Tiger crew taking a break

Panzer IV &quot;1241&quot; of german 24. Panzer-Division in Northern Italy, November of 1943. The tactical number &quot;1241&quot; means 12th squadron, 4th platoon, tank 1. The 24th Panzer-Division was originally the 1st Cavalry Division, that's why the tank companies were still named &quot;squadrons&quot; out of cavalry tradition. Also the division's color of arms (on shoulder straps, collar tabs etc.) was not the common pink of tank forces but still cavalry's golden-yellow. Tank 1241 became &quot;famous&quot; because a well-known japanese company published it as a 1/35 scale model. The tank's driver/machine gunner, Prof. Dr. Armin Böttger, wrote down his war time experiences in the excellent book &quot;Im Panzer - Ich kam durch&quot; (Inside the tank - I made it through), after the war Böttger became a renowned dentist.

Famous 1241

The crew of a Pzkw III thaw the frozen mud around their tank -- vehicles stuck in the autumn were practically cemented in by the frost.