German &quot;Eisenbahn-Panzerzug EP 42&quot;. Armed with two 10.5-cm light field howitzers, 20mm-flak quadruplet, 22 light MG's, 1 heavy MG, 2 medium mortars 81mm, 1 Pak 5cm (later the russian 7,62cm SiS 3). Crew: 113 soldiers consisting of Infantrymen, Artillerymen, Engineers, Flak Artillerymen, Radio- and driver personnel.

German armoured train EP 42

Sd. Kfz. 233 - Schwerer Panzerspähwagen (7,5 cm)

Sd. Kfz. 233

Panzer IV &quot;1241&quot; of german 24. Panzer-Division in Northern Italy, November of 1943. The tactical number &quot;1241&quot; means 12th squadron, 4th platoon, tank 1. The 24th Panzer-Division was originally the 1st Cavalry Division, that's why the tank companies were still named &quot;squadrons&quot; out of cavalry tradition. Also the division's color of arms (on shoulder straps, collar tabs etc.) was not the common pink of tank forces but still cavalry's golden-yellow. Tank 1241 became &quot;famous&quot; because a well-known japanese company published it as a 1/35 scale model. The tank's driver/machine gunner, Prof. Dr. Armin Böttger, wrote down his war time experiences in the excellent book &quot;Im Panzer - Ich kam durch&quot; (Inside the tank - I made it through), after the war Böttger became a renowned dentist.