German surrender of a JagdTiger equipped company of the 512th Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion ( 512th sJgdPzAbt) at Iserlohn, Germany. The company was under the command of Knights Cross holder Hauptmann Albert Ernst and he chose to surrender the town and his unit to the Americans rather then see its destruction. German soldiers pile their arms and ammunition on the ground in the Iserlohn town square, including Panzerfaust anti-tank weapons and Bordwaffen vehicle machine guns. German Jagdtiger tank destroyers loaded with German soldiers, German armored trucks, and German personnel carriers move slowly through Town Square to surrender to the troops of the U.S. Army 99th Infantry Division. Buildings in the background. Civilians watch as German soldiers pass. Several civilians wave. (World War II period).
German tanks at secret Henschel tank testing grounds (Henschel Panzerversuchsstation), at Haustenbeck, a village in the center of the Sennelager training area, West of Oesterholz and Schlangen, and East of Lager Staumühle. Germany. A Tiger II (AKA Royal Tiger or King Tiger) Tank wades through a water obstacle. The tanks had been fitted with a snorkel system to allow passage across river beds. Suspension and bogey system of the Royal Tiger Tank. Comparison of unfinished chassis of the German E-100 experimental super heavy tank with the light Valentine Tank. Several parked tanks seen at end of clip, including a German Jagdtiger heavy tank destroyer.
Postwar testing of German Armor at Henschel tank testing grounds (Henschel Panzerversuchsstation) at Haustenbeck, a village in the center of the Sennelager training area, West of Oesterholz and Schlangen, and East of Lager Staumühle. Germany. Comparison of unfinished chassis of the E-100 experimental super heavy tank with the light Valentine Tank. 76 mm antitank gun on Valentine chassis fires big guns. British soldier points out holes made in the 80 mm armor plate. Several British soldiers sit on a tank. (World War II period).
German Jagdtiger tank destroyer, with "Porsche" running gear, being tested at tank testing grounds associated with the Henschel Werk III tank factory in Mittelfeld near Kassel, Germany, soon after conclusion of World War 2 in Europe. Tank is tested in forward and reverse. Affect of running in piled dirt is evaluated. (The filmed Vehicle is # 305004, which was eventually shipped back to the UK and is now at the Tank Museum at Bovington.)
Allies post-war testing of German tanks at testing grounds near the Henschel tank manufacturing works (Werk III) in Mittelfeld, near Kassel, Germany. Tiger cub tank with plow attached rolls across terrain and digs a ditch. The ditch is inspected by several civilians. Detail of bogey wheel suspension on 30-ton Tiger Tank.
Sixth Armored Division of United States Army drives through Altenburg in Germany. Armored vehicles move through town past civilians. Houses in the background. Town burns in the foreground. Smoke rises up in the sky. U.S. tanks move across open field. Two U.S. soldiers discover a very young German soldier in a foxhole. The young German soldier surrenders. U.S. soldiers on the tanks. German prisoners march along road past U.S. vehicles. (World War II period).
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