Panther G at Celles

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Panther G at Celles

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We did today a battlefield tour around the area at Celles (Belgium). Starting point was the Panther G at the crossroads. It was the leading Panther of Kampfgruppe von Cochenhausen (second Heer Panzer Division) that after detonating a mine, on 24 december 1944, was left immobilised in a field for some time after the war. During that period all the road wheels,tracks and hatches where remouved.
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Then it was moved to the crossroads and put in front of a cafe as monument.
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How it looks now in 2009.
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Going towards the small village of Foy-Notre-Dame, where just three miles short of the river meuse the German attack came to an halt.
Oberleutnant Siebert's Puma was one of the vehicles left behind in the village.
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Same spot in 2009,
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At the Mahenne farm just outsite Foy, three Panthers took up a position dominating the junction of all the roads there, these where destroyed in allied air attacks and later shot up by British tanks.
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These type of boards are standing at several points around Celles telling the story what happend there, this one is at the farm.
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A field north of the crossroads where all the captured or abandoned equipment from the Kampfgruppe was assembled.
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Now an empty field.
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And to close this story from one of the boards,
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great pics there..very interesting..
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Very good thread :wink:
I might pay that "Old Iron-War Horse" a visit one day (lol-lol)
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Thankyou , the present day contrast photos really help put the tank into context.
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Grüß Di' Kameraden,

Looks like you guys had a great battlefield tour on your Truppenfahrrads!!! You have some good looking bicycles there...any more photos of them?

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Hello Patrick, here are some more photos of Truppenfahrräder to see, ideal for this kind of battlefield tours.

http://www.project1944.be/Projecten/Pro ... cten2.html

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Really interesting topic. Always love to see anything with then and now pics. Thanks for posting it up.
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Well done lads, great thread
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