AT obstacles

dirk Peeters · Post by **dirk Peeters** » 24 Nov 2016 17:17

At home i have a report where a germantank even destroyed a tankwall. It was pushed over by the tank and one vf crumbled when the tank rode against it . It was also in the kva3 sector. I look it over and it was 1944
Dirk

CNOCK · Post by **CNOCK** » 24 Nov 2016 18:10

Hello Dirk,

if my memory serves me well, was in April 1944

regards,

Eddy

dirk Peeters · Post by **dirk Peeters** » 24 Nov 2016 20:45

I ll go searching and place it here in a few days

peeved · Post by **peeved** » 24 Nov 2016 21:30

Pz. III huffing and puffing in '40; Belgian gates not budging much. Pics from http://www.ebay.de/itm/Error?item=301675867640&errid=2

Markus

peeved · Post by **peeved** » 24 Nov 2016 21:31

Ondrej Filip · Post by **Ondrej Filip** » 24 Nov 2016 22:09

peeved wrote:Pz. III huffing and puffing in '40; Belgian gates not budging much. Pics from http://www.ebay.de/itm/Error?item=301675867640&errid=2
Markus

Interesting photos. It looks the Cointet obstacles are not properly instaled. They are kind of elastic obstacle, which absorbs the energy of the moving tank by its own move. But the Germans tried to fix them by metal rods.

cointet.jpg

jbb20p7 · Post by **jbb20p7** » 24 Nov 2016 22:44

wow ..... very interresting pictures
Bye
Jb

Sander D · Post by **Sander D** » 26 Nov 2016 18:47

I new i hade them somewhere but after a 2 day search i finaly found them

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These 2 pictures from a old E-bay sale show a panther tank crussing some anti tank obsticals.
I believe these pictures showing the same scene as the picture that Cnock posted on the previous page.
I hope these picture are of some intrest.

jopaerya · Post by **jopaerya** » 26 Nov 2016 19:45

Top Sander

CNOCK · Post by **CNOCK** » 26 Nov 2016 19:52

Sander,

nice pictures, I will try again to find the location!

regards,

Cnock

jopaerya · Post by **jopaerya** » 26 Nov 2016 21:48

Could it be the Albertplein ???

JKernwerk · Post by **JKernwerk** » 27 Nov 2016 11:46

Not a good shakedown for the obstacles.
JK

AvB · Post by **AvB** » 27 Nov 2016 14:31

Anti-tank obstacles were also designed to slow down an advancing tank. Normally it would be vulnerable to anti-tank fire?

CNOCK · Post by **CNOCK** » 27 Nov 2016 19:06

Hello Jos,

yes it is the Albertplein, the most famous place in Knokke (plaçe m'as tu vu)
see buildings on foto, are the same.
the foto I posted, came from the inheritance of an officer of Gren. Rgt 732, so Knokke was first choice to be the location

I think that because the obstacles were no good, the Germans decided to dig an antitank ditch across the square.

regards,

Eddy

forttravel · Post by **forttravel** » 03 Dec 2016 16:38

Eastern Prussia winter/spring 1945.

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