The Nete ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈneːtə] ; French : Nèthe , French pronunciation: [nɛt] ) is a river in northern Belgium , right tributary of the Rupel . It flows through the Belgian province of Antwerp . It is formed in Lier , at the confluence of the rivers Grote Nete and Kleine Nete . It flows through Duffel and joins the river Dijle in Rumst to form the river Rupel. It drains nearly 60% of Antwerp province.
23-679: The Grote Nete (Big Nete) river is about 85 km long and has its source near Hechtel in the Belgian province of Limburg . It flows in a western direction along the towns Geel , Westerlo and Heist-op-den-Berg before joining the Kleine Nete in Lier. Its main tributaries are the Molse Nete [ nl ] near Geel, the Grote Laak [ nl ; sv ] near Westerlo, and
46-529: A population density of 150 inhabitants per km . The municipality was created in January 1977 as a merger of the two former municipalities Hechtel and Eksel. Hechtel was home to the " KBC Night of Athletics ", a yearly international athletics meeting and the annual International Airshow at Sanicole Airport , taking place in September. For seven days during World War II , from 6 to 12 September 1944,
69-797: A complete Jagdpanther produced this way are displayed at the Bovington Tank Museum , Dorset, with brass plates on them explaining their history. Jagdpanther equipped heavy antitank battalions ( schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilungen ) and served mainly on the Eastern Front . In the West, they were encountered in very small numbers late in the Battle of Normandy ; the German 654 schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung ("654th Heavy Antitank Battalion") deployed about twelve Jagdpanthers against
92-421: A good power-to-weight ratio and a powerful main gun, enabling crews to destroy any type of Allied tank. Based on the established Panther Ausf G chassis, the vehicle encountered few mechanical problems. It was crewed by five: driver, radio operator/machine gunner, commander, gunner, and a loader. There were two main variants. The earlier G1 1944 model has a small welded main gun mantlet, one-piece Pak 43/3 gun,
115-617: A great tension has been detected in the sprockets. Mike Gibb of the Weald Foundation being interviewed by historian James Holland , disagreed that the Jagdpanther was unreliable. He said that the Jagdpanther owned by the Weald foundation, which he had first hand experience with, had done hundreds of miles without any reliability issues normally raised about the tank. When the vehicle was properly maintained, and properly driven, it
138-410: A limited traverse of twelve degrees to each side. A single 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun was in a ball mount on the right side of the front glacis plate. The machine gunner was also the radio operator. The driver sat on the left. The gunner had a rangefinder and a periscope telescopic sight. The periscope – linked to the gun mount – was under an armoured housing on the roof. The Jagdpanther had
161-478: A modified Panther A engine deck, and had two vision openings for the driver. The G2 Jagdpanther used a Panther Ausf. G engine deck, a larger gun mantlet bolted externally, and a two-piece KwK 43/4 L/71 gun. Some later G1 models had 'hybrid' G2 features such as the larger G2 mantlet as changes to the design were implemented. Zimmerit was applied to G1s up to September 1944, then was withdrawn to decrease production time. Early Jagdpanthers had two vision openings for
184-458: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Jagdpanther The Jagdpanther (German: "hunting Panther "), Sd.Kfz. 173 , was a tank destroyer ( Jagdpanzer , a self-propelled anti-tank gun) built by Germany during World War II . The Jagdpanther combined the 8.8 cm Pak 43 anti-tank gun, similar to the main gun of the Tiger II , with the armor and suspension of
207-515: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Belgium is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hechtel-Eksel Hechtel-Eksel ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɛxtəl ˈɛksəl] ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg . On 1 January 2018 it had a total population of 12,290 an area of 76.70 km giving
230-761: The Aa [ nl ] near Grobbendonk , and the Molenbeek-Bollaak [ nl ] near Nijlen . During the French occupation of the Southern Netherlands (1792–1815) there was a département named after the river Nete, see Deux-Nèthes . In the valley of the Grote Nete lies the Scheps natural landscape , between Olmen and Scheps . This Antwerp Province location article
253-792: The Imperial War Museum Duxford - although its exact provenance is uncertain, it is claimed to be one knocked out by Hugh Griffiths and was previously at the Imperial War Museum London . The battle is commemorated every year on the 2nd Sunday of September. Hechtel was the site of the death of the famous Anglican priest Hugh Lister , who served as a combatant officer in the Welsh Guards . 2 “Hugh Lister (1901–44): Priest, Labor Leader, Combatant Officer.” Anglican and Episcopal History 70 (2001): 353–74. This Belgian Limburg location article
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#1732780540878276-571: The Wimp [ nl ] near Herenthout . The Kleine Nete (Small Nete) river is about 50 km long and has its source near Retie in the Belgian province of Antwerp . North of the Grote Nete flows in south-western direction along the towns Herentals and Nijlen before joining the Grote Nete in Lier. Tributaries, all coming from the North, include the Wamp [ nl ] near Kasterlee ,
299-656: The 8.8 cm Pak 43 gun and the Panther tank chassis was ordered in late 1942. The full-size model by Daimler-Benz was demonstrated in October 1943 before Hitler . MIAG -built prototypes followed in October/November 1943. Production started in January 1944; in February, Hitler specified the simpler Jagdpanther name instead of its original " 8.8 cm Pak 43/3 auf Fahrgestell Panther ". To accommodate
322-791: The British armed forces. Seven Jagdpanthers of the 1. Schwere Panzerjäger Bataillon 559 were involved in the Battle of Geel in September 1944. Later, significant numbers were concentrated in the West for the Ardennes Offensive . Four surviving Jagdpanthers are restored to running condition one each at the Deutsches Panzermuseum at Munster and the Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung (WTS) at Koblenz . The Weald Foundation in
345-575: The Panther chassis. It entered service in 1944 and served on the Eastern and Western Fronts . During the last stages of the war, limited German production resulted in small production numbers, shortage of spare parts, and shortened crew training periods of younger operators. The Jagdpanther was preceded by two attempts at mounting an 8.8 cm gun as a self-propelled anti-tank weapon ; Ferdinand - also known as Panzerjäger Tiger (P) - using
368-547: The battle, 62 British and 127 German soldiers were killed with another 250 captured. Thirty-five civilians also lost their lives with most being executed by German troops. The town centre was heavily damaged. The battle ended on 12 September when the Irish Guards flanked the Germans, took a strategic bridge isolating the German forces. A German Jagdpanther tank destroyer knocked out during this battle in on display at
391-578: The driver, whereas late versions had only one. The main gun originally had a monobloc gun barrel, but, May 1944-on, it was gradually replaced by an economical two-part barrel after crews determined barrel wear was uneven. Notes for the meeting with Adolf Hitler on 10.28.1944: According to an oral statement from H.Pz.Jg.Abt. 654 (currently in Grafenwöhr) Jagdpanther with modified lateral transmission gears (Leutnant Rosenfelder) travelled 400 - 500 km without suffering any damage. However,
414-512: The heavier-calibre gun, as on previous Jagdpanzer -style unturreted tank destroyers, the glacis plate and sloped hull sides of the Jagdpanther were extended up into an integral fixed casemate as part of the main hull to provide a roomy interior. The Jagdpanther had side plates armour thickness increased (to 50 mm) to offset the slightly reduced angle of the side plate to provide enough interior space. Lower frontal hull plate
437-631: The ninety-one leftover Porsche-built VK 45.01 (P) chassis from the Tiger tank competition it lost to Henschel in 1942, and the Nashorn on the Geschützwagen III/IV (which used a combination of the Panzer III and Panzer IV components) chassis. Ferdinand proved to be too heavy, and Nashorn lightly armored and under-powered. A heavy tank destroyer design based on
460-554: The town of Hechtel became the front line between German and British troops in what is known as the battle of Hechtel. German troops consisted of the 2nd Hermann Göring Tank Regiment . The 1st battalion was in Hechtel, with the 2nd placed 2km to the east in Wijchmaal . British forces were from the 1st and 2nd Battalion Welsh Guards , Irish Guards , Scots Guards 'X'-Company, Grenadier Guards and other supporting units. During
483-596: Was between 100 and 200 a month, but the disruption to German manufacturing made this goal unachievable. The last 'production' Jagdpanthers were produced at the factory by German staff just after the end of World War II under the supervision of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) during the American and British occupation of Germany. Nine Panthers and a dozen Jagdpanthers were produced, then shipped to England for evaluation. A complete Panther and
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#1732780540878506-474: Was reduced to 60 mm (2.4 in) while upper hull frontal plate was kept at 80 mm (3.1 in). The chassis armour changes were also introduced on the main Panther tank assembly lines with the Panther Ausf. G in spring 1944. It was armed with the long-barreled 8.8 cm Pak 43/3 L/71 gun , similar to the main gun of the Tiger II ("King Tiger"). The gun was mounted in a central mantlet, giving it
529-670: Was reliable. Gibb theorised that claims about the tank being unreliable may have been with some crews who may have been young and inexperienced and not operated or maintained the vehicle properly. A total of 413 Jagdpanthers were produced from January 1944 by three manufacturers: MIAG in Braunschweig produced 268 from January 1944 until the end of the war, Maschinenfabrik Niedersachsen Hannover (MNH) produced 112 from November 1944, Maschinenbau und Bahnbedarf (MBA) in Potsdam produced 33 vehicles from December 1944. Planned production
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