Canadian War Museum Panzer pics

[Shawn Hall]

Nice pics thanks for sharing!!

-Shawn

[Furyman]

canadian stuff

What happened to the Panther,Hetzer and Whirlwind that used to be at Camp Borden in the 80's??? Is the Stug the one that used to be out west ?

[Doug Kenwright]

The Panther is in the shop being restored..( a drag.. because i wanted to see it..) the Stug III is the one from out west, it is pretty much beyond salvaging, as it has been shot up too much..the flak panzer is still in Borden, as far as i can tell..still outside, still rotting..

[Erwin L]

Nice pictures kurskss

I would like to paint this jagdpanzer IV in its original camouflage.
Does any one knows where the G stands for

regards Erwin

[Adrian Stevenson]

Great thread thank you

Hi Erwin, the letter "G" on the Pz II stands for "Guderian". This marking was applied during the invasion of Russia in 1941.

Cheers, Ade.

[Panzer Rob]

next up..Jagdpanther captured from the 12th SS in Normandie

Hi Kurskss-

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing.

That's actually a Jagdpanzer IV(L/70)V not a Jagdpanther.

Interesting... This is the first time I've seen a shot of this vehicle with it's roof! In very shot I ever seen it was missing, and I have always wondered if they even had it. Glad to know they do

Rob

[Greg]

I didn't know that the Canadian Army sent back that much captured armor ... thanks for showing these!

Best,
Greg

[RTY]

Sure, it's a Russian field piece..but it was captured in Northwest Europe by the Canadians from.....

A-19 model 1931

[Mike C]

In the picture 10, the rusted light tank beside the Mk II is an interesting vehicle. It is a Canadian-built Valentine tank that was sent to the USSR as lend-lease. During combat operations, it sank in a bog and was abandoned. Many decades later when it was recovered and given back to Canada.

Mike

[Doug Kenwright]

yes..there are many , many pieces to show..here's some more..

German WW1 artillery piece captured at Vimy Ridge i believe.German gunners spiked the barrel, but were killed before they could escape..

[Doug Kenwright]

German heavy maxim, water cooled..

[Doug Kenwright]

Nebelwerfer multi- barrel rocket launcher, with inert smoke rocket in one of the tubes...

[Doug Kenwright]

SS- mannequin..the director of collections told me that the CWM has the largest collection of 12th ss items anywhere in the world..

[Doug Kenwright]

As you come to the next level, you go down a set of stairs into a cathedral like structure, that plays a modulated sound, meant to recreate the sound of wind through metal structures..very erie..

The statutes are the actual plaster models for figures on the Vimy ridge memorial in France...

[Doug Kenwright]

next.. a very cool Schwimmwagan