Besides photo's I was looking for other sources of diorama ideas. One that I found was a series of US intelligence reports from WWII. Hopefully others would be able to find inspiration from some of the information on this site.
http://www.lonesentry.com/intelbulletin/index_subject.html
This one article in particular on "German Tank Maintenance and Recovery" caught my eye. Here's part of it:
On the march, repair sections travel with the tank units and deal with all vehicle or equipment breakdowns that can be repaired with field equipment and in less than 4 hours. If a tank breaks down, the repair section leader inspects it to determine the nature of the damage. If the damage warrants it, the tank is handed over to the recovery platoon of the workshop company to be towed away. Otherwise, two mechanics with a motorcycle and sidecar stay with the tank to make repairs, while the other elements of the repair section travel in the rear of the column-if possible, on higher ground, from which they can spot breakdowns. In this way, one vehicle after another of the repair section stays behind-ordinarily the motorcycles, but if the damage is serious, a converted PzKw I tank without turret or armament. The repair section truck always stays with the repair vehicle left farthest to the rear.
I like the idea of using the motorcycle with sidecar in this aspect with a stopped tank on the march.
Mike T.
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