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Panzer IV medium tank of German Panzergrenadier Division 'Großdeutschland' on a training exercise, 5 Nov 1943

Caption     Panzer IV medium tank of German Panzergrenadier Division 'Großdeutschland' on a training exercise, 5 Nov 1943 ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseGerman Federal Archives
Identification Code   Bild 183-J08365
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PzKpfw IV   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 800 x 601 pixels
Photos on Same Day 5 Nov 1943
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Germany License (CC BY-SA 3.0 DE).

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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
14 Dec 2010 03:32:46 PM

Panzer Mark IV Ausf C Produced from Sept.1939to Aug.1939. Only 134 were built of the 300 ordered.The Mark IV Ausf C remained in service through 1943. Armed w/1x75mm gun w/80 roundsand 2x7.92mm machine guns w/2700 rounds. Manufacturer Krupp-Grusonwerk A.G. powered bya 12-Cylinder, Maybach Gasoline-engine of250hp. crew 5 Note Commanders position in open hatch withone ear phone on the left ear, and the otheratop the right ear, so the Commander can hearwhats going on. During WWII Tank Commanders both Allied and German were killed or wounded operating withthe commanders hatch opened, they had to get an overall picture of the battlefield, filethis under occupational hazard.I'm sure this wasn't standard SOP, but still there are risks.

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