Marking in the German tanks - Poland 1939.

[IanC]

Superb photos Raúl - fantastic additions to an already awesome thread.

Excellent stuff

[tigre]

You're welcome . Cheers. Raúl M .

[tigre]

Marking in the German tanks - Poland 1939.

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Panzer-Regiment 1 - Fall 1939.


Tanks of PR 1 (1. Pz) fording a river during its advance; in the foreground a Pz Kw I and beyond a Pz Kw II .................................................. ......

Source: http://www.globeatwar.com/media/581/...f%20Hitler.jpg

Cheers. Raúl M .

[tigre]

Marking in the German tanks - Poland 1939.

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Maintenance on the field! - Poland 1939.


Interesting picture of the Polish campaign, the crew of this Pz Kw II solving a problem in the field; in the foreground a soldier with a MG-34 on a bipod and by his camouflaged jacket is a member of the SS-Verfügungstruppen. Another aspect to keep in mind is that the white cross was erased..........................................

Source: http://odkrywca.pl/panzer-1939-czesc-13,713626.html

Cheers. Raul M .

[tigre]

Marking in the German tanks - Poland 1939.

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Pz Kw II in action in Poland 1939 !


A pair of Pz Kw II with a particular white cross (painted in the field); as seen, the size was reduced and removed from the center of the turret. Besides a much smaller cross was painted on the original on the sides of it .................................

Source: https://www.ebay.de/itm/P410-Foto-We...p2047675.l2557


Cheers. Raúl M .

[tigre]

Marking in the German tanks - Poland 1939.

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Pz Kw II in action in Poland 1939 !


Close view of the turret of a Pz Kw II with the white cross painted on the side; note the remarkable help it offered to the gunner of a hostile anti-tank weapon............................................ .....

Source: http://www.ebay.de/itm/190843558540?...148&rmvSB=true


Cheers. Raúl M .

[LuckyStrike23]

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Pz Kw II in action in Poland 1939 !


A pair of Pz Kw II with a particular white cross (painted in the field); as seen, the size was reduced and removed from the center of the turret. Besides a much smaller cross was painted on the original on the sides of it .................................

Source: https://www.ebay.de/itm/P410-Foto-We...p2047675.l2557


Cheers. Raúl M .

More interesting is in this case is the black sidecap beeing worn during the Polish campaign.

[tigre]

Marking in the German tanks - Poland 1939.

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Pz Kw I in action - Poland 1939!


Close view of a Pz Kw I where the impact on the white cross painted on its front is clearly observed.......................................... ..........

Source: https://scalezilla.org/category/other/photo/

Cheers. Raúl M .

[tigre]

Marking in the German tanks - Poland 1939.

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White cross and art!


A German armored column on a halt in a Polish village; in the foreground one of the few Pz Kw III Ausf. E deployed in Poland. Apart from the white cross there is a particular drawing on the lower front of the tank....................................

Source: https://www.ebay.de/itm/B109-Foto-We...p2047675.l2557

Photoshop ?? Cheers. Raúl M .

[tigre]

Marking in the German tanks - Poland 1939.

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Marking in the German tanks - Poland 1939.


One Pz Kw IV Ausf. C of the PR 1 carrying a thin white cross followed by numeral 423............................................... .............


A Pz Kw II to which the recognition mark has been erased; as a particularity on the side of the turret, the cross was materialized only by its barely visible ends..................

Source: http://odkrywca.pl/panzer-1939-czesc...00.html#687400

Cheers. Raúl M .

[tigre]

Marking in the German tanks - Poland 1939.

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Pz Kw II in action in Poland 1939 !


Again one Pz Kw II Ausf. a/b with this particular white cross out of the center of the turret; trying to find out to which unit could belong.................................

Source: http://odkrywca.pl/panzer-1939-czesc...00.html#687400

Cheers. Raúl M .

[tigre]

Marking in the German tanks - Poland 1939.

Hello to all ; a little more.............................

Pz Kw II in action in Poland 1939 !


As the Polish campaign goes on, the German armored crews were removing / modifying the traditional white cross as a sign of recognition. Here a Pz Kw II of PR 7 with a thin white cross in front of the turret and a darker cross on the side......................................

Source: https://forum.odkrywca.pl/topic/6874...e/11/#comments

Cheers. Raúl M .

[tigre]

Marking in the German tanks - Poland 1939.

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4. Pz - Poland 1939.


A Pz Kw II of the 4. Pz (see emblem on the side of the driver's slit) on a dusty Polish road; it carried a subdued cross........................................


Column of the 4. Pz on a halt in a Polish town; in the foreground a kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen (Sd Kfz 265) and behind a Pz Kw II; Note the cross was erased from the original place and a smaller one was painted under the machine gun, the unit emblem was to the other side................................


Source: http://odkrywca.pl/panzer-1939-czesc-osma,652592.html

Cheers. Raul M .