On Saturday, September 23, we visited Gryfino. Our crew, together with the Panther tank, took part in a spectacular historical spectacle “Return to Arnhem”, based on the events of 1944, Operation Market-Garden (the largest air landing during World War II).
The event was attended by approximately 200 reenactors and a significant amount of historical equipment, including:
German medium tank Pz.Kpfw. V Panther.
American M1 Half-Track armored personnel carrier.
German armored car Panzerspaehwagen Sd.Kfz. 222.
German self-propelled anti-aircraft system Steyr 1500 2.0 cm Flak 38.
German Steyr 1500 truck.
German Volkswagen Type 82 off-road car.
American Willys Jeep off-road car.
German BMW R75 Sahara military motorcycle.
German BMW R71 military motorcycle.
German 75 mm Panzerabwehrkanone 40 anti-tank gun.
British anti-tank gun 57 mm 6 pdr. Anti-Tank Gun.
American 75 mm M1A1 landing howitzer.
Event organizers: Gryfino Commune, Historical Studio “Huzar” from Koszalin and Hereditas Pomeraniae Association – Pomeranian Heritage
Photos include: from the archives of Przemysław Budziak.
