Panther Tank Ausf. G

Route d'Achéne, 5561, Celles (Houyet)
Namur, Belgium

This was the leading Panthertank of Kampfgruppe Von Cochenhausen (part of the 2. Panzerdivision). On the morning of 24 December this tank triggered a mine around 6 o’clock and was destroyed. This incident happened in the fields near the castle at the N510/N48 crossroads. The tank was later situated at the crossroads in front of he pub in Celles (near Dinant).

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Text by: Jean Paul Pallud - The Battle of the Bulge, After the Battle/Then and Now

Photo(s): Peer Franken (1,2,3,4), Lennard Bolijn (5)

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