A View through the eyes of GI's - Knocked out German Armor

[werner geier]

add-on to pic #162. same place, another time: "can i have a photo too? make it look dramatic!" this again proves the landmark quality, the touristic value of such heavy metal. (collection j. wilhelm, who also detected the twin)

[Fred_Bayerlein]

11.Pz

Hello,

Thanks a lot for your collection, W.Petz...

about #178,179,180,181

This 11.Pz Panther 412 was destroyed :
I have two differents captions :
- Saint-Claude ( Jura departement ) the 8/15 september 1944 with three others on the road Pont-d'Ain to Saint-Claude after the battle of Méximieux (31 august/3 september 1944 )
- Saint-Vallier ( in Saône et Loire ) 8/15 september 1944 but there is a town named Saint-Vallier in the Rhône valley.
Who knows more?

about #185

The second 11.Pz Panther was destroyed in the Montélimar - Livron sector (south of Valence the 24/28 august 1944 with 14 others Panthers.
Stefan, have you more information about this Panther, exact location?

about #191

This PzIV wreck belongs to a Kampfgruppe Pz.Rgt.15 (11.Pz) and was destroyed on the road Thivars -Ablis near Chartres the 15 august 1944

Find here an other view of this PzIV with french men.

[werner geier]

sorry bout the wrong caption for #191. the vet was perfectly right, i was just too dumb to read correctly.

[Stefan De Meyer]

Panther pics 178-181

As far as I know and according to the original captions this Panther was ko'd at Saint-Vallier in the Rhône valley.
KR
Stefan

Hello,

Thanks a lot for your collection, W.Petz...

about #178,179,180,181

This 11.Pz Panther 412 was destroyed :
I have two differents captions :
- Saint-Claude ( Jura departement ) the 8/15 september 1944 with three others on the road Pont-d'Ain to Saint-Claude after the battle of Méximieux (31 august/3 september 1944 )
- Saint-Vallier ( in Saône et Loire ) 8/15 september 1944 but there is a town named Saint-Vallier in the Rhône valley.
Who knows more?

about #185

The second 11.Pz Panther was destroyed in the Montélimar - Livron sector (south of Valence the 24/28 august 1944 with 14 others Panthers.
Stefan, have you more information about this Panther, exact location?

about #191

This PzIV wreck belongs to a Kampfgruppe Pz.Rgt.15 (11.Pz) and was destroyed on the road Thivars -Ablis near Chartres the 15 august 1944

Find here an other view of this PzIV with french men.

[W Petz]

Here are some interesting pics although these vehicles are not KO'd they were surrendered to their American captures I would say in between April & May 1945

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surrendered vehicle #2

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surrendered vehicle #3

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surrendered vehicle #4

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surrendered vehicle #5

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surrendered vehicle #6

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surrender vehicle #7

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surrendered vehicle #8

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surrendered vehicle #9

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surrendered vehicle #10

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try this again