Panther Ausf.G - War Monument Houffalize - walkaround.

This Panther Ausf.G. with turret number 111 originally came from I./24 and was with I./16 when it was knocked out. According to statements by veterans of the 116th PD and residents the tank fell over due to detonation pressure by dropped bombs into the Ourthe river and landed on the turret. Other sources say there never was any bombing on the day when the tank was driving over the bridge and it dropped into the river because of bridge failure, the damaged to the bottom of the tank was done by American soldiers looking for souvenirs. The crew of the Panther either way died because of the impact or drowned. This Panther was recovered out of the river Ourthe by French engineers on 20th September 1947. the remains of the crew killed in the attack were discovered when the Panther was pulled from the river. The Panther saved by the major of Wibrin that wanted several tanks to be placed as tourist spots for the future. Over time wheels and other bits were sold to tourist and the tank was left to the elements. It was taken to the Bastogne Barracks Museum in 2017 for restoration, it was then shipped to the The Krings Collection in Germany to restore the suspension system, tracks and wheels. And was shipped back in 2023 to Houffalize and was placed under a newly built roof adjacent to a small museum free to visit. ■ So want to help keep me and the channel going? supporting me on Patreon will get you access to extra content for three channels in total. ■ Support me on my Patreon  ■ Store: ■ Information obtained from several sites. ■ Wikipedia ■ tanks-encyclopedia ■ ■ preservedtanks ■ ■ ■ Some music is from the YouTube Audio Library. ■ Music used: Copyright fair use notice All media used in this video is used for the purpose of education under the terms of fair use. All footage and images used belong to their copyright holders.