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Panthers Disguised As M10 Tank Destroyers! Battle of the Bulge.

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    Default Panthers Disguised As M10 Tank Destroyers! Battle of the Bulge.

    I just found this by chance, amazing! A US Army report on four panthers found during the Battle of the Bulge, that had been cleverly and accurately disguised as US Army M10 tank destroyers.

    http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/t...guise-m10.html

    From the Army report;

    "Investigation of four German Panther tanks knocked out in the Malmedy area in the December breakthrough in Belgium revealed that the tanks were carefully and cleverly disguised as U.S. M10 gun motor carriages.

    After inspecting the tanks and realizing the amount of time, work, and materials involved in order to imitate the appearance of the M10, Ordnance intelligence investigators expressed the opinion that these disguised tanks, used in the proper tactical situation and at the proper time, would have caused considerable damage."

    panther-fake-m10-ardennes-f2.jpgpanther-fake-m10-ardennes-f3.jpg

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    I have seen some pictures of these tanks before and it was part of the deception plan used during the bulge offensive.
    Regards,

    Jerry

    Whatever its just an opinion.

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    Default Re: Panthers Disguised As M10 Tank Destroyers! Battle of the Bulge.

    It was news to me, quite a cool little read

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    I'll see if I can find the reference for it on where I read this and saw the pictures. An interesting story and shows the lengths to which they were willing to go. Some of the Germans were caught in US uniforms and were executed. If I remember correctly, Otto Skorzeny was involved.
    Regards,

    Jerry

    Whatever its just an opinion.

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    The famous/ infamous Panzer Brigade 150

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_Brigade_150

    Led as Jerry has said by Skorzenys SS Commandoes and SS Fallschirmjager , they also inlcided famous Tiger Commander and RKT Walter Scherf and famous Barnderburger and RKT Adrian von Foelkersam !!
    The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )

    1st July 1916

    Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
    Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
    Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
    Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
    We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
    But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader

    House Carles at the Battle of Hastings

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    Default Re: Panthers Disguised As M10 Tank Destroyers! Battle of the Bulge.

    Interesting tanks.
    Skorzeny was certainly something else.

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    Ahh it all fits now, I had of course heard of Skorzeny and his use of US uniforms and jeeps etc. I didn't realise the lengths they went to in disguising these tanks. Great stuff, I must read into that in more detail.

    Thanks guys!

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    Wow interesting I have never heard of this either. Thanks for posting this Krad.

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    They also had stugs with us army markings.

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    Quote by KradSpam View Post
    Ahh it all fits now, I had of course heard of Skorzeny and his use of US uniforms and jeeps etc. I didn't realise the lengths they went to in disguising these tanks. Great stuff, I must read into that in more detail.

    Thanks guys!
    I am another who never knew they went to THOSE lengths!!
    Thanks Andy!
    Dan
    " I'm putting off procrastination until next week "

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