KO SS-"Hetzer"

[KM-NZ]

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

[stonemint]

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:

[stonemint]

This stug-commander didn't make it out....

[DaveNZ]

This stug-commander didn't make it out....

and someone has been through his things

do you have any other info/pics?

[stonemint]

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:

[stonemint]

It appears these men are surrendering directly to the civilian population:

[stonemint]

Soviets and their PAK's, and the end-result:

[Alte110thpzgr]

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

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.

[martin mazzetto]

Location of the Hetzer

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

[strmn]

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

[stonemint]

Along the same lines as the above, the retreat of the W-SS from Prague, May, 1945. (Note the corpse on the hood):

[stonemint]

Escape route:

[stonemint]

Aftermath: