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    #61
    indeed Dave, some damage to his skull can be witnessed. I also wanna see better photos of the soldier RIP.

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      #62
      Can anyone translate the site which chronicles this event? My take was that the W-SS was abandoning Beloves to attempt to make it to the West, when they got caught in a Soviet turkey shoot.

      Here they are beginning to leave:
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        #63
        This stug-commander didn't make it out....
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          #64
          Originally posted by stonemint View Post
          This stug-commander didn't make it out....
          and someone has been through his things

          do you have any other info/pics?

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            #65
            Originally posted by DaveNZ View Post
            and someone has been through his things

            do you have any other info/pics?

            No, I don't, and what I cannot figure out is whether some elements elected to surrender to the local populace, while others decided to high-tail it out. Here, the SS men are already stripping off their insignia upon surrender:
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              #66
              It appears these men are surrendering directly to the civilian population:
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                #67
                Soviets and their PAK's, and the end-result:
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                  #68
                  This may clear up the confusion not the Hatches on the drawing and the position fo comander and crew on the top of the hull.http://www.12hj.com/hetzer.html This is another informative site http://www.pzfahrer.net/switz-tx.html
                  Originally posted by Gran Sasso View Post
                  And I have been in THREE "Hetzer" so far, and this is the main hatch. Might serve also as commanders hatch, too - but to enter and leave the tank, its its main meaning.

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                    #69
                    Location of the Hetzer

                    hola!
                    If this is incorrect,someone help me locate the tanks properly
                    Greetings!

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                      #70
                      Gents, the follow on pics didn't come thru. Are you able to repost or send to ssshoop@hotmail.com?
                      thanks
                      Scott

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                        #71
                        Along the same lines as the above, the retreat of the W-SS from Prague, May, 1945. (Note the corpse on the hood):
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                          #72
                          Escape route:
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                            #73
                            Aftermath:
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