A pair of Panzerkampfwagen IIIs (probably Ausf.Js) flank a Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.G or H. as seen through the view port of an accompanying AFV. All of these panzers have turret and hull “Schurzen” armor skirts, which were designed to protect their thinner sides from Soviet anti-tank rifle fire. Note the tactical number, "560" on the turret Schurzen of the Pz.Kpfw.lll at left, and what may be a periscope projecting from the roof of the Pz.Kpfw.lIl at right. If this is so, the panzer is probably a Beobachtungspanzerwagen (armored artillery observation vehicle).
Source :
Book "Panzer Vor: German Armor At War 1939-45" by Frank V. De Sisto
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