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Accession Number | P00150.005 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Place made | North Africa: Western Desert, Western Desert (Egypt), El Alamein Area |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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CAPTURED GERMAN SELF PROPELLED 15 CM sFH13/1 GESCHUTZWAGEN LORRAINE SCHLEPPER (Sd Kfz 135/1). ...
Description
CAPTURED GERMAN SELF PROPELLED 15 CM sFH13/1 GESCHUTZWAGEN LORRAINE SCHLEPPER (Sd Kfz 135/1). THESE VEHICLES WERE BASED ON CAPTURED FRENCH TRACTEUR BLINDE 38L AMMUNITION AND PERSONNEL CARRIERS RECONFIGURED TO ACCOMMODATE A 15 CM ARTILLERY PIECE. THESE SELF PROPELLED GUNS WERE FIRST ISSUED TO THE PANZERARTILLERIE ABTEILUNG (BATTALION) OF THE 21ST PANZER DIVISION IN NORTH AFRICA