A 75mm L24 gun turret from a MarkIII Panzer in place on Omaha beach.

Panzer gun turret

The Nashorn was a World War II anti-tank armored vehicle used by the German Army.
Some Nashorn crews reported that they were able to knock out Soviet T-34 tanks at distance as great as 4000 meters. Nashorn crews also reported numerous kills of KV and IS-2 tanks as well as SU-152, ISU-122 and ISU-152 assault guns. Nashorn from 2nd Company of schwere Heeres Panzer Jaeger Abteilung 93 was also responsible for the destruction of the only M26 Pershing, destroyed in Europe. Pershing from the 3rd Armored Division was knocked out at the distance of 250 meters with a single shot. This engagement took place in the town of Niehl, north of Cologne on March 6th of 1945.
Weapon: 88 mm (3.46 in) PaK 43/1 gun.



Panzerjäger „Nashorn“

1st Lieutenant Otto Carius (born May 27, 1922) in walking-out uniform. Carius knocked out more than 150 enemy tanks and was wounded 5 times. Like M. Wittmann and K. Knispel he's among the most successful German tank commanders. (Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1979-064-06)