Cologne Panther Killer gets Bronze Star 75 years later

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Cologne Panther Killer gets Bronze Star 75 years later

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Post by grockwood » Thu Sep 19, 2019 10:41 am

I read the book Spearhead and highly recommend it. Glad he was finally given the Bronze star.

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Post by Axis Nightmare » Thu Sep 19, 2019 11:53 am

I recall the Panther commander hesitated. Fatal mistake. Possibly because the Pershing was new to the theater and he might not have identified it immediately as hostile. It certainly didn't look like a Sherman or Churchill.
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Post by dannyc » Fri Sep 20, 2019 9:51 am

Axis Nightmare wrote:I recall the Panther commander hesitated. Fatal mistake. Possibly because the Pershing was new to the theater and he might not have identified it immediately as hostile. It certainly didn't look like a Sherman or Churchill.
If i remember correctly from the book that is exactly why. The commander of the panther thought it was a german tank. The book also follows one of the panther crew that smoyer met

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