► Destroyed and battle damaged AFVs

[Sean N]

From flickr

A jagdpanther knocked out near Altenkirchen germany

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2612/398 ... a356_b.jpg

Regards

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Anyone ID the truck on its side in the background?

[carius]

Pz.II

[peeved]

Pz.IIs in Polish Campaign, Radom top, Wieluń (Welun) bottom or so the seller wrote, looks like tank at the bottom and the left one in top pic have almost identical damages: sprocket, tracks, fender, front return roller; the houses match too (Source eBay.de).

Markus

[carius]

Marder in Afrika

[peeved]

Pz. II & Pz. 38 (t) (Source eBay.de).

Markus

[Xavier]

previously posted on the "destroyed vehicles" thread
Source: Deutsche Fotothek
Berlin, 1946
Xavier
Der Autodidakt

[Piotr Kapuscinski]

Hi Marcus,

Pz. Reg. 1 in the Polish Campaign: Field workshop apparently mostly rebuilding damaged Pz. IIs and a Pz. IV photo

Here more photos of this Panzer-IV:





And a Panzer-III from Pz.Rgt.1 in the same place (Towarowa street in Sochaczew):



The same tank - probably late Autumn (compare the trees):



Panzer II No 106. from Pz.Rgt.35 (4. Pz.Div.) - soon after the battle of Ruszki / Adamowa Gora:



The same Panzer II No 106. from Pz.Rgt.35 (4. Pz.Div.) - some time later, Sochaczew (Towarowa street):



Sochaczew - Towarowa street - more tanks:



Panzer-IV No 814. - several photos:

Here it encountered Polish resistance (or AT mines ?):



Ruins of castle in Sochaczew can be seen in the background:



In Sochaczew - late Summer / early Autumn:





In Sochaczew (the same place) - snow can be seen, Winter (1939 / 1940 ?):

Polish Campaign: Pz. IV in a village near Tuchola Forest, Pz.II No. 706 of Pz.R1 and a Pz. 35(t) (Source eBay.de).

Excellent Pz-IV photo.

Pz.IIs in Polish Campaign, Radom top, Wieluń (Welun) bottom or so the seller wrote, looks like tank at the bottom and the left one in top pic have almost identical damages: sprocket, tracks, fender, front return roller; the houses match too (Source eBay.de).

As you noticed, both photos show the same place. There are more photos of these wrecks.

Unfortunately the seller is wrong in this case. This is not Radom nor Wieluń but Warsaw - Grójecka street.

Some more photos showing the same place:

[carius]

From eBay

[peeved]

Sd.Kfz. 232 (8-Rad) (Source eBay.de).

Markus

[peeved]

Semi-armoured Sd.Kfz. 7 towing a 8,8-cm-Panzerabwehrkanone (Flak 18) in Maubeuge, France; Stug III & Pz. III pair (Source eBay.de).

Markus

[peeved]

Pz. II in Poland & two Pz. 38 (t) shots (Source eBay.de).

Markus

[carius]

Pz.II

[David Lehmann]

Pz. II in Poland & two Pz. 38 (t) shots (Source eBay.de).
Markus

Hello Markus,

From the top of my head I think that your 1st Panzer 38(t) [IIO2] has been knocked out in a French town in 1940.
The second Panzer 38(t) has been knocked out by a Panhard 178 (6e RC - Lieutenant Astoul) and the other wreck is a Somua S35 (4e RC - Lieutenant de Conigliano) knocked out by AT/AA guns, both in Landrecies on May 17, 1940.

Regards,

David

[peeved]

Thanks for the localization David,

Elefant in Italy 1944 and two shots of a Sd.Kfz. 221 in Poland (Source eBay.de).

Markus

[Piotr Kapuscinski]

Pz. II in Poland & two Pz. 38 (t) shots (Source eBay.de).
Markus

Hi Markus,

I think David is right if it comes to Pz.38(t)s - they are from France. But Pz.II is clearly from Poland (white cross).

And here some more photos - two destroyed Pz.IIs - the first one was destroyed in Brest Litovsk on 14.09.1939 (this Panzer II was the tank of the commander of III. platoon from 5. company of Pz.Rgt.8 / 10. Pz.Div.). There are more photos of this Pz.II (Carius posted one of them). The 2nd photo is another photo of this Pz.II destroyed in Warsaw:

The 2nd photo is from ebay.de: