Guderian tank?

k-pp · Post by **k-pp** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 9:58 am

I have a photo of a 'dead' German tank taken near Amiens in the summer of 1940. It has a white 'G' (Guderian?) and the registration '23026' painted in white on the turret.

Can the tank be identified from this? I mean, does anyone know - or would care to speculate - the manner in which it was lost and the fate of the crew?

Thanks!

Nibelung · Post by **Nibelung** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:23 am

OK, I'll just speculate... G stands for Guderian that is beyond doubt.

best,
Nibelung

Paul_9686 · Post by **Paul_9686** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 1:27 pm

Well, yes, it would have to be a tank of Guderian's XIX Panzer Korps. And the number might be the manufacturer's serial number.

What kind of tank is it, K-pp?

Yours,
Paul

k-pp · Post by **k-pp** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 2:22 pm

Hi guys,

Someone at Wehrmacht-Awards was kind enough to post an image of it there. Follow the link:

http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/ ... post766725

Karl

Paul_9686 · Post by **Paul_9686** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:42 pm

Thank you, Karl, for the link.

Hmmmm ... it's clearly a Panzer II light tank, but those turret markings don't look like anything German that I've ever seen. It could be some kind of recovery mark painted on by a tank-recovery outfit. But they sure don't look like normal German tactical markings to me.

What do the rest of you guys think?

Yours,
Paul

Grunt · Post by **Grunt** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 4:31 am

Only an idea, but the "G" could also be a "6", isn´t it?

Paul_9686 · Post by **Paul_9686** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 9:48 am

I've looked at the photo again and again since I downloaded it, Grunt, and I swear, it doesn't look a thing like the number 6--it's a capital "G".

Yours,
Paul

Nibelung · Post by **Nibelung** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 10:25 am

After seeing this photo I'm not behing my Guderian speculations anymore...

best,
Nibelung