douglynn Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 have posted already in the concreat and bunker section my man and his panthersturm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglynn Posted December 31, 2005 Author Share Posted December 31, 2005 soldbuch page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglynn Posted December 31, 2005 Author Share Posted December 31, 2005 have more pics if interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hunter Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 Great period photo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstdk Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 Hello allTry also this link:http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php...ght=pantherturmUse the "search" facility, and look for more info - there is a lot of topics about fortifications, and tank turrets used as fortification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstdk Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 Hello allAnother Drawing of the "OT-Stahlunterstand f?r Panther Turm" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hunter Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 Being a gunner on that rig is not on my short list of dream jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gregory Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Being a gunner on that rig is not on my short list of dream jobs. Ditto that. A few of these have turned up in "relic" condition in Poland in the last few years, but none of them seemed like healthy places to have spent a few hot weeks. Rare and interesting document. Do you know where the Soldbuch holder served? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darrell Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 My uncle often told of the story of these Pillboxes in Italy. One was positioned just downhill from a ridge where advancing allied tanks were picked off 1 by 1. The entire ridge was littered with it's victims. He said they finally spotted and blasted it with direct fire. The resulting explosion threw the turret into the air and when it landed, the turret gun was sticking straight up in the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstdk Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Hello DarrelThere were several "Lines" in Italy where the Panther Turrets were mounted.http://www.gothicline.org/inglese/offensiva/offensiva.htmhttp://members.tripod.com/~aries46/gemmoliv.htmhttp://www.gothic-line.com/The attack on the Panther Turret you are talking about - "could" have been this one, See picture attached ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglynn Posted January 1, 2006 Author Share Posted January 1, 2006 HAND WRITTEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darrell Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Wow ... that's rather eery Kurt. Unfortunately he passed away several years ago ... so I guess we will never know. You wouldnt know if those were Canadian Troops in the picture ... would you?I'm almost certain he was transferred to the Western Front Operations before the battles up in Northern Italy. Is there any date afixed to this picture as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstdk Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 HelloIt would be soldiers of the 1st. Canadian Army, and the period is August - September 1944. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darrell Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 HelloIt would be soldiers of the 1st. Canadian Army, and the period is August - September 1944.ahh ... ok ... I'll have to do some digging to see if he was still in Italy then .... my gut says no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary T Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 The second photo (black and white one) posted by Doug isn't a panthersturm...it's a Panhter that has been dug into a cobbled street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 And the painting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Noss Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Doug, awesome Soldbuch You got there. Very very rare !But just to be correct - the entry does not say Panthersturm - it says Pantherturm which means nothing more as the turret of the Panther. Panther S turm would mean the storm of a Panther (which doesn't make real sense)Very interesting thread !Kind regardsRobert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 That makes the very first of these books I have seen!!! How many people would man a Panzerturm? I would thinking that it would take 2(Gunner and Loader). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Noss Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 I would say 3 or even 4.The tank panther had a team of 5 men.1 driver, 1 commander, 1 radio operator and 2 gunners ( Richt- und Ladesch?tze)Certainly we don't need a driver here. 2 gunners and a radio-operator and the commander. Maybe no commander if one of the gunners takes over his part.I dunno. Fascinating subject.Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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