According to the claims in the official records, the 752nd Tank Battalion destroyed 2,375 German vehicles, excluding an unknown quantity that may have been destroyed during static indirect firing missions between January and March 1945. The vast majority of the claimed kills were wheeled vehicles, with an astounding 2,289 destroyed in the violent Po Valley shoot 'em up that took place during the final 3 weeks of the war.

Despite the high number of wheeled vehicles that comprise the total kill, the 752nd still can add a respectable number of armored vehicles to its credit. Specifically, the 752nd destroyed 45 armored vehicles, which translates to nearly a battalion of enemy strength. In addition, the ratio of enemy armor destroyed to 752nd armored lost is .87 to 1.00. While the 752nd lost more armor than it destroyed, the loss ratio is quite respectable for an armored battalion that was largely outclassed by its enemy.

In addition to the German armor it destroyed, the 752nd Tank Battalion also claims 118 machine gun nests, 27 artillery pieces, 21 pillboxes, 4 mortars, and 2 anti-aircraft guns to its credit. Again, these counts exclude an unknown quantity of enemy weapons that were probably destroyed during the static indirect firing missions between January and March 1945.

What follows are some random photos of several wrecks seen by the men of the 752nd Tank battalion. Some of these wrecks have been fully identified from prior research. However, some of the more recently acquired photos are either unifdentified, or perhaps misidentified. In the interest of accuracy, I would greatly appreciate any corrections that can be offered.

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Tiger 221, 2nd Company sPzAbt 504
Destroyed 1 July 1944 in Cecina, Italy
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Tiger I, 3rd Company sPzAbt 508
Possible Location Cori, Italy, May 1944

Tiger 712, 3rd Company sPzAbt 501
North Africa 1943

Late Model Tiger I, 3rd Company sPzAbt 508
Self-destroyed 25 May 1944 near Guilianello, Italy

Same Tiger as Shown Above
From Private Collection of 752nd Tank Battalion Vet

PzKpfw IV
Italy, 1944

Late Model StuG III Ausf G, StuG Brigade 907
Destroyed 27 September 1944 at Hill 966
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Late Model StuG III Ausf G, StuG Brigade 907
Captioned Po Valley 1945, but more likely Hill 966, Italy 1945

StuG III? (Need Confirmation)
Northern Italy, Possibly Hill 966 September 1944

StuG III in Scrap Yard
Italy 1944

Unidentified German Armor
Italy, 1944

Italian P40 in German Service
Italy, 1944

GIs Inspecting German SdKfz 11 Halftrack
Damaged in Cecina, Italy, 1 July 1944

Close up of German SdKfz 11 Halftrack Marking
Damaged in Cecina, Italy, 1 July 1944

SdKfz 251 German Halftrack
Photo Captioned as Salerno, Italy 1944

752nd Tankers on German Railway Gun "Leopold"
(aka "Anzio Annie")
Italy, Spring 1944

German Gun #1
Italy 1944, Exact Location Unknown

German Gun #2
Italy 1944, Exact Location Unknown

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