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3.7 cm PaK Gun and Crew
Photograph
Inter World War , Spanish Civil War , World War 2
Panzerjager team manning a Pak 35/36, 3.7 cm anti-tank gun in 1935
Probably Authentic
Related: Anti-Tank , Binoculars , Helmet
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