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The Panzer II was designed before the experience of the Spanish Civil War of 1936–39 showed that protection against armour-piercing shells was required for tanks to survive on a modern battlefield. Prior to that, armour was designed to stop machine gun fire and high-explosive shell fragments.
The 502nd became the first unit to receive Tiger Is [1] when on 19 and 20 August 1942 four Tiger Is were sent to the unit, which only partially equipped one company (later German regulations called for a heavy tank battalion of three companies, with 45 tanks in total). [2] On 29 August 1942 the 502nd arrived at the Leningrad Front.
Leopard 2A5s of the German Army (Heer). This article deals with the tanks (German: Panzer) serving in the German Army (Deutsches Heer) throughout history, such as the World War I tanks of the Imperial German Army, the interwar and World War II tanks of the Nazi German Wehrmacht, the Cold War tanks of the West German and East German Armies, all the way to the present day tanks of the Bundeswehr.
The panzer force for the early German victories was a mix of the Panzer I (machine gun only), Panzer II (20 mm autocannon) light tanks and two models of Czech tanks (the Panzer 38(t) and the Panzer 35(t)). By May 1940 there were 349 Panzer III tanks available for the attacks on France and the Low Countries.
The Tiger had 60 mm (2.4 in) thick hull side plates and 80 mm (3.1 in) armour on the side superstructure/sponsons, while turret sides and rear were 80 mm. The top and bottom armour was 25 mm (1 in) thick; from March 1944, the turret roof was thickened to 40 mm (1.6 in). [7] Armour plates were mostly flat, with interlocking construction.
Though starting out with training and interim vehicles like the Panzer I and the Panzer II respectively, Germany eventually developed medium tank such as the Panzer III and Panzer IV, both tanks that Heinz Guderian specified for since 11 January 1934. An important feature both of these tanks presented at the time was a three-man turret with a ...
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 ...
Battle of Lanzerath Ridge Part of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II 117th Infantry North Carolina National Guard at St. Vith Date December 16–17, 1944 Location Near Lanzerath, Belgium 50°21′34″N 6°19′45″E / 50.359487°N 6.329241°E / 50.359487; 6.329241 Result See aftermath Belligerents Germany United States Commanders and leaders Josef Dietrich I.G. von ...