I found on ebay. I have been trying to match it
to the others posted but the paint scheme on this one looks different
then the rest.---any ideas as to which one this is ?

[Brian S]

very nice, a pre-night of the long knives get together.

[Gaffken]

Here's a rare photo I own, it shows 3 men wearing the Tanker badge. What's neat is the variety of Uniforms being worn too, I haven't seen another photo with so many badges worn. Please post your photos of Badges in wear too.

WHOA... 3 in one photo--that's a first for me, esp. with regard to the TR era. Has anyone ever tried compiling a list of Imperial German tankers? It might be a reach, but I bet someone could almost ID the Wehrmacht officer in the photo by his medal bar...(great photo Greg!)

Gaffken

[gregM]

I think the medal bar is a fairly generic grouping. It looks to be
a 1)1914 Ek2, 2)Hindenberg cross, 3)long service cross, 4)centennial
medal.

[regular122]

Here is a photo I found on ebay. I have been trying to match it
to the others posted but the paint scheme on this one looks different
then the rest.---any ideas as to which one this is ?

Greg,

Looks like you found 503. Great pic! Here is one of the same machine but not as good.

[rast]

Entry 77 & 78

The man in the army uniform is Ernst Volckheim, at that time with PzRgt 5 at Wünsdorf. The two other guys are former Abt. 1 members as well. The occasion is one of the "ancient tankers" reunions (that of 1938?).

[Don D.]

I wonder how many of the "old guys" showed up and how many had thier kampfwagonabzeichens on.

[Gregory Koepp]

Thanks guy's for the responses, I've had this photo for a long, long time and this is the first time I've showed it!!

When I picked this up from what I remember no other photos showed more than 1 person wearing the Tankers badge, I know some had great looking medal bars on, but most were in Army Uniforms. I'm sure this grouping of 3 men were the best out of all of them. I love the different Uniforms in the shot though, and like you said the Tankers Badges are the even neater.

I think it would be cool to get a great listing of all tanks found and Badges in wear.


thanks greg koepp

[Gregory Koepp]

well here's one for the group, it's from an American Album I have.

greg koepp

[Gregory Koepp]

name of tank.

[Gregory Koepp]

back of tank.

greg koepp