Tank memorial, Tank memorial at Grandménil crossroads, Belgium
The Tank Memorial in Grandmenil displays a Panzerkampfwagen V Panther Ausf. G on pale gravel at the corner of Rue d'Érezée (N807) and Rue Alphonse Poncelet. The hull carries three-tone camouflage of dark yellow, green and brown, with interleaved track links and two large front road wheels on the near side. A black sign reads "PANTHER Ausf. G" above "2X1E2/44"; a slate plaque stands to the left and a low post-and-chain barrier surrounds the display.
In December 1944 this Panther served with the 2. SS-Panzer-Division Das Reich during the Battle of the Ardennes, fighting the US 75th Infantry Division and 3rd Armored Division. During the German retreat it ran short of fuel and was left behind by its crew in a meadow. It is one of three Panther tanks remaining in the Ardennes, alongside those at Celles and Houffalize.
The Panther stands at the crossroads of Rue d'Érezée and Rue Alphonse Poncelet, and the nearby Manhay History 44 Museum is seeking funds to restore it. It is one of three Panther tanks left in the Ardennes, together with those at Celles and Houffalize.
The Panther stands outdoors on a gravel bed at the junction of Rue d'Érezée (N807) and Rue Alphonse Poncelet, in the east of Grandmenil, ringed by a low post-and-chain barrier. A black sign in front identifies it as "PANTHER Ausf. G" with the marking 2X1E2/44, and a slate plaque stands to the left. The Manhay History 44 Museum nearby is seeking funds to restore the tank.
The tank was left standing after the fighting because fuel had run out and German crews had no way to move or destroy it. The vehicle was later preserved and displayed where it stopped as a symbol of the failed German push.
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