Photographs From the Bundesarchiv Volume II
Compiled with Captions by John Winner captions © 2011
Pz.Kpfw. V "Panther" Ausf. A, Nr. 334, near Rome, Italy, 1944.
Sd.Kfz. 138/1, 15 cm schweres Infantriegeschütz 33 (Sf) auf Pz.Kpfw. 38(t) Ausf. H, Italy 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G, Nr. 715, Italy, 1944.
Sturmgeschütz neuer Art mit 7,5 cm PaK L/48 auf Fahrgestell Pz.Kpfw. IV, Italy, 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H, Russia south, August 1943.
Pz.Kpfw. V "Panther" Ausf. A, Nr. 231, being towed by two Sd.Kfz. 9 prime movers, Russia south, August 1943.
3,7 cm FlaK 36, Florence/Ravenna, Italy, 1944.
2 cm FlaK 38, Florence/Ravenna, Italy, 1944.
8,8 cm FlaK 18 towed by an Sd.Kfz. 7 through Minsk, Russia, July 1941.
Sd.Kfz. 231 (8-Rad) (license Number WH-296 428), passing Bulgarian soldiers, Balkans, Bulgaria, April 1941.
Sd.Kfz. 223 Panzerspähwagen (Fu), 24. Pz.Div, Russia center/north, June 1941.
Sd.Kfz. 251/1-II Wurfrahmen 40, Woronosch, Russia, June 1942
Sd.Kfz. 251/1-II Wurfrahmen 40, Woronosch, Russia, June 1942.
Sd.Kfz. 251/3 Ausf. A followed by an Sd.Kfz. 251 column, 24. Pz.Div., Don/Stalingrad, Russia, 21 June 1942.
Pz.Kpfw. III, Sd.Kfz 250 and Sd.Kfz. 251 of the 24. Pz.Div., Don/Stalingrad, Russia, 21 June 1942.
Sd.Kfz. 250, Don/Stalingrad, Russia, 1942.
10,5 cm Liechte Feldhaubitze 18 M, Russia center/south, June 1943.
Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H, Nr. 911, 11. Pz.Div., having its barrel cleaned, Russia center/south, June 1943.
7,5 cm leichtes Infantriegeschütz 18, Russia, center/south, June 1943.
Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. L, Nr. 421, Russia center/south, June 1943.
Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. L, Nr. 421, Russia center/south, June 1943.
Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H, Nr. 921 (11.Pz.Div.) and Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G, Nr. 632, Russia center/south, June 1943.
Sd.Kfz. 251 and Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G, Russia center/south, June 1943.
Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G, Nr. 613, Russia center/south, June 1943.
Sd.Kfz. 165, Feldhaubitze 18M auf Geschützwagen III/IV (Sf) Hummel, Russia center/south, June 1943.
Pz.kpfw. V "Panther" Ausf. A, Nr. 438 and Nr.435, Russia north, 22 December 1943.
Sd.Kfz. 7/1, 2 cm FlaKv. 38 (Sf) auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 8t, Italy, 1943.
Sd.Kfz. 141/3, Flammpanzer Ausf. M, Italy, 1943.
Sd.Kfz. 164, 8,8 cm Pak 43 (L/71) auf Geschützwagen III/IV having its gun replaced a Tellermine 42 hang on the inside of the right door, Italy, March 1943.
Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. E/F, North Africa, April 1941.
Sd.Kfz. 6/1 towing a 8,8 cm FlaK 18, North Africa, April 1941.
Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. C, Nr. 8 and Nr. 1 (in the background), North Africa, April 1941.
Sd.Kfz. 251/11 Fernsprechenwagen, North Africa, April 1941.
Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. H, Pz.Rgt.3, Russia center, August 1943.
Sd.Kfz. 252, Russia center, August 1943.
Raupenschlepper Ost towing a 7,5 cm PaK 40, Russia center, August 1943.
Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. F on an Sd.Ah. 116 tank transport trailer. On the right of the picture is the rear bogie assembly of the trailer where the rear steersman sits, Russia center, August 1943.
Sturmgeshütz III Ausf. F having its 7,5 cm StuK 40 L/43 replaced, Russia center, August 1943.
Sd.Kfz. 138/1, 15 cm schweres Infantriegeschütz 33/1 auf Selbstfahrlafette 38(t) (Sf) Ausf. M "Feuer-teufel", Italy, Januray 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. J, Tunis, Tunisia, 1943.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E, Nr. 141, 1./s.Pz.Abt. 501 in Tunisia, 1943.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E, Nr. 142, 1./s.Pz.Abt. 501, Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. N, Sd.Kfz. 251, Tunis, Tunisia, 1943.
Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. N, Tunis, Tunisia, 1943
Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. D, Nr. 31-, France, May 1940.
Pz.Kpfw. NbFz. VI, Norway, April 1940.
10,5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 18 and Felbhaubitzprotze 18/40 pulled by horses, Nevel, Russia, 22 December 1943.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E, near Rome, Italy, 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E, s.Pz.Abt 508, in front of the Victor Emanuel II monument, Rome, Italy, February 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E, s.Pz.Abt 508, passing through the Porta del Popolo, Rome, Italy, 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E, Italy, February 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E, Nr. 2, 2./s.Pz.Abt. 508, crew working on suspension, Italy, February 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E, Nr. 2, 2./s.Pz.Abt. 508, crew working on suspension, Italy, February 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E, Nr. 2, 2./s.Pz.Abt. 508, crew working on suspension, Italy, February 1944.
Sd.Kfz. 166, Sturmpanzer IV, Sturmpanzer-Abteilung 216, Nettuno, Italy, March 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E (s.Pz.Abt. 508) and Sturmpanzer IV (Sturmpanzer-Abteilung 216), Nettuno, Italy, March 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E (s.PZ.Abt. 508) being towed by two Sd.Kfz. 9 prime movers, near Nettuno, Italy, March 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E (s.Pz.Abt. 508), having suspension work done, near Nettuno, Italy, March 1944.
Pz.kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E (s.Pz.Abt. 508), undergoing track repair near Nettuno, Italy, March 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E (s.Pz.Abt. 508), undergoing track repair near Nettuno, Italy, March 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E (s.Pz.Abt. 508) undergoing maintainance near Nettuno, Italy, March 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E (s.Pz.Abt. 508) undergoing maintainance near Nettuno, Italy, March 1944.
(l. to r.) Pz.Kpfw. III, PzKpfw. IV, Pz.Kpfw. V "Panther", Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E (s.Pz.Abt. 508), Sturmgeschütz III, Pz.Kpfw. IV, Italy, April 1944.
(l. to r.) Pz.Kpfw. III, PzKpfw. IV, Pz.Kpfw. V "Panther", Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E (s.Pz.Abt. 508), Sturmgeschütz III, Pz.Kpfw. IV, Italy, April 1944. (same line up as previous photo)
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E (s.Pz.Abt. 508), and 8,8 cm PaK 43 (L/71) auf Fahrgestell Pz,Kpfw. III/IV (Sf) "Nashorn/Hornisse", Nr. 211 near two knocked out M4 Sherman tanks, Italy, April 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. V "Panther" Ausf. G, Italy, April 1944.
Sd.Kfz. 184, Panzerjäger Tiger (P) "Elefant" (with hull MG 34), (Pz.Jg.Abt. 653) under the command of Feldwebel Gustav Koß was destroyed when it hit a mine, Italy, 1944.
StuG IV, Pz.Kpfw. V "Panther" Ausf. A and two StuG III Ausf. F, Italy, April 1944.
10,5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 18/40 and Feldhaublitzprotze 18/40 being pulled by a team of horses, Senigallia, Italy, 1944.
Sd.Kfz. 164, 8,8 cm PaK 43 (L/71) auf Fahrgestell Pz.Kpfw. III/IV (Sf) "Nashorn/Hornisse", Senigallia, Itlay, 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G, being repaired during the battle of Monte Cassino, Italy, January 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G, Russia, August 1944
Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G column, Russia, August 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G, Nr. 612 (Fahrgestell Nummer 84274-), Russia, August, 1944.
Sd.Kfz. 251/6 and Pz.Kpfw. III, Russia center, October 1943
Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf. D (foreground) Sd.Kfz. 250 (background), Russia, winter 1943/44
Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G, Nr. 135 (4.Pz.Div. (Panzer-Regiment 35)), Russia, 21 March 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E and Sd.Kfz. 10/5, 2 cm FlaK 38 auf Fahrgestell Zugkraftwagen 1t, Russia, spring 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger" Ausf. E, Nr. 312 (3./s.Pz.Abt. 505), Russia, spring 1944
Pz.Kpfw. III superstructure being lifted by an Sd.Kfz. 9/1 schwere Zugkraftwagen 18t mit Kran, Russia, January 1943.
Sd.Kfz. 131, 7,5 cm PaK 40/1 auf Fahrgestell Pz.Kpfw. II (Sf) "Marder II", Kharkov, Russia, January 1942.
Sd.Kfz. 131, 7,5 cm PaK 40/1 auf Fahrgestell Pz.Kpfw. II (Sf) "Marder II" the near example has an extra armor shield applied in the field. Kharkov, Russia, January 1943.
7,5 cm PaK 40, Russia center, 21 June 1944.
28 cm SK L/45 "Scharnhorst" Atlantic wall, Norway, 1943/44.
Shore battery, Atlantic Wall, Norway, 1944
8,8 cm FlaK 18/36, Atlantic Wall, Norway, 1943/44
6m rangefinder, Atlantic Wall, Norway, 1943/44
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger II" Ausf. B, Nr. 233, 2./s.Pz.Abt 503, Budapest, Hungary, between 13 and 18 October 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger II" Ausf. B, Nr. 233, 2./s.pz.Abt. 503, Budapest, Hungary, between 13 and 18 October 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger II" Ausf. B, Nr. 231, 2./s.Pz.Abt. 503, Budapest, Hungary, between 13 and 18 October 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger II" Ausf. B, Nr. 234, 2./s.Pz.Abt. 503, Budapest Hungary, between 13 and 18 October 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. VI "Tiger II" Ausf. B, Nr. 234, 2./s.Pz.Abt. 503. Budapest, Hungary, between 13 and 18 October 1944.
7,5 cm Pak 40, Budapest, Hungary, winter 1944/45.
Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. F1, Nr. 11, 11.Pz.Div., 33 Pz.Rgt., Jugoslavia, 1941.
StuG III Ausf. F, Russia, 1943
StuG III, Russia, 1943.
Pz.Kpfw. V "Panther" Ausf. A, Nr. 815, Russia, Januray 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. V "Panther" Ausf. A, Nr. 511, Russia, Spring 1944.
Pz.Kpfw. IV, Palau Maria, Sardinia, Italy, 1943.
Sd.Kfz. 250/9 (License number SS-900652), Wehrmacht and SS soldiers during a funeral in front of the town church, Russia north, April 1944.
17 cm Kanone 18 im Mörserlafette, coastal battery, Norway, 1942/43.
Contributors: From the Axis History Forum (www.forum.axishistory.com) SIS 5 – pg. 8,12,18,37
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