Tank memorial, Tank memorial in Celles, Belgium

The Tank memorial in Celles is a Panzerkampfwagen V Panther, a turretless assault gun version with a long gun barrel fixed in an angular superstructure. It stands at the junction of the N94 Route de Neufchâteau and the N910 Route d'Achêne, northwest of the village. The vehicle is painted in broad tan, dark green and reddish-brown camouflage stripes, with a white-outlined black cross on the right side of the superstructure and a row of small circular holes along the front lower hull edge.

This Panther tank led Kampfgruppe von Cochenhausen during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944. On the morning of 24 December 1944 it struck a mine and was put out of action. It was later placed at the crossroads in Celles, near the spot where it was disabled. It is one of three surviving Panther tanks in the Ardennes, alongside those at Houffalize and Grandmenil.

The Panther carries a black cross with white outline on its right superstructure side, the Balkenkreuz marking of the German Wehrmacht. The tank stands at the fork of the N94 and N910 northwest of Celles, near the spot where it was disabled, and is one of three surviving Panther tanks in the Ardennes, alongside those at Houffalize and Grandmenil.

The memorial is accessible year-round at no cost and can be visited on foot at any time. The site is straightforward to navigate, and spending a short time reading the information panels provides a good understanding of what happened there.

The Panther was the lead tank of Kampfgruppe von Cochenhausen during the Battle of the Bulge; on the morning of 24 December 1944 it struck a mine and was disabled. It now stands at the N94/N910 junction near Celles, one of only three surviving Panther tanks in the Ardennes, alongside those at Houffalize and Grandmenil.