Destroyed Late-War Panther Tanks

Captured German Panther tanks are shown in three photographs from the unit history of the U.S. Army’s 407th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division. The source does not specify a location, but the text suggests the location is near Fallersleben, Germany where in April 1945 the 407th Infantry battled a German armored force with ten “Mark V” tanks.

Captured German Panther tank
Captured German Panther tank
Captured German Panther tank

Other sources indicate the vehicles were infrared-ready Panther Ausf. A tanks belonging to Panzer Abteilung Putlos of Panzer Division Clausewitz.

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