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SS-Obersturmbannfhrer Max Wnsche, commander of the SS-Panzer-Regiment 12, in the turret of his Panther on 7 June 1944. The Allied invasion of France had begun early on the morning of 6 June but it was the middle of the afternoon before 12. SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend finally was released by OKW for deployment with Seventh Army. Here, Wnsche is seen wearing a tunic custom made from Italian camouflage material.
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