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aus Kinderüberraschung, one of the Beagle Boys (Walt Disney)
G81, 2,8/60mm Makro, Stativ, Post Focus Stack aus 33 Aufnahmen
Junkers Ju87G-2 Stuka WkNr494083 RI-JK
RAF Museum Hendon 20200206
In the Markings of Panzerjägerstaffel/StG 1 (tank hunting squadron) of the StG 1 (Sturzkampfgeschwader) attached to Luftflotte 6.
494083 was originally built as a Ju87D-5 Wknr2883 dive-bomber it was later upgraded to a G-2 WkNr494083 with wing mountings for two 37mm Bk37/Flak 18 cannons in gun pods specifically to seek out and destroy tanks, the Ju87G-2 was a formidable weapon nicknamed the panzerknacker (tank-cracker) when flown by the likes of Hans-Ulrich Rudel.
The Staffel emblem of Pz.Jäger Staffel / St.G 1 was a representation of a white Soviet T-34 Tank on the Nose.
Junkers Ju87G-2 Stuka WkNr494083 RI-JK
RAF Museum Hendon 20200206
In the Markings of Panzerjägerstaffel/StG 1 (tank hunting squadron) of the StG 1 (Sturzkampfgeschwader) attached to Luftflotte 6.
494083 was originally built as a Ju87D-5 Wknr2883 dive-bomber it was later upgraded to a G-2 WkNr494083 with wing mountings for two 37mm Bk37/Flak 18 cannons in gun pods specifically to seek out and destroy tanks, the Ju87G-2 was a formidable weapon nicknamed the panzerknacker (tank-cracker) when flown by the likes of Hans-Ulrich Rudel.
The Staffel emblem of Pz.Jäger Staffel / St.G 1 was a representation of a white Soviet T-34 Tank on the Nose.
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Chords and Ink 15 with Toschi of Austrian "Psycho-Pogo-Pop" / Punk Rock band KRIEG DEN PALÄSTEN.
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American S/Sgt. Charles Culver of the 156th Armored Signal Company, 16th Armored Division and British Soldiers inspecting a captured German Junkers Ju-87 Gustav-2 "Panzerknacker" (Armour cracker) of 10. Staffel, Schlachtgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”. (Plzeň-Bory airfield, Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, May 1945).
To counter the growing threat of Soviet tanks on the Eastern Front, Luftwaffe “Stuka” Ace Major Hans-Ulrich Rudel proposed a special variant of the Ju-87 dive bomber after experimenting with the Ju-87D 20mm cannons using armour-peircing rounds. The new variant was equipped with two 'Bordkanone' (onboard cannon) 3,7cm Flak 18 auto-cannons in jettisonable pods mounted under the wings, which gave the Ju-87 an ability to penetrate armour and provide close-air-support for ground-forces. These aircraft would also be used to quickly hunt down Soviet tanks that have broken through the front lines. The Ju-87G tank hunters demonstrated their effectiveness in the Crimea and at the Battle of Kursk, later they were mostly replaced by the Focke-Wulf Fw-190F which was a more resilient ground-attack aircraft.
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US National Archives, (Public Domain).
Crop, repair, upscale, colorize: RyanN81
Cartoon
art: Harm Bengen
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Saarbrücker Zeitung (15. August 2021)
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Two of the most feared German Panzerknacker of WW2: a Panzerjäger Tiger(P) and a Tiger I Ausf. E, seen on Eastern front or in Italy in 1944.
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Walt Disneys Donald Duck / Taschenbuch-Reihe
Copyright: Walt Disney Productions 1983
EHAPA Verlag
(Stuttgart / Deutschland)
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A young soldier but yet highly decorated from Panzer-Grenadier-Division Großdeutschland is getting his Sonderabzeichen für das Niederkämpfen von Panzerkampfwagen durch Einzelkämpfer for the destruction of one ennemy tank.
Right behind the soldier and his officer, a T-34 model 1943/44 with a commander cupola.
Deutsches Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-712-0472-02
Sowjetunion-Süd/Südukraine.- Major des Panzerkorps Großdeutschland bei der Verleihung eines Sonderabzeichens für das Niederkämpfen von Panzerkampfwagen durch Einzelkämpfer; KBZ HGr.
Junkers Ju87G-2 Stuka WkNr494083 RI-JK
RAF Museum Hendon 20200206
In the Markings of Panzerjägerstaffel/StG 1 (tank hunting squadron) of the StG 1 (Sturzkampfgeschwader) attached to Luftflotte 6.
494083 was originally built as a Ju87D-5 Wknr2883 dive-bomber it was later upgraded to a G-2 WkNr494083 with wing mountings for two 37mm Bk37/Flak 18 cannons in gun pods specifically to seek out and destroy tanks, the Ju87G-2 was a formidable weapon nicknamed the panzerknacker (tank-cracker) when flown by the likes of Hans-Ulrich Rudel.
The Staffel emblem of Pz.Jäger Staffel / St.G 1 was a representation of a white Soviet T-34 Tank on the Nose.
the trainee program ^^
Meisterbräu Brauerei Halle / abanoned brewery at Halle/Saale
on Tour with Nom2008, superclaerchen and excomedia
Cocytus or Kokytos, meaning "the river of wailing" (from the Greek Κωκυτός, "lamentation"), is a river in the underworld in Greek mythology. Cocytus flows into the river Acheron, across which is the underworld, the mythological abode of the dead. There are five rivers encircling Hades. The River Styx is perhaps the most famous; the other rivers are Phlegethon, Lethe, and Acheron.
The Cocytus river was one of the rivers that surrounded Hades. Cocytus, along with the other rivers related to the underworld, was a common topic for ancient authors. Of the ancient authors, Cocytus was mentioned by Vergil, Homer, Cicero, Aeschylus, Apuleius and Plato, among others.
Cocytus also makes an appearance in John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost. In Book Two, Milton speaks of "Cocytus, named of lamentation loud / Heard on the rueful stream".
It is also mentioned in William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus and in Rick Riordan's The House of Hades.
In Inferno, the first cantica of Dante's Divine Comedy, Cocytus is the ninth and lowest circle of The Underworld. Dante and Virgil are placed there by the giant Antaeus. There are other Giants around the rim that are chained; however Antaeus is unchained as he died before the Gigantomachy. Cocytus is referred to as a frozen lake rather than a river, although it originates from the same source as the other infernal rivers, the tears of a statue called The Old Man of Crete which represents the sins of humanity. Dante describes Cocytus as being the home of traitors and those who committed acts of complex fraud. Depending on the form of their treachery, victims are buried in ice to a varying degree, anywhere from neck-high to completely submerged in ice. Cocytus is divided into four descending "rounds," or sections:
- Caina, after the Biblical Cain; traitors to blood relatives.
- Antenora, after Antenor from the Iliad; traitors to country.
- Ptolomea, after Ptolemy, governor of Jericho, who murdered his guests (1 Maccabees); traitors to guests. Here it is said that sometimes the soul of a traitor falls to Hell before Atropos cuts the thread, and their body is taken over by a fiend.
- Judecca, after Judas Iscariot; traitors to masters and benefactors.
Dante's Satan is at the center of the circle buried waist-high in ice. He is depicted with three faces and mouths. The central mouth gnaws Judas. Judas is chewed head foremost with his feet protruding and Satan's claws tearing his back while those gnawed in the side mouths, Brutus and Cassius, leading assassins of Julius Caesar, are both chewed feet foremost with their heads protruding. Under each chin Satan flaps a pair of wings, which only serve to increase the cold winds in Cocytus and further imprison him and other traitors. Dante and his guide Virgil proceed then to climb down Satan's back and into Purgatory, though Dante is at first confused at their turning round, but Virgil explains it is due to the change in forces as they pass through the centre of the Earth.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocytus
Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge / Heft-Reihe
cover: Don Rosa
Gladstone Publishing, Ltd. (Prescott / USA; 1987)
Copyright: 1987, 1982, 1957, 1955 by Walt Disney Company
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Walt Disneys Donald Duck / Taschenbuch-Reihe
Copyright: Walt Disney Productions 1984
EHAPA Verlag
(Stuttgart / Deutschland)
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Rebla, Just a generic stuka I found online and then changed some stuff. Don't know who made it, I just added to it. :D
In 1937 the British Army was looking for a new vehicle to replace their old trucks, mainly Morris CDSW's and Light Dragons. They made up a specification for a four wheel drive vehicle with a winch and a short wheelbase. Two companies responded, at first Guy with a small truck called the ''ANT'' and Morris Commercial with the ''C8''.
Morris Commercial delivered the first C8 Quads in October 1939 and they stayed in production untill 1945. The chassis and engine were also used as a base for the C8 4x4 GS truck which was developed in 1943 and came into production in February 1944. The Quad was used to pull the 18 and 25 pounder guns and 4.5-inch Howitzers and was manned by a driver and five personnel. It was capable of transporting thirty two cases of ammunition apart from all other equipment. Morris Commercial built five versions on the C chassis, three Quad versions, one GS (General Service) and a airlanding version.
▪︎FAT Mk.I - 200 built with a full metal cabin and sloped back.
▪︎FAT Mk.II / Mk.III - 4,000 built of which the first 3,000 with a full metal body and a less sloped back. the last 1,000 had a canvas roof. The Mk.III has the option to switch of the 4 wheel drive and has smaller wheels. Another significant difference between the Mk.II and the Mk.III was the number of doors, the Mk.II had two large doors and the Mk.III had four doors.
▪︎FAT Mk.V - 6,000 built with a more box like cabin and a full canvas roof.
▪︎C8 4x4 GS - was built on the same chassis and the nose was the same as the Quads. But the back was completely different, it had a truck body for General Service. It was driven on all wheels. This truck was built with different body options, a Radio / Office body, Water Bowser and Air Compressor. This truck became available in larger numbers after the war and was used untill the 1950's.
▪︎C8 / AT Mk.III - was used for towing the 17-pounder Anti-tank gun. These were basicly conversions of the standard C8 FAT that were made for the airborne by removing the canvas roof, supports, sides, doors, tail board and tool boxes. By doing this the weight reduced to approx. 4.5 ton so it could be transported with its 17-pounder gun, ammunition and crew in a Hamilcar Glider. These we put into action during ''Operation Market Garden'' during the D-Day Landings, but these proved to be unreliable during operation and were withdrawn from service afterwards.
General characteristics:
▪︎Type: General Service vehicle
▪︎Model: C8 15-cwt 4×4 GS (C8 / GS)
▪︎Manufacturer: Morris Commercial Cars Ltd
▪︎Produced: 1939 to 1945
▪︎PlaceofOrigin: Birmingham, United Kingdom
▪︎Crew: 1 x driver / 5 x personnel
▪︎Powerplant: 4-cylinder, L-head Morris EH, 3.5-liter petrol engine, 70bhp
▪︎Transmission: Driving rear or all wheels via 5-speed gearbox and single-speed transfer box
▪︎Suspension: Leaf-spring suspension 4x4
▪︎Brakes: Hydraulic
▪︎Tyre Size: 9.00 x 16
▪︎Length: 14ft 8¾in / Width: 7ft 3in / Height: 7ft 5in
▪︎Weight: 3.3 long tons
▪︎Max Speed: 55 mph
▪︎Operational Range: 160 miles
▪︎Armour: none.
Sourced from:
www.panzerknacker.nl/morris/history.html
www.baiv.nl/1943-truck-15-cwt-4x4-g-s-c8-gs-morris-commer...
Lustiges Taschenbuch Spezial
Gangster, Gauner und Ganoven
Copyright: Disney Enterprises 2003
Egmont Epaha Verlag / Deutschland 2003
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During World War Two, the Germans put a significant effort into designing and deploying man portable anti-tank weaponry. The main emphasis for this was due to the lack of both tanks and anti-tank guns which meant the task to destroying tanks fell more and more on the shoulders of the individual soldier. Thus, the “panzerknacker” (literally “Tank Breaker”) needed dedicated tools to ply his dangerous trade in taking down enemy armor. The most numerous such weapon fielded by the Germans was the Panzerfäuste (“Tank Fist”) family. The Panzerfaust was, in essence, a recoilless weapon that consisted of a metal tube which launched an oversize HEAT (High-Explosive Anti-Tank) shaped charge warhead towards the target. Development began in 1942 and by 1945, no less than six versions were designed with four types having entered mass production and deployment. The Panzerfaust Klein and Gross (known as the Panzerfaust 30m), the Panzerfaust 60m, and the Panzerfaust 100m all reached combat troops in large numbers. The Panzerfaust 150m managed to reach troop trials towards the close of the war while the Panzerfaust 250m remained a prototype. The main difference with the models was how far the HEAT warhead could be launched and be effective which was represented by the number in meters which designated each model. The Panzerfaust was cheap to produce, costing at most 25 Reichsmarks per weapon. In the field, they were a single shot weapon. Once fired, the launch tube was discarded. However, if the Germans retained the field of battle, the spent tubes were collected and shipped back to the factory where they would be reloaded. The Panzerfaust 150m, however, allowed the weapon to be reloaded up to ten times in the field and the prototype Panzerfaust 250m, also reloadable, included a pistol grip to improve handling and aiming. A testament to the Panzerfaust was that British reports cited 34% of tank losses were caused by Panzerfaust once British tank units crossed the Rhine. The Soviets reported a staggering 70% of tank losses came from Panzerfaust going into 1945. Captured Panzerfaust were almost always used against their former owners whenever possible. Besides the Panzerfaust, the Germans deployed the 8.8cm Raketenpanzerbüchse 54 (RPzB 54), better known as the “Panzerschreck” (“Tank Terror”). Nicknamed by the troops as the “Ofenrohr” (“Stove Pipe”), the RPzB 54 was inspired by the U.S. Army's M1 “Bazooka” after the Germans captured an example during the fighting in North Africa. Perhaps the pinnacle of German man-portable anti-tank weaponry was the Ruhrstahl X-7 “Rottkäppchen” (“Red Riding Hood”) which was a wire-guided anti-tank missile that was able to engage tanks out to a range of 1,200 meters which was far superior to the Panzerfaust and RPzB 54, the latter of which had an effective range of 150 meters. With 200mm of penetration, the X-7 was more than capable of handling Soviet heavy tanks such as the IS-2. Several hundred X-7 missiles were built with most being expended during testing. However, unconfirmed reports suggest that what missiles remained were taken into combat against the Soviets sometime in 1945.
The Germans were not the only ones faced with the problem of a lack of anti-tank capability. The Hungarians, an ally of Germany, were also faced with the mass numbers of Soviet tanks. Hungarian tanks were, for the most part, inferior to Soviet tanks. The best tank the Hungarians had, the 40M Turán I, with its 40mm 41M L/51 gun was completely incapable of dealing with Soviet T-34 medium tanks, let alone heavy tanks such as the KV-1 and later IS-2. The 41M Turán II attempted to solve this by using a 75mm 41M L/31 artillery gun in place of the 40mm weapon but while this upgunned model could handle Soviet medium tanks (at the extremely close range of 500m), it wasn't built in enough numbers to fully replace the earlier 40M Turán I. The Germans supplied the Hungarians with tanks, to include the Panzer IV Ausf G and Ausf H (74 sent), Jagdpanzer 38(t) “Hetzers” (101 sent), Panther Ausf A tanks (5 sent), Sturmgeschütz III Ausf G (50 sent), and Tiger heavy tanks (13 sent). While these tanks did go far in giving the Hungarian armored forces a better fighting chance, these German tanks could only supplement rather than replace and so these tanks fought alongside indigenous Hungarian tanks such as the Turán. The Hungarians themselves had prototype tanks in the works, such as the 43M Turán III which used a Hungarian 7.5cm 43.M gun which was based off the potent PaK 40 anti-tank gun and the 43M Zrínyi I assault gun (much akin to the Sturmgeschütz) which used the same 7.5cm weapon. However, none of these improved tanks got into service. The Germans also equipped the Hungarians with Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck weapons but again, never in the quantity needed since much of the supply was kept for German use. Thus, the Hungarians built their version of the Panzerschreck in 1944 called the 44M Páncélrém (“Tank Fear”) though the Hungarian version used a 6cm rocket rather than the 8.8cm of the Panzerschreck. The Páncélrém, however, was relegated for use against light and medium tanks as the warhead wasn't capable of penetrating Soviet heavy tanks. That job was left to the unique 44M. Buzogányvető (“Mace Thrower”).
The development of both the Páncélrém and the Buzogányvető commenced as far back as 1942 by the Hungarian Institute of Military Science with both weapons entering production and introduced to the troops in 1944. The Buzogányvető was designed specifically to deal with not only Soviet heavy tanks but also hardened targets such as pillboxes, bunkers, and strong points. To that end, the Buzogányvető could fire two types of 10cm warheads. The anti-tank warhead, called Buzogány (“Mace”), used a shaped HEAT charge while the high-explosive warhead, called Zápor (“Rainfall”), carried almost 9lbs of explosive. The Buzogány rocket was able to punch through 300mm of armor and this was more than sufficient to destroy Soviet heavy tanks frontally such as the IS-2 and even assault guns such as the ISU-152. The Buzogányvető had a maximum effective range of 1,200m with a minimum engagement range of 500m, the warhead travelling at a maximum speed of 124mph. Because the rockets had a low trajectory (by comparison, the Panzerfaust “lobbed” the round in an arc), the operator was provided with a bicycle-style handlebar connected to a simple iron post sight which in turn was connected to a rotating swivel mount with which to aim the rockets. The shield alongside the launch tubes protected the operator from the rocket backblast. The photograph depicts one of the prototype Buzogányvető launchers as it used a tripod mounting. Production models were mounted on wheeled carriages that had been used by captured Soviet M1910 Maxim and SG-43 Goryunov machine-guns. This made the weapon easier to move in the field, the Buzogányvető being crewed by three men. By December 20, 1944, some 600 to 700 44M. Buzogányvető were built and issued to Hungarian troops. A sizable number were mounted on trucks, mainly Krupp-Protze vehicles, which gave the Buzogányvető a good bit of mobility and allowed for the carrying of more rocket ammunition than would be the case if man-packed. These ad-hoc anti-tank vehicles were used to good effect against Soviet tanks during the Siege of Budapest which occurred from December 24, 1944 to February 13, 1945. There was an attempt to mount the Buzogányvető on the rear deck of a Hungarian Toldi II light tank though sources are certain this was likely a one-off modification rather than something deployed in any numbers. Another known vehicular mounting consisted of two or three Nimród tank destroyers whose turrets were removed and replaced with an adjustable frame fitted with two Buzogányvető launch tubes. An additional 15 to 20 rockets were carried in the tank. It was reported these went into action but were quickly destroyed. No photographic evidence has come to light to confirm this modification and the information comes solely from the memory of one Béla Toronyi who was a mechanic at the workshop that modified the vehicles. The defeat of Hungary at the hands of the Soviets apparently spelled the end of the 44M. Buzogányvető as the design was not continued nor developed further, especially as the Soviets had occupied the very factory that produced it.
Walt Disneys Onkel Dagobert / Taschenbuch-Reihe
Copyright: Walt Disney Productions 1988
EHAPA Verlag
(Stuttgart / Deutschland)
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Sd Kfz 173 Jagdpanther with 88MM gun. From the Tanks Encyclopedia :- The Jagdpanther is one of the most iconic tank destroyers of World War 2. Based on the Panther chassis, the famous tank destroyer was produced from 1943 up until the end of the war in 1945. Mechanically more reliable than the Ferdinand/Elephant and the Köningstiger, armed with the 88 mm (3.5 inch) Pak 43 “Panzerknacker” and with 80 mm of 55 degree sloped armour (this presented 138 mm of thickness of armour to a shell fired horizontally at the front of the Jagdpanther) it was a formidable opponent for any tank at the time. During the war, over 400 were produced, seeing action on both the Eastern and the Western European fronts. After the war, captured Jagdpanthers were used by the French army, along with Panthers and other German tanks, up until the 1950’s. Overall,the Jagdpanther was a great mix of mobility, firepower and armour. Today, only 10 of the tank destroyers are left, spread across various museums worldwide.
Walt Disneys Lustige Taschenbücher
Pech für die Panzerknacker
Copyright: Walt Disney Productions 1972
Epaha-Verlag / Deutschland 1981
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Mickyvision / Heft-Reihe
> Onkel Dagobert: Donalds Ausflug in die Wüste
> Die Panzerknacker: Auf Diamantensuche bei den sieben Zwergen
> Der kleine Wolf: Das Vater & Sohn-Picknick
Ehapa Verlag (Stuttgart / Deutschland)
Copyright: Walt Disney Productions 1976
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