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1945 04 17 Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Bavaria, M-18 Hellcat Company A, 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion 2nd Armored Division - box art Academy

1945 04 20 Saint Nazaire pocket M29 Weasel

This M29 Weasel served as a support or reconnaissance vehicle for C Battery of the 870th Field Artillery Battalion, used for transporting personnel, observation equipment, or ammunition over snow and mud where the M7 Priests or supply trucks couldn't easily follow. The Weasel proved invaluable during the muddy campaigns of late 1944 and the harsh winter of the Battle of the Bulge and the subsequent push across the Rhine in early 1945.

Vehicle: M29 Weasel, C Battery, 870th FA Bn.

Date: ~April 20, 1945.

Location: Outskirts of the Saint-Nazaire Pocket, France.

1945 04 15 Tiger II Octopus camo

Technical Features of "Octopus" Camouflage The tank in the artwork is one of the most famous and rare variants of the Tiger II, often nicknamed the "Octopus Tiger" due to its unique camo pattern.

Pattern: It features the late-war Hinterhalt-Tarnung (Ambush Camouflage), but with a twist—instead of dots, it has small painted rings (the "octopus" suckers) applied over the green and brown bands.

Production Date: This specific pattern was seen on a handful of tanks produced by Henschel in September/October 1944. The artwork likely represents a Tiger II of s.Pz.Abt. 510 or 511 during the defense of the Kassel/Harz region in mid-April 1945. By this time, the tanks were operating in small, isolated groups, often acting as mobile pillboxes against advancing Allied columns.

1945 04 13 Sangerhausen, US M3A1 Halftrack - Jason Wong

Town: Sangerhausen, Saxony-Anhalt (Mansfeld District)

Unit: 36th Armored Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Division

Architecture: Neo-Romanesque Industrial Brick (Rundbogenstil)

Sign: Local Wayfinding to the Opferstein (Hornburg landmark)

Date: April 12-13, 1945

1945 04 10 Vienna Panzer VI Ausf B Köenigstiger - Rye Field Models

The Fighting: The Floridsdorf Bridge area was the scene of the "final collapse" on April 12-13, 1945. The 501st was tasked with holding the bridgehead to allow the 6th SS Panzer Army to escape.

Suburban Architecture: These districts had 3-4 story tenements with flat facades and simpler rectangular windowwx

Dating the Scene: April 11–12, 1945Given the tank number 105 and the suburban setting:April 10: The unit was still in the southern/western suburbs (Baden/Hietzing area).April 11–12

The Artwork Scene: This is the peak of the fighting in the suburbs. The tank is positioned to block a street leading toward the Danube bridges. The absence of "arched city-center" windows confirms they aren't in the fancy District 1 yet (or they've already been pushed out to the northern side)

1945 04 10 Jagdtiger in the Ruhr Pocket- Barry Spicer

Oberleutnant Heinz Rondorf of the 1st platoon, Schwere Panzer Jaeger Abtelung 512 aboard his formidable mount Jagdtiger "X2". With the Allies pressing all around them Rondorf and his crew share a brief moment from the desperate and hopeless situation that faces them trapped deep within the Ruhr pocket. Rondorf and the remaining Jagdtigers from the 512 fight ferociously under their commander Captain Albert Ernst until their honourable surrender to the Americans at Iserlohn on the 16th April 1945.

1945 04 09 Königsberg Iosif Stalin-2 - Vincent Wai

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1945 04 07 Berlin SdKfz165 Hummel Late Version Vincent Wai

1945 04 Scammell A201 V tank transporter . Roy Cross

1945 04 M30 4A1 (76w) HVSS cast hull

1945 04 12 Tiger I Early With Steel Wheels Zimmerit Gruppe Fehrmann - Takom 2202

Chronology of the Action

The Date: The engagement occurred on April 12, 1945, during the final weeks of the war.The Timeline: The psychological delay caused by the lone Tiger lasted into the next day, April 13, 1945, when the tank was eventually flanked and destroyed by a British Comet tank.

The Combat Setting

Location: The battle took place in Northwest Germany near the Aller River, specifically at the Essel Bridgehead near Fallingbostel.

Tactical Situation: The British 11th Armoured Division (3rd Royal Tank Regiment) was attempting to break out from their bridgehead when they encountered Unteroffizier Franzen’s "Hybrid" Tiger F01.The

Result: The Tiger successfully "corked" the forest road by knocking out the lead British Comet and a Humber Armoured Car (seen in the foreground of the artwork), halting the entire column until the following day.

The illustration captures the "Frankenstein" nature of the vehicle—an early hull with late steel road wheels and a late turret—reflecting the desperate salvage operations at the Fallingbostel training school in the spring of 1945

.The "Franzen" Tiger (F01) at the Essel BridgeheadThis is the most direct match for Takom 2202. On April 12, 1945, the lone Tiger F01, commanded by Unteroffizier Franzen, essentially "corked" a road near the Aller River.The Action: The British 11th Armoured Division (specifically the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment) was attempting to break out from their bridgehead. Franzen’s Tiger sat on a forest road and engaged the lead British Comet tanks.The Impact: He knocked out the lead Comet and an armored car, forcing the entire British column to halt and wait for an artillery barrage. The presence of a single Tiger—a "ghost" from the training school—caused a psychological delay that lasted into the next day until the tank was finally flanked and set on fire by a Comet.

Tiger I "Hybrid" (Takom 2202 - Gruppe Fehrmann)This artwork depicts one of the most unique "Frankenstein" Tigers of the war:

Tiger F01 of Gruppe Fehrmann.

Historical Identification

Unit: Gruppe Fehrmann (named after its commander, Oberleutnant Schulze/Fehrmann).

Timeframe: April 1945 (Final weeks of the war).

Location: Northwest Germany (near Fallingbostel/Essel), defending against British forces.

The "Hybrid" Nature: These tanks were assembled from salvaged parts at the training school in Fallingbostel. F01 specifically consists of an Early production hull (identifiable by the dual headlights and rear air filters) mated with a Late production turret and Steel Road Wheels.

Key Visual FeaturesZimmerit: The tank features fragmented, damaged Zimmerit. Since it was an older hull refurbished in 1945, the anti-magnetic paste is shown chipped and worn.

Tactical Number: F01 is painted in a rough, white-outline style unique to this ad-hoc unit.

The Armored Car: In the foreground is a British Humber Armoured Car, identifying the Western Front theater of operations.

Camouflage: It wears a weathered, "last-ditch" three-tone scheme. In April 1945, these vehicles were often a mix of original factory paint and hasty field applications.

Historical Significance

Gruppe Fehrmann consisted of six Tigers and five Panthers. Because they were training school rebuilds, they looked completely different from "standard" factory Tigers. F01 is the most famous of these; it was eventually lost after falling through a small bridge or getting bogged down during a skirmish with British paratroopers.

1945 03 06 Cologne Spearhead - Gareth Hector

Months after landing in Normandy, the men of the Third Armored Division have become the first to conquer a major German city since Napoleon. A day prior, the tankers had heard their commander: “Gentlemen, I give you Cologne. Let’s knock the hell out of it!”With armored infantry clearing the flanks, this M26 Pershing, "Eagle 7," led the charge, defeating a Panzer IV, then a Panther tank at the cathedral. Now, they’ve reached the Rhine.As the Shermans circle around, Cpl. Clarence Smoyer draws SSgt. Bob Early’s attention to the German heartland across the river. It’s time to radio back to headquarters: “Cologne is in American hands.”? The Cologne Scene: March 6, 1945The Unit: This is Company E, 32nd Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division.The Pershing: This is the famous M26 Pershing "Eagle 7" (Registration No. 30119836).The Action: This is the moment they have reached the An der Dominikanerkirche street, overlooking the square. Shortly after this, gunner Clarence Smoyer would engage the Panther tank in the most famous filmed tank duel of the war.

1945 03 Pz Beob Wg IV Ausf.J - Ron Volstad

Likely Unit, Time, and Location Based on the SS crew cues, Eastern Front setting, and Ausf.J timeline (production started Dec 1944), this depicts a late-war SS Panzer division's artillery observer detachment during the Soviet advance in East Prussia/Poland, March–April 1945. A strong candidate is the 12th SS Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend" (under I SS Panzer Corps), which: Operated Panzer IV Ausf.J observers in its Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 12 (recon battalion) for spotting Nebelwerfer or Hummel self-propelled guns.Fought defensive battles around Pomerania (e.g., near Danzig/Gdansk) and the Oder River, with columns like this amid muddy retreats. By April, it was down to ~20 Panzer IVs (including variants) after heavy losses at Normandy and the Ardennes.Historical photos from March 1945 show similar camo schemes and SS crews in open fields near Gdynia or the Frisches Haff lagoon—matching the art's horizon.

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1945 03 East Prussia IS-2 Arkadiusz Wróbel

Identification: IS-2 Mod. 1944 "313"Location: Königsberg (East Prussia).Timeframe: April 1945.Unit: 72nd Guards Independent Heavy Tank Regiment.

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1945 03 Aachen British M10 Achilles Tank Destroyer

1945 02 Iwo Jima IJA Light Tank Type 95 Ha-Go Late Prod - Fine Molds

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