I find it odd that they have 2 pictures of it in the same spot from what seems to be 2 different cameras.And having them surviving.
And who did shot those excellent photos - look like the intelligence work of polis resistence.
I think the sign reads “Pharmacy”. Actually there are 2 different words writen. Both of them to me mean “pharmacy” but in different languages. One “Lekarna” may be in Czech. Could it be a Polish town close to Polish border and with other ethnic minority?
Is not it also a Polish flag on the houses?
Too bad i can´t speak spanish, but this is actually very interessting with the Flak 43!!
Well… in our forum we are puzzled too.
I find it odd that they have 2 pictures of it in the same spot from what seems to be 2 different cameras.And having them surviving.
Yes, that I dont note yet but is true.
And who did shot those excellent photos - look like the intelligence work of polis resistence
We dont know yet, but the your is a plausible teory.
I think the sign reads “Pharmacy”. Actually there are 2 different words writen. Both of them to me mean “pharmacy” but in different languages. One “Lekarna” may be in Czech. Could it be a Polish town close to Polish border and with other ethnic minority?
I cant visualize the flag but thank for your input.
A provisory name for this would be Bergepanther ausf d mit 3,7 cm Flak 43"
You are right. The picure you posted as actually very interessting - i think left is “Apotheke” written (as you said Pharmacy), but this word is German.
And the right writing has this symbol just upside down on some letters → ^ … perhaps Czech?
I think (now i am sure, because of the better quality pictures of the writings) that picture was taken somewhere in or near the Sudetenland, where Germans and Czech Peopled lived together.
Another weird variant: Panther ausf D with panzer IV ausf H turret.
This vehicle seems to be build from an Bergepanther chassis married with a Pz IV turret. it was used only by the Heavy tankhunters Battallion 563 in Poland and Ruthenia (Belarus) in 1944.
Is not clear if the turre was actually capable of revolving movement or it was bolted to the chassis.
The Sch Jagd Pz Abt 653 had a interesting collection of rare vehicle including Porsche Tigers and captured T-34 with flak guns.
Seems like a waste to have used a Panther chassis for a pedestrian AAA mount when anything would due for this purpose…
Probably a turretless Bergepanther was used, in this way the vehicle could have two uses, recovery tank and AAA vehicle.
The green (base), yellow,brown striped Panther Ausf. G is a 1945 finished tank by MAN.
The red (base), yellow, green striped Panther saw action at the Oderfront.
Another pattern:
Very nice rendering here Splinter, note the modified mantlet in the G variant, worked out to do not deflect the incoming bullets to the drivers top armor as in the earlier variants.
The juicy russian war booty after Kursk, Tiger, Panzer IV, Ferdinand, Stug III and Panther ausf D.
Some stripe painted Panthers:
I am sure his one belongs to Grossdeutschland 
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I like this shot from the Italian Campaign:
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Nice pictures,
another one, who said that a 40 tons Panther cannot cross wooden bridges ?
i have seen the limits on some of the bridges, and the 40 Tonne Panzer was the average wieght that were crossed. I have seen a bridge in Miltenburg, which is a town near aschaffenburg. their main bridge can hold a maximum of one 80 Tonne tank and a maximum of two 50 tonne, tanks over the bridge at one time. and this bridge dates back to 900 ad, and the main frame is wood, with brick overlay, so this is pritty cool, but there were bigger bastards that came out of the German factories.
you know if i was one of those guys on that panther i would be a little nervous, that bridge doesnt look extremly sturdy it would probably be creeking. but hey if u saw one before that did ok then thats a different story
all so true
i personally think the germans were greedy. all they had to do is stick a new engine in the panther preferably one larger than 690hp slap on some amour plates 40mm on the sides and another say 70mm in the front and 20mm on the back and maybe 10mm on the top. we go a whole new tank called the panther 2, which i know they had one prototype but they should of went further with it.
…as with many things today there is probably a forumula that could be defined for determining if a tank could cross a old wooden bridge.
…i’d imagine one some of the facotrs would be age of bridge, length of bridge, distance from home, distance from next bridgge across the river…
but i imagine the most important factor was how close where the russian from your tail, and how much you feared for your life!!!
Wathever be the reason that bridge seems to weak to take 43 tons…:shock: however it seems to work.
Panther ausf D in the Ardennes offensive.
