Jagdpanther vs. Churchill - Normandy 1944

July 30,

1944

Normandy France advances with British armor and is about to encounter a new and fearsome German vehicle for the first time, with devastating consequences. Allied forces had successfully landed in Normandy on June 6, fighting their way through the mostly second-rate German coastal defense. units, but what had followed had not been a rapid advance to Paris, but rather a very difficult and bloody battle for Normandy, as well-equipped German infantry and panzer divisions had arrived to try to hold the Allied beachhead for weeks. British, American, Canadian and Polish forces had fought. slowly across the ancient Norman countryside battlefields consisting of high, almost impenetrable hedges known as bocaj sunken lanes fields and forests and ancient towns and villages terrain that favors the defender ideal country for ambush the allies launched a series of offensives to try to escape Normandy and the last was Operation Blue Coat in the British sector.

A plan to capture these strategically important 309 hills and affect the capture of the important road junction at Via Blue Coat was complementary to the American Operation Cobra which had breached the western flank of the Normandy beachhead and caused the 2nd Division Panzers would withdraw from the area facing the British to help stop the Americans. In the advance the British saw the opportunity to advance against the weak 320 6th Infantry Division and then drove 10 kilometers to secure point 309 and its new battle roads and on July 30 the 6th Brigade arrived. guard tanks made up of famous foot guard battalions. re-rolled from infantry to armored and equipped with the fearsome Churchill tank.

One of the battalions was found by the Scots Guards. The Scots Guards were founded in 1642 and are one of five foot guard regiments that protect the British monarch. The others are the Coldstream Grenadier Irish and Welsh Guards Many people do not realize that the soldiers who guard Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle in scarlet robes and bearskins are real soldiers who also serve in operations around the world and in Normandy, the 6th Guards Armored Brigade was in the thick of it. During action in his Churchill tanks, Churchill's tank infantry was heavily armored and sported a 75-millimeter main gun.

He was also famous for his extraordinary climbing skills. The basic design was boxed like a ham and was made up of flat plates bolted or riveted together. Churchill's frontal armor was an impressive 89 millimeters, unlike some late war German tanks and tank destroyers, it was not sloped and was thinner on the sides and the rear driver's position also offered very limited views. The tank was also very slow, driving only 8 miles per hour for approximately 15 kilometers per hour off the road, the Guardsmen easily broke through the German outer defenses and soon overcame the infantry support of the 15th Scottish Division.

Incredibly, the unsupported armor were allowed to advance six miles or about 10 kilometers completely alone, which proved to be a costly mistake for one of the brigade units the 3rd Battalion Scots Guards the Guards Armored Brigades The Grenadiers of The guards took the main objective of Hill 309, while the Scots Guards were ordered to protect the left flank by occupying another point on Hill 2 to 6. Leading the deployment was the squadron commanded by Major Willie Whitelaw, later a British politician. Very famously under the command of Margaret Thatcher, the squadron occupied a position on the left with the other squadrons at the centre-right and rear respectively, unbeknownst to the white law and the hostile eyes of their men watching the hidden squadron. near with three young Panther tank destroyers one of the most powerful armored vehicles of the Second World War the SDK has said that one seven three young Panther tank destroyers or hunters was based on the chassis of the famous Panther tank with which the Germans had tried to marry the powerful eight point 8 centimeter gun with a self propelled design but it failed the first attempt was the Ferdinand and the second was the NAS horn the Ferdinand was too heavy and the knutzhorn too small and was underpowered the yaagh panther prototype was shown to Hitler in the late From 1943 and production began in early

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the casemate armor was 80 millimeters at the front and 50 millimeters thick on the sides, but was also sloped to increase protection.

A five-man crew was completely enclosed within the armored box on top of the chassis. The barrel is eight-pointed and 8 centimeters long. It was the same one mounted on the infamous King Tiger tank. This weapon could destroy any type of allied tank with ease. The British officers had dismounted from their Churchill and were about to assemble for a group of orders when the Germans launched their ambush. It began with a wild artery and mortar bombardment so unexpected and intense that it had sent officers and men of the Scots Guards running towards their Churchills, which were quickly closed, but the first casualty was the tank Captain B Sands hit by a shell. of 150 millimeter artillery and knocked out at 6:10 p.m.

After 10 minutes of bombardment, artillery fire ceased and the German counterattack consisting of 3-yard Panthers was launched. The unit that carried out the attack through Thai panzerjäger six five four had only 25-yard Panthers during the French campaign and only one company. It was committed to fighting in Normandy with only 12 vehicles, but was still a formidable opponent in the defenders' paradise that was the Norman countryside. The British had not found the type before. The problem for the squadron was its exposed left rear caused by the failure of the Scots Guards Formation on the left to get Ford, the uf Panthers attacked from thick cover 400 or 600 yards from the left rear of the 1st Air Squadron to go with three Churchills from Hannon Cunningham's left troop who were guarding the left flank covered by fire from the other two young Panthers, one split up and advanced directly through the squadron's position firing at any Churchill had sought fire of response from the Churchill and at least one 75-millimeter shell hit was observed on the

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, which broke up and moved away towards the north at about the same time as a The second young Panther came Ford and joined the massacre, but was attacked by several churches and was expelled.

The German artillery had been deadly accurate. The Scots Guards sent in a troop that was eliminated, followed by the battalion's second-in-command, whose turret was blown off by Churchill. Clear the troop on the right also suffered severely at the hands of the two young Panthers the Scots Guards staggered the damage the action had lasted only two minutes but in their time the three young Panthers had managed to destroy 10 British Churchills plus another shot down the German artillery had destroyed a total of 11 vehicles with no apparent losses to the German squadron. By the end of the day there were only four operational Churchills left, but following the route taken by the two retreating young Panthers, the British discovered that the Germans had not been attacked.

As fortunate as first believed, the Panther that had stormed the squadron's position had retreated to an orchard half a mile to the east. In this position, the Scots Guards found several tracks of German tanks lying in an orchard that they believed to be in the In the German port area, four armored vehicles, half a mile ahead, found the yak Panther in a field next to the road. . Her crew would have set it on fire. The British officers took a first look. If this new weapon had been evident, this young Panther would have suffered. damage to the tract and it had been abandoned by its crew, but continuing forward the Scots Guards made an even better discovery half a mile beyond the burnt yaagh Panther had a small railway station in the village it was a completely intact example this vehicle It had a broken left track and some wheel damage, but for some reason the German crew was unable to destroy it.

The Yaagh Panther was recovered by the heavy recovery section of the 6th Guards Tank. The first example of this new weapon to fall into British hands. Thank you very much for watching, subscribe and share it. Also press the bell icon to receive notifications of my latest movies. You can also help support my channel via PayPal and Patreon details in the description box below.