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| German Panzerkampfwagen or PzKpfw III and IV Track Link, late type, above two photos. The track link shown above is the late improved style that has a solid center track tooth. This track has the raised "V" on the face or ground mating surface with severe wear indicating quite a bit of use. The track is marked with the manufacturer code: "bdh" and the roman numeral II, possibly for the second style of production. This track link was recovered from Germany. |
| German Panzerkampfwagen III or PzKpfw III Track Road Wheel, above two photos. The German PzKpfw III used a very different style of road wheel than PzKpfw IV. The road wheel on the Panzer III had six large holes and six small holes around the center axle on both sided. This road wheel was recovered from Kurland, Latvia. It has been restored with ordnance tan paint. The center hub cap is missing. |
| GERMAN PANZER PARTS |
| German Panzerkampfwagen or PzKpfw III and IV Track Links, early type, above two photos. The track links shown above are the early style that have an open center track tooth. These tracks do not have the raised "V" on the face or ground mating surface. Both tracks are marked with the manufacturer code: "boy". These track links were recovered from Kurland, Latvia. |
| German Panzerkampfwagen or PzKpfw III and IV Track Link, late type, above two photos. The track link shown above is the late improved style that has a solid center track tooth. This track has the raised "V" on the face or ground mating surface with minimal wear. The track is marked with the manufacturer code: "oxo" and 2034. This track link was recovered from Kurland, Latvia. |
| German Panzerkampfwagen III or PzKpfw III Track Return Wheel, above two photos. The German PzKpfw III used a very different style of track return wheel than PzKpfw IV. The rubber wheel is marked: CONTINENTAL No 723 with the size marking obscured due to wear damage. This wheel has suffered violent damage to edge of the steel rim. Casting seams on the face of the rubber indicate very minimal use. This road wheel was recovered from Germany. |
| German SdKfz 251 Half Track, Track Links, above two photos. These track links were recovered from Germany. |
| German Panzerkampfwagen or PzKpfw II Track Links, above two photos. These track links were recovered from Germany. |
| German Panzerkampfwagen III or PzKpfw III Track Road Wheel, above two photos. The photo on the left shows the original ordnance tan paint over sprayed on the rubber part of the road wheel. The paint on the steel part of the wheel is new. The rubber wheel is marked with the maker: FULDA, the size: 520/95 - 397 and 50753 0 32K 3, which may indicate the production lot number. |
| German Panzerkampfwagen or PzKpfw III and IV Track Links, above two photos. The German PzKpfw III and PzKpfw IV used the same style of track. Both early and late style of tracks are shown above and are discussed individually below. The track pins shown in the left photo were recovered from Bastogne, Belgium. |
| German Panzerkampfwagen or PzKpfw III and IV Track Link, early type, above two photos. The track link shown above is the early style that has an open center track tooth. These tracks do not have the raised "V" on the face or ground mating surface. The track is marked with the manufacturer code: CKC. This track has the remains of ordnance tan paint, which may indicate that this was a spare track applied to the outside of the tank for additional armor. This track link was recovered from Germany. |
| The German PzKpfw III Ausf L, in the left photo, is from the 10th Panzer Division in North Africa (Nord Afrika). The unit code for the 10th Panzer Division: YIII is painted in yellow next to the radio operator/machine gun position. This Panzer III has been knocked out in Tunisia, in 1943. There are at least seven shell holes in this side of the tank, possibly from a British 6 pound gun. |
| German Panzerkampfwagen III or PzKpfw III Track Return Wheel, above two photos. The rubber wheel is marked: No 723 CONTINENTAL (310) 70-203 7 KO. This wheel has suffered violent damage due to the destruction of this Panzer III. The outer rubber wheel has the remains of ordnance tan paint over spray. The outer wheel center cap was torn off during the explosion leaving the six seared bolts inside. The inside wheel rubber has been almost completely blown off. The inside bearing race was torn when the wheel was blown off of the tank. Casting seams on the face of the rubber indicate moderate use. This road wheel was recovered from a forest near Birx in Thüringen, Germany 2011. It has been crushed glass blasted and repainted in red oxide primer. |
| German Panzerkampfwagen III or PzKpfw III Track Return Wheel, above two photos. The outer rubber wheel is marked: No 723 CONTINENTAL 310/70-203 10 A08 2N. The inner rubber wheel is marked: No 723 CONTINENTAL (310) 70-203 8 KO. This wheel has suffered violent damage due to the destruction of this Panzer III. The outside wheel has been completely blown off. The wheel axle remains attached to the center of the wheel. Casting seams on the face of the rubber indicate minimal use. This road wheel was recovered from a forest near Birx in Thüringen, Germany 2011. It has been crushed glass blasted and repainted in red oxide primer. |
| German Panzerkampfwagen III or PzKpfw III Track Return Wheel Support, above left photo. The return wheel support has raised cast markings: 18 39007\1 It has been crushed glass blasted and repainted in red oxide primer. This support was recovered from Belgium in 2011. German Panzerkampfwagen III or PzKpfw III Track Road Wheel Center Cap, above right photo. It has been crushed glass blasted and repainted in red oxide primer. The two holes that penetrate the cap were caused from bullets or shrapnel vice oxidation. The center cap was recovered from Kurland, Latvia in 2011. |
| German Panzerkampfwagen III or PzKpfw III Rear Maintenance Cover, above photo. This cover was mounted on the rear of the Panzer III for access to the engine. It has been crushed glass blasted and repainted in red oxide primer. This cover was recovered from Belgium in 2011. |
| Panzer Tool Box, above left photo. This tool box was found outside of Luxembourg in the 1990s. When it was found it was completely oxidized. This box has been crushed glass blasted and repainted with red oxide primer and ordnance tan paint. No markings are visible. Panzer Bolts and Hardware, above right photo. The bolts pictured above were found in the tool box pictured on the left. Many of the bolts are painted in ordnance tan paint. It is not known if the bolts and hardware came from one vehicle or multiple vehicles during maintenance. |
| Panzer Bolts and Hardware, above right two photos. This is a close up of the bolts pictured above. Many of the bolts are painted in ordnance tan paint. All of the bolts are painted in red oxide primer. Several of the bolts have overspray of green paint during camouflaging of the vehicle. It is not known if the bolts and hardware came from one vehicle or multiple vehicles during maintenance. |
| German Panzerkampfwagen or PzKpfw III Track Links, above two photos. These five track links came from a Panzer III that was destroyed. These links were found at the same site as the road wheels pictured above. Note that the track link on the far left and far right have been sheared in half due to the violent explosion of this tank. The Panzer III that these tracks came from had considerable service use as indicated by the heavy wear on the face of all track surfaces. At least two of the links have the manufacturer mark CKC on the bottom. All five track links were recovered from a forest near Birx in Thüringen, Germany 2011. |
