Does anybody know where I can find out what markings were uesd on vehicles of the 6 th & 3 rd. panzer div. and where they were located on the vehicles.

I have a book at home about Panzer marking, I will go check it out this weekend, and see what I can come up with.

panzer colours 2 or 3

Hi,

A link that can help:

- 3rd Panzergrenadier Division

HTH

Happy and prosperous 2003

I am not sure but I have a panzer and on the instructions the number 3 is next to the red bear symbol. If you have seen this symbol before. The directions are in japanese so I have no idea what they are saying. But the bear is placed in the front half of the turrent on both sides. The model I have is a PzKpWgn II ausf M. Good Luck I will keep on looking.

Here's a link to a picture of a decal with the divisional insignia: http://www.ares.cz/delta/picture/5002.GIF

I just found this doing a Google search, I have no idea if the decal is available or not.

Anyhow, 3rd Panzer division: top row of the decal, 4th symbol from the left, the "E" (though it should be rotated 90 degrees clockwise) - this was used from 1939 - 40. The next symbol to the right, the upside-down Y with two apostrophes next to it, was used from 1940 - 45. The "peace symbol", 8th symbol from the left, was also used in 1940 (though it is shown on the decal upside-down). The bears on the bottom row were also used.

6th division: top row, 9th symbol from the left, the upside-down Y with 2 dots after it was used in 1940, this upside-down Y could also be followed by two periods. From 1941 - 45, two X's side by side were used, as show on the top row, fourth symbol from the right. From Sept - Oct 1941 a hatchet symbol was used as in the second symbol from the right.

This comes from the book "Tony Greenland's Panzer Modelling Masterclass".

Hope this helps :-)

THANKS EVERYBODY11
Are these markings also used on there trucks and outher vehixs in there div.

These divisional insignia for the 3. and 6. Heer Panzer divisions were
assigned in 1941 .

3.PANZER DIV.


6.PANZER DIV.


You can also find many W.W.II Wehrmacht & Waffen SS insignia and emblems
here at World war 2 Day by Day......but be careful because some emblems are not
properly referenced for their date of issue to the divisions/battalions.
http://www.wwiidaybyday.com/
- ralph

Panzer Colours has them and nearly all vehicles within a German Div always had the Div Marking on it.

Russ