Sunday, January 31, 2021

Erich Löwe sits atop Panzer III

 

Major Erich Löwe sits atop his Panzer III command tank. He received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 4 September 1940 as Hauptmann and Chef 3.Kompanie / Panzer-Abteilung 65 / 6.Panzer-Division. Löwe was killed on 23 December 1943 in Losovka, Russia. He was posthumously promoted to Oberstleutnant and awarded the Eichenlaub for his Ritterkreuz on 8 February 1944.


Source :
Denis Daum photo collection
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