Operation Eilbote : a Pz.3 in Kampfgruppe Lüder

Soldiers of Panzergrenadier Regiment 69 and a Pz.3 of s.Pz.Abt. 501, both in Kampfgruppe Lüder, enter the hill pass at the Karachoum Gap. The battle group are moving east on 20 January 1943 to fight near Spikha, as part of operation "Eilbote 1". The tanks will return on the same day for the Qusseltia attack.

The hills in the distance identify the location, and can be seen in another Pz.3 photo