Panzerkampfwagen IV-Medium Tank

[LAH 1 SS]

Well after a bit of a clean up of some old cds with photos i found these few. They are a group of photo's of Syrian panzer 4's captured during yom kippur etc. Not exactly world war two i know but i hope you enjoy

[LAH 1 SS]

and to keep going



these probably should be in the destroyed armour section but they are pertinent to the series. They are destroyed Syrian panzer 4 on the Golan Heights please feel free to move them if required

[sample]

Originally Posted by cyberia

A column of Panzer IV Ausf. F1s in Russia make a stop to apply some handy camouflage

i think this previously posted photo with the Panzer Mk IV F2 is part from the same column: the bags on hull machine gun and traks in frontal armor and the handy camouflage

regards

[cyberia]

Originally Posted by sample

i think this previously posted photo with the Panzer Mk IV F2 is part from the same column: the bags on hull machine gun and traks in frontal armor and the handy camouflage

regards

Very cool. Looks like it could have been the second tank in the column. I like it when two separately posted photos from different sources can be linked.
Good eye sample.

[LAH 1 SS]

Here is the last photo i have of the pz 4 on the Golan heights it is the rear veiw of the colour photographs. Hope you enjoy

[Hagen]

Originally Posted by cyberia

Panzer IV Ausf. H on the Western Front-1944

In the book "Hitlers Teutonic Knights" SS Panzers in action, by Bruce Quarrie, this photo is captioned as; PzKpfw IVH of "Totenkopf" division late in 1944. This is a Bundesarchiv photo if I'm reading this correctly it's photo (BA 406/2a)

If this is the case, the Totenkopf and 5th SS Wiking were in Poland around this time, the two divisions made up the 4th SS Panzerkorps under former Wiking division commander Herbert Otto Gille. The fourth SS Panzer Korps fought off determined Soviet attacks that were trying to encircle Warsaw. From the book "Soldiers of Destruction" the SS Deathheads Division 1939-1945. By Charles W Sydnor Jr. "For seven straight days (starting on August 14th 1944) SSTK and SS Wiking repulsed a combined enemy force of fifteen rifle divisions and two armoured brigades who tried to crush the SS Panzerkorps and clear the Wolomin sector." Over the next three weeks or so the Panzerkorps was pushed slowly towards Warsaw and the Vistula river. In mid Sept. Totenkopf launched a locally successful counter attack that cleared the Warsaw suburb of Praga. A three week lull followed but on Oct 10th the Soviet 5th Guards Tank Army launched yet another offensive that compelled 4th SS Panzerkorps to withdraw about twenty miles northwest to the vicinity of Modlin at the confluence of the Bug and Vistula rivers. Here the front stabalized again when the Soviets couldn't punch through the front. And here they stayed until being ordered to break the encirclment of Budapest, the 3rd and 5th SS Divisions of the Fourth SS Panzerkorps were pulled out of the line on Dec 26 and shuttled by train to Komarno in Hungary.

Probably more then anyone wanted to know but have been out of town for about a week and had a lot of time on my hands.

[Pirate-Drakk]

Originally Posted by Hagen

In the book "Hitlers Teutonic Knights" SS Panzers in action, by Bruce Quarrie, ...
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From the book "Soldiers of Destruction" the SS Deathheads Division 1939-1945. By Charles W Sydnor Jr.
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Just a note to the readers, I own both these books and they are both excellent! Lot's of pics in the first, and lots of well researched details in the second.

[Hagen]

Originally Posted by LAH 1 SS

Here is the last photo i have of the pz 4 on the Golan heights it is the rear veiw of the colour photographs. Hope you enjoy

Hey Stephen

Nice pics! Thanks for taking the time to share them with us.

[LAH 1 SS]

No problem Hagen mate i figured seeing as they were late production people might be able to use them for modelling purposes seeing as late war pz 4 are hard to come by

[Hagen]

Originally Posted by LAH 1 SS

seeing as late war pz 4 are hard to come by

Pictures of PzIV's seem to just fall off the face of the earth shortly after Normandy when the emphasis shifts to Germanys "Big Cats". Not that there's anything wrong with that either. So thanks again as I'm always interested in looking at late war PzIV's.