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Rüstungstagung in Hillersleben

February 12, 2021February 14, 2021 by Melcher

In this article I’d like to discuss a relatively unknown armaments conference, held at the Hillersleben artillery range on June 6 and 7, 1943. This Rüstungstagung was presided by Reichsminister Albert Speer and attended by leaders from the armaments industry,

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Panther KT and JT before Kranhalle
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Haustenbeck’s Heritage: Taking Inventory

January 14, 2021March 5, 2021 by Melcher
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Haustenbeck's Heritage

In this part of the “Haustenbeck’s Heritage” series we will take a look at the vehicles that were present after the war on Henschel’s proving ground at Haustenbeck. For an introduction to this facility, also known as Panzerversuchsstation 96, read

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[Book] Der Panzerjäger “Ferdinand” by Michael Fröhlich

November 12, 2020February 10, 2021 by Melcher

Continuing the story commenced in “Der andere Tiger”, in his latest work Michael Fröhlich tells us what became of the Tiger (P). The result is a companion volume devoted to the story of the Ferdinand tank destroyer: from design to

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King of the Bulge II – Engine Deck and Turret

October 9, 2020October 10, 2020 by Melcher

In this next part in the ‘King of the Bulge’ series, we will take a closer look at the engine deck as well as the turret. There certainly are a few interesting details to find here for the more observant

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BU 8016 Four German heavy tanks at the Henschel tank testing ground at Haustenbeck near Paderborn Germany June 1945.
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Haustenbeck’s Heritage: Rise and Fall

September 4, 2020February 14, 2021 by Melcher
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Haustenbeck's Heritage

The name “Haustenbeck” will ring a bell with many a tank fanatic. Not only were the heavy Tiger tanks tested here by Henschel, but this was also the place where the super-heavy E-100 and Grille 17 prototypes were found. Henschel’s

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The Very Unfortunate Sherman

June 5, 2020August 12, 2020 by Melcher

During my trip through the Ardennes last February I visited a number of tank monuments among which the M4 ‘Ginsling’ located in Wibrin. The tank was lost during a fierce battle round the town on 14 January 1945 and now

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Telling apart the 810s from the 251s

May 2, 2020August 12, 2020 by Melcher

Looks can be deceiving and perhaps all the more in the case of this half-track. You’d be forgiven for thinking this is a German-built SdKfz 251, but in reality we are looking at a post-war Czechoslovak half-track. In this article

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King of the bulge

March 16, 2020October 10, 2020 by Melcher

One of only a handful left, this King Tiger is perhaps the best known of the lot. Located in the picturesque town of La Gleize in the Ardennes, Belgium, this is the only Tiger II visible from the public road.

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[Book] Panther – External appearance & design changes

January 20, 2020August 12, 2020 by Melcher

In Panther, Martin Block and the late Roddy MacDougall combine a multitude of sources to present a single volume containing all contemporary knowledge about the Panther, its external appearance and design changes. It is not out of place in the

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The Panther: a British walk-around

December 4, 2019October 19, 2020 by Melcher
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series The Panther: a British view

As promised, here is the walk-around of Bovington’s Panther tank. According to the plaque welded to glacis, this was the 8th vehicle to be completed at the Laatzen factory under command of 823rd REME workshop. If you are interested in

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[Book] Der andere Tiger by Michael Fröhlich

November 19, 2019December 19, 2019 by Melcher

Michael Fröhlich’s latest work dives into the history behind The other Tiger. In this 287 pages long volume the author explores the, what he considers, underexposed side of the Tiger history. Instead of focussing on Henschel’s winning design for the

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Leopard 2 PT 06

November 3, 2019August 12, 2020 by Melcher

Hah, yet another Leopard 2 prototype! I stumbled upon these images of a Leopard 2 prototype waaay back when I administrated a site solely about the development of the Leopard 2. The original author of the photos was so kind

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