"One good thing I can say about the Panzer IV is that I'd rather have a run-in with one than with a Panther or a Tiger. Still, if they were manned by an experienced crew a Panzer IV could give you a run for the money, especially if they were dug in."
Sgt. Stan Kowalski, M-4 gunner, Third Armored Division.
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"They are always breaking down on us and replacement parts are harder to get than real coffee. There is a rumor that foreign forced laborers are sabotaging the tanks right on the assembly line. When they are running good, they are wunderbar, but without parts..."
Panzer Schⁿtze Hermann Muenster, Panzer Lehr Division.