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StuG III out of combat near Krakow with a group of priests, photographing himself next to him, as if he were a war trophy.
German heavy/medium armour
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Königstiger on the streets of Budapest.
Damn, that is a seriously big machine.
Agreed! That picture just makes it look huge!! 
Hey! I remember that song from the Movie the Battle of the Bulge.
Wondering what they were saying so looked up the translation on Google...
Panzer Song
Whether it storms or snows,
whether the sun smiles upon us,
The day be burning hot,
or the night be ice cold ,
Dusty are our faces,
but joyful is our mind,
yes, our mind.
Our tank roars forward there )
into the storm's wind . )2Ñ…
With thundering engines,
they be as fast as lightning,
against the enemies,
Sheltered in the tank,
Ahead of all our comrades,
in battle we stand alone,
we stand alone.
So we push deep
into the enemy's ranks
If a hostile tank appears before us,
With full throttle we run at the enemy
(orders) will be given.
What do our lives matter
for our Reich's army? Yes, Reich's army.
To die for Germany
is our highest honor.
To die for Germany
is our highest honor.
With obstacles and mines
the opponent holds us up,
We do laugh about it and
don't drive upon them.
And before us guns do threaten
hidden in the yellow sand,
yes, yellow sand.
We search a way out
that no other had yet found.
And if we're left behind
by treacherous luck,
And if we can't return
back home again,
If Death's bullet does find us,
and calls our fate away,
yes, our fate away.
Then our tank will become
an honorable rigid grave.
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Wondering what they were saying so looked up the translation on Google...
Panzer Song
Whether it storms or snows,
whether the sun smiles upon us,
The day be burning hot,
or the night be ice cold ,
Dusty are our faces,
but joyful is our mind,
yes, our mind.
Our tank roars forward there )
into the storm's wind . )2Ñ…
With thundering engines,
they be as fast as lightning,
against the enemies,
Sheltered in the tank,
Ahead of all our comrades,
in battle we stand alone,
we stand alone.
So we push deep
into the enemy's ranks
If a hostile tank appears before us,
With full throttle we run at the enemy
(orders) will be given.
What do our lives matter
for our Reich's army? Yes, Reich's army.
To die for Germany
is our highest honor.
To die for Germany
is our highest honor.
With obstacles and mines
the opponent holds us up,
We do laugh about it and
don't drive upon them.
And before us guns do threaten
hidden in the yellow sand,
yes, yellow sand.
We search a way out
that no other had yet found.
And if we're left behind
by treacherous luck,
And if we can't return
back home again,
If Death's bullet does find us,
and calls our fate away,
yes, our fate away.
Then our tank will become
an honorable rigid grave.
Military Music (Germany) - Panzerlied (English translation #2)
Military Music (Germany) - Panzerlied lyrics (German) + English translation: W
lyricstranslate.com
One of the all time military marches IMHO.
Hey! I remember that song from the Movie the Battle of the Bulge.
Wondering what they were saying so looked up the translation on Google...
Panzer Song
Whether it storms or snows,
whether the sun smiles upon us,
The day be burning hot,
or the night be ice cold ,
Dusty are our faces,
but joyful is our mind,
yes, our mind.
Our tank roars forward there )
into the storm's wind . )2Ñ…
With thundering engines,
they be as fast as lightning,
against the enemies,
Sheltered in the tank,
Ahead of all our comrades,
in battle we stand alone,
we stand alone.
So we push deep
into the enemy's ranks
If a hostile tank appears before us,
With full throttle we run at the enemy
(orders) will be given.
What do our lives matter
for our Reich's army? Yes, Reich's army.
To die for Germany
is our highest honor.
To die for Germany
is our highest honor.
With obstacles and mines
the opponent holds us up,
We do laugh about it and
don't drive upon them.
And before us guns do threaten
hidden in the yellow sand,
yes, yellow sand.
We search a way out
that no other had yet found.
And if we're left behind
by treacherous luck,
And if we can't return
back home again,
If Death's bullet does find us,
and calls our fate away,
yes, our fate away.
Then our tank will become
an honorable rigid grave.
Military Music (Germany) - Panzerlied (English translation #2)
Military Music (Germany) - Panzerlied lyrics (German) + English translation: W
That's a bit mental.
That's why the offensive failed. They ran out of inspiration.
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A high explosive shell has hit the underside of the Panther's mantlet and blown in the top of the driver's position.
Tank commander's position inside a buttoned-up Panther.
What's the handle he's touching - something to rotate the cupola with?
I think it must be to rotate the cupola, yes.
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Abandoned Panther in Munich, 1945.
That one looks pretty clean and right of the assembly line.
Tiger in the snow... probably Russian front winter 1943/44.
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Too tired aboard the Marder III, location unknown.
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Time to refuelling a Pz IV.
How did they keep panzers running so late in the war is a wonder.
Panzer column outside a Russian city (by looks of kit, possibly Waffen SS PzGr division in Kharkov area Feb/March 1943)
Note the Pz II and chilled guy reading the newspaper on back.
Note the Pz II and chilled guy reading the newspaper on back.