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Some Sd.Kfz.251/17, most likely all in the Ardennes
This montage is a new addition to an old research thread covering details of the Sd.Kfz.251/17 which are still currently not covered in print form:
www.network54.com/Forum/571595/thread/1184233877/last-144...
The US Army Tech Intell report from which photos 2 and 3 came only states the SPW “was examined in the Third US Army area”. These photos can be matched to photos 1 and 4. While the exact location isn’t known, it seems likely it's somewhere near Bastogne in the wake of the Ardennes offensive. Note the close conformity of the factory camo schemes with the KG Peiper eg included at top right.
The two photos at top right are included partly to show how the vehicle on the right has a very consistent factory 3-colour scheme with the two Tech Intell vehicles, but also to show it retains a tell-tale Sd.Kfz.251/17 travel lock plate on its cab roof edge. Apart from a missing turret, it’s also lost its angular roof top top tarp securing rail. Duel In The Mist Vol.3 ID’s this vehicle as originally Kampfgruppe Peiper’s. taken in Bra-sur-Lienne and possibly a Sd.Kfz 251/2.
Some Sd.Kfz.251/17, most likely all in the Ardennes
This montage is a new addition to an old research thread covering details of the Sd.Kfz.251/17 which are still currently not covered in print form:
www.network54.com/Forum/571595/thread/1184233877/last-144...
The US Army Tech Intell report from which photos 2 and 3 came only states the SPW “was examined in the Third US Army area”. These photos can be matched to photos 1 and 4. While the exact location isn’t known, it seems likely it's somewhere near Bastogne in the wake of the Ardennes offensive. Note the close conformity of the factory camo schemes with the KG Peiper eg included at top right.
The two photos at top right are included partly to show how the vehicle on the right has a very consistent factory 3-colour scheme with the two Tech Intell vehicles, but also to show it retains a tell-tale Sd.Kfz.251/17 travel lock plate on its cab roof edge. Apart from a missing turret, it’s also lost its angular roof top top tarp securing rail. Duel In The Mist Vol.3 ID’s this vehicle as originally Kampfgruppe Peiper’s. taken in Bra-sur-Lienne and possibly a Sd.Kfz 251/2.