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M48A1
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M48A1, 5. PANZER-DIVISION, KOBLENZ, 1957
The 5. Panzer-Division was the first major unit to be equipped with the new M48A1 tanks. They
were initially in US FS24087 olive drab and eventually they were repainted in RAL 6014 ALT
Gelboliv as necessary or when major modification work was undertaken. By this time, the
Bundeswehr had adopted the Maltese cross as the national insignia. A variety of tactical markings
were adopted in the late 1950s to identify sub-units within the division, as shown in the inset
drawing here. As in the case of the M47, the registration number was in the lower left corner of the
upper glacis in front, and the upper right corner of the rear hull plate.
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profile left
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