The Weald Foundation https://www.wealdfoundation.org Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:52:39 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Jagdpanther 411: A Provenance Breakthrough https://www.wealdfoundation.org/inside-track/jagdpanther-411-provenance-breakthrough/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:26:42 +0000 https://www.wealdfoundation.org/?p=29543 In April 2020, our late founder and Trustee Mike Gibb published the Foundation's first exploration of Jagdpanther 411's wartime provenance. Working from the chassis number, the known MNH manufacture date, and the testimony of Colonel Heinz Günther Guderian, who described 15 Jagdpanther delivered by rail to Siepen . . . This article has 1432 words…

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]]> WORKSHOP DISPATCH – 23–27 MARCH 2026 https://www.wealdfoundation.org/workshop/workshop-dispatch-23-27-march-2026/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:21:54 +0000 https://www.wealdfoundation.org/?p=29567 A productive week across both the Weald Foundation Sd.Kfz.223 and the LP1, plus a visit from our friends at The Tank Museum. WEALD FOUNDATION SD.KFZ.223 AUSF.A (3. SERIE) We’ve finished the second set of 3kg Ladung mines – this time for our own vehicle. These look excellent in place, and by making a second set…

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]]> Jagdpanther Production: Inside the Panzer-Nachschub https://www.wealdfoundation.org/inside-track/jagdpanther-production-inside-the-panzer-nachschub/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:43:38 +0000 https://www.wealdfoundation.org/?p=29528 Jagdpanther Production, Distribution and the Last Weeks of February 1945 In a previous article, Jagdpanther Production: What the Waffenamt Recorded, we presented the 'Blatt G' tracking sheets that document the month-by-month production, acceptance and stock levels of the Jagdpanther from October 1943 to February 1945. Those sheets gave . . . This article has 901…

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]]> WORKSHOP DISPATCH – 16–20 MARCH 2026 https://www.wealdfoundation.org/workshop/workshop-dispatch-16-20-march-2026/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:07:44 +0000 https://www.wealdfoundation.org/?p=29519 Good progress this week on both the Wheatcroft Collection Sd.Kfz.223 and the LP1, with some interesting components coming together. THE WHEATCROFT COLLECTION SD.KFZ.223 Several components were manufactured and fitted this week. The clock holder has been made, ready to house a ‘Stationsuhr’ (station clock) – often incorrectly nicknamed ‘Funkeruhren‘ (radio operator’s clock) by collectors today.…

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]]> WORKSHOP DISPATCH – 9–13 MARCH 2026 https://www.wealdfoundation.org/workshop/workshop-dispatch-9-13-march-2026/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:01:00 +0000 https://www.wealdfoundation.org/?p=29508 This week the team focused entirely on the LP1, making good progress across the pedals, gearbox, and engine. Australian LP1 Carrier The pedal assembly has been restored and primed to protect it from rusting until we can get the correct colour paint produced. The gear change linkage was stripped, cleaned, and reassembled, then tested on…

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]]> Jagdpanther Production: What the Waffenamt Recorded https://www.wealdfoundation.org/inside-track/jagdpanther-production-what-the-waffenamt-recorded/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:41:52 +0000 https://www.wealdfoundation.org/?p=29470 The question of how many Jagdpanthers were actually built has been a recurring point of debate in the literature on German armoured vehicles. During our provenance research into the Jagdpanther, we identified a series of Waffenamt monthly tracking sheets, known as Blatt G documents, which provide a month-by-month . . . This article has 1045…

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]]> Exclusive Online Event: An Evening with Colonel Joe Peterburs (Updated) https://www.wealdfoundation.org/inside-track/exclusive-online-event-joe-peterburs/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:00:32 +0000 https://www.wealdfoundation.org/?p=29332 Update: This event has been rescheduled to 28 March. The Weald Foundation is delighted to invite its members to an exclusive free online event with Colonel Joe Peterburs, who will be sharing his remarkable life story and wartime experiences. Date: Saturday, 28 March 2026 at 18:00 (London Time) Registration . . . This article has…

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