Considering the shape of gun cover for socle-mounted cannon, 2nd lot roof, no additional armor plat for machine gun mounts, it could be A7V No.526 or 527
But there is no name or scratch mark that positioning on upper left of frontal armor like 527
So I guess that the A7V in that unknown picture is No.526
Hello! Thanks a lot! BUT, picture 3 says, for Villers-Bretonneux 526 had its name written on front.
I can´t recognize a name on my photo. If it´s 526, the photo must have been taken before Villers-Bretonneux, right? -- Edited by Ruhrpottpreusse on Sunday 17th of July 2022 09:16:42 AM
-- Edited by Ruhrpottpreusse on Sunday 17th of July 2022 09:18:30 AM
-- Edited by Ruhrpottpreusse on Sunday 17th of July 2022 09:22:22 AM
Your point is very accurate, but as you can see in the picture of No.526 above, the name "Alter Fritz" remains very faint and is rarely seen in other low quality picture.
Of course, it may have been taken before the Villers-Bretonneux, but the situation in the picture seems certain that the accident occurred, and this is an event that can be found in the No.526's records, so I guess 1918 June 1st is correct.
-- Edited by TankLibrary on Sunday 17th of July 2022 10:11:07 AM
Why is it safe 526? I also have the book with the different skulls. Which was first? The chicken or the egg or here the skull or the tank? What I want to say is: Was it always read "Alter Fritz" and therefore the skull assigned to 526 OR was there a list of skulls confirming that this belonged to 526? Of course, it's also possible that it once read "Alter Fritz" and the name was painted over.
You´re right with Baden I. My fault...
-- Edited by Ruhrpottpreusse on Sunday 17th of July 2022 11:27:04 AM
Identification sheet from "Tankograd - Sturmpanzer A7V : First of the Panzers" shows specific Gun cover for the socle-mounted cannon.
Gun cover in the picture seems to be this, and this version of Gun cover used for 525, 526, 527
No.525 "Siegfried" use same Gun cover but it has additional armor plate for machine gun port, different observation sight of frontal armor, white lettering "Siegfried".
These identical points are remain until in the end of war.
So we can delete 525.
No.527 use same Gun cover but it has name on frontal armor "Lotti" in very first time and later paint over with other color.
The name of "Lotti" and the trace of it has never disappeared along the whole time.
Most of all, the black rectangle background of skull were never exist.
No.526 is remaining, and the photo above is the problem.
It use same Gun cover, standard observation sight, skull with black rectangle, and no trace of "Lotti" or "Siegfried".
Non of 525, 527 has same identical points.
So, following the identification sheet, A7V in the photo above is bound to be 526.
This is the best explanation I can give.
However, there may be an mistake because the conclusion was made without seeing a picture of another type of skull.
Well, thanks a lot again. I agree with you, that we see 526. Unfortunately we can´t see the gun covers clearly. You helped me a lot! Maybe the tank got stuck not in action, but during a manoeuvre behind the front?
-- Edited by Ruhrpottpreusse on Monday 18th of July 2022 04:15:55 AM
-- Edited by Ruhrpottpreusse on Monday 18th of July 2022 04:16:13 AM
Hello! I´ve got one more question. "Tankograd" says that 526 got stuck twice. According to german sources only once. Do you know, where it got stuck twice, please?
-- Edited by Ruhrpottpreusse on Monday 18th of July 2022 04:15:28 AM
See Volckheim "Deutsche Kampfwagen greifen an!", page 20: initially, 526 got stuck in the same trench as 527, but could be extricated. When trying to return to the starting position, it got stuck in another trench, but could be extricated once more.
Hello Tanker!
Thanks for the interesteing map and the link to the site, but please note the numbers on 562. It´s not the same accident as we see on my photo.
At Matz were the following tanks:
Abt.1: 541, 560, 562 (560 broke down)
Abt.3: 505,503, 543, 507, 564 (564 broke down)
Only 560, 562 and 564 were "2nd lot Röchling armour" tanks.
Yes, it is already complicated. I almost suspect it is an accident during training. Oui, c'est assez compliqué. Je suppose presque qu'il s'agit d'un accident pendant l'entraînement.
-- Edited by Ruhrpottpreusse on Monday 25th of July 2022 03:34:02 PM
