English: A partly concealed German A7V tank, Gretchen, emerging from a wood at the Sachy training ground near Sedan, France. Gretchen was the very first combat ready A7V tank and the only ‘female’ A7V (i.e. armed only with machine guns) to see action. Here it is shown after being fitted with a 57mm gun.
Black & white photograph - Print silver gelatin - October 1918.
Copyright expired - public domain.
Deutsch: Der teilweise verdeckte deutsche A7V-Panzerwagen „Gretchen“, der im Oktober 1918 aus einem Wald auf dem Manövergelände von Sachy bei Sedan, Frankreich, auftaucht. „Gretchen“ war der erste kampfbereite A7V-Panzer und der einzige "weibliche" A7V (d.h. nur mit Maschinengewehren bewaffnet), der im Kampfeinsatz war. Das Photo zeigt den Panzer nach seinem Umbau mit einer 57-mm-Kanone.
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A partly camouflaged German A7V tank, ‘Gretchen’, emerging from a wood at the Sachy training ground near Sedan, France. The use of the more ‘squared’ Balkan style crosses on the front of the tank were instead of the Maltese style crosses which...
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Gretechen a Geramn A7v tank onin woodland.
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