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Sd.Kfz. stood for Sonder Kraftfahrzeug or ‘special-purpose vehicle'. Sd.Kfz. designations were assigned to armoured vehicles and other vehicles put in military service for a specific purpose. The system was used by Germany prior to and throughout World War II. Sd. Kfz. 100s for PzKpfw I versions; Sd. Kfz. 120s for PzKpfw II versions
The Sd.Kfz. 234 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 234, Special Purpose Vehicle 234), was a family of armoured cars designed and built in Germany during World War II. The vehicles were lightly armoured, armed with a 20, 50 or 75 mm main gun, and powered by a Tatra V12 diesel engine. [3] The Sd.Kfz. 234 broadly resembles the appearance of Sd.Kfz. 231 (8 rad). [2]
Schützenpanzerwagen auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) (armored infantry vehicle version of the Panzer 38(t)) Schwerer Ladungsträger (title for the Borgward B IV ) Schwerer Panzerspähwagen (designation for the Sd.Kfz. 231 )
The current inventory of armoured vehicles, both serviceable and active, is likely to increase significantly due to the ongoing war in Ukraine after Russia's invasion. This caused a rethink of Germany 's defence doctrine, which includes increased defence spending of at least 2% of GDP and an initial outlay of €100 billion on expanding ...
The Schwerer Panzerspähwagen (German for 'heavy armoured reconnaissance vehicle'), is a series of six- and eight-wheeled armoured cars that were used by Germany during the Second World War. In the German Army, armoured cars were intended for the traditional cavalry missions of reconnaissance and screening. They scouted ahead and to the flank ...
The latter was used in the Sd.Kfz. 222, which then became the standard light armoured car in German army service until the defeat of Nazi Germany. [ 2 ] The vehicles were developed by Eisenwerk Weserhütte of Bad Oeynhausen by using the chassis of the type Horch 108 (one of the Einheits-PKW der Wehrmacht standardised designs of heavy off-road ...
German vehicle type model numbers Series German English 200 Panzerwagen Armored cars: 300 Halbkettenfahrzeuge Half-tracks: 400 Gepanzerte Halbkettenfahrzeuge Armored half-tracks 600 Vollketten-Artilleriezugmaschinen Fully-tracked artillery tractors: 630 Gepanzerte Artilleriezugmaschinen Armored artillery tractors 700 Panzer Tanks: 800 Waffenträger
World War II armoured fighting vehicles of Germany (4 C, 27 P) Pages in category "Armoured fighting vehicles of Germany" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.