Jagdpanther tanks of 654 Heavy Tank Battalion shown in historical art prints. Jagdpanther tanks debut at Caumont after the Normandy Landings engage British Churchill tanks of the 6th Guards Brigade during Operation Bluecoat. Military art print by David Pentland published by Cranston Fine Arts.

The Jagdpanther was probably the most effective variant o fthe Panther. A total of 382 had been built between January 1944 and March 1945.  Armed with the 8.8mm FLak Gun which had already proved itself as a devastating efficiency as a tank destroyer.  But until the panther was built no tank chassis was strong and reliable enough to carry such a formidable gun. The Jagdpanther was built by Muhlenbau und Industrie AG in their Brunwick factory. It was crewed by 5 men and carried 60 shells. it  had a range of 100 miles and a speed of 30MPH. it could engage the enemy vehicles at a range of 2,700 yards. (2,469metres.)

The Jagdpanthers was  organised into Troops of heavy anti0tank battalions consisting of 14 vehicles  per company and three companies to the battalion.  each Company was split into three platoons of four tanks and two kept as company HQ