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German infantry taking cover behind trees on the Eastern Front. One man carries the Flammenwerfer 35. This flamethrower, like all flamethrowers employed by the Wehrmacht, was exclusively used by sturmpionieres (assault pioneers); specialist pioneers who were to assist the infantry in an assault, by overcoming natural and man-made obstacles for the infantry, clearing enemy fortifications with ...
The Flammenwerfer 41, or FmW 41 (literally, "flame thrower"), was the standard German flamethrower beginning in 1941 and an upgraded version of the earlier Flammenwerfer 35, whose main issue was its excessive weight of 36 kg (79 lb), with the Flammenwerfer 41 being only 18 kg (40 lb). [1]
Prototype of the German Einstossflammenwerfer 46. The Einstossflammenwerfer 46 was a handheld single shot flamethrower designed in Germany during the second half of World War II and introduced in 1944; it was engineered to be both cheap and easily mass-produced, falling into the category of throwaway flamethrower.
The Ronson system was a flamethrower developed by the British in World War II. It was used on Universal Carriers by the United States Marine Corps and by the Canadians during World War II. Wasp flamethrower: 1942 Canada United Kingdom: The Wasp was based on a small tracked open topped vehicle known as the Universal Carrier. Initially mounting a ...
World War II German army flamethrowers tended to have one large fuel tank with the pressurizer tank fastened to its back or side. Some German army flamethrowers occupied only the lower part of its wearer's back, leaving the upper part of his back free for an ordinary rucksack. Flamethrowers soon fell into disfavour.
A US soldier holds up a German static flamethrower, probably an Abwehrflammenwerfer 42. An Abwehrflammenwerfer 42 displayed at Elizabeth Castle, Jersey, 2017. The Abwehrflammenwerfer 42 was a German static defensive flamethrower, flame fougasse or flame mine used during the Second World War.
The Sd.Kfz. 251 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251) half-track was a World War II German armoured personnel carrier designed by the Hanomag company, based on its earlier, unarmored Sd.Kfz. 11 vehicle. The Sd.Kfz. 251 was designed to transport the Panzergrenadier (German mechanized infantry) into battle. Sd.Kfz. 251s were the most widely produced German ...
Flammpanzer 38(t) - flamethrower version of the Jagdpanzer 38(t) Funkkraftwagen - designation for the Kfz 14 Gefechtsaufklärer VK 1602 - combat reconnaissance version of the Panzer II