German Panzerkampfwagen "Panther" Ausf. D (Sd.Kfz.171), Panther #733 of Panzer-Abteilung 52, Panzer-Regiment "von Lauchert"
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German Panzerkampfwagen "Panther" Ausf. D (Sd.Kfz.171)
Panther #733 of Panzer-Abteilung 52, Panzer-Regiment "von Lauchert"
Attached to the Grossdeutschland Division, The Battle of Kursk, July 1943
The Panzerkampfwagen "Panther" was arguably the finest tank of World War Two. Its design drew heavily from German combat experience on the Eastern Front against the Russian T-34 and incorporated these lessons on the Panther with thick sloped frontal armor, an excellent long barreled high velocity 7.5cm Kw.K. L/70 cannon, and wide combat tracks that provided excellent maneuverability.
The Panther came to life with very short design and prototype development stages conducted during the summer and fall of 1942. After official acceptance by the Wehmacht at the end of the year, it began serial production in January 1943. Like the iconic Tiger, the Panther was one of the new class of German tanks that would return qualitative superiority to the panzer forces on the East Front. Consequently, Hitler insisted the Panther be ready for Unternehmen Zitadelle (Operation Citadel), the planned German 1943 summer offensive against the Kursk salient that Hitler viewed as crucial to turning the tide of the war against Russia. Hitler felt the Panther was so crucial to the offensive's success, that he even postponed Zitadelle to allow sufficient numbers of Panthers to be produced and delivered to the troops.
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