Chronology of World War II
Monday, March 13
Russian Soldiers Inspect a Panther
March 13, 1944, Russian soldiers, ankle deep in mud, inspect a Panther
Ausf.A
left behind by the Germans in Uman, Ukraine. this vehicle has the rare tow coupling introduced in November 1943. The distinctive horizontal
'Zimmerit'
indicates it is a rarely photographed
Demag
vehicle. Uman was a popular site for Russian propagandists, and a harbinger of the German retreats to follow in the summer of 1944.