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Panthers Used In Norway?
chip250
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Posted: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 08:26 PM UTC
Playing Deadly Dozen, and got an idea for a dio. But did Panthers really operate in Norway?

Thanks!

~Chip
ukgeoff
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Posted: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 09:08 PM UTC
Doubtful, they would need all their best armour on the combat fronts (and there was never enough for them). Any tanks being used for internal security/anti partisan operations in relative "backwaters" were usually older or captured models (e.g. Somua S35, Renault R35 etc.).
HastyP
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Posted: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 10:43 PM UTC
I never saw a pic in Norway with a Panter. Even during the invasion in 1940 the pics I saw never had very big German tanks in them.
During the occupation yrs the only ones I saw in pics were Somuas and Panzers I's.

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HastyP
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