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The Škoda Works (Czech: Škodovy závody, Czech pronunciation: ⓘ) was one of the largest European industrial conglomerates of the 20th century. In 1859, Czech engineer Emil Škoda bought a foundry and machine factory in Plzeň , Bohemia , Austria-Hungary that had been established ten years previously, founding Škoda Works.
Škoda Transportation a.s. is a Czech engineering company that continues the legacy of Škoda Works' rolling stock manufacturing that started at the end of 19th century in Plzeň. Following the first world war, the Works commenced locomotive production in a separate factory dedicated to that purpose.
During the occupation of Czechoslovakia in World War II, the Škoda Works were turned into part of the Reichswerke Hermann Göring serving the Nazi German war effort by producing components for military terrain vehicles, military planes, other weapons components and cartridge cases. Vehicle output decreased from 7,052 in 1939 to 683 in 1944, of ...
Overhaul including carbody widening work [citation needed] in 2021–2022. Škoda 7Ev; Picture Operator Variants Number built Note České dráhy: ČD Class 690:
The Škoda 75 mm Model 1928 (75 mm M.28) was a mountain gun manufactured by Škoda Works and exported to Yugoslavia. It was a modernized version of the Škoda 75 mm Model 15. The gun typically had a 75 mm barrel; however, it could be fitted with a 90 mm barrel.
The 3.7 cm ÚV vz. 38 (Czech: útočná vozba), manufacturer's designation Škoda A7, was a 37 mm tank gun designed by the Skoda Works in Czechoslovakia prior to World War II. The gun was the primary armament of the Czech LT vz. 38 light tank, known in German service as the Panzer 38(t).
The Škoda T-15 was an experimental German-Czechoslovakian light tank developed by Škoda Works for the German armed forces from 1941 to 1943. The T-15 never entered mass production or combat, and only no more than five prototypes - including two in mild steel - were built.
The Skoda 75 mm Model 1939 (75 mm M.39) was a mountain gun manufactured in by Skoda Works and exported in small numbers to Romania and Iran. The design was related to the Bofors L/22 sold to Switzerland. For transport, the gun could be broken into eight sections and carried by mule.