Panzerwrecks 7: Ostfront Panzerwrecks 7: What distinguished a Turán I from a Turán II? What happened when a ‘Hummel’ lost an artillery duel? Which Panzers were given to the Bulgarians by the Russians? Where did some of the first Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.J’s appear? Why was Kurland important to Berlin? What distinguished an IR-capable Panther? The answers […]
Panzerwrecks 6 by Lee Archer and William Auerbach Panzerwrecks 6: Why did US forces convert a number of captured m.S.P.W. (Sd.Kfz.251)? What unusual insignia was on them? What does the interior of a Flammpanzer 38 look like? What armoured vehicles were at Meppen? What does a see-through Jagdtiger look like? How can you tell a […]
Panzerwrecks 5 by Lee Archer & William Auerbach Panzerwrecks 5: What does a Sturmgeschütz III Ausf.G look like inside out? Were any Panthers ever fitted with armoured covers over their engine air intakes and exhaust louvres? Which unit used a captured T48 GMC? What does a le.S.P.W. (Sd.Kfz.250) look like stripped naked? What unique piece […]
Panzerwrecks 4 book by Lee Archer and William Auerbach Panzerwrecks 4: What does a Sd.Kfz.234 with ‘Luchs’ turret look like? Who knocked out a Pz.IV/70(V) through a house? What did the final Tiger II turrets look like? What unusual feature did GIs find on an old Pz.Kpfw.IV? Which unit had a Sd.Kfz.234 mit Schwebelafette? Where? […]
Panzerwrecks 3 book by Lee Archer and William Auerbach Panzerwrecks 3: What ‘secret weapon’ did the 11.Panzer-Division possess? Where did Pz.Jg.Abt.553 surrender their Jagdpanzer 38? What does a Sturmgeschütz III look like as a recovery vehicle? What did a US Signal Corps photographer find on an LCT? How much armour was actually surrendered at Iserlohn? […]
Panzerwrecks 2 by Lee Archer and William Auerbach Panzerwrecks 2: What AFVs were found on a captured train in May 1945? What does a Sturmgeschütz StuK40 gun look like on a Pz.Kpfw.I chassis? Have you heard about the coal mining Sturmmörser? What did the Americans find in Vienna? Did the Panthers of Panzer-Division Müncheberg have […]
Panzerwrecks 1 by Lee Archer and William Auerbach – now with an index! Panzerwrecks 1 was the first in a series of books about destroyed, surrendered and abandoned German tanks and vehicles 1944-45. Every volume contains about 100 rare and unpublished black and white photographs, the vast majority of which are printed as large as […]
Nicolas Leloup contacted me back in December 2011 regarding the Sd.Kfz.251/9 seen behind the Panther in the boneyard at Saint-Lambert sur Dives, and shown in all its glory in the rear gatefold of Panzerwrecks 11: Normandy 2. Here is what he had to say: … I also own a collection of WWII collectibles and especially german Sd Kfz; […]
Martin Block emailed us with confirmation of the unit for the M41 90/53 801(i) on pages 44 & 45 of Panzerwrecks 9: “These days I was approached by an Italian researcher who had some questions about the II./Pz.Rgt. 26 in September 1943. Searching for answers to his questions I was browsing through the ‘Zustandsberichte’ of the […]
Panzerwrecks would not be what it is without input from researchers who are willing to give their skill and time to assist with identifying wrecks. The credit in Panzerwrecks 9 reads like Barry Crook supplied just artwork, in fact he contributed to the research & provided an identity to a number of wrecks. Apologies to […]
