marder III markings

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hi maties, got a question for you about the marder III , does anyone know what the markings are of the 346th infantry division ,346th panzerjager abteilung,1st. company , holland 1945??? [:)] this is because i’ve got myself the marder III from tamiya and there are only decals from russia and not from the above [V] hope you can get me out this dilemma , thanks

LUC.

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if its the Marder III M it would have been in Holland and ill have a look
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if its the other Marder III with the Russian gun i dont think it was used in the west

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I know that many of the Marder III were used in Africa as well.

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I can’t find anything yet, but I do have this link for you that may give you some additional info.

http://www.17fd.com/history.html

Give them a try and see if there is anything that can help you there. THey are re-enactors but they have a unit history summary that mentions the 346th.

Where they attached to another Panzer Division?

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I have a book that lists the unit in question as only having 2 Marders by December 1944. They may have received more Marders from other units, but I cant confirm or deny this with the info I have.

I do have one picture of a Marder in Belgium and it is painted solid yellow with black numbering, some small writing (which is the vehicle info) beside the number and a German cross. Let me know if you want to see the picture.

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all of the mardes I have seen so far have on had the balkancross as a marking , I so far have seen no numbers , that does not mean that there were none on any of them by any means , let me know as that is my current project as well , 3 months in the making so far ! Not straight out work mind you , but frustration factor . But using both Aber kits , you want a real challenge this is the way to go for sure .

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thanks fellas for replying , i gues i’ll better get me a panther or something else (gonna do some more research) for the dio i had in mind in the netherlands because the marder III i’ve bought is the one with the russian 7.62 cm pak 36 gun [banghead][banghead] well thats another one for a eastern front dio later [:D]