Sd Kfz 182 Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf B

Sd Kfz 182 Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf B, a photo by relex109.com on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Captured by Sgt. Roberts, 23rd Hussars, in Normandy during 1944
Turret No. 104
1st SS Panzer Corps (2 crosskeys and leaves) badge originally on vehicle.
See "Ruckmarsch! The German Retreat from Normandy Then and Now by Jean Paul Pallud (After the Battle 2006 isbn 1 870067 57 6). This gives the location of this tank's demise as Magny-en-Vexin on 30 August 1944. It belonged to SS Panzer-Abteilung 101 and was commanded by SS-Oberscharfuhrer Sepp Franzl. It suffered transmission failure and was abandoned by its crew. Sergeant Roberts, 23rd Hussars, put two rounds into the right side of the tank, just above the top run of the tracks but it was already immobilised by then.
It is said that the tank was recovered by the Royal Engineers in January 1945 and shipped back to Britain.
Other Numbers

NumberType
8194Original Accession
1994.1126Original Entry

Production
Era

World War 2
Nationality

German

Location
Current Location

BOVTM - B18 - WW2 Hall - NW Europe (Moved here on 21/07/2009)

Physical
Features

Part NameDescriptionNotes
Tracks/WheelsTracks


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