Źródło: Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf.N (Fgst.Nr.74961) DAK s.Pz.Abt.501 #832 {001}{a}
1943.02
10. Panzer-Division
Panzer-Regiment 7, 8. Kompanie, Nr takt.: 832
Abandoned at Kzar Mezouar during Operation Ochsenkopf (Battle of Hunt's Gap), February 1943. Captured by British forces and shipped to the United Kingdom. [VEHICLE LOST]
Technical inspection by School of Tank Technology, Chobham, February 1944. Condition: non-runner, controls extremely rusty, electrical equipment entirely destroyed, no armour penetrations.
Current location: The Tank Museum, Bovington (United Kingdom)
Condition/Status: Vehicle sectioned (cutaway) for educational purposes — permanent exhibit at The Tank Museum. Origina
Current configuration: Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.N
Last assignment: 10. Panzer-Division / Panzer-Regiment 7
Identification verified by: The Tank Museum, Bovington
Rebuilds and Special Conversions
No conversions or special modifications registered for this vehicle.
Repair Log and Technical Events
1942.09
Vehicle equipped with a production series of three smoke grenade dischargers (Wurfbecher) fixed on each side of the turret, fired via Zuendschraube C 23 electrical igniters. A center tow bracket for a fuel trailer was welded to the hull rear.
Źródło: Panzer Tracts 03-3, p. 3-3-60
1944.02
STT inspection, Chobham, February 1944. Engine not started, condition not ascertained; auxiliaries not materially damaged. Controls in very rusty condition; no damage to transmission or steering units. No armour penetrations; vehicle constructionally sound. Entire electrical equipment rendered unserviceable — leads torn away, components removed; all instruments in both compartments deficient or badly damaged. Breech block and mechanism of 7.5cm Kw.K. deficient, gun in too poor condition to be serviceable; hydraulic recoil reservoir empty, indicating window broken, system unserviceable; both sighting devices deficient. Extensive stowage deficiencies: tools (shovel, crowbar, wirecutters, entrenching tool), fire extinguisher, Notek tail light, tow ropes, track puller, binoculars, 2 W/T sets, headsets, crew optics, smoke generator switch boxes.
Six electrically fired smoke generator dischargers (3 per turret side), identical to those fitted to Pz.Kw.VI Tiger — described in S.T.T. Preliminary Report No. 19 (December 1943).
Pz.Kpfw. III tank Ausf.N (Fgst.Nr. 74961), Deutsches Afrikakorps, schwere Panzer-Abteilung 501, tactical number 832, El Guettar, Tunisia, March 1943. Production: MNH, Hannover, 1942.07.
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Pz.Kpfw. III tank Ausf.N (Fgst.Nr. 74961), Deutsches Afrikakorps, schwere Panzer-Abteilung 501, tactical number 832, El Guettar, Tunisia, March 1943. Production: MNH, Hannover, 1942.07.
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Pz.Kpfw. III tank Ausf.N (Fgst.Nr. 74961), Deutsches Afrikakorps, schwere Panzer-Abteilung 501, tactical number 832, El Guettar, Tunisia, March 1943. Production: MNH, Hannover, 1942.07.
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Pz.Kpfw. III tank Ausf.N (Fgst.Nr. 74961), Deutsches Afrikakorps, schwere Panzer-Abteilung 501, tactical number 832, El Guettar, Tunisia, March 1943. Production: MNH, Hannover, 1942.07.
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Pz.Kpfw. III tank Ausf.N (Fgst.Nr. 74961), Deutsches Afrikakorps, schwere Panzer-Abteilung 501, tactical number 832, El Guettar, Tunisia, March 1943. Production: MNH, Hannover, 1942.07.
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Pz.Kpfw. III tank Ausf.N (Fgst.Nr. 74961), Deutsches Afrikakorps, schwere Panzer-Abteilung 501, tactical number 832, El Guettar, Tunisia, March 1943. Production: MNH, Hannover, 1942.07.
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Pz.Kpfw. III tank Ausf.N (Fgst.Nr. 74961), Deutsches Afrikakorps, schwere Panzer-Abteilung 501, tactical number 832, El Guettar, Tunisia, March 1943. Production: MNH, Hannover, 1942.07.
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Pz.Kpfw. III tank Ausf.N (Fgst.Nr. 74961), Deutsches Afrikakorps, schwere Panzer-Abteilung 501, tactical number 832, El Guettar, Tunisia, March 1943. Production: MNH, Hannover, 1942.07.
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Pz.Kpfw. III tank Ausf.N (Fgst.Nr. 74961), Deutsches Afrikakorps, schwere Panzer-Abteilung 501, tactical number 832, UK, 194x. Production: MNH, Hannover, 1942.07.
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tank visible in the photo
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Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf.N (Fgst.Nr. 74961) — top view of superstructure: 7.5cm Kw.K. (short) gun mantlet, 10. Panzer-Division emblem (yellow panther) and red rhomboid with "S" on the superstructure top plate. The Tank Museum, Bovington, 2024.
Fot. Craig Moore
Craig Moore
Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf.N (Fgst.Nr. 74961) — front-left view (cutaway side). Tactical number "8" (first digit of 832) visible on turret rear plate. Hull sectioned along the longitudinal axis — vehicle interior exposed. The Tank Museum, Bovington, 2024.
Fot. Craig Moore
Craig Moore
Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf.N (Fgst.Nr. 74961) — close-up of unit markings on superstructure side: 10. Panzer-Division emblem (yellow panther with black outline) and red rhomboid with "S" — formation sign of s.Pz.Abt. 501 / Pz.Rgt. 7. The Tank Museum, Bovington, 2024.
Fot. Craig Moore
Craig Moore
Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf.N (Fgst.Nr. 74961) — right (intact) side view: tactical number "832" (8. Kompanie, vehicle no. 2) on the turret, Balkenkreuz on the superstructure. Background: "The Tunisian Campaign, November 1942 – May 1943" exhibition. The Tank Museum, Bovington, 2024.
Fot. Craig Moore
Craig Moore
Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf.N (Fgst.Nr. 74961) — fighting compartment interior: recoil guard inscribed "Luftvorholerdruck 32kg/cm²", turret traverse mechanism. Crew positions labelled by the museum: (2) gunner, (3) loader and radio operator, (7/8) commander. The Tank Museum, Bovington, 2024.
