Surviving Panzers Parts Last Update : 21 May 2012
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Surviving Panzers parts Last update : 21 May 2012 Listed here are the Panzers big parts (turrets, hulls, guns) that still exist today. Pierre-Olivier Buan, August 2008 - http://news.webshots.com/album/566334373OYhyFB?start=12 Tiger I gearbox – Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung Koblenz (Germany) Rene Martinez, August 2006 Tiger I engine HL 230 P 45 – Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung Koblenz (Germany) Carsten Gurk, 2002 - http://www.panzer-modell.de/specials/ontour/westwall2002/westwall2002.htm Tiger I steering gear – Westwall-Museum, Pirmasens (Germany) Pierre-Olivier Buan, June 2007 Various Panther and Tiger I parts – Westwall-Museum, Pirmasens (Germany) The armour section painted in white is from a Panther Ausf D or A. The other parts are from a Tiger I late model (Rudi Schoeters) http://tankysmrzovka.webgarden.cz/image/12312311 Tiger I incomplete hull – Private collection near Frankfurt am Main / Mainz (Germany) This Tiger I wreck was recovered in 1994. This tank is from Nahabino (Moscow Oblast) proving ground. It was first damaged by artillery and in the 1960s, it was blown up (Yaroslav Konkin) “jevgenijss”, June 2009 - http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=301500&page=16 Tiger I main gun, turret and hull armor plates and suspension parts found somewhere in Kurland (Latvia) The parts were all bought by Iain King, who intends to reconstruct a Tiger tank from hull and turret bits recovered mainly in Eastern Europe. He is looking for an engine, gear box and steering box in any condition (info. from Iain King himself) “jevgenijss”, June 2009 - http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=301500&page=21 Tiger I turret roof found somewhere in Kurland (Latvia) The turret shows additional antenna port proving that it was commanders tank, the Tiger belonged to 510 Schw Pz Abteilung (“jevgenijss”) http://www.lerenfort.fsnet.co.uk/page67.html Tiger I front plate found near the small hamlet of Kiseli, near the city of Orscha (Russia) Picture provided by Dmitry Bushmakow Tiger I turret roof found in Russia, unknown exact location Unknown source Tiger I turret roof – Vadim Zadorozhny Museum, Arhangelskoe, Moscow Oblast (Russia) http://www.pansarmuseet.se/TigerII.htm Kingtiger engine and gearbox – Pansarmuseet, Axvall (Sweden) These components belonged to a Kingtiger which was bought by Sweden to France in 1948, for trial purposes. These parts are the last remains of this particular tank (Petter Baeckström) H. Schütz - http://forum.panzer-archiv.de/viewtopic.php?p=108388#108388 Kingtiger rear deck – Kevin Wheatcroft Collection (UK) This part was found in Germany in the 1990s Other Tiger I and Kingtiger parts – Kevin Wheatcroft Collection (UK) Tiger I parts : 3 escape hatches, a part of the main gun, 1 exhaust base, a big armor part from the side of the turret, a rear deck plate, a side fender mudguard. Tiger II parts : complete main gun, front armor plate, 2/3 of the left armor plate of the hull, 2 road wheels, a set of tracks. There may be other Tiger I and Kingtiger parts not shown on Kevin Wheatcroft’s website… Gallery of these parts can be seen here : http://www.wheatcroftcollection.com/tiger.html Kingtiger rear deck and main gun can be seen here : http://www.wheatcroftcollection.com/home.html -> in the menu bar go to “Projects - Future” and then “King Tiger” Klingtiger front armor plate can be seen here : http://www.wheatcroftcollection.com/home.html -> in the menu bar go to “The Research Squad” and then “Projects” Dennis Trowbridge, 2007 - http://news.webshots.com/album/559143852NNvHjL?start=28 Kingtiger engine and transmission – Saumur Tank Museum (France) http://www.modelforum.cz/download/file.php?id=340125&mode=view Kingtiger turret parts found in 2001 near Mantes-la-Jolie (France) This tank from the 101 SS.s.Abteilung was lost in a crater on 26 August 1944. It was blown up by a scrap dealer after the war and the small metal bits were buried when the D913 road was constructed. Bruno Renoult, a local historian, discovered and recovered parts of the turret, including the roof and parts of the turret’s left side.The hull of the tank still remain (in bits) under the road. There is a project to recover all the bits still remaining under the road, to reconstruct the tank and to build a monument where the tank will be displayed, but it encounters technical and administrative difficulties. http://www.vexinhistoirevivante.com/memorial_tigre.html Pierre-Olivier Buan, July 2007 - http://the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France/kingtiger_full/index.html Jagdpanther 88mm gun / Kingtiger armour part Schweizerisches Militärmuseum, Full (Switzerland) These parts were previously displayed at the Panzermuseum, Thun (Switzerland) Rafał Białęcki, September 2008 Kingtiger gun and turret parts – Museum im. Orła Białego, Skarżysko-Kamienna (Poland) http://www.netlabor.hu/roncskutatas/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=10744 Some Kingtiger parts found in Hungary Dennis Trowbridge, August 2005 - http://community.webshots.com/photo/429031245/1431111619063387170JTUoNI# Sturmtiger 380mm mortar – Bovington Tank Museum (UK) Rob Rhoades, June 2008 Panther gearbox – Bovington Tank Museum (UK) Picture provided by Axel Recke, 2006 Panther Ausf. A hull – Private collection, in the area of Düsseldorf (Germany) This hull comes from the Saumur Tank Museum, France (it is painted on the hull) and was given to the WTS Koblenz (Germany). Parts of this hull were used to restore the WTS Koblenz Bergepanther. It then came to a restoration facility near Düsseldorf. The owner wants to built a driveable Bergepanther from the Panther hull. He is currently collecting missing parts, no work has been done yet on the hull (Jens Hill; Axel Recke, http://www.militaria-fundforum.de/) Douglas Gleeson, June 2003 - http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=45530 Panther Ausf. A hull – either at the the Museum of Military History, Wien (Austria) or at the Munster Panzer Museum (Germany) yetdark, June 2009 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/yetdark/3627041340/ Panther 75mm gun – Munster Panzer Museum (Germany) Pierre-Olivier Buan, August 2008 - http://news.webshots.com/album/566334373OYhyFB?start=12 Panther gearbox – Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung Koblenz (Germany) Dennes Aldrup, 2002 - http://www.panzer-modell.de/specials/ontour/autotechnica/autotechnica.htm Panther Ausf. D turret – Motor Technica Museum, Bad Oeynhausen (Germany) Pierre-Olivier Buan, June 2004 Panther 75mm gun and tracks – Museum D-Day Omaha, Vierville-sur-mer (France) Rafał Białęcki, January 2010 Panther hull – Fort IX Czerniakowski, Warsaw (Poland) It was recovered on 3rd August 1995 from a fish pond in Wólka Gostomska, Poland (Rafał Białęcki) www.panzer.punkt.pl Panther hull – Museum im. Orła Białego, Skarżysko-Kamienna (Poland) Have a look at the recovery process of this hull here : http://www.lerenfort.fsnet.co.uk/page104.html http://www.lerenfort.fsnet.co.uk/page105.html http://www.lerenfort.fsnet.co.uk/page106.html June 2004 - http://www.orzelbialy.dmkhosting.com/galeria/thumbnails.php?album=30 Panther turret part – Museum im. Orła Białego, Skarżysko-Kamienna (Poland) unknown source Panther Ausf. A hull – Panzerfarm, Kęszycki Brothers Collection (Poland) Dmitry Bushmakow, May 2010 Panther hull and tracks remains – Victory Park at Poklonnaya Gora, Moscow (Russia) Pierre-Olivier Buan, June 2007 Jagdpanther gun – Westwall-Museum, Pirmasens (Germany) Pierre-Olivier Buan, June 2007 Jagdpanther damaged gun – Westwall-Museum, Pirmasens (Germany) The Westwall Museum had 2 complete Jagdpanther guns. As Mike Gibbs restored his Jagdpanther, the museum sold him one of their 2 complete guns and get this wrecked one from him (Rudi Schoeters) John Pictaggi, June 2006 Bergepanther crane mechanism – Saumur Tank Museum (France) http://www.warandpeaceshow.co.uk/component/option,com_marketplace/Itemid,88888973/adid,270/catid,18/page,show_ad/ PzKpfw. IV turret – Rex & Rod Cadman Collection (UK) This turret is for sale (War and peace show website) “yetdark”, June 2009 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/yetdark/3630390348/ PzKpfw. IV Ausf. D turret – Munster Panzer Museum (Germany) Rene Martinez, August 2006 PzKpfw. IV HL 120 TRM engine – Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung Koblenz (Germany) “181010”, July 2009 PzKpfw. IV turret (cut open) – August 1944 Museum, Falaise (France) Esa Muikku, July 2004 PzKpfw. IV Ausf. J hull (Ps. 221-15) – Finnish Armour Museum, Parola (Finland) This hull is part of one of the 15 Panzer IV Ausf. J bought by Finland to Germany in August 1944 (Wikipedia) http://www.lerenfort.fsnet.co.uk/page83.html PzKpfw. IV Ausf. H or J gun – somewhere in Estonia “BIGRED”, March 2008 - http://oppozit.ru/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=29696 PzKpfw. IV Ausf. H hull – Private collection, Riga (Latvia) Douglas Gleeson, Summer 2006 PzKpfw. IV partial hull, tracks, part of the upper hull of a Pz. III (Befehlswagen?) and cupola of a Panther – Polish Army Museum backyard, Warsaw (Poland) Information about these parts provided by Stephen Taylor Rafał Białęcki, September 2008 First PzKpfw. IV hull – Museum im. Orła Białego, Skarżysko-Kamienna (Poland) “Vlaad”, July 2006 Second PzKpfw. IV hull – Museum im. Orła Białego, Skarżysko-Kamienna (Poland) “pomsee”, October 2008 - http://www.odkrywca-online.com/jagdpanzer-iv-z-rzeki-2000r-co-dalej-,233416.html#233416 Two PzKpfw. IV or Sturmgeschütz IV hulls – Private collection (Poland) These hulls are possibly part of the Kęszycki Brothers Collection in Poland. There are at least 2 different PzKpfw. IV hulls in this collection, see this link : http://wars98.fotosik.pl/zdjecia/2 Ferenc Bálint, March 2010 PzKpfw. IV turret – Hungarian Military Museum, Budapest (Hungary) This turret was modified in the 1950s, in order to serve as a machinegun pillbox on a defensive line. It was recovered near Matty (a town located near the border with Croatia) in March 2008, and restored. Today it can be seen in the court of the Hungarian Military Museum in Budapest, reconstructed as a pillbox. During the cleaning process, fragments of the turret numbers were found. The number is supposedly 82146, which would make this turret a part of a short-barreled Panzer IV Ausf.