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Rick_Eshleman
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Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:52 pm Post subject: Equipment of the Balaton Battle
Some very nice photos are posted on English Russia site today. They are of German Tiger I, Tiger II, Hetzer, Jagdpanther, Bergepanther, etc. destroyed near lake Balaton, the last large defensive operation of the Soviet Army. Worth a look! I put 4 photos in My Gallery "Batalon". I do not have copyright on these, study guide only.

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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 8:40 pm Post subject: Re: Equipment of the Balaton Battle
A lot here, tankyvbou.blogspot.com...chive.html , well trashed!

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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:19 am Post subject: Re: Equipment of the Balaton Battle
Hi Folks! Interesting site. Thanks guys! There is one vehicle with the number 256 on it. Looks like a MK IV hull. Could that have been a Nashorn? It is below a Panther with two men standing in front of it and the turret roof has been blown upward. Sgt, Scouts Out! _________________ "You can never have too much reconnaissance." General G.S. Patton Jr.

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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:35 am
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Hi Folks!

Interesting site. Thanks guys!

There is one vehicle with the number 256 on it. Looks like a MK IV hull.

Could that have been a Nashorn?

It is below a Panther with two men standing in front of it and the turret roof has been blown upward.

Sgt, Scouts Out!

It's a blown to bits Wespe, 105mm howitzer on a Pz II chassis. The caption reads (roughly):

"German SPG “Vespe” after being hit by a large-caliber projectile. Soviet salvage team number “256”. Hungary, Lake Velence, March 1945."

Cheers,
Rik

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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:58 am Post subject: Re: Equipment of the Balaton Battle
Thanks for the link pzkpfw-e. Anyone look at the photo I posted of the PZkpfw VI Ausf. B King Tiger with German troops notice the vehicle in background to the right? It looks like a 2cm FlaK38 Auf Pzkpfw I Ausf. A! Rick

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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:50 pm
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Hi Rikard! Hi Folks!

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- Roy_A_Lingle

Hi Folks!

There is one vehicle with the number 256 on it. Looks like a MK IV hull.

Could that have been a Nashorn?

Sgt, Scouts Out!

It's a blown to bits Wespe, 105mm howitzer on a Pz II chassis. The caption reads (roughly):

"German SPG “Vespe” after being hit by a large-caliber projectile. Soviet salvage team number “256”. Hungary, Lake Velence, March 1945."

Cheers,
Rik

Should have noticed the single road wheels! A Mk IV hull has duels.

Thanks Rikard!
Sgt, Scouts Out!

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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:13 pm Post subject: Re: Equipment of the Balaton Battle
There is a whole thread on Balaton Panzer wrecks over at Panzer-archiv.de Many many shots of everything German almost. _________________ hvasnakkerduom.blogspo...wagen.html

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