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5. SS Div Wiking question

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    October 2009
Posted by Kentucky Colonel on Monday, March 20, 2017 5:27 PM

Thanks, that's what my friend said about replacing them with G's.

 

Crap. I have a A and some great Archer Fine Transfers for the A that I planed to use but will use a different setting for the Panther. Maybe I could make it early 44 and get away with it.

The problems a modler has to go though just to build a model......

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    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Monday, March 20, 2017 5:16 PM

Its certainly possable that some Ausf A's survived late into 1944 and even 45. But most of the pics i can find are clearly in spring/sumer and those that look to be autumn/winter don't say when in the year so could be early in 44. Even if they did, you would need to get a pic of one to be sure you have the right markings.

But, the Div lost all its armour in the Korsun salient. It fought for some time as a battlegroup but was then pulled back to Poland and re-built. This was during the summer of 1944 and new tanks would most likey have been Ausf G's.

According to Nafziger's OOB in April 44, afer they were pulled out, they did have one tank regiment fully equipped with Panthers. These must have been given to the Div after came out of the pocket in Feb. These could have been A's from other units or new G's.

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5. SS Div Wiking question
Posted by Kentucky Colonel on Monday, March 20, 2017 4:56 PM

Did the 5 SS Paz Div Wiking ever have any Ausf A late Panthers in the Easter Front in the winter of 1944-1945??

I thought I remembered reading somewhere that they did but a friend says they didn't and the Panthers of that Div at that time were "G" not "A" but he's not ever sure.

Been thinking of doing one sometime down the road but didn't want to build the wrong with the wrong markings so I'm asking you guys.

Thanks for any help!!

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