Pantherturm in Poland

Panther turrets (from battle damaged and retired vehicles along with specially manufactured ones) were also mounted in the fortifications. Turrets were mounted on the concrete (or wooden) emplacements or welded steel boxes, which housed the ammunition storage and fighting compartment along with crew quarters. Such emplacements were located in fortifications of Atlantic Wall, West Wall, Goten-Linie, Hitler Line and in the East.

Stand mit aufgesetztem Pantherturm I (Construction with a Panther tank turret)
Type of construction: wooden or concrete
Location: Szczecin (former German Stettin) , North-West Poland
Location - Polish Road Map
GoogleMaps location
Copy of the Google Maps view with detailed location - red dot
Date of the exploration: 10 Sept 2001
Owner: National Museum - Szczecin
Current location: 52 Army Maintenance Unit - Czarne near Szczecinek (summer 2005 - complete restored !!!)
All Photos (c) Copyright Krzysztof Motyl 2001 (11 Sept 2001)

Pantherturm Links
Preserved Pantherturm - Gerstfeldhöhe (Germany) (map & info)
Preserved Pantherturm - Gerstfeldhöhe (Germany) (photos)
Photos and 3D Drawing

Publications
"Stanowisko Fortyfikacyjne Pantherturm", Mariusz Skotnicki, Militaria i Fakty 2/2002 (12), (Polish)
"PzKpfw V Panther cz. 6", Waldemar Trojca, AJ-Press 2003, (Polish)

Models
MIG Productions