Nicolas Leloup contacted me back in December 2011 regarding the Sd.Kfz.251/9 seen behind the Panther in the boneyard at Saint-Lambert sur Dives, and shown in all its glory in the rear gatefold of Panzerwrecks 11: Normandy 2. Here is what he had to say: … I also own a collection of WWII collectibles and especially german Sd Kfz; […]
Martin Cavell contacted me recently to share a snippet of information that might be of interest to readers of the series. Over to you Martin: The Stug IV on p.12, I noticed for the first time that the driver’s visor’s sunshade/rainguard is hinge-connected to the visor’s armoured guard, and in this photo you can see one sunshade […]
Looking over the dug-in derelict Panther (was it really derelict, or just misunderstood based on social norms and mores of the time?) on pages 78-82, a) I think the armored roof over the driver’s compartment was removed, not blown off. This would allow for much easier entrance and exit from the Panther now slightly […]
I received an email from my friend Daniele Guglielmi, author of many Italian theatre books, with a few corrections and observations. Over to you Daniele: Page 1, you can see at lest three types of tyres on the AB41s: two of Celerflex models (taken from trucks), and Artiglio di sicurezza (run-flat, very rare). It’s possible […]
Google Earth or Google Maps can prove useful tools for finding the locations of wrecks, assuming that you have some information to start with. A case in point is the Elefant destroyed in Soriano nel Cimino, pictured on pages 42-45 of Panzerwrecks 13: Italy 2. A good match was found on Via Santa Maria. Click […]
A reader asked for a caption for the cover shot. Roddy MacDougall obliges: The front cover shows Panther 101 which was originally the mount of Ostuf. Kremser the officer commanding 1./SS-Pz.Rgt.1 beside the Maison Communale in La Gleize looking South East. The vehicle behind Panther 101 is the Befehlspanther 002 that can also be seen […]
Stefano Di Giusto contacted me recently with a nugget of extra information concerning Repairing the Panzers Vol.2. Over to you Stefano: I have bought “Repairing the Panzers 2”, very fine book as usual. I just want to inform you that the unit of the tanks pictured on page 28 and 147-149 is Pz.Rgt. 201 (later […]
Conscientious authors that they are, the Duel in the Mist team have been finding a few things that needed correction. Over to them: No Hellcats P.8 This reserve was the result of the recent conversion to the mobile M-10 Wolverine tank destroyer. The 2nd Platoon, already equipped with four M-10 TD’s, had originally been with […]
Martin Block emailed us with confirmation of the unit for the M41 90/53 801(i) on pages 44 & 45 of Panzerwrecks 9: “These days I was approached by an Italian researcher who had some questions about the II./Pz.Rgt. 26 in September 1943. Searching for answers to his questions I was browsing through the ‘Zustandsberichte’ of the […]
The vehicle on p.21-23 matches a vehicle that was destroyed near Isigny, [and points to] Pzj.Abt.352. Shots of a Panzerjager 35R(f) at the same dump support a link with 352.Inf.Div. as Schnelle Brig. 30 fought with that division from the beginning of the invasion. Page 52: It is certain the vehicle was photographed at the […]
