Panther restoration (CWM)

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Some more background on one of Farley Mowat's war trophy's, a Sturmgeschütz III. What I found interesting to read is that it was captured in the Amsterdam area, close to my home town.

Sturmgeschütz III, CFB Shilo, Manitoba, 1973. According to documentation compiled May -Oct 1945 and filed by Captain Farley Mowat with the Historical Section in Ottawa, registered in the Archives 10 Sep 1946, this vehicle is identified as Item 4 on Page 12 as a 7.5-cm StuG 40 (L-43) Assault Gun mounted on a Mk. III tank chassis. This "specimen had been assigned to the defence of Amsterdam but did not come into action there. It was recovered from the Germans after surrender, by the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada." Specimen Data: 1. Identity: Fahrgestall (Engine) No. 96105, Gun No. R540. This vehicle was in running order when shipped to Canada.

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This StuG III was one of two located at CFB Shilo up through the 1970s. It was loaned to a museum in Calgary, but later sold to an American collector who restored it to running condition using an. engine from a firetruck. It was recently shipped to England, where it is shown here undergoing restoraton for a Museum in Belgium.

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A second StuG had been out in the range area at CFB Shilo as a location marker, identity unknown. It appears to have gone back to Germany in exchange for the German Jagdpanzer Kanone 90-mm Tank Destroyer shown on this website.

Source: http://silverhawkauthor.com/armoured...itoba_434.html

[Alex van de Wetering]

It was recently shipped to England, where it is shown here undergoing restoraton for a Museum in Belgium.

I think it was featured in one of the UK or French MV magazines some months ago and I think the restro was finished in the meantime.