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Sonderkraftfahrzeug (abbreviated Sd.Kfz., [1] German for "special purpose vehicle") was the ordnance inventory designation used by Nazi Germany before and during World War II for military vehicles; for example Sd.Kfz. 101 for the Panzer I, and Sd.Kfz. 251 for the armored personnel carrier made by Hanomag.
The Panzer I (Sd. Kfz. 101) was not intended as a combat vehicle but more to familiarise industry and the army with tanks. By the time production ended in 1937, 1869 Panzer I hulls had been produced, of which 1493 were fitted with turrets, and the rest were used as command or training vehicles.
A, the Sd.Kfz. 265 saw considerable action during the early years of the war, serving in Panzer units through 1942 and with other formations until late in the war. [ 1 ] The kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen , is commonly referred to as a command tank, but as it is without a turret or offensive armament and merely is built on the chassis of the Panzer ...
Flakpanzer IV "Wirbelwind" (87-105) – Sd.Kfz. 161/4, quadruple 2 cm Flak on Panzer IV chassis Flakpanzer I (24) – 2 cm Flak 38 on a Panzer I chassis Flakpanzer IV "Ostwind" (43–45) – turreted 3.7 cm gun on Panzer IV chassis
This is a list of German-made and German-used land vehicles sorted by type, covering both former and current vehicles, from their inception from the German Empire, through the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany, to the split between West Germany and East Germany, through their reunification and into modern-day Germany.
Leichter gepanzerter Munitionskraftwagen (designation for the Sd.Kfz. 252) Leichter Ladungsträger Goliath (title for the Goliath tracked mine) Leichter Messtruppanzerwagen (survey vehicle version of the Sd.Kfz. 250) Leichter Munitionspanzerwagen (ammunition carrier version of the Sd.Kfz. 250) Leichter Panzerspähwagen (Fu) (designation for the ...
Maultier (English: "mule") or Sd.Kfz. 3 is the name given to series of half-track trucks used by Nazi Germany during World War II. They were based on Opel , Mercedes-Benz , Alfa Romeo or Ford trucks.
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.