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This page contains a list of equipment used the German military of World War II.Germany used a number of type designations for their weapons. In some cases, the type designation and series number (i.e. FlaK 30) are sufficient to identify a system, but occasionally multiple systems of the same type are developed at the same time and share a partial designation.
Engines produced before the RLM's designation system was set up are often listed using the same basic terminology. So while the interwar Argus 10 engine can be referred to as the As 10, it is not correct to call it the 9–10, this designation was never applied. Notable engines: BMW 003 — BMW 801 — HWK 109–509
The Volkswagen Schwimmwagen (lit. ' swimming car ' ) is a light four-wheel drive amphibious car , used extensively by German ground forces during the Second World War . With over 15,000 units built, the Schwimmwagen is the most-produced amphibious car in history.
Volkswagen Kübelwagen (military version of the Volkswagen. A later version sold in the US as the Thing.) Volkswagen Schwimmwagen (amphibious variant of the Volkswagen Kübelwagen) VsKfz 617 (experimental designation for the Panzer I Ausf A) VsKfz 622 (experimental designation for the Panzer II Ausf a)
Many foreign vehicles were used by the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. The German terms Beutepanzer (Loot Tank) and Beutefahrzeug (Loot Vehicle) were a general application for those vehicles. Whilst the majority were captured, vehicles produced by occupied countries are also included.
Following the development of the swimming characteristics of the Colonial Pioneer model, the military version of the Schwimmwagen was also revised. The two doors were removed and the damage control improved. Production of this vehicle began in 1941 under the designation SG 6/41 at the Bugatti works in Molsheim in Alsace.
The Volkswagen Type 82 Kübelwagen (listen ⓘ), or simply Kübel, [2] contractions of the original German word Kübelsitzwagen (translated: 'bucket-seat car' — but when the contractions are translated literally a back-formation of 'bucket' or 'tub'-car results), [3] is a military light utility vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche and built by Volkswagen during World War II for use by the ...
The Volkswagen Typ 87, also known as the Kommandeurswagen, is a World War II, four-wheel-drive version of the Volkswagen Beetle. [1] It was produced from 1941 to 1944 by the Volkswagen plant, primarily for high officers of the Wehrmacht (German armed forces). [ 1 ]