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Cologne Panther Killer gets Bronze Star 75 years later
Re: Cologne Panther Killer gets Bronze Star 75 years later
I read the book Spearhead and highly recommend it. Glad he was finally given the Bronze star.
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Re: Cologne Panther Killer gets Bronze Star 75 years later
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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Re: Cologne Panther Killer gets Bronze Star 75 years later
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 metAxis 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.