“B7″

The Panther/M10s were also used in attacks with German infantry, so their role was probably less complete deception than gaining a few vital seconds. Diorama by John Murphy

Tom Jentz and Hilary Doyle in Germany’s Panther Tank: The Quest for Combat Supremacy state that only 5 Panther Ausf. G were converted to M10 configurations. Jean Paul Pallud in Battle of the Bulge: Then and Now states, again, only 5 Panther allocated to Panzerbrigade 150.

Panzer-Brigade 150 only had 5 Panther “M10s” and they were never used in a deception role. Instead Pz.Brig.150′s Panthers were used up in a hapless conventional attempt to capture Malmedy. I have seen photos of at least 3 of these wrecked Panthers and I have read accounts where a total of 4 Panthers were lost in the attack on Malmedy.

The 4 ersatz M10/Panthers used (of the 5 made) were marked up as “B4″, “B5″, “B7″, & “B10″ – ie. vehicles 4, 5, 7, & 10 from B-Co., 10th Tank Battalion, 5.Arm.Div. (eg. marking “5triangle10B4″)

A published source (Spielberger, Beutepanzer, book 12), gives a brief mention at the end of the book, that 4 Kompanie, Panzerregiment 11, the guys who crewed the fake ‘M10′ Panthers were re-equipped in January 1945 at Munster-Lager with Infra-red equipped Panthers and ended their days fighting around Berlin.