Wow, seen some of that before, but some new too. Pretty intense. Looked like that one guy was leisurely crossing the street when the tracers started flying.
Thats some pretty cut and pasted clips.
The part with the Panther was from an actual duel with a Pershing tank in '45.
Yeah, well know footage.Originally Posted by Hellfish6
The tank crew balling out from the Sherman scene, is "new" to me. Terrible footage.
I don't know if is just my eyes, but the tanker that scapes and fells on the Sherman's engine deck seems to had part of his left leg blown up and seems it stills smoking. Watch carefuly... even stills smoking.
Terrible.
he did - he bled to death shortly after crawling off the tank.
Was that Cologne where the fighting was taking place?!
Yeah. Thats where the Pershing/Panther duel was.
Wow. I have never seen a WWII scene like these.he did - he bled to death shortly after crawling off the tank.
Again, terrible.
R.I.P.
Yeah, most probably. Duno if the entire footage is during the capture of Koln, tough.
It was Cologne. I have seen stills of the American tanker being rescued. Notice the German getting cut in half by the Sherman? RIP all.
I see no Pershing in the clip and AFAIK the first Pershing arived in europe after the end of the battles. (source: "In Action" from squadron/signal)
Thats because the clip is really edited.
Part of the clip is between a M-26 and a Panther.
neverminds
Last edited by B25Hmitchell; 12-07-2006 at 03:42 PM.
It's in this video:
John DeRiggi's tank, an M26, heading for Central Square in Cologne. Sergeant Early is pictured at left, John DeRiggi is pictured at right. Courtesy of Phil DeRiggi
3rd Armored Division tank, as they fired at the German Mark V Panther Tank that was parked in front of the Cathedral. This and the following pictures from Phil DeRiggi's webpage were taken by an Army frontline photographer, Sergeant Jim Bates. More information about the tank and the capture of Cologne can be found on Phil's page for his brother John, who passed away October 08, 2005. John was member of the crew. The crew of this tank: Assistant Driver, Homer Davis, Tank Commander, Robert Early, Gunner, Clarence Smoyer, Assistant Gunner, John DeRiggi, and Driver, William McVey. Photo courtesy of John DeRiggi's brother Phil DeRiggi
View the images here:3rd Armored Division Tankers Under Fire. March 6, 1945. www.3ad.com comment:
In one of the great, overlooked photos of WWII, two Spearhead tank crewmen have left their Sherman (at left) moments after another Sherman (at right) took a hit from a German Panther tank (out of sight). The original newswire caption reads that one crewman is running to aid any survivors in the smoking Sherman, while the other is running toward the camera for a medic. The towering Cologne Cathedral can be seen in the background.
http://www.anicursor.com/colpicwar.html (source for images)
http://www.anicursor.com/colpicwar2.html (detailed account of the tank battle)
Greater clarity video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...16787641857936
Last edited by He219; 12-07-2006 at 03:50 PM.
just to confirm is this a pershing being knocked out or a panther? and did you notice how the two guys just leave their buddy trying to climb out of the turret? before the other tanks shoots the turret, terrible.
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