Panzerjäger "Matilda II"

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Bill Medland
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Panzerjäger "Matilda II"

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Have I discovered a rare version of a "Panzerjäger" local conversion?

It would seem to be a body of a british Matilda II, which has had the turret removed and a PAK gun fitted.

Source: a 3 second film clip taken from the Wochenschau (22nd December 1943), coastal defences in Denmark.

I thought at first it was a French Somua S-35, but I am now certain it is a Matilda II.
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http://beute.narod.ru/Beutepanzer/uk/A1 ... lda2-1.htm
http://beute.narod.ru/Beutepanzer/uk/A1 ... lda2-2.htm
(Picture from book Regenberger, Dr. Werner: Scheiben. Horst. "Beutepanzer unterm Balkenkreuz")
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It's certainly well armed! 2 MG34/13/15? and a PaK! Great picture Cam - Willi has a keen eye. Wonder if we could persuade a major museum somewhere to let us convert a Matilda? :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Looking at the link that Cam posted I have discovered the same identical AFV (compare the camouflage),
obviously taken from part of the original filmclip or a still shot taken at the same time.

Which according to the Wochenschau commentary places the AFV in Denmark during a visit of Feldmarshall Rommel, December 1943.

I assume that these are the Matilda AFVs captured in France 1940 and found their way to Denmark.

Cheers, Bill.
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