Overloon
Sd.Kfz. 171 - Panzerkampfwagen V Panther
Ausführung G - früh
Pictures from the vehicle at the Liberty Park Overloon (Niederlande), the Dutch National War and Resistance Museum Overloon
Actually, I always thought, what kind of a bad restored Panther! But if you keep the meaning of the museum in mind, you have really to be thankful that the Panther has found a decent home there.
The Museum is in memoriam on the war that Germany brought over the Netherlands and the time of German Occupation in which Nazi-Germany did not show gingerly behavior with the Dutch population.
The tank belonged to Pz.Abt. 2107 as part of Pz.Brig. 107 rather sure.
Fgst.Nr. 128427; therefore presumably produced by M.N.H. in July 44.
Pictures taken in September 2008. I focused on technical details, which are probably original. The quality of the image is sometimes so-so. Sorry for that.
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 oil filling screw at idler wheel |
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 aperture for masked headlight wiring |
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Finally here is a link to a site, dedicated to the restoration of the panther tank: http://www.socsci.ru.nl/~edgard/index.htm