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Series	TankPower
Title	PzKpfw V Panther vol.8
Réf	08
Description	The Panzer V tank - Panther vol.8

The SdKfz 171 Panzer V Panther was a medium tank used by the German army during World War II, from July 1943 at the Battle of Kursk, until May 8, 1945. Designed to counter the Soviet T-34 tank, and replace the panzer III and IV, its Rheinmetall 7.5-cm KwK 42 L/70 gun fired piercing projectiles at a speed of 940 m/s, and 1,120 m/s with the tungsten-tipped Panzergranate 40/42, capable of punching 106 mm of armour at 2000 metres, performance superior to Tiger I's 8.8-cm KwK 36 L/56 gun.

Source: Wikipedia

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Panzerkampfwagen VI Königstiger - WalkAround

Panzerkampfwagen VI – Königstiger – SdKfz.182
Country	Nazi Germany
Role	Heavy tank
In service	1944–1945
Built	492

The Tiger II is a German heavy tank of the Second World War. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B, often shortened to Tiger B. The ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 182. It is also known under the informal name King's Tiger (the German name for the Bengal tiger), often translated literally as Royal Tiger, or somewhat incorrectly as King Tiger by Allied soldiers, especially by American forces

Source: Königstiger on Wikipedia Vu sur le forum

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Aj-Press - Tank Power 06 - Panther variants in Color

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Série	TankPower
Titre	Panther variants in Color
Réf	06
Description	Le char Panzer V – Panther en couleur

Le SdKfz 171 Panzer V Panther était un char moyen utilisé par l’armée allemande pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, de juillet 1943 lors de la bataille de koursk, jusqu’au 8 mai 1945. Conçu pour contrer le char T-34 soviétique, et remplacer les panzer III et IV, son canon Rheinmetall 7,5-cm KwK 42 L/70 tirait des projectiles perforants à une vitesse de 940 m/s, et 1 120 m/s avec la Panzergranate 40/42 à pointe en tungstène, capable de perforer 106 mm de blindage à 2000 mètres, performances supérieures au canon 8,8-cm KwK 36 L/56 du Tiger I.

Source: Wikipedia

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Aj-Press - Tank Power 05 - PzKpfw V Panther (Vol.5)

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Series	TankPower
Title	PzKpfw V Panther vol.5
Réf	05
Description	The Panzer V tank - Panther vol.5

Source: Wikipedia

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T-34
Pays	Ussr
Description	The T-34 medium tank
Description	Photo album of a tank T-34

The T-34 was a medium tank that entered service in 1940 with the Red Army. At the time, it was a remarkable balance between the three major factors that defined the quality of an armoured vehicle: firepower, protection and mobility.

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Series	TankPower
Title	PzKpfw V Panther vol.4
Réf	04
Description	The Panzer V tank - Panther vol.4

The SdKfz 171 Panzer V Panther was a medium tank used by the German army during World War II, from July 1943 at the Battle of Kursk, until May 8, 1945. The Panther Designed to counter the Soviet T-34 tank, and replace the panzer III and IV, its Rheinmetall 7.5-cm KwK 42 L/70 gun fired piercing projectiles at a speed of 940 m/s, and 1,120 m/s with the tungsten-tipped Panzergranate 40/42, capable of punching 106 mm of armour at 2000 metres, performance superior to Tiger I's 8.8-cm KwK 36 L/56 gun.

Source: Panther sur Wikipedia

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KV-1 – KV-2
Pays	URSS
Description	Les chars lourds KV-1 et KV-2
Mots clés	Kliment Voroshilov Kv

Album photo sur les chars KV-1 et KV-2, Le char Kliment Voroshilov (KV) est un char de rupture soviétique. Il fut une désagréable surprise pour la Wehrmacht lors de l’opération Barbarossa : il était à l’époque quasiment invulnérable à toutes ses armes excepté le canon antiaérien Flak de 88 mm et des tirs directs d’artillerie.

Source: KV-1 sur Wikipedia

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Aj-Press - Tank Power 03 - PzKpfw. V Panther vol.3

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Series	TankPower
Title	PzKpfw V Panther vol.3
Réf	03
Description	Le char Panzer V – Panther vol.3

Source: Wikipedia

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Normandy 1944
Pays	France
Description	Album of 268 photos location Normandy 1944

The battle of Normandy is one of the great battles of the Second World War in the European theatre. It takes place between June and August 1944 in Normandy, and allows the Allied forces to open a new front in Europe, facing the German troops. It began on June 6, 1944 — called D-Day or Operation Overlord — with the landing and parachuting of the first Allied troops on and around the beaches of western Calvados and eastern Cotentin and ending between the 19th (first Allied units crossing the Seine) and 21 August (closing of the Falaise pocket), paving the way for the Liberation of Paris on 25 August. Some historians consider that the Battle of Normandy ends on 12 September with the liberation of Le Havre.

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