fujisan-ni-noboru-hinode: In 1943, a single early Panther Ausf D, along with a single PzKpfw VI Tige
fujisan-ni-noboru-hinode: In 1943, a single early Panther Ausf D, along with a single PzKpfw VI Tiger H1 was sold to Japan, but both were never delivered due to the war situation and were loaned by Japan to the German Army. Japanese engineers had several opportunities to visit Germany to experiment and study the German war machines, however, and it is evident that these studies greatly influenced Japanese blueprints and future tank designs. Both were unknowingly destroyed by the US Army in Belgium. -- source link