Panzer IV ausf F1 crew taking brief rest in Soviet Union, note antenna aerial deflector at bottom of gun barrel, double visor hinges on both side of gun mount, additional armor protection by using spare road wheel and extra tracks on front glacis plate. MG34 machine gun mounted on top of commander copula for defense against Tieflieger (enemy low flying aircraft). Crew removed their black tunics and wore field-grey shirts under the hot Ukrainian sun, with two German infantrymen chatting along the side. Ukraine - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine

Rollover : Panzer IV ausf F1 of 14th Panzer Division (diamond-style divisional marking on turret visor next to 833 vehicle number) at Stalingrad, Oct 1942, as German forces commenced street battles against the entrenched Soviets. Apparatus next German national markings are armor jack and hook clamps to tie-down track links. Battle of Stalingrad - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_stalingrad

19 Nov 1942, Soviet counter-attacked with 7 armies and encircled German 4th Panzer Army and 6th Army in Stalingrad, encompassing 22 divisions and 220,000 men : 3 Panzer Divisions (14th, 16th, 24th), 3 mechanized divisions (3rd, 29th, 60th), XIV Panzer Corps. German relief force penetrated to Bolwassilewka about 20 miles from pocket perimeter before stalling.

Additional Soviet offensives against Rostov in the south siphoned off German resources in Dec 1942. Although this action enabled German 1st Panzer Army (in which 3rd Panzer Division was part of) to extricate from Caucasus region intact, Germans in Stalingrad were no longer combat effective to execute a breakout on their own to link up with German forces outside of pocket. By Feb 1943, remnants of German 4th Panzer Army and 6th Army surrendered in Stalingrad. Rostov - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostov

Panzerwaffe At War (1) : Nuremberg to Moscow ( ISBN: 962-361-618-X ) 1997