Bayeux in Calvados, Normandy, France — Western Europe
Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer Tank
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 5, 2024
1. Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer Tank Marker
Char Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer
Historique
Ce char allemand est un « Jagdpanzer 38(t) » chasseur de char surnommé Hetzer ». Il possède son moteur d'origine à essence, ainsi que tous ses marquages allemands du canon à sa caisse. Créé sur la base du char tchécoslovaque « Skoda LT38 », il est conçu pour être rapide, économique, d'une grande capacité de dissimulation et d'une puissance de feu importante. Armé d'un canon de 75 mm et, sur le toit, d'une mitrailleuse MG télécommandée de l'intérieur de l'habitacle, il est reconnu comme l'un des plus performants « tueurs de chars » de la guerre, mais de création trop tardive pour inverser le cours de l'histoire.
À la fin du conflit, l'armée tchèque récupère près de 400 Hetzer, dont un certain nombre sont en suite vendus à l'armée suédoise, puis 158 exemplaires à l'armée suisse, qui les útilise jusqu'au début des années 1970 sous la dénomination << Panzerjäger G13 ».
Son utilisation lors des derniers combats de la bataille de-Normandie, bien que très probable, reste un sujet de discussion pour les spécialistes.
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Caractéristiques générales
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Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer Tank
History
This German tank is a "Jagdpanzer 38(t)" tank destroyer often known as "Hetzer". It still has its original petrol engine and all the German markings from barrel to hull. It was based on a Czechoslovakian tank, the "Skoda LT38", and was designed to be fast, economical, easily concealed and with considerable firepower. It was armed with a 75mm gun plus an MG machine gun on the roof that was remotely controlled from the interior compartment, and was considered to be one of the most effective "tank killers" of the war, although its invention came too late to change the course of history.
At the end of the war the Czech army recovered almost 400 Hetzers, of which some were subsequently sold to the Swedish army, and 158 units to the Swiss army which used them until the early 1970s under the name "Panzerjäger G13".
Although it is very likely that it was used during the final combats in the battle of Normandy, this is still a subject of debate among specialists.
This example was presented to the town of Bayeux by the Swiss army in the mid-1980s.
General specifications
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Topics. This historical marker is listed
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 5, 2024
2. Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer Tank and Marker
Location. 49° 16.394′ N, 0° 42.659′ W. Marker is in Bayeux, Normandie (Normandy), in Calvados. Marker is at the intersection of Boulevard Fabian Ware and Rue des Cordeliers, on the right when traveling north on Boulevard Fabian Ware. The marker and tank are just south of the exit of the Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Bd Fabian Ware, Bayeux, Normandie 14400, France. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. SKC 33 Gun (here, next to this marker); Tetrahedron (within shouting distance of this marker); Char Grizzly M4A5 (within shouting distance of this marker); Bayeux, the First Town to be Liberated, and Intact (within shouting distance of this marker); M10 Tank Destroyer (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Mark VII Crocodile Tank (about 120 meters away); The By-pass (about 120 meters away); Bayeux Franco-Prussian War Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bayeux.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 5, 2024
3. Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer Tank
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 33 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 22, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
