Hi gents! Can anyone give me good info about captured German tanks under American/Commonwealth flag? All I know is the Panther G "Cuckoo". I also had read that the American 104 Inf. Div. had a captured STUG III. Pictures would be good. Thanks!

Hi there I read somewhere of another Panther in aBritish unit called "Deserter" unfortunately i don't have a photo .There is a photo in a book called "Break down " a history of British recovery of aStug converted to recovery tractor hope this gives you something to work with .Cheers Pat

There is of course the Bovington Tiger. I don't know if it was used in action, but I think it was driven around a bit & exibited in London before the engine cried enough. There is a photo in Lefevre's Panzers in Normandy book (I think it's reprinted in English as an "After the Battle" volume), which shows a British crew from the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry using a late Tiger. Don't know if this is any help. There are also numerous pictures around of Sdkfz251s with US stars on.

hey,
heres afew ideas.hope this helps.

Joe

http://www.lonesentry.com/features/pics/f1_2_captured_panzer_2_pz2_large.jpg

http://www.lonesentry.com/features/pics/f1_1_panzer_2_pz2_large.jpg

http://www.lonesentry.com/photoalbums/314th_regiment_79th_inf/german-halftrack-squad-group-79th.jpg

http://forum.axishistory.com/files/1st_us_inf_div_172.jpg

Canadians in Italy captured a Semovente 41/18 and used it to good effect. There is even some Canadian Film Board newsreals of this somewhere. I have caught a snippet of this vehicle a couple times, but no stills, unfortunately.

Paul

a Tiger II was captured by Americans and restored to running condition



http://64.26.50.215/armorsite/tiger2.htm

The book Patton and the Battle of the Bulge, by Michael and Gladys Green, published by MBI Publishing Company has a couple of photos.

Page 7 shows a King Tiger with a group of US GI's taking a joy ride. The turret number appears to be either 11 or 111 (obscured). Small tarps with stars applied have been applied to the front and side(s). Curiously the front star is upside down.

Page 112 shows a 251/D repainted with a star on the back doors,loaded with kit and moving out with GI's aboard.

Page 125 shows another 251 with stars painted by the Germans to cause confusion. At the time of the photo, a couple of GI's appear to be trying to fix the engine.

The captions are very general, so not much info is presented. In general I would recommend this book as inspiration for a number of dioramas, particularly snow-bound scenes.

HTH
zon

Joe-- nice find! Those are some great shots.
thanks
DJ

There is a photo in one of my old books of some Polish tankers being inspected by a senior officer some where in North Africa. They are lined up in front of three immaculate Pz IIIs, numbered in sequence and sport the British red/white/red recognition bands.

Vehicles that I can think of that were actually used against previous owners not previously mentioned.

US
a sFH13 Geschutzwagen auf Lorraine used in Normandy

Aussie:
M13/40 Italian medium tanks in Africa

UK:
Marder IIIM in support of Indian troops in Italy

Pole
Stug IIIG and Nashorn in Italy

FFI:
Marder I, Panther G, late Tiger I, recaptured Char B1Bis flammwerfer,


scores of Russian captured tanks of all makes and models

Thanks a lot gents! Much appreciated. Maybe this'll be a good excuse to grab more German kits and replace them with Allied star for a change :-) :-)

A couple of others:
Aussie: Vichy R35's in Syria
US: 251 HT in France and Germany
NZ: Nashorn Italy
UK: Bty of 88 mm AT in the desert
Poland: Pz III L &M and AB 41/43 in Nth Africa (possibly only trg)


Cheers
Al

Hey how about Oddball in Kelly's Heroe's,didnt he use his share of loot to purchase a Tiger-1from the German tanker ???


Ha.......Ha....Ha

That would make a killer dio

From what I recall, the Tiger II had some US stars draped over it as it was transferred back to the rear -- the Tiger II never was used in action against enemy forces, AFAIK.