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    Captured Panther Tank & 8.8 Cm Gun

    I recently picked up a grouping of 35 photos taken by an unidentified American G.I. Among the photos were these of his unit posing with a Panther tank and an 8.8 Cm gun:


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              Anyone have a clue what this piece of equipment is? It has a message written on it in english that is partially obscured, but looks like it says "Do not touch - danger."


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                  I don't know when or where these photos were taken, as none of the ones I posted are identified. There is one photo in the grouping however of two G.I.'s that is marked "Naples, Italy," and one individual photo has a May 1945 date. Anyway, I think I did pretty good - all 35 photos only cost me 7.95. They were not described very well on Ebay, and were put in an obscure photo category.

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                    Italy is quite right. The Panther is the ausf.D type, easily distinguished by the letter box type opening of the radio operators machinegun port.

                    The unidentified piece of equipment is a Würzburg radar for flak direction.

                    http://www.airventure.de/tipps_zentr...Dora_Radar.jpg
                    Collecting German award documents, other paperwork and photos relating to Norway and Finland.

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                      Nice pictures. I think they were also made in Italy.

                      regards

                      Erwin

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