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Unique ID: 51 Added to Database: May 2008 Last Edited: February 2009 Type (ID): Panther (110) Model (ID): Ausf G (245) Location Category (ID): Solitary Vehicle (10920) Location (ID): Solitary Vehicle (10920) Serial Number: Registration: Name: Other Identification: Turret number “407”. Collection Reference: Links: References: Associated Tanks: Location History: (see map) 1: Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg (MAN) AG, Nürnberg, Bavaria, Middle Franconia, Germany (Primary manufacturer) 2: Solitary Vehicle, Grandmenil, Belgium (Current location) Text in original Preserved German Tanks publication: The area around the Belgian towns of Manhay and Grandmenil saw extensive fighting on 24, 25 and 26 December 1944 as part of the Battle of the Bulge. The 2 SS Panzer Division, part of 6 Panzer Armee, passed through Manhay on Christmas Day and captured Grandmenil, before attacking towards Erezée and Bomal. It was pushed back by American forces and Manhay and Grandmenil were recaptured on 27 December. Seven of the Division’s Panthers were left scattered around the Bomal-Manhay-Grandmenil cross-roads, either destroyed, out of fuel or bogged in marshy ground. One was lost at the cross-roads, and later bulldozed off the road, another lost a track while reversing towards Manhay, and another was abandoned in a ditch to the north of the main road. Four, including this one, were lost in the field to the south of the road. This one is now on display on a small concrete plinth beside the main road (N494) in Grandmenil. Its suspension and many other parts are badly damaged and it is missing its muzzle-brake. Text in Preserved German Tanks Update: This Panther is displayed on a plinth surrounded by a low chain fence on the roundabout at the edge of Grandmenil, in the direction of Manhay. This roundabout is at the intersection of the main road Rue d’Erezée (N807, previously referred to as the N494) and the Rue Alphonse Poncelet. It has been repainted in a three colour camouflage scheme. A label in front of the tank reads “PANTHER AUSF. G, 26/12/1944” commemorating the action in which it was lost.

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December 2008 1: Front left view Taken: 30 December 2008 Contributor: D. Reay Photo ID: 1169 Added: February 2009 Filename: CIMG0009... Views: 274 Select/Has Priority: 22/0		2: Closeup of turret Taken: 30 December 2008 Contributor: D. Reay Photo ID: 1170 Added: February 2009 Filename: CIMG0013... Views: 283 Select/Has Priority: 22/0
September 1982 3: The Grandmenil Panther Taken: 3 September 1982 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 147 Added: 3 July 2008 Filename: Scan_Pan... Views: 455 Select/Has Priority: 1/0

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