My Ardennes Trip, February 2008

Owen · 23-02-2008, 11:37 PM

Just got back today from a week at Trois Ponts , Belgium.
Have many photos to post but it's getting late and it's been a long day travelling back so I'll just post these of the La Gleize King Tiger for now.
Went to see it on the Sunday when the Museum was open.
Later in the week I accidentally deleted the front view I took so had to pop back and retake some more.
It was the only wet day we had that's why some photos are in sunshine others in drizzle.

von Poop · 23-02-2008, 11:47 PM

Very nice shots mate, looks in good order at the moment.
Wonder if thos front gouges are from the Bazooka practice it was used for?

Paul Reed · 23-02-2008, 11:54 PM

Good photos Owen - La Gleize is one of my favourite places in the Ardennes.

Slipdigit · 24-02-2008, 12:58 AM

jealous jealous jealous. But I like the pics...get us more when you can.

mollusc · 24-02-2008, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Von Poop

Very nice shots mate, looks in good order at the moment.
Wonder if thos front gouges are from the Bazooka practice it was used for?

Shots all all AP Von Poop - they are nice scoops and show deflection - hollow charge would not. IT was another KT that was used for target practice.

Martin Bull · 24-02-2008, 01:01 PM

Thanks for posting the pics, Owen. I've visited La Gleize many times over the years and it's good to see the King Tiger preserved on its original battlefield.

( Incidentally, the story goes that the Tiger 'cost' the village a bottle of cognac - which must be the militaria bargain of all time and a great investment in view of the numbers of battlefield tourists who visit every year

)

Owen · 24-02-2008, 01:27 PM

Here are some from Trois Ponts, memorials to the Us Army that fought there, the Belguim civilians killed there , a few "Then & Nows" from 1940, from ATB Blitzkrieg In The West and a GMC that was outside the supermarket on Friday.
Read about the 51st Engineers here.
http://www.usace.army.mil/publicatio...1-38/basic.pdf

Owen · 24-02-2008, 01:31 PM

As for King Tiger read here.
Restoration of 213

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The frontal armor of 213 (in an earlier paint scheme). The solid shot lodged at the junction of the armor plates is approximately 75mm, but was probably fired from close range by a US tank crew after the battle to "see what they could do." None of the Shermans of TF McGeorge could have penetrated the Tiger's armor like this during the battle on 22 December.

Paul Reed · 24-02-2008, 02:26 PM

Excellent Then & Nows mate!

Gotthard Heinrici · 24-02-2008, 06:14 PM

fantastic pics mate. really well done. Great to see you back!

23-02-2008, 11:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Owen Grumpy Old Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 12,924	My Ardennes Trip, February 2008 Just got back today from a week at Trois Ponts , Belgium. Have many photos to post but it's getting late and it's been a long day travelling back so I'll just post these of the La Gleize King Tiger for now. Went to see it on the Sunday when the Museum was open. Later in the week I accidentally deleted the front view I took so had to pop back and retake some more. It was the only wet day we had that's why some photos are in sunshine others in drizzle.

23-02-2008, 11:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
Paul Reed Ubique Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent/France Posts: 5,498	Good photos Owen - La Gleize is one of my favourite places in the Ardennes. __________________ "The only way you get out of infantry is on a stretcher or six feet under..." Battlefields of WW2: The Guide to visiting WW2 Battlefields. www.ww2battlefields.com

24-02-2008, 12:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
Slipdigit The Dixie Division Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: American by birth, Southern by the grace of God Posts: 2,249	jealous jealous jealous. But I like the pics...get us more when you can. __________________ Warmest Regards, Jeff The Bonnie Blue Flag *

24-02-2008, 01:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
Owen Grumpy Old Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 12,924	Trois Ponts views Here are some from Trois Ponts, memorials to the Us Army that fought there, the Belguim civilians killed there , a few "Then & Nows" from 1940, from ATB Blitzkrieg In The West and a GMC that was outside the supermarket on Friday. Read about the 51st Engineers here. http://www.usace.army.mil/publicatio...1-38/basic.pdf

24-02-2008, 02:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
Paul Reed Ubique Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent/France Posts: 5,498	Excellent Then & Nows mate! __________________ "The only way you get out of infantry is on a stretcher or six feet under..." Battlefields of WW2: The Guide to visiting WW2 Battlefields. www.ww2battlefields.com

23-02-2008, 11:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
von Poop Administrator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 9,475	Very nice shots mate, looks in good order at the moment. Wonder if thos front gouges are from the Bazooka practice it was used for?

24-02-2008, 01:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
Martin Bull Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London Posts: 50	Thanks for posting the pics, Owen. I've visited La Gleize many times over the years and it's good to see the King Tiger preserved on its original battlefield. ( Incidentally, the story goes that the Tiger 'cost' the village a bottle of cognac - which must be the militaria bargain of all time and a great investment in view of the numbers of battlefield tourists who visit every year )

24-02-2008, 06:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
Gotthard Heinrici The Wiggles are ok! Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,548	fantastic pics mate. really well done. Great to see you back! __________________ *"The Eastern front is like a house of cards. If the front is broken through at one point all the rest will collapse."* - General Heinz Guderian Lead Singer with PROUDFOOT

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