s.SS-Pz.Abt. 101 Tigers pictures in Normandy...
- Bayerlein spirit
- Member
- Posts: 427
- Joined: 20 Dec 2002, 02:30
- Location: France (Lyon)
s.SS-Pz.Abt. 101 Tigers pictures in Normandy...
The First Time in Normandy
1.... 4 Tigers destroyed in Villers Bocage city.
2....This s.SS-Pz.Abt. 101 Tiger (probably n°112) was destroyed in Villers-Bocage, June 13, 1944
3....The same view in august 1944
Other tiger on the road near Tracy Bocage few km of Villers ( http://www.thirdreichforum.com/viewtopi ... 79&start=0 ), have you others wreck pictures ?
Which of them was recovered?
SOURCE : http://www.angelfire.com/al4/mldgbox/index-bw.html
1.... 4 Tigers destroyed in Villers Bocage city.
2....This s.SS-Pz.Abt. 101 Tiger (probably n°112) was destroyed in Villers-Bocage, June 13, 1944
3....The same view in august 1944
Other tiger on the road near Tracy Bocage few km of Villers ( http://www.thirdreichforum.com/viewtopi ... 79&start=0 ), have you others wreck pictures ?
Which of them was recovered?
SOURCE : http://www.angelfire.com/al4/mldgbox/index-bw.html
- Attachments
-
- SS101Tiger112VillersBocage0844.jpg (129.8 KiB) Viewed 9270 times
-
- SS101Tiger112VillersBocage130644.jpg (113.8 KiB) Viewed 9276 times
-
- 4 tigers villersbocage.jpg (158.89 KiB) Viewed 9271 times
- Bayerlein spirit
- Member
- Posts: 427
- Joined: 20 Dec 2002, 02:30
- Location: France (Lyon)
Cromwell
1...May be the same officer with German tankers siphoning fuel from a
knocked-out M4A4 sherman "Firefly"
2...Cromwell destroyed in Villers Bocage 13 06 44
knocked-out M4A4 sherman "Firefly"
2...Cromwell destroyed in Villers Bocage 13 06 44
- Attachments
-
- the same guy.jpg (46.79 KiB) Viewed 9179 times
-
- cromwell destroyed villers bocage.jpg (148.89 KiB) Viewed 9187 times
-
- Member
- Posts: 8267
- Joined: 07 May 2002, 20:40
- Location: Teesside
Fred Wittmann's Tiger was moved from its position and recovered. Look on page 68 of Tigres Au Combat and you will see this photo of the shop behind the Tiger. It is a very poor quality picture but as this shop was completely demolished on the night of 30th July the photo must have been taken before then and note the Tiger is no longer there. It was recovered.
The men you say are siphoning petrol from the Sherman are in fact Paratroopers or Luftwaffe personel and are just looking over the Sherman. Taylor in his book on Villers mixed up 2 seperate sets of photos showing this Firefly. In one set there are German Tankers climbing all over the Firefly but this set of the Luftwaffe men was taken later.
The men you say are siphoning petrol from the Sherman are in fact Paratroopers or Luftwaffe personel and are just looking over the Sherman. Taylor in his book on Villers mixed up 2 seperate sets of photos showing this Firefly. In one set there are German Tankers climbing all over the Firefly but this set of the Luftwaffe men was taken later.
- Attachments
-
- axaxaxvil.jpg (105.34 KiB) Viewed 9118 times
-
- 4_tigers_villersbocage6.jpg (12.22 KiB) Viewed 9114 times
- Bayerlein spirit
- Member
- Posts: 427
- Joined: 20 Dec 2002, 02:30
- Location: France (Lyon)
101 SS
Hi Michael
Yes...sorry... paratroopers looking over the Firefly, not Tiger crew but the german officer seems to be twin, same attitude...
Find here famous pictures of destroyed british column..and Villers Bocage after 30th 06 1944 bombing...
Yes...sorry... paratroopers looking over the Firefly, not Tiger crew but the german officer seems to be twin, same attitude...
Find here famous pictures of destroyed british column..and Villers Bocage after 30th 06 1944 bombing...
- Attachments
-
- villers bocage 1944.jpeg (89.05 KiB) Viewed 9044 times
-
- destroyed_column villers_bocage.jpg (97.5 KiB) Viewed 9055 times
-
- destroyed_column villers_bocage 2.jpg (106.38 KiB) Viewed 9074 times
- Bayerlein spirit
- Member
- Posts: 427
- Joined: 20 Dec 2002, 02:30
- Location: France (Lyon)
101 ss
- Attachments
-
- ss101tiger112villersbocage0844[Then and then].jpeg.jpg (130.33 KiB) Viewed 9024 times
- Bayerlein spirit
- Member
- Posts: 427
- Joined: 20 Dec 2002, 02:30
- Location: France (Lyon)
Wittman patrol
Hi Michael
What about Wittmann tragedy...
4 tigers destroyed in Cintheaux ( Destroyed on August 8 in death of Michael Wittmann Famous history )
With great source : http://www.angelfire.com/al4/mldgbox/index-bw.html , nice work really
Find here my suggestion :
1...Wreck of 007 with situation map
2...Map with aerial view ( I rotate 180° the 4 RAF reconnaissance photo taken August 9 of the battlefield near Gaumesnil + for example : one aerial view of Russian front tiger.... I think it's really these four Tigers
3...View of 314 destroyed
Fred
What about Wittmann tragedy...
4 tigers destroyed in Cintheaux ( Destroyed on August 8 in death of Michael Wittmann Famous history )
With great source : http://www.angelfire.com/al4/mldgbox/index-bw.html , nice work really
Find here my suggestion :
1...Wreck of 007 with situation map
2...Map with aerial view ( I rotate 180° the 4 RAF reconnaissance photo taken August 9 of the battlefield near Gaumesnil + for example : one aerial view of Russian front tiger.... I think it's really these four Tigers
3...View of 314 destroyed
Fred
- Attachments
-
- 101SSTiger314Gaumesnil080844.jpg (155.46 KiB) Viewed 8956 times
-
- Cintheaux4Tigers080844.jpeg.jpg (149.18 KiB) Viewed 8965 times
-
- 101SSTigerGaumesnilMap080844 2.jpg (168.64 KiB) Viewed 8964 times
-
- Member
- Posts: 8267
- Joined: 07 May 2002, 20:40
- Location: Teesside
-
- Member
- Posts: 8267
- Joined: 07 May 2002, 20:40
- Location: Teesside
Continued.................
Note that in this photo you can see the number '67' on the rear. This is the marking of an Infantry Division and thus it can not be from 7th Armoured Division. It seems it is a Mortar section. They are not from the action at Villers.
- Attachments
-
- carriers0004sml.jpg (115.56 KiB) Viewed 8793 times
-
- Member
- Posts: 8267
- Joined: 07 May 2002, 20:40
- Location: Teesside
-
- Member
- Posts: 8267
- Joined: 07 May 2002, 20:40
- Location: Teesside
This is not from Villers Bocage either.
- Attachments
-
- column.jpg (17.59 KiB) Viewed 8770 times
Last edited by Michael Kenny on 17 Jul 2003, 20:39, edited 2 times in total.
-
- Member
- Posts: 8267
- Joined: 07 May 2002, 20:40
- Location: Teesside
- Bayerlein spirit
- Member
- Posts: 427
- Joined: 20 Dec 2002, 02:30
- Location: France (Lyon)
So
to illustrate aerial view of a Tiger...
Russia ( 1942 ).....
Russia ( 1942 ).....
- Attachments
-
- aerial view.jpg (59.18 KiB) Viewed 8741 times
-
- Member
- Posts: 8267
- Joined: 07 May 2002, 20:40
- Location: Teesside