Retreat from Ukraine 1944
 

The attached photo is of Gross Deutschland Panzer Div.departing an
unknown airfield in S.Ukraine summer 1944 towards Romania or Bessarabia

Unable to identify the airfield , the amphibious car and the modified
Tank . Help will be appreciated

Alex K

Re: Retreat from Ukraine 1944
 

Are you sure it is Panzergrenadier-Division Grossdeutschland? (GD was never designated a Panzer Division.) For the time frame stated GD never had it's own Panther tanks. In that period I/Pz.Rgt.26 was attached to GD as its own I-Abt was in France being formed up on Panthers and only returned to the Division late in the year.
The Panther in the photo has the turret number 501 which would indicate the 5.Kompanie which would be II-Abt but in GD the II-Abt were using Panzer IV's, not Panthers.

Could it be 24.Panzer-Division?

Re: Retreat from Ukraine 1944
 

Hello, the car is Schwimmwagen, probably Type 166.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Schwimmwagen

Regards, T.

Re: Retreat from Ukraine 1944
 

Hi Alex,

If memory serves, this is a Bundesarchiv photo.

The Panther Ausf. G “501”, Sd.Kfz. 251 and Schwimmwagen are from Kampfgruppe Muhlenkamp, 5.SS-Panzer Division "Wiking". The photo was probably taken in late July when the unit was involved in the counterattacks at Kamieniec-Litevski and relief of Gren. Btl. z.b.V. 560 in Eastern Poland.

Cheers,

David

Re: Retreat from Ukraine 1944
 

David .Tomas and Hucks ,

Thank you all , yes indeed is the Schwimmwagen 166 and yes most probably Viking and having said that the location may not even be Ukraine but Poland ....

Cheers
Alex K

Re: Retreat from Ukraine 1944
 

Hello David,

Please clear your private message inbox, I tried to send you one but was blocked because your inbox is full.

Regards,

Dan

Re: Retreat from Ukraine 1944
 

Hi Dan

You can contact me directly at expertenATbellaliant.net.

Cheers

David