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Early war production. Panzer IIIs move off the factory grounds, 1942. Alkett production plant. Tiger I production, 1944. This article lists production figures for German armored fighting vehicles during the World War II era. Vehicles include tanks, self-propelled artillery, assault guns and tank destroyers.
Nazi Germany developed numerous tank designs used in World War II.In addition to domestic designs, Germany also used various captured and foreign-built tanks. [1]German tanks were an important part of the Wehrmacht and played a fundamental role during the whole war, and especially in the blitzkrieg battle strategy.
Super-heavy tank: Place of origin: Nazi Germany: Service history; Wars: World War II: Production history; Designer: Krupp: Designed: 1 November 1941 – 20 July 1942: Specifications; Mass: 72–100 t (71–98 long tons; 79–110 short tons) Crew: 5 (driver, commander, gunner, loader, radio operator) or 6
The Czech LT-38 tank, then in production, was produced for German use as the Panzer 38(t) ("t" standing for tschechisch, German for Czech). By the start of the war, 78 Panzer 38(t) tanks had been produced. Germany continued producing the Panzer 38(t) during the war. By early 1942, it was clearly obsolete.
German factories and industry were devastated by the end of World War II, but by the 1950s, the nation began to look at designing new tanks. The next tank design started as a collaborative project between Germany and France in the 1950s, [ 5 ] but the partnership ended, and the final design was ordered by the Bundeswehr , production of the ...
The Panther tank, officially Panzerkampfwagen V Panther (abbreviated Pz.Kpfw. V) with ordnance inventory designation: Sd.Kfz. 171, is a German medium tank of World War II.It was used in most European theatres of World War II from mid-1943 to the end of the war in May 1945.
Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War II. Arms and Armour. ISBN 1-85409-214-6. Jentz, T. (1996). Panzertruppen: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force 1933–1942. Schiffer. ISBN 978-0-8874-0915-8. Thomas L. Jentz (1998). Tank Combat in North Africa: The Opening Rounds. Schiffer Publishing.
The United Kingdom, the US, the Soviet Union, and France produced significant numbers of tanks before and during World War II. The early tanks of Germany were inferior to many of their opponents' tanks in the areas of armor and firepower. However, in their tactical employment the German tanks dominated all rivals early in the war.