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The Afrika Korps was restructured and renamed in August 1941. "Afrikakorps" was the official name of the force for less than six months but the officers and men used it for the duration. The Afrikakorps was the major German component of Panzerarmee Afrika , which was later renamed the Deutsch-Italienische Panzerarmee and finally renamed ...
The first Panzer I vehicles to be built, 15 of this variant were completed by various firms (Daimler-Benz, Henschel, Krupp, MAN, and Rheinmetall) in a program intended to develop industrial capacity and provide initial training vehicles to the Wehrmacht. The Ausf A ohne Aufbau was a Panzer I hull without any superstructure or turret. The ...
The two prototypes were completed in 1941 and they were organized into a platoon for troop trials with Panzerjäger-Abteilung ("Anti-Tank Battalion") 605 of the Afrika Korps. The first vehicle was reported received on 17 January 1942 by Panzerjäger-Abteilung 605 , but the second was not reported as arrived in Tripoli until 23 February 1942.
B "Königstiger" (Sd. Kfz.182) / VK4503(H) was a heavy tank in the later half of World War II. Armed with an 88 mm L/71 gun, the vehicle could perform well in the defensive role on the eastern and western fronts but was an expensive failure for Nazi Germany when used in an offensive role as a main battle tank. The Tiger II combined one of the ...
Leichter Panzerspähwagen 4x4 Afrika-Korps (Sd.Kfz. 222) 2007: Yes: Rebox with new parts 35287: B1 bis German Army Panzerkampfwagen B-2 740(f) 2007: Yes: Rebox with new parts 35288: French Infantry Set: 2007: Yes: New tool 35289: Russian Heavy Tank JS-2 Model 1944 ChKz: 2007: Yes: Rebox with new parts 35290: Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. N (Sd.Kfz ...
In the end, the Afrika Korps was defeated by combined offensives by british and american forces. Aggregat 4 (A4) – original name of the German V2 rocket. AGRU-Front – Technische Ausbildungsgruppe für Front U-Boote – technical training group for front-line U-boats. AK – Alle Kraft (voraus), naval command for flank speed. Also ...
Rommel's Afrika Korps uniform. Note that the color, originally olive, is faded to greenish khaki. Pith helmets, ankle boots with puttees, and lace-up canvas knee-boots were also issued in 1941 as protection from the sand and hot tropical sun; the puttees disappeared quickly and the hated knee-boots were for the most part cut down to ankle ...
A Tiger I deployed to supplement the Afrika Korps operating in Tunisia, January 1943. Eager to make use of the powerful new weapon, Hitler ordered the vehicle be pressed into service months earlier than had been planned. [74] A platoon of four Tigers went into action on 23 September 1942 near Leningrad. [75]