Captured Panther tanks used by the British. Would like to learn more about the Panthers. Here is the story of Cuckoo. 79t
Nice. Brave guys to be driving around in a Panther even if if was wearing allied markings, especially when it was white washed. Allied fighter bombers would be a big worry. Surprised it stayed running for five months.
Mentioned a few times on forum. German Panther captured by 4th Coldstream Guards, Geijsteren castle on the banks of the Maas, 29 November 1944; IWM B 12184 | WW2Talk Captured Ammo and equipment Non-standard, substitute standard, and captured weapons in British and Commonwealth service Account: 3rd Tank Bn Scots Guards, Jul 1944 - May 1945 search forum for ''cuckoo panther'' quite alot of results. http://ww2talk.com/index.php?search/2606885/&q=cuckoo+panther&o=relevance
Something new on this topic (I hope!). Picture of Geijsteren Castle taken by me on a visit 3 or 4 years ago. Not much left of it.
There's film footage of "Cuckoo" being driven around by (I presume) the Scots Guards here: The Cuckoo footage starts at approx. 2.38.