
 Warszawa, Poland 1939.
I haven't seen these kind of rods(? )on an Pz1 before.Anybody have a clue what their use would be?Radio,wirecutter/deflector,fascine...

Warszawa, Poland 1939

Marder III near Stalingrad, Russia, summer 1942
Bundesarchiv photo

MarderIII

PzJg. Abt. 653 was renown for the oddities it utilized and/or slapped together. In this picture we have at only SdKfz 181 PzKpfW VI (P) (one of the the original prototypes) to see action mounted on a railway platform, preceded by the one-of-a-kind hybrid Panther that blended the Panther Ausf. D hull of a spare Bergepanther with a Panther IV turret.

The turret was bolted down and could therefore no longer operate as a turret. Both beasts served as command vehicles.
