"Koln" Cologne Panther A wreck by ranman38
Contains violence
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Description
On March 6, 1945, Sgt. Jim Bates, a First Army Signal Corps photographer attached to the 3AD, shot a now-famous 48 seconds of 16mm footage showing the destruction of a German Mark V Panther tank in the cathedral square of downtown Cologne. The Panther was struck by three 90mm rounds from an M-26 Pershing tank of E Co, 32nd Armored Regiment, 3AD. Minutes before this encounter, the Panther had destroyed a 3AD Sherman tank, killing three of its five crewmen.
Bates was positioned on the mezzanine of a bombed out office building about 100 yards from the Panther as events unfolded. Bates won a Bronze Star that day for his photography, based primarily on this remarkable movie sequence.
The crew of the Pershing of E/32 AR:
Commander: Sgt Robert Early
Gunner: Clarence Smoyer
Asst. Gunner: John Deriggi
Driver: William McVey
Asst Driver: Homer Davis
This scene is a representation of the aftermath of that encounter, using my soon to be released Panther A. You will be able to recreate this Panther using poses, MAT poses, and props. Cologne cathedral and various other props not included.
Comments (8)
Fidelity2
A Grand-Master piece here. 5+!
ragouc
Very good picture. Well done.
JSGraphics
Fantastic work! Very Well Done!
flavia49
superlative work and fabulous B/W choice!!!!!
Penters
I remember seeing the footage, and you hve captured the scene exactly, especially the very sad state of the Panther with it's collapsed suspension.
Osper
Nicely done vintage picture.
Mark@poser
Very cool...I knew what it was the second I saw it... My dad went thru Cologne and took some shots of the church, as most soldiers did, but I don't think you can see the Panther in any of them...5 stars from me...Do more please!
debbielove
Very good render and a very fine model... Excellent. Rob.