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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16035 on: 13-11-2018, 20:11:29 »
A G-41 at the front? Must be important to have a nice fur lined coat and semi-auto rifle :D

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16036 on: 14-11-2018, 07:11:11 »


Denmark, early May 1945

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16037 on: 14-11-2018, 18:11:41 »
A G-41 at the front? Must be important to have a nice fur lined coat and semi-auto rifle :D
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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16038 on: 15-11-2018, 05:11:35 »


Stalingrad, 12 November 1942

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16039 on: 15-11-2018, 06:11:36 »


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American soldiers inspect a knocked out German Marder III, Ausf. H tank destroyer from the 71st Infantry Division "Kleeblatt" in Esperia, Frosinone, Italy, 19 May 1944. I think this was part of a series of color photos published by TIME magazine at some point.

Would love to know what the “13” represents on the American helmets

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16040 on: 15-11-2018, 11:11:23 »


Defenders of Viipuri waking up to the morning of peace, 13th March 1940.

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16041 on: 15-11-2018, 11:11:44 »


1./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 171. Initially with fourteen Marder III Ausf. H: thirteen in 1.Ko and one as a command vehicle at Abteilungsstab. In late 1943, the second Ko. received 8 Semovente M42 da 75/18 and 75/34.

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16042 on: 15-11-2018, 18:11:10 »

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16043 on: 15-11-2018, 23:11:20 »


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Finnish Jaegers around a campfire at night, Pertjärvi, April 17th, 1942.

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16044 on: 16-11-2018, 07:11:22 »


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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16045 on: 16-11-2018, 10:11:52 »
Wtf, is that a head?

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16046 on: 16-11-2018, 10:11:49 »
It definitely looks like one, at least the upper part :X

I wonder what happened to the Marder III. It looks like it got detracked while reversing? The rest of the vehicle looks to be in pristine condition still.

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16047 on: 16-11-2018, 14:11:59 »
Yea nysä I’d like to know more about what that is :-\ I’m hoping it’s a vent with someone’s fuzzy hat hanging off, but I don’t think so.

I think that marder was hit with arty on the right side (left on the photo) that side of the tank might look worse.

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16048 on: 16-11-2018, 17:11:26 »
Sorry, no info precise info about the KV. The war is full of freak accidents, perhaps the commander got the hatch? Anyway, the soldiers and the vehicles on the background are German.

About the Marder: "On January 1944, the 71. Inf.Div. had quickly been transferred to the area south of Rome, and beginning in February 1944 it was in action in the Monte Majo mountain area during the battle for Cassino. After suffering severe losses and barely escaping encirclement by Allied troops several times during the 3rd battle for Cassino (German counting) the division was practicaly destroyed until May 20, 1944. Pz.Jg.Abt. 171 had lost almost half of its Marders and assault guns."

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Re: Picture of the Day
« Reply #16049 on: 16-11-2018, 19:11:51 »
Marder probably got hit by artillery as Matthew said. Note the blown up tree on the left side of the picture and explosion damage on the vehicle's right side (left for us). There's a big orange/black charred spot on the casemate and above the front hull/track you can see pieces of the armor that are torn up.