Panther '534' of Division Wiking in Poland

Having pushed to the row of farmhouses, Panzerkampfwagen V Panther '534' is now positioned to the right side of SS-Untersturmführer Gerhard Mahn's SPW (Schützenpanzerwagen). The tank commander transverse the turret as he looks for target. The 7.5 cm Kampfwagen Kanone 42/L70 could fire both high explosive and armored piercing ammunition; the amount of each type of shell carried was dependent upon the mission. In addition to the main gun, each Panther was armed with two MG-34 machine guns, with a total of 4,200 rounds of ammunition carried aboard the vehicle. The picture was taken by SS-Kriegsberichter Ernst Baumann at Nurzec-Stacja, northeastern Poland, on 22 July 1944.

Source :

Book "Kampfgruppe Mühlenkamp: 5. SS-Panzer-Division Wiking, Eastern Poland, July 1944" by Douglas E. Nash and Remy Spezzano 

Wiking Panther and Halftrack during Attack

Panzerkampfwagen V Panther '534' of SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 / 5.SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking" moves ahead into the farmyard. Contact is imminent, as shown by the tank commander taking cover inside his cupola. SS-Untersturmführer Gerhard Mahn (left, Chef 11.Kompanie / III.Bataillon / SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania" / 5.SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking") and his men continue to keep their heads down in case any Soviet infantry are encountered. Hanging inside the vehicle to the right of the Grenadier are three essential pieces of field equipment familiar to every German soldier: a Brotbeutel (bread bag), Essgeschirr (mess kit), and Feldflasche (canteen). The picture was taken by SS-Kriegsberichter Ernst Baumann at Nurzec-Stacja, northeastern Poland, on 22 July 1944.

Source :

Book "Kampfgruppe Mühlenkamp: 5. SS-Panzer-Division Wiking, Eastern Poland, July 1944" by Douglas E. Nash and Remy Spezzano