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[wayne556517]

It is dusk on July 17, 1943. The Red Army has not only withstood Hitler’s Operation Citadel to eliminate the Kursk salient, but it has launched its own offensive. On Kursk’s Northern Front the Soviets continue to hammer at the exhausted left flank of the German Ninth Army from the direction of Maloarchangelsk. Hauptman Rolf Henning’s kampfgruppe stands in the path of this counterattack. Before the day is over the kampfgruppe has decisively smashed the attack, destroying 22 Soviet tanks, some at more than 2,500 meters. Henning was personally responsible for 10 of the kills, while Leutnant Hermann Feldheim tallied 11 more. Both were vehicle commanders in one of Hitler’s new wonder weapons at Kursk, the heavy tank destroyer (Jagdpanzer) Ferdinand. Named in honor of Ferdinand Porsche, the Ferdinand, which was later renamed the Elefant, had a decisive effect in any armored clash in which it participated.

IMG_20200622_134330 by Wayne 556517, on Flickr

IMG_20200622_134313 by Wayne 556517, on Flickr

IMG_20200622_130041 by Wayne 556517, on Flickr

 

[Desertkiwi]

This ones been on my wish list forever. A rather ugly tank with a huge representation! Sadly was under protected and easy picking for the Soviets.

 

[PanzerAce1944]

Looking sharp Wayno ! A Huge beast it was....

Wayne

 

[Horus]

It's a huge beast for sure !

They do come appear every so often Toddy, I picked one up from ebay.fr a few months back myself, when a seller had several for sale.

Steve

 

[Guy]

Great machine Wayne . I love the added information about the situation in Russia in 1943.
guy

 

[Desertkiwi]

It's a huge beast for sure !

They do come appear every so often Toddy, I picked one up from ebay.fr a few months back myself, when a seller had several for sale.

Steve

Cheers Steve, yeah must check out ebay more often as I really like some of K&Cs older stuff.:salute::