Photos WW2 German Forces

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Panzer III knocked out during the Battle of Prokhorovka, a part of the Battle of Kursk - July, 1943

 

[BravoZulu]

Wilhelm Beck pokes his head out of a Panther tank's commander's hatch. Beck was the Commander of the 2nd Company of the 12th SS Tank Division and had been in the service since 1938. He was a "dedicated", and highly decorated soldier, having received the Knight's Cross of Iron Cross after actions on the Eastern Front. He was killed a few days after D-Day by a fighter bomber attack.