Panzer Lehr on June 8th

[RichTO90]

Originally posted by John McGillivray
The “tanks” that Tony Foulds refers to are most likely SPW armoured halftracks, either from III./26 or II./902. The photo below is of a Stummel (Sd Kfz 251/9 Ausf D)

I think you are probably correct, although they could also be very well some of the Panzer IV of 12. SS or even possibly Lehr. II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 arrived with 50 Panzer IV operational at 1000 on 7 June and II./Panzer-Lehr-Regiment was assembling at Alencon about 0400 on 7 June, albeit they were short of fuel. So it is not inconceivable that "tanks" were engaged, it is only unlikely that they were Panthers.