Panzer III tank

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions , which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme . ... und nun der "Königstiger". Ein Wunderwerk deutscher Technik entstand in dem neuen Panzertyp "Königstiger". Aus seinem mächtigen schwergepanzerten Stahlleib ragt drohend das riesige Rohr eines tausendfach bewährten Flakgeschützes. Einsatzbereit stehen sie in Reih und Glied. Foto: Hamann

4 Jul 2026 · identified as “Panzer III tank”

Frankreich.- Zwei Panzer VI "Tiger II" (Königstiger) mit Porscheturm im ebenen Gelände; PK KBZ Ob West — Frankreich

4 Jul 2026 · identified as “Panzer IV tank”

A Sherman tank crew from 27th Armoured Brigade with a German swastika flag they captured during the attack on Caen, Normandy, 10 July 1944. Sherman tank crewmen L/Cpl S James and Sgt H Coe of 27th Armoured Brigade hold up a German swastika flag they captured during the attack on Caen, 10 July 1944.

21 Jun 2026 · identified as “Panzer IV tank”

Cropped version of A German Tank Commander Stands Atop His Tank Drinking From a Canteen National Archives Catalog, National Archives and Records Administration , U.S.A.): 242-GAP-190B-4 001 WW2 (Record Group 242: National Archives Collection of Foreign Records Seized / Series: Photographs taken by Propaganda Units of the German Armed Forces (Wehrmacht) and the Waffen-SS) A World War II German officer in a Wehrmacht Heer 'Panzer' division from the Afrika Korps drinks from a canteen while standing atop a PzKpfw III tank in early 1941. He wears a tropical uniform with shorts and lace-up boots. He is awarded the Iron Cross and the Panzerkampfabzeichen . A pith helmet and jerry cans for carrying water are visible on the tank. In the turret of the tank, a comrade is seen with a headset, eating from his mess kit.

14 Jun 2026 · identified as “Panzer III tank”

A King Tiger of the 503rd heavy tank battalion, after it has been rammed by a British Sherman commanded by Lieutenant John Gorman of the 2nd Armoured Irish Guards, Guards Armoured Division during Operation Goodwood . Gorman and his crew then captured most of the Tiger's crew. The event took place on 18 July 1944 to the west of Cagny, Normandy, France.

14 Jun 2026 · identified as “Panzer IV tank”

Destroyed tanks on Mont Ormel (Hill 262). Left is a Sherman, right foreground is an SdKfz 251, behind it is a Panther

13 Jun 2026 · identified as “Panzer IV tank”

Frankreich, nach Invasion.- Besatzungsmitglied eines Jagdpanthers (Panzerjäger "Panther") mit Eisernem Kreuz; KBZ OB West — Frankreich

14 Jun 2026 · identified as “Panzer IV tank”

Frankreich.- Panzer IV Ausf. D/E auf einem Panzer-Stellplatz; PK 670 — Frankreich

14 Jun 2026 · identified as “Panzer III tank”